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age, having destroyed IN immense amount OF
Efnfaa

o'clock on Thursday morning, the 9th inst,
and was sa1uted by the Hartford as she P assed-
There hnd been terrible sickness in the
garrison, and almcet total dcstitution OF med
icine. They suffered terribly from this
cause.
There was good supply Of ammunition,
MI Of which fell into our hands.
At the time the Hartford Left Port Hudson,
Gen. Banks had not pazoled any Of the rebel
prisoners.
TIE HARTFORD AND ALBArRo5s.
Ascene Of the greatest excitement was
created, on or near the 1e7ee, yesterday even
ing, by the announcement that the Hartford
md Albatross bad arrived from above Port
Hudson, after four months hard and dan
gerous service between the rebel-strongholds,
that have for go long blocked navigation on
the Father Of Winters.
Immediately on the hoistins of the Stars
md Stripes oTer the rebel works At Port Hnd
son. tho Hartford dropped down and fired a
national salute in honor Of the event- Short
ly after, accompanied by the Albatross and
EstrelIa, she steamed slowly down the river,
receiving the cheers aud congratulations Of
both ,!l the army and navy as she passed along
VESSELS were visited By Mai. Gen. Banks, aud
the officers and crews received the thanks of
the Commanding General for the efficient aid
they had rendered him in the recent eyentful
campaigns.
From Baton Rouge down they came along
slowly, carefully examining every point
s7Eere rcbe1 batteries were reported stationed,
and lring wherever It Was probable rebel Euos
might be concealed, but they could discover
nothing, nor get an answering shot. They
arrived here 1T q 4uuetes-past six o'clock Last
evening.
TOKCnLIGnT PROCESSION IN NEW ORLEANS.
In response to the call Of a number of Union
citfzene, here was i great outpouring Of the
people and grand tofchl1ght procession, Inst
night. In honor Of the SUCCESS Of Our aruls at
Port Hudson and Vicksburg. Hon. Thos. j.
Durant addressed q great meeting on Canal
street; another large meeting was also held
on Canal street, near the Iron Houae, where
patrictic speeches Tera delivered by several
distinguished speakers.
At tie conclusion Of these proceedings, an
imntnse torchlght procession formed, with
the right resting On Canal street, under the
direction Of Getchell, Esq. Chief Mar
sAa1 It proceeded up St Charles street
let, up ca;rondelet to julia. up Juln
Prytania to 7erpsichore, down Terpslchore
| to Coliseum, up Coliseum, stopping at tho
residence Of Rear Admiral FaEragut, to Felic-
ity, down Felicity to Magazine, down Nigga
| zine to Julia, up Julia to Camp, down Camp.
stopping at the Era office, thence to Canal
Street, where the procession was dismissed.
4 large number Of residences were bril-
liartly Illuminated. Among them we noticed
| the husiness house Of North d Co., No. -
Chartres street, and the store OF Stap1eton s.
Co., No. a5 Canal street. Both these firms
had flung to the breeze immense United
States flags during the day, and kept open
house, with 8 bountfful supply Of the good
] things Of the world.
The rooms Of the Sanitary Commis ssIon, No.
| % Caronde1et street, were also brilliantly
lighted ur, and full supply Of creature com
forts we're Offered by these gentlemen to the
friends Of the Union.
The procession halted in front Of the resi-
dence Of Admiral Fayragut, aud on the ap-
pearance of that veteran In response to the
call Of the crowd, he was hailed with trench
dous applause.
The crowd that followed tho procession
Throughout the entire leugth Of the route,
Was laraer than the procession itself, filling
the streets from banquette to b1nquette.
Cheers were given for the Union. for Gea.
Banks, for President lincoln, and tor Gen
Grant.
The utmost order prevailed throughout the
evening, and We have heard of no accidents OF
unpleasant incidents to mar the harmony Of
the occasion.