The New York herald., 1863-08-15
INTERESTING FROM EEw ORLEANS.
Arrival Of the Steamships Pioneer
and st. Mary.
GENERAL BANKS VISIT TO VlCKSBURG,
&s., &e~ As.

me steamship Pioneer, from New Orleans on The 30
inst and the steamship st. Mary from the port
the 7th, arrived at this port yesterday. The former
brought one hundred and stxty-four wounded and dis
charged soldiers and the latter about two hundred
The following vessels bad arrived and were In port al
New Orieans:-
schoonsrs Excelsior and D. Esc prizes respectively
V the gunbcats Itasca and Antonia.
General Banks' Visit 20 vfcksburg.
[From the New Orleans Era, August Al
On Wednesday evening, July 2 the steamer Crescent
lett New Orleans with Major General Banks and number
Of others, excursion to vcksburg. 1t would
Inability to obtain the services Of one Of those useful per.
sons detained two major generals ana number OF briga
started at Eve O'Clock, was nine before tho vessel
swing on into tho stream Everybody 10 tho Of
cpri. however, and the delay did not in the least
seen viOksburR, place henceforth historical as
Bunker Hin or Yorktown, and great antcipa-
tOns
The following In list Of the gentlemen composing tho
Major General N. p Banks, commanding Department Of
the Gulf; MAJOR General w. B. Franklin, formerly
nanding corps in the Army Of the Potomac, and now
Charles r Stone; Brigadisr General Godfrey weitzeI;
Brgadier General James G. Bowen, Provost Marshal
0raues san COLONEL Goodins commanding Third brigade
q Third division; Colonel Markland and wife, Captain
narabeaux commanding French war vessel Tisi-
phone Colonel 8. B. Hoabird, Chief Quartermas-
Tor, Department Of the Gulf; Colonel z. g. Beck
with, Chief Commissary; Mr.. Coppel, H. B. MS Consul
spector Major Houston Chief Of Engineer corps Major B.
Rush Pumley, Il the Revenue Department; Captain R.
Dupham, A. p Q, General Banks, stsff; captain James
Of General Banks' stat Captain Dwight, Captain Frank
n Captain Hcyt Captain Long, Of the Eugneers Captain
Bale United States Marine corps sloop war Ports
msuth: Hon. Michael Hahn Alfred Shaw, Esq, Clerk Of
afdson, Bogart and Brennan.
RATION ROUGE.
ws arrived a. Baton Rouge on Thursday morning,
went ashore. the garrison is commanded BY Colonel
Drew, OF tho Fourth Louisiana Native Guards Colonel
.ssS % o,a.F % " the ss
bearing q his men show plainly that he has assduousy
i.borsd g bring hs regiment . proper state Of ais
hAssv survey of the fortncations after which com.
pany Of negro soldiers gave dri with section Of light
shs regular army iuciadns some q sSs best sssisrsss
n which tho blacks went through their drill The party
Sheu resumed their journey and the company fred
salute for shs General - We steamed Of.
At roRT Hup8oM.
.n About noon We arrived q Port Hudson that historic
tAe Aeinppt, and opened the country that
maghihssnt pathway or commerce. High precipitous
sss sa IN sss md points :s nSss
Ing for miles, attest the splendid bravery Of 6set
e s s xAsa -; ~ S oa sad
WHINE sSs parspss were closely invested BY our sroops,
I.us:y 70 nspscs the inside, and sssps ihss points
whore, but few weeks since, dsaih 70 show ones
nssd and where worked their way up in bitches
sssvsrsation with their mortal foes on The made Of
sAs parsps. Ascending very steep hin from the land
ths rear, but soon broken By ravinss, and 10 places
covered with prmsval woods II does mot require the
pos o. sss natural sdssnsss. .nS sar
these seemingly impregnase places, defended BY brave
shows yeu how engineering skin and sodierly persever
ance overcome, gradually, but surely these seemingly
would say the position 30 perfectly that
few could hold against all that could be crowded
upon and SO undoubtedly they could were the assai
.so1. :'p supplying Sa 's s want y 'ns "a
working their way perhaps but few se. Of night, IN.
l they are secure under the enemys parapet and
pick on any imprudent rebel who dares t his head in
enemy easily though they were the same room
or throw over newspaper TO let him know what the
Yankees bavc 70 say Of themselves
10 astonishing 70 see how close the two hostile lines
were TO each other Not only b this true OF the points IN
which our steal.hy approaches bad brought the men
within speaking distance, but Of the entire line General
Weitzol's front was but few yards from the parkpe
His parallel skirts tho edge of the wood the
VhctNcu uhuu WunOut iaDOf, nurl stone from
one to the oher The on both sides are completely
cut up With the bullets Of the shArpshooters,
showing how dangerous was % for head 70
oQpd that the barn at which General Banks
Established his headquarters the day Of the second
not that one shell went clean over the building in te
morning, but that II was not followed by fty In
YANKEES bulk counter WORKS and hsa oSaned sach s%
vanAgcs rendered the Of the rebels entirely hope
less unless aided from without On tho let the rebel
tlNna ehA ~A
mined and would have becn blown into the air within
few hours had not the place boon given up.
Port HUDSON. He has considerable number OF negro
TROOPS under his command and back sentnels patrocd
the parapess ~ nearly every point.
The party having made pretty thorough cxaminat
of the works In Port Hudson task that required ride
of several miles In The hot sunreurned TO the vessel
and sarsed up the about O'Clock the evening
1he OF indsscrbabe lovcliness the
sank from view and the shadows crept out from the
hanging foliage that clothes the Mississippi perpetual
vdure; who the full up and the stars looked
down from the cloudees sky. There was, indeed. no
trace u that fratricida hostility whch has made tho
banks Of tho great river theatre Of bloodshed, and
closed s waters for than two years. The scene
Vas one q peace, beauty aud Inspiration
We arrived al hatcher on Friday morning. General
Ransom In IN command OF the federal forces At this point
He believe, the youngest brigader general In tho
service has distinguished himself In various
with the enemy by his dashng and npctuous vaor
The General was tout when arrived and his erranf
Vas 70 try and get night out Of considerable cavalry
force of rebels who had that very morning approached
within three miles OF the city burning bridge the
woodviie road and destroying private property hi.
cavalry force numbered about Meeu hundred men, and
n made up Of tho of the earth band OF thieves
and robbers rabbIe Of updixctAincd vagabonds, who
plunder friend and foe alike. u is commsnded BY
Harrison, man with negro blood 10 bis veins What
havs tho sscessionsts and copperheads 70 Say thi
Tney 20 crazy with wrath because the government EN-.
poys negroes private soldiers nsns for the Union
What have they 70 sy for the that puts
man with negro blood IN command Of brigade Of white
men 10 light agninst ~
There seemed 20 b no asht In thsss rAscas General
Ransom did hs best 70 get out o them but that was
impossible. seeing not there He succeeded how.
ever capturing about hundred Of them before ws
lsft and hi wers constantly bringing In more Soms
q them quite willing 20 be taksu BY the YANKEES
b proved by The fact that Ave Of our men took ns-n
fsSs haul and brought them safely In The pri.
soasrs very hard, very ragged and very dirty
looking sst Of mon; but this not 70 be wondered Il
whs consider the present dIlspidated condition Of
the % called oonfederacy.
Amooe Other deprsdations these fellows DESTROYED
moss vaiuahc and expensive mill belonging 10 Mr. Mar
s0a w~aishy and highly rsspsctabls planter of Nat.
cher. hs act q wAnton destruction, and shows
the charsctsr u those By whom u vas committed.
Inc party paseed . most delightful day ~
fatchex, visiting several beautiful pianSatIoa