, 1863-07-08
FROM new ORLEANS.
The Late Confederate Sue:
C6SSeS.
THEY RECOVER THE ATUHA-
FALAYA DISTRICT,
Correspondence N. 7. Wot!d.J

Correspondence n T. wot.d.l
New ORLEANS, June ~, 1863
It required no gift cf prophecy to predict.
Us Ldid in my 1azt, the probable "gobble''
Of the Federal forces at Brasheer City. TheiE
capture was inevitable, unless gunboats and
transports couM be sent around By the Gulf
to Berwick's Bay In time to take aWay these
men. The Confederates were between La
fburche {Thibodeaux) and BEashear, and held
the line OF the 0pelousa5 Railroad. No rein
forcements or trains could be sent from
here. There was, indeed, no escape what
To recapitu1ate . little: Saturday md
Sunday there we're skirmiahers at Lafonrcha
Crossing, and the official account carried Jon
news Of the Federal victory. It YVES POM
pous]y announced In the official, the
would-be otticial, and was copied BY tue
whateyer 10 the publication of this news, not
witnstandjDg the omiuous silence about Port
Hudsou, ever slnce the assault Of May 277
and only yesterday the Provost Marshal sent
word to the city papers that they would
NO s l1s 5as
to say nothing about tue capture Of Brashessr
c!sy, Which the newsboys cried about tha
town yesterday, aud the abandonment: of the
lafon'che country by the Federal forces.
crossing was followed BY the speedy retreat
of the Federal forces to Butte station. Before
leaving lafouzche they burned the railroad
bridge at the crossing, and several Of the re-
turned soldiers eny thas they spiked their bat
tery ard threw the guns into the bayou. At
Bufe station ttey proceeded to iutfench them
EelTes, and their subsequent operations are
significantly summed up in the return Of the
15ih Maine regiment to this city yesterday .
with word that the rest was coming,n and
the return this morning. Of the 18th Ma55a-
chusctts, sent over as reinforcement Last
Saturday evening. The C0hfederates mean
while tore up q mile or more OF the track
west Of the crossing, and between the TWO
forces, Feder.ls and Confederates, the Ooa-
loueas road may be considered for a "me-
dunn Of communication as dead rs the
Rochester Fox faulty.
Until Gen. Banks faises the Siege, or takes
Port Hndson, or until he Ia reinforced from
Port Royal or elsewhere, the Lafousche. .couu-
try is in the hands Of the Confederate5, Ind
Iendirg the reliefs there will bo no immedi-
arc action for the revision Of the State Cs':l-
stitution and the revival Of the civil goyefa-
nent.
CONFEDERATE CAPTURE OF BRAaHEAR CITY,
Last Monday The United States transport
st. Mary, Capt. Talbot, left this pors aaa
with Bcrwick's Bay. Tuesday evening wnilu
running up the buy, she met the United
States gunbcat Hoii5hoek {the old Ralianca}
twenty: five miles from Bsasheaf city The
St. Mary took on board the gunboat's passen-
EEIE-luE {LAAC} F1V*Uab 4A24QH NA oAtA7A~+AA
u d about iorty Federal soldiers who had es-
capped on this boat From them we're gath-
cred the following particulars with regard to
the capture by the Confederates of Brashear
News Of Saturday, g and Sunday 3 operations
at Lafourche crossing reached the force at
R7nsheaz city. It Ii said (hut I am not Ger
tam Of this) that the field guns OF the 31st IL
diana {ioantry regiment, now The First IcI,-
anal battery were sent to reinforce the Feus.
o1a 1ar++h IF fhfa II TIM fhi4
Confsderates will be obliged to7Gsh them out
OF the bayou, instead OF removing them. as
they might have done. from BEasher city
The force ut BEashear city expected n attack
and were fairlg surprises H.ers.lv ~ ~aha-
| in . military sense-whea at daylight Tuesda3
| morning two batteries, planted tho mig = pre-
| Tious, opened upon them from Berwick city,
| opposite and not IN hour alter came crashing
| through the woods mixed mass Of horse aod
| fOot1ntn. There wers not more than six
hundred Of them, md they were . portiea nt
Mouton's force from the west bank OF ths
| Teche. They crossed on Eafts and fat boat,
landing on the south bunk Of Lake Pa1ondrs.
charged into town, and came in the rear Of .an
FedeTals, who were looking for IN aayam:,
upon Bayou BGuf 1t Was short work. Thc->s
| was no fighting. The provost marshal IN! T.
| few men near tte bay succeeded In getting m
| board the Hollyhok- Tie rest were "tgsoo-
bled."
As raid, surprise, or "gobh1e,' It WAS II
| most importaut achievement for the Confe1-
crates, and u disaster to the Feaerals. There
are no means Of knowing precisely the nau-
her Of men who were taken prisoners. They
were volunteers belonging to the 23a Com
necticut, the 176th New York, ard the 1st In
diana battery, with several sick and GONZALES
cent men- Two thousand negroes-mens
women and childten-weEe In the city, not
believe that rome OF the soldiers Joined the
Federal forces at Lafour:he Sunday evening"
1lose who remained are prisoners. The lst
Indiana battery men Were on duty At Fort bu-
ehanan, au earthwork On Lake Palondre, COM
mandi1g the inlet Of the Atchatalnyn river
Capt, Nob1ett's horse came Into the city from
the fort rider1ess, and the fate Of the rider Is
only cnnJcctured at
TEers were four heavy gnns In the fort, one
so pnund Parrott In the city, three or four
guns on the carthworks at Bayou Bgnf, and
insfhe magazine there we're 30,000 rounds OF
a1nMunirion for these guns. In addition to
tie Temporary, at leaat) occupation OF this
important poaition, and the capture Of these
guns and ammunition, there vera other very
desirable spoils IN the place. When Gen
Banks made bis advance to Alexandria, wish
ing to cucumber the army as little as possible
on The march, he 1sft everything that vas ~ ~
azmy's knapsacks, tho officers baggage, con-
siderable supplies Of stores aud provisions,
| have oil faLeu into the hands Of the Coafeder-
ates. Beyond the few clothes worn by those
who escaped on the Hollyhock (and they did
| rot stop to make very elaborata totlettes}
every thing was captured
TIE CoSFEDERArEs AT 2EAScHAc.
Lately smnll train has been run dally on
the Jackson Railroad to Kenner, fourteen
miles aboTe the city, and sometimes On to
Manchac, on the South Pass Of Luke MauFo.
pae. Marchac Pass has been the scene o.
months past: Yesterday o train with ne
only locomotive on the road WAS sent up to
Aarchac to bring the hand cars, tools, nns
1nep who have just completed tho repairs o.
the bridge. The train did not return, and we
hare news this morning that It was taken 81
the Confederates,. who now hold the Pass. Al
!, this gives them the control Of the road, AM
afforfs direct route to the cltI, the Conieo
J. crates will rot be likely to destroy the bridse
unless compelled to DO 50 to cnt ,9afn. 1m an AZ
ii THE SITUATION TO-DAY.
E Gen. Banks, 30 far Us we know, "hoids ~ ai1
own" in the rear Of Pet HaaaSn Ia39Ins 1!.h IL
Fsae1 Fss'1 Iron: ciad). Baehem, and SIX mortar
scbooners. The Hartford, Est!el.a' an and oa A.oa
th feet aTs !he oo of @
0Tieang. The Confederates occupy the ec:lz
e State west Of Lnfourche Crossing nnd nortl
= = Of the Opelousas railroad. The Situation
= more Interesting aud critical than 1t has bee!
= | at any Time 6luCo APIN @0f 4cpSs "uen catIsa
gut with his fleet appeared before New o.
leans and demanded the unconditional SUI
render Of the city.
:. In the city the provost guard hae bee
d doublcd, and other precautions (which
r would be improper to mention ut present
lie are taken Is secure the safety Of New Orleans
1t The few soldiers here are paraaed 4 cannt
IS but think with very feeble show Of ostent:
e. lion, considering their number,) through u
streets, and there IS more drum, fife, ind o'
gle business than has been manifested sins @
- the day Neal Dow paraded his brigade. r
guDboats Pensacola, Aonongneela, fort
H. mouth, Circassian, Knneo, and the arma n
Is storethip Fea1nought TO orposite ths s,sy 4
a. a. low tho cit7 are supposed to DO there; ~
Duke hns gone to Mobile (where he ~ a'stsG "
ssfely) with the tugboat Boston, anu an III p,yo 70
shIrss as kerene1y over river, bay, anq ~ n.sc,
as it did In the happy but past days " f~
ra ..,,,o,,b,a dance Of Paris now