, 1863-07-07
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The Late Confederate Sue
CeSS6S.
THEY RECOVER THE ATOH[A-
FALAYA DISTRICT,


as did In my Int, the probable "gobble
OF the Federal forces at B1ashear City. TheII
capture was inevitable, unless gunboats and
transports could be sent around by the Gull
to Berwick's Bay in time to take away these
mep. The CohtedeEates were between La
t.urche {ThibodeauH) and Brashear, and held
the ttnt ot TIE Opeloneas Railroad No rein
frce1nents or trains could be sent from
here. There Was, Indeed, no escape what,
eycr-
To rccapitulate a. little: Saturday and
Sunday there were skir1nishers at Lafourche
Crossing, and the official account carried you
news Of the Federal victory. It was pom.
pously announced In the of1cial, the
Would.be Official, ard Was copied By the
other city papers. There was no objection
whatever 10 the publication Of this news, not
Wiihs!unding the ominous silence about Port
Hudson, ever since The aseault of My 27
and only yesterday the Provost Marshal sent
word to the city papets that they would
MAKE no allusions for the present to military
movements in this Department, which meaus,
10 say nothing about the cap.ure Of Brasheai
city, which The neweb0ys cried about the
town yesterday, and the abandonment Of the
la1oul che country by the Federal forces.
crossing was followed BY The speedy retreat
Of the Federal forces to Butte station Before
leaving lafourche they burned the railroad
bridge at the crossing, and several Of the re-
tnrned soldiers say that they spiked their bat.
ttry and threw the guns into the bayou. At
Butte station they proceeded to intrench them
selves, and their subsequent operations are
Significantly summed up in the return of the
18th Maine regiment to this city yesterday
with word that "the rest was coming" and
the return this morning Of the 2Gth Massa.
chusetts, cent over as q reinforcement last
Saturday evening: The Confederates mean.
bile tore up mile or more Of the track
VEST OF the crossing, and between the two
forces, Federals and Confedcfates, the Ope-
1nueas road may be considered for j." me.
dium of communication as dead as the
Rochester Fox family.
Until Gen. Banks raises the siege, or takes
Port Hudson, or until he il reinforced from
Port Royal or elsewhere, the Lafonche conn
Try Is In the hands Of the Cunfederates, md
pending the relfefs there will be no ilnmedi-
ate action for the revision Of the State Con-
ktitution and the revival Of the civil govern
nent.
CONFEDERATE CAPTURE OF BRAEHEAR CITY.
Last Monday the United States transport
Et- Mary, Capt. Talbot, left this port aud
vent round via the Gull, to communicate
with Berwick's Bay. Tuesday evening while
States gunboat Hollyhock {the old Reliance)
twent, five miles from Brashcar city. The
st. Mary took on board the gunboat's passen-
gcrs-the (late) provost marshal Of Brashear
Al about forty Federal soldiers who had es.
capped On this boat From them vera gath-
cred the following particulars with regard to
The capture By the Confedecates Of Bfasheaz
city:
News Of Saturday S and Sundays operations
at Iafourche crossing reached the force at
Brashear city. 1t is said {but am not Ger
taln Of thls) that the field guns Of the 21st In
diana Qhfantry regiment, now. the First 1ndi.
anal battery were sent to reinforce the Feda-
yaTS N+f fka To T. <ha xto
Cond.derases will be obliged to1dsh them out
OF the bayou, instead OF removing item, Us
they might have done, from Brasher city.
The force ut Brashcar city expected n attack !;
but they looked for the attack from Lnfourche,
aud werr fairly surprises -":erallv- ~ we'll ~
morning two batteries, planted the night pre-
sious, opened upon them from Berwick city,
opposite, and not an hour after came crashing
through the Eoods mixed mass of horse and
footmen. There were not more than siI
hundred Of them, and they were aportion Of
Monton's force from the west bank OF the
Ieche. They crossed On rafts and lat boats,
landing on the south bank Of Lake Palondre,
charged into town, and came In the rear Of the
Fedcrals, who We're looking for IN adgnnce
upon Bayou Buuf 1t was short work. There
eas no fighting. The provost marehal and
few men near the bay succeeded In getting on
boa.d the Hollyhok. The rest werc *'gob-
bed"
As a raid, surprise. or "gobb1e," 1t was
most important achievement for the Confed-
crates, and disaster to the Federals- There
are no means Of knowing precisely the num-
ber Of men who were taken prisoners. They
weEs voluntee5s 45s belonging to TIE go Con
diam battery, With several sick aud GONZALES
cent men Two thousand negroes-men,
women and children--were In the city, not
one Of whom escaped, There is reason to
believe that. some OF the soldiers Joined the
Federal forces at Lafourrhe Sunday evening.
Those who remained are prisoners. The LIST
Indiana battery men were on duty ut Fort Bu-
chanan, IN earthwork on Lake Palondre, com.
manding the inlet Of the Atchafa1aya river
Capt Noblett's horse came into the city from
the fort riderlesss, and the fate Of the rider Is
only conjectured at.
There we're four heayy guns in the fort, one
80 pound Parrott in the city, three. or four
guns On the earthworks ut Bayou Beuf md
insf he magazine there were 900 rounds Of
for these guns. In addition to
the Temporary, at least} occupation Of this
important position, and the capture of these
guns and ammunition. there were other very
desirable spoils IN the place.. When Gen.
Banks made his advanced to Alexandria, wish
ing to encumber the army as little Is possible
on the march, he left everything that WIS su-
perfuons ut Brashear city. His tents, his
nrmy's knapsacks, the officers baggage, COIL
hnye ali fal;en into the hani1s If The Confei,ers
sizes. Reynnd the few c]otfles WON fv those
y hn esconcd IN the Ho1fvhocl. fond thev 5Jd
mt sfop to make verV el,horata tniiates1
eyer, thing was captured
80 no,-.n-s.a -. -, ,,.,or,,,
Lately small train has been run daily on
Tie jackson Railroad to- Kenner, fourteen
miles aboye the city, and sometimes on to
Manchac, on the South Pass Of Lake Maure-
1as. Manchac Pass hos been the scene OF
bridge burning more than once within q few
months past. Yesterday train with the
only locomotive on the road was sent up to
Manchac TO bring the hand cars, tools, and
men who hare just completed the repairs Of
the bridge. The train did not return, and Te
lave news this morning that It was taken ~
fhe Confederate, who now hold the Pass. As
th1s gives them me control Of me roaa, ana
affords direct roqte TO tne cify, ne Gonied-
unless compelled to do so to cut OF IN ad.
Vancing Federal force from Ne" orleans.
THE SITUATION TO-DAY.
Gen. Banks, so far as We know. "holds his
1"n ~ ~ nan aes r,aoaa,d y. 1ei,h tta
w - fTaa Ha ea;Ia Eauo.saa T;a'1.+ond
Fseex (iron.clad1. Sachen. and sfx mortaT.
schooners. The Hartford, Estrella, and Alba
t1oss Of TINS hcet are supposed to be an2fe. @
1ea,1a hs ns ooennr ~ ~ aatir. Em
state West Of Lafoufche Crossing and north
Of The Opeloueas railroad. The situation is
more interesting and critical than It has been
at any time since April 70, 1eoz, when faf1a- T.
aons "a and u aa1nondcd tha rrcond;t;ona, sur.
render Of the city.
In the city the provost gnard has been
comb aon5!e h md oahsF p fon 7essn