Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-02

b ,s5g The New York Times correspondent
,tspti Port Hudson, gives the situation up
the 18Th inst 1t is said that tAe.lel'sis
must attach a very deep Importance 10
( that stronghold or human endurance
a could scarcely hold out against the dread
ordeal to which they have been sub
seted But little was done from May
E zlth, the day of the grand assault, in
w7ieh the colored regiments so distin-
DC gdished themselves, up to the l4th inst,
There had, howeRer, been . continued and
gradual advance along the line, dismOuDt-
ling rebel guns as fast as they we're re-
mounted, and picking of the head Of eve
! s. " man who dared appear above the ram
parts. and stealing closer and closer to the
IN works.
ne I4th, however, there was more
aene The General gave the or
more simultaneous attack We
lowing particulars;
.6e most terrific cannon
along our whole line
rial ears The shells
--urt Hudson, mingled with
r-ai Jhsn own firing and fhat Of our fleet, and
80 the dense clouds Of our artillery, gave the
place the Appearance Of one vast confla-
grafton just about to burn into flame.
/" Amer two hours Of this dreadful san
- nnAading, there was comparative full,
Jand tfa a and continuous rattle of
-Hs 35susketry + ,Syhere the work Of death
vas gOingaoE VI furiously. This was
s'iat the IightyaA >VGeneFal Growers di-
vision was place. nd under him those
ID Il
WetZel and Paine.
.srizs "If Welzsl had the larger share in the
-s1, work Of the 9th, that duty seemed To-day
- 10 fall upon the command Immediately un-
der General Paine.
-.ll" Al 230A.N., OF Sunday, june Ia, the
column formed nm the Clinton road and
commenced moving about 4 A. n. the
skifmishere moved right up 70 the scene Of
sotion-General Paine being with them in
advancing and the deadly work oommenc-
''Hsd-the enemy pouring in upon them the
,-saost terrible voIleys, and our dauntess
-s5sE ,sen combating their way right up to the
4nemys breastwOrks. For hours the
carnage continued furiously-Our deter
dDed soldiers, in spite of their General
S1lng seriously wounded, and in spite of
The fearful odds against them Of fighting
against men snugly screened behind their
~ sriers-keeping up the fight with the
~ 3domitabie bravery. 1t was impos-
nDle -, any men, under their circUm-
Stances, % how more reckless disregard
N-n1ZsD.u
r9ri hNesou was destined not TO
De carried TINS time-st that point-at apv
rate. Owing Il the HORRIBLE inpopalities
Of Che ground, an5 theimpediments which
the overwhelming Slaughter Of our advance
had created, the whole column was not
able to come up as expected, and lafe in
Z the afternoon our troops had TO be with
drawn.
1t is impossible to overrate the COURAGE
And endurance which General Paine show
ed on this occasion. Although SO severely
srn3s3- -iia-the leg IS 10 be quite disabled,
keWould not consent TO leave the field, but
remained there during the long, sultry day
y, 20 cheer on his men, at the momentary risk
I 81 being killed by some rebel shot.
~ Various efforts were made by his men
sil-s-to getshim. ofathe field or st least to get
refreshment % him, and two gallant fel-
lows, on two seperate occasions lost their
ives in the attempt. One was E. P. Woods
z private, Of Company E. Eight New Hsmp-
sbire, and the other John Williams. Com
t03Pany D, Thirty-frst Massachusetts. 1
opened to be at the hospital when the
- latter poor fellow was brought in. he had
been shot clean through the breast, and
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