Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-10

now we consider It's coming on exceedingly
doubtful. Good authority says that the trUu-
Llc is with the nine months men. They will
not fight, prelerring To 20 home rather than
be shot especially now that their term OF en-
listmcnt is ncurly over. The stormlng col
umns heretofore nave been three years New
York and Western regiments, supported by
nine months men and when tie stormers
reached the parapet and looked round the sup
pprtrrs were no where 10 be seen. Cohse-
uucni!y Il falling back" was considered the
most prudent move that could. dc made III Or
der to save the lew remaining u the column
from capture Or destruction. The river trans
,r,rt, how 20 fully armed, If order To rcpcl
any attack 10y parties along the river bank.--
We have lot heard ui any being tired AZ Ill
the last icw days, the enemy having probably
concentrated ali his lprcc ~ accomplish luily
tnc capture u DraSllcar City aud the upclVu-
s,s Itutruau.
All In tins Department favorable to the sue
cess Of the InIuu cuusr have Decn wlsllns,
waiting, hvI;u2 and expecting Tor weeks past
"a IL rriiiivrccmcnts would arrive. They Thought
that the Government would SEE the Importance
al tnr movement made by General Banks, ANA
scnd HIM without delay men enough To over
come every obstacle and mold all the State lie
had possessed himself Of; but they have not
vet arrived ltumor Tor days past has had
twenty thousand additional troops III the
river on their way up to Port Hudson but they
have not yet passed the city, except ~ pli;l'l-
tom ships. lie knowing ones, they who
were posted, regarding the available troops,
SHOOK their heads, Tor they could not ste
where twenty thousand men were to come
from, Or even half that number. Consequent
" we made up oar minds that We would have
To 10 the best we could with the force We had.
10 not believe the rebels intend, or ever did,
IL try 10 recover the city vi New OrlcauS: iOr
it has been too good feeder Tor them. II III
formation has come u lis from Dixie 1t can he
Carried from here in the suluc manner. There
is no denying the Tact that immense quantities
OF all description OF gods needed by tic re-
bells have been carried Ia them from this city
far more than would have reached them had
the river been blockadGd While this is the
case aud the rebels know that ninc-tcuths ot tue
population are their friends, who will do all
IN their power To aid the rebel cause by sup
plies It's we'll us iutornalion they do not care
10 possess the city, for they know their cause
viii prosper more without it. This is the en-
pressed opinion Vi those who understand how
matters ayc in this department.
IN the present condition vi things, what Is
to become ii the seguestcrcd plautatlons those
that are being worked by tho government, or
rented to Northern men desiriVus Of trying
their hands at raisln. cotton and cane? The
MINORITY ui these places are along the upclnu-
s:ls Railroad. anI Oh the west bank OF the
Mississippi river, ur in that portion Of the
State now rcposarSscd hE the enemy. On all
al
weld; bui nov they will be destroyed Or raised
ior the benefit Vi our rebel ncIghbor-. Some
u The gentlemen who are on tie plantations
They have routed lave not returned 10 this
ciry since tue rebels occupied tue country,
AMI VT lear they have met with rough treat
mcut. The Texas troops viii not be apt 10
snow them much Consideration; tnr they do
NJ; feel kindly disposed towards those who
have, rs they interpret 1t, mlcrlrred with the
r!ght, auI property OF their friends. Men
from tho AttakupaS country, lately arrived
here, state that the most intense hatred exists
all through that section towards us, on ac-
count Of tic manner in which, their persons
and property were treated during the march ni
our troops through their country. They further
state that every man capable pt bearing arms
hi, come forward aud juined the rebel army.
and that they swear vengeance against any 0l
our men that may fail into their hands. W hat
have stated i'll all my former letters respect
ing those persons we have made our enemies:
That they are the worst we have, and the
above fully proves il 10 DC 50. doubt very
much if there il IL Union man hit IN the At
takapas country.
Imagine the sutfcrings Of the poor negroes,
those vino have been cuticcd and driven away
from their comfortable homes, and promised
protection by our forces. Over two thousand
Of them were rctaken when Brashcar City was
lust, besides the thousands OF others who were
on the government plantations. AL they have
ever suffered in their lives before will be but
1.-THE OF what they will have To undergo at the
hands Of the men who now have them IN
.hurge Reit"r to have lett them where we
found them, if unable to provide for their
safety, than to have the poor creatures placed
in the position they now are in. You Will un-
dcr.talid very readily how exasperlted the
planters Of Western Louisiana are against Us
when you know that nearly every negro had
been taken from, them by our army. Then,
again, thcy feel that the negroes, IN tho late
attacks upon Port Hudson, killed, beyond
doubt, many Of their friends, and possibly
some relatives. All these things combined
render their hatred Of us beyond all bounds,
and when we again attempt 10 recover IVES
tern Louisiana we will have far more men and
much more desperate fighting TO encounter
than we had in the last advance, When the
people were more or less friendly to us. Had
we respected the private property OF the pco-
pie of the country when we passed through 1t,
and not taken everything we could carry, even
To the little fancy articles that composed part
OF the furniture of gcnteman,s drawing
room, we would have far less enemies than we
now have We cannot expect man to iec' at
ali friendly towards us now who has lost eve
rvthing at our hands, although friendly to our
cause ut the time Of the robbery.
It's all folly to attempt TO speculate upon
what is to be the result Of the present state OF
affairs. \ very few days will decide if Port
Hudson is to fall or not. If not, thearmy will
fall back to this point, and will remain here
until the heat of summer is over; for it will be
impossible to send our men into the Swamps
OF this State until cooler weather sets III. They
need resting many Of them arc invallds, ana
should b" in Il hospital rather than in the field.
The nine months men will be going North, ana
the three years Regiments will have t" try ana
fill up their depicted ranks. Four months
must clapsc before. we can hope tn, resume
active operations and take the offensive once
more. In that time, | hope that fifty thousand
men will be assembled here, ready TO make
our operations short and successful. II Is to
be hoped that whatever troops are. sent here
Tor the campaign of next winter will bc men
who do not require three months drill before
being able 10 take the field We want nomorc
nine months men in this department; nothing
but soldiers iDr the war and disciplined troops
Give us these, and our generals will have tools
with which they can work in = proper man
mer, and accom- lish results that will be salts
factory to the Northern people. We have had
proof enough Of the value of nine months men
Turing the past month, aud we want no more
of them.
June 29--Evcning.-Thcrc has been no
thing from Port Hudson this evening. IN
officer high in authority informed Inc that the
Grand assault would come of tomorrow
Should the assault come of, and he success