New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-23
ass.sY qlorIs G]ssgilnlg G1ibalte
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1868.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.


-. ro,,.s IN tbe 13lb) from New -OreanS' Ihe
-,,,or Inv last arrival of the bombardment o. Foi'
,T-,ao, :; 90, 6rped At midnight OF the oth lhs'''
60 ,,o-tor aast assisted by the lron-ciad EtseA'
ii l,,o-of,v.r Richmond, commenced inc DOM
-. IS ,be IoyTer batteries. 1t was hep' up
-. ,bo enemy not responding. On the YIN
- ,ods 10 secure accurate range, and at ~
-, .ro,ber bombardment took place, and con-
.;.sd an hour withori response. Al ) a. m OF the
1o,h the batteries were again bombarded and con-
I'D iii 1870. when the enemy replied, and tue
trng bee,lne rapid on both sides. The Essex was
s.ruek. but not Injured. The Richmond with full
broadside silenced the enefhy's guns None Of our
vessels were injured. The FRA says; Z" Ii IS not
proper 10 state the object Of this mighty lombard
uent OF the Port HUDSON batteries but it may DC
safely said that it is hot useless waste OF amnupi
,ion." We may safely guess, however, thar ''i'
bombardment WAS done in the interest ofGen' od''''
who lad then just bagsed Grand Gun ana io''
Gibson, and was moving toward Nlcksourg'
Jjept Col. Blackburn OF the 9Th Illinois Cavalry,
had died at Osykn of his wounds. lie re-
oe;yed kind attention, and BIS remains were
pr,,er]v buried An the oolored regiments IN Gen.
Rank Depar;ueet. excepl the Engineer Corps
t b.vs han tnrped over by him to Gen. UlmanD
who has tbe entire contIot of their equipment and
organization. In sdOiiion 10 the peeent four regi
,,ents there are already 900 recruits in camp
Cen Ullmaun would immediately proceed TO organ
iae cors darmse OF infantry, artillery and cavalry,
uoder white officers. an places Of public resort in
New Orleans, except the churches, are ORDERED TO
display tie national flag, and all places OF anu5c.
neut 10 COMMERCE and close their performsnccs
with a national air. Capt n. j. Johnfon, Co l.,
e5,h Connecticut, oied al New Orleans on he llth.
The remains were inferred in tho Protestant Gene
tery with the Lonors of war. Admiral Farragui
was serena6ed AZ Ncw-OHeaDs the evening Of
the l2th, when the loyaists had grand good time.
The Admiral made \ sii.ors speech of hundred
words and himself, Banks, Butler, ULcle Abe and
Joe Hooker v ere cbeered and toasted. We DO rot
find in our letters iles any later news from Gen.
Banks.
Rebel Dispatches make moan over the destuc.
tion Of property III jackson, Mis-, by the Union
forces The cay that b5foIe leaving they burned
the Confederate House, tho dtpots, he remieniary,
Green s. Phillips &clory, Sieyenss ionndery,
J.eooile's has factory, and block Of buildings on
State street, including the medical r1fveyor's and
other government Offices. Also, both BRIDGES over
Peal River snd destroyed several miles OF the rail-
road track. Another reporter lays the Catholic
Chu,cb was Destroyed, ard re Ni.fiss2p Office
euleJ, he presses broken. md the type inlcwniaio
the street. The furniture IN tie cal toi vas badly
abused, aud the Governors mansion demolished.
ladies were robbed o: jewciry ana E0ley An the
stores were ssci ed and ber contents DESTROYED and
iron sales broken open. The railroad was badly
torn up ior So sera miles, aud the telegraph wires
torn down. About 300 negroes lIom Kinds county
Joined The Yankees Tie counry rlurderd
generally. FariueTs estimated the DAMAGE ~ IRON
five TO ten millions. Much destruction aid suffering
prevail"
Among toe latest reports 10 the Navy Dera.t
meut Of captured pIlze. ave these: ~ tne L. L.
Cpyler. G.h inst, OF Mobile steamer Eogenia
s.aal neT sice-wheei steamer, h.iel ont ~ Artr-
Yosk. BY he Union, De English r;eamr Lunei,
assorted cargo By tho kas~ha, Is ,ust, schooner
Dsri Oh MoLlc, ALTO by Tie K4uawLs 9th Nil.
sc,ooaes Clara. By tire sciooner Ficlsrd. "a
uit., oil Pas C.ballo Texas, tno schooner y ympb.
TIE u. = Courier, afriv yes. egd,y
froiu Por; Roy al reports that the following We sses
were capured on The 10Th and i ID .ust. Cou.eG-
erate sioop Argel.He, from Charleston iof Nr-sau,
viii - Da.es q cotton. Confederate sioop Eiaene
ron CAuls.tou tor Nassau with a. bales cotton
Co.tederre SCHOONER AZ H;' Bishop from C..l!t-
ton tor N4ssau, with }. bales cotton.
On n!day, Tie Baptist Missionary Union
III session al CleyelWo, Ohio adopted ~
ries Of rcsolutons c-;r. c,elizine ne way ts ius
and holy, Ieeiirlrs their belief that tie a'linor- o
ths keieiLoa hAv ilGioieG The teilh.tiOv to Slay
cry in lie Disti' Of lolmabr and DC Eebel States
believing dc var TO - completely surcessui 81
hortii'g tie Uaionto sustain Tie Administration BY
lis payer, influence srG Persersf sacrifices.
"A Cincinnati dispatch says that tie President
Lss chang i Naln5g hams sen.ence from iInprisor-
meEt in Eogt Ware 10 exu41so, lie is g De-
set S,ltl W. IN tue Rebel lines and wiz to ocpart
Gov tie South on rhs ,qrnboa, Exchange 'or Louis.
vile. There he womb be handed over 70 Gle.
ko.ecr.u., WHO would hand him uEdeI flag Of true
70 Con. bragg.
Col. NugeR;, Assistant rroyOs,- Hs'sha-Geaeru.
received Official communication yes'el LAY oo ,Ac
Provost Marshal General ~ Washington. Informing
him tina; upon a examination II Tie books ~
Washington, il Is found thai Ne~-Yogt has far-
nisLed her full Quoi. OF irops under the varjom
calls OF Tie President.
The official statement Of losses 10 ihe hate battle
at Cbanceorsve II &c follows: Killed I,9sg.
wounded ,s67. lie number reported allied will be
slightly varied wien ae list is collaed win the lilt
Of exchanged prisoner received from Richmond.
Between 200 and 800 OF the wounded were but
slightly mJorsd and were not GiBsbed or oil duty
for single day.
-Dispatches received at Cincinnati say toe Rebel
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