The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-03
News OF THE wEEK.

the Richnond Dispatch Of May Both says
that the telegraph announced that Banks had
crossed his army at Bayou Sara. This i,
abont ten miles above Port Hudson. His OBJ
jectlis to get behind the post and carry it by
and stack. This movement is designed
to. finish the work started by Grant and clear
the Mississippi. The next news will probably
beof an assault upon Port Hudson.
Fhesgharleston Courier of the 26th says
that on wednesday last the steame Eagle left
Nassau for a Confederate port. During the
night she was fred into and captured by a
Yankee cruiser. The second shot killed three
of the crew.
A1ire'at Wilmington, N. c., onthc 9th,
destroyed a large warehouse filed WI spirits
of turpentine and 1900 bales of cott.n. The
latter mostly belonged to the Government
Tbs loss Is believed to be very heavy.
The Richmond Dispatch in an editorial
sayas,.the Fate of Vicksburg is still suspended
in the balance. Our own telegraphs have been
encouraging, but they lack distinctiyeness, es-
sential in such cases to bring entire belief to
the public mind. The Yankee bulletins in
thefpterior are unpleasantly detailed and spe-
cifcSs, The suspense cannot long continue
The resistance has been from all accounts de
t~ermined, and let us continue to hope that it
win be successful.
A dispatch in the Era of the 24th May,
dated Port Hudson Plains, 22d, says that yes
terday Auger's whole division was engaged in
a zine hours fight on Port Hudson Plains,
four miles IN the rear eff Port Hudson, on the
Bayou Sara road. The rebels were thorough
ly- WHIPPED, and left a large number of killed
and wounded en- the field.
Rumors from Pascagoula reached New Or
leans tie 21st of May that Mobile had been
attacked, and one rebel stated that telegraph
dispatches received at Pascagoula from Mobile
stated that Ft. Morgan had gone under. Some
of the rebels said to oar officers there is glo-
riors rews for you, but we dare not tell you
HlIt is
A letter Of the 10Th from Bayou Sara,
states Dujley's Brigade made a reconnaissance
to within a mile of Port Hudson batteries
rhen they ascertai9ed that the rebels had not
been reinforced. 81
A Brashear dispatch of the 22d states that
tte a.Gfer louisiana Belle, while en- route
rcd9H sshear to Washington with Capt.
McIE... kni COD of the 9TH Massachusetts,
on bsard was attacked by guerillas, killing
Cap. AID r.nder of the steamer, and wounding
the pilot and ten soldiers. Our men returned
the FIRE, Killing several gu%crillas and driving
them, off after an hour and a half fighting
Thugnerillas arc supposed to be certain pro-
essealunionists CT Washington: The steamer
MotHfngg Light ran into the steamer Creole,
on the, of tho 21st, Under peculiar cir
cumstances, on the Mississippi river, the for
mex sinking on he left bank. The Creole
was transporting troops from New Orleans to
Baton Rouge, to reinforce Gen. Anger. The
steamer, Tennessee, from off Galveston, on the
22d, reports the destruction by the gunboat
Owasco of the notorious blockade runner Yves
Florida. One thousand rebels, sent from New
Orleans, are at Pascagoula, waiting for a
chance to go to Mobile.
A Herald dispatch, dated Headquarters
Army 1ofthc Potomac, LIST, states that a flag
of truce was sent across the sRappahannock
yesterday. The rebel officers stated that Grant
had been ~repulsed st yicksburg, but refused
10 alioRuany Richmond papers to be seen or
brought across the river
general Order No. 81, from Gen. Burnside,
prohibits the acirculation of the New York
World and the Chicago Times in the Depart
ment.
Latest intelligence from yfeksburg report
Gen. johnson advancing. Our army corps
drew sevcnadays' rations and marched TO meet
him aedaylight yesterday. His approach is
stated to be between Yazoo and Big Black
River, with the intention of re taking Haines'
Bluff and breaking up communications by the
YazosfsHis force is vnriously estimated at
8 5000 Grant is confident of his ability to
defeat Kim without raising the seige.
reel. Of tho Tvrau