Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-18
News from Now OrIsnna.

NEW ORk; May H. Inc steamer George
Washington, from New Orleans May 10, ar
rived this noon. Among the passengers is
Col. Jonas II. French.
An Opeluusas letter of the 9TH saws that
Information from Grand Gulf, aud the gun
boat fleet under Porter, had been received
there, with details of the capture of that place
and the capture Of Port Gibson by Gen. Os-
terhaus. When the latter was nearing Port
Gibson, he was met by hundreds OF families,
fleeing from the interior to escape the raid of
the illinois cavalry; and the prevalent opin-
ion among seccsh was that Port Gibson was
the safest place in that region. The damage
done by our cavalry raid is irIeparable. 1t
was rumored at OpelOusas that Port Hudson
was evacuated.
Lieut. Col. a. c. Hills, editor of '"H ~ "a a.
has been placed under arrest for i.o'iis az az
lowed questionable article to beip ca ~
Tracy, OF the Era, have been expelled from
New Orleans tor writing and publishing the
same article
Quite an excitement occurred on the eve
nlng OF the 18th, at the OPERA ocaaSioned by
the audience demanding national airs to be
played but nothing serious resulted. Cen
Sherman has ordered all places of amusement
hereafter 10 submit their programmes to the
provost marshal PRIOR to the performance, and
suggested that national airs be played.
Capt Howard Dwight, adjuiant general on
Brig. Gen. Andrews sian. died suddenly an
the I'm ,pst. Cant Dwiuht was q Roetn,tbnv
brotber ot Rrio Cpn Dviybt f,rrarlv ron
tain in the Missouri Union cavalry Ills Inn
eral tool, Mace NJ New Orleans on tho ot,
and his bod,. was rIaced ON Loord tho stcon,or
Geo. peabodv. directed to his father in Ros-
ton. The manner of his death is thus de-
scrihad in .hn Era. s.Hn LOTT rho bn,dcn,rtors
of his brothar an tho ,,orni,,,of ,I,. a., u.i,b
dis,atrhns for Con Ranks md was nrn,oaJ.
in,t ronidlv alone tho ro.d Ioadirr
from AIevarlr;o t@ Frarl,I;, a., roonl,o
inc Courtebla., hn was h.ilnd hv tLrno
rn6aI rrorr,tIas uo stor,,ad onJ all,oJ
tbem who thnv ware ,ybdn ,hov rrosantoJ
tle;r revolvers and nrdorod hin, ~ d;snoount
As there were three to one, and the canaan
woe pnarmnd bn was forced IN connIy no.
marking. 81 can not helm myself and there
fare surrender Rut the hear,less rpnra-
santotivos ot the cbivairv ratortsd .Wa don,t
want a prisoner. kilI fhe damned Yankee
rrbnv immediatelv frad two shots at him ono
of which tonk effect in his leo Thee one
which nroved mortal naseod fbrough his
Load rho (,,,arr;Ilas ,ban Inft hin, IT;rr in
tba road bnf the body was watched over nv a
sn,oII nov ,,bo hod ,v;trossed IN. cold hlnoded
trarsaction and otferv.rd related tho circnn-
stances to some Of Con D,yights cavalry who
Lannened m mass that woy sonn aftar and
fnnpd tho hod,i ;, ' ''
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port undSnn vas hon,barJnd hy onr aoa+ on
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