Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-09
From New Orleans.

New YoRK, June Q The steamer Creole
| from New Orleans the Oath arrived this morn
ing.
A dispatch in the Era Of the Oath, dated Port
Hudson Plains the 22d says, yesterday Gen.
Auger's whole division was engaged in nine
hours fight on Port Hudson plains, four miles
10 the rear of Port Hudson, on the Bayou Sara
road.
The rebels were thoroughly whipped, and LETT
large number Of their killed and wounded On
the field. the rebel General Gardner sent a
flag Of truce in at midnight, asking permission
to bury his dead We took 100 prisoners. The
enemy was driven three miles from his first po-
sition, and Gen. Augur bivouacked on the field
Of battle. Our loss was two killed and 56
wounded. Our men fought with great bravery.
NV YosK, June q The steamer Creole
brought $500 900 in specie from New Orleans,
and detachment OF Choctaws, captured by
Capt Reeds rifles, with their chief, 4" Sweep
stakes"
Ex-Governor Morton was ARRESTED at Vermil-
ionvllle on the % Of May, and brodght to New
Orleans. He has been a conspicuous traitor.
/ New YORK, June 3. The Steamer George
Cromwell, from New Orleans the 9th, arrived
at 3 o'clock this morning.
| The fight on the Bayou Sara road of the 2lst
was holly contested, aud the rebels badly whip
ped ut every point. A bayonet charge Of the
10th New York regiment was the final affair
Of the day.
The Era Of the 9th has the following
Gen. Banks moved down the Red river with
his army, and crossed TO Bayou Sara, thence to
Port Hudson, where he united his forc.s with
Gen. Augur's. .1.....
The gunboats under Farragut were to move
upon the 9th. The mortar fleet opened FIRE on
Port Hudson on the night Of the oath silence
ing several OF the enemy's guns. Port Hudson
Is now, therefore, closely beseged and hemmed
in.
The fall of this rebel stronghold will be
speedy, even if Gen. Banks should not order an
assault upon the works.
Col. Grierson is operating with Gen. Banks.
The reported rebel iron clad from Mobile, and
the capture Of two of our ships OF war, proves
to be a canard.
The garrison at Port Hudson Is estimated ut
about 5000, scantlly supplied with provisions
NEW York, June 8. The Steamer Columbia,
from New Orleans on the morning OF the 2Sth,
has arrived The papers Of the 18th contain
nothing later.
The Era OF that date says We learn from au
thnntic sources that our army before Port Hud
son is in satisfactory position, and everything
promises fair for an important and successful
close of the campaign against the rebel strong
hold.
A Washington special dispatch says the re
5 ported removal of Gen. Hunter is authorita
lively contrsdicted Gen. Saxton leaves to
! morrow with dispatches for Gen. Hunter.
I New YoRK, June 4. A New Orleans lette
| Of the 9th mentions report there that one {
5 our gunboats had destroyed the town OF Frank
, lin, La, in consequence Of being fred upo
d from there, while passing, BY guerrillas.
d Admiral Foote has received his orders, an
!. soon leaves to supercede Dupont.
, A Key West letter Of the 18th to the Times stat
o that the British steamer Dolphin has been COZ
demned, large quantity Of Enfield rifles an
i sabrss being found on board.