, 1863-06-03


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Port uudson. Fck.burs. s............-. ~
New YORK, Juuc 2-TAc steamer Creole
from New Orleans, 25.h, arrived this morn.
lug.
4 dispatch In the New Orleans Era Of the
3atl, dated Port Hudson Plains, May ed,
says: Yesterday. Auger's whole division was
engaged in a nine hours fight, on the Port
Hudson Plains, four miles In the rear Of Port
Hudson, on the Bayou Sara road.
"The rebels were thoroughly whipped, and
left a large number Of Killed and wounded on
the field. The rebel Gen. Gardner sent In .
flag Of truce at midnight, asking permission
to bury their dead.
We took 1000 prisoners. The enemy was
driven three miles front his first position, and
Anger biyouaGkcd OH thc field If bA.tlc-
Our loss Is elyc killed and fifty six woun-
ded. The 1l6th New York and I'd Louisiana
suffered most. Our men fought With great
bravery.
New YoRK, June 3.-Files Of the New Or
lcans Era, to the 24th Of May, are received.
An Alexapder letter Of th. 12th gives the
details Of the taking Of that place'by Admiral
Porter, aud the arrival Of Gen, BAuks. The
plantations On the way there had large
amount Of Cotton. 4 large warehouse was
found Hlled with suga- aud molasses.
All cur troops had arrived, aud Banks WIS
planning another movement.
It WAS rumOred TINT 1000 reinforcements
arc coming from Arkansas TO the rebel Gen.
Taylor.
Banks has issued IN order offering bouutics
| for re.enlistments
The Firat Texas Cavalry, Col. Davis, made
4 raid on the jackson Railroad from Ticktaw
Station to Camp Moore, DESTROYING every
bridge on the road, including largo one over
| the Tangiaho River, also Ill the stations, q
car factory near Independence, shoe factory,
tanne.y, eaw and grist mills near Tickfaw.
that Gen, Dudley, With two brigades, made
an expedition to Port Hudson, up the Clinton
road, reaching Bayou Sara. The rebel pickets
| were driven within two miles Of Port Hnd-
Still.
a raid By Col. Grierson tore up tho Railroad
between Clinton and Port Hudson, cut the
telegraph and burned 4 rebel camp.
Rum ors from Pascagoula reached New Or
leans on the 21st, that Mobile had becn Mt
| tucked. One rebel stated that q telegraph{c
dispatch had been received at Pascagoula from
Mobile, that Fort Morgan had gone uader.
Some Of the rebels said to our officers, =" theru
| is glorious news for the Yankees, but We dare
| not tell you what It ISL
A letter Of the 10Th, from Bayou Sara, La,
states that Dudley's brigade had. made re,
| Eouuo4EsAllCC ~ H4tA4u u Au40 VI tA0 l "a v
! Hudson batteries, when they ascertained that
| the rebels had not been reinforced. 4 pris-
oner stated that the garrison was dIscoa-
! tented.
A letter Of the 22d states that our army has
| reached the precincts Of Port Hudson, and an
attack was IL progress. The prospects were
favorable for capturing the place and all In 1t.
The rebel loss In the fight with Gen. Anger
| was heavy.
FoRTREss MONROE. june 2.-The Richmond
| Dixpdtch Of May S0th, says: Telegrams an.
| nounced that Gen Banks had crossed his army
| Ut Bayou Sara, this is about ten miles above
| Port Hudson. His object is to get behind
| the post and carry It by land attack.
This movement Is designed to finish the
/ work started by Grant, and clear the Miss.
| issippf. The next news will probably be Of
| III assault upon Port Hudson.
| A Brashear dispatch Of the 22d, states that
the steamer Louisiana Belle, while en- route
from Brashear to Washington, with Captain
Merrill and a company. Of the 4th Massachu-
seets on board, was attacked By gncrillas,
killing Capt. Alexander Of the steamer, and
woundipg the pilot and ten soldiers. Our
men returned the fire, killing several guerillas
| and driving them Oft after an hour aud q half
| fighting. The guerillas are supposed to be
| certain professed dlsunionists Of Washington.
! The steamer Morning Light ran into the
steamer Creole, on the night Of the 21st, I'M
| der peculiar circumstances, on the Mississippi
| river, the former sinking con the left bank.
| The Creole was transporting troops from
New Orleans to Baton Rouge to reinforce the
army.