The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-03

NEW ORK, y hfCn 81. - In the 5n
preme Court to day, the will ol Com
l. Wy, b, qr,ahing Monticello, vs.
declared null and void.
New Orleans sdvicas s'''e mat OF
the appearance of P-Hks forces the
rebels retired t, IoIt Iu son.
Colonel C1rk, of Gen B.nks stiff
was So ercIy wounded IN the leg
~ 80 +, connoi'er ng. The m n who
shot him was subs qnentIy killed.
Gen. Aauks was It New Orleans on
the 23l instant. On the return o,
the army to Baton Rouge he Issued
a general order announcing h {
{ Ee entire obi ct OF tho expednicn
WAS accomplished and that it was
a complete success. tr-
The mOtenents ia understood tc
have been q merc diversion to ell
able F rragut's AJet to ptss ,hc
bstteri .. and not tho reduction o
Port Hudson. ,s.... .-s.
1t Is "a j that in|crmation was
receltel ,Py GA. Grover that the
lebe . ero ab ut 10 attack B.lor
Ilongo ~h,ch rem ieFed relros.de
NOV ment alvis bio, vr.. ....
Oar lapt now Is ,wo miles beyoad
3 tn R'uge, the Jack being near.
ar Pot Hudson. lhe rebel lorce
tLere IS said 10 number - 200
R,pgrE says, that the M,ssis .ippi
before her destyuction, bad sJleucec
two rebsl batteries, which opeuea
on her, except one gun; and that the
Rlchmo'd, which, had passed PorD
Hudson, returped anl mistal,inA
her Tor rcbe! gunboat uhich
might hpse cone Cut O ono ~ III
b ,yous lire un her So rapid,
lhat sh9 cry SWEET Ter d CHS
This was not Us Oyer-l I'll she was
Agrount and L.r dlstruclion Iuevlt- =
b t.. ... ..a
A semi, I'll jal account OF tho. ma
val engagement, says: Alter the or.
rival o tie army from Baton Rouge
and The skirmishes Of Saturday hf,
ternoon Admiral Farragut's. lie o.
which WAS at anchor 5 or q miles
below lVrt Unison prepar d TO pass
The batteries. Tue signal for the
advance was made at half past ainc
J'clpc!l on . sbeautiinl star.lighl
night. The Hartford With the Al
baIross aiungsIde took the lead and
and successfully passed the batter
les but with what damage, we are
apt iulorAed as there had OF COURSE
been no communication with rhon
suce their passage. Til, Rchma n
inl Gsues.e followed Tao Rlcn
nonI WIS exposed to the lire OF al
he batteries aud recsivel shot
through Ler 8 cam drum, and wal
obliged toisll b ,ck, out ol rauge;ng
loss WAS three men killed ami seven
wounded. Lieutenant Commander
Boyd Cummings vas mortalIy wound
ed A shot, from tho batteries took
1T hi, Lett leg bslow the knee, and
- i 1m, shot passal through the
smoke stack Of the gunboat. He died
On the Z h, at New Orlean, r
Tue Monongahela and Kineo went
up next in order, O,pt. NJ cKin,
stry, OF the MonongahslA was stand
Ing on the bridge when it was, shol
away from ppIer him and hs was
ion .ly isjured. It is generally
that 10 his case the amputa.
tiqn Of one leg wiz b. necesssry,-
The eutire loss OF the Monougahsla
WAS seven killed aud twenty wound
ed: The Klneo was, under sc we're
fire; uhgr rigging was badly cut. ben
ruddsr pest sh4t away, hawser was
ent4ngled about her propeller, and
she became ,unmansgsable and was
obligedto drop back out, Of, the fire
The. Monongahela also tsll back =
Tho loss on board the Kineo, IL any
was not reported. .ss, eo1ou, 9
The sidswheel gunboat Gsnesee was
soma what damaged and also iel
back. Tho amount, OF damage or
board this boat Ia not known. i