Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-05-22
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New York, May 1.-THE steamer George
Washington from New Orleans, May 10Th, ar
rived this morning. An Opelousas letter of the
5th states that information from Grand Gulfand
the Gunboat fleet had been received there with
details Of its capture, and the capture Of Port
Gibson by Gen. Osterhaus.
When the latter was near Fort Gibson he was
met by hundred families fleeing from the inte-
rior to escape The raid Of the Illinois cavalry, and
the prevalent opinion among the secessionists
was that Port Gibson was the safest place in that
region.
The damage donO by the cavalry raid war ir-
reparable.
1t was rumored at opelousas that Port Hudson
was evacuated.
J. Il. Hays and P. G. Tracy of the Era, had
been expelled from New Orleans for writing a
questionable article. Another editor, A Hills,
had been arrested. Quite an excitement occur
red on the evening Of the 7th at the opera occas-
ioned by the audience demanding national airs
to be played, but nothing serious resulted
General Sherman has ordered all places Of
amusement hereafter to submit their program
mes to the Provost Marshal, prior to their per-
furmancc, and suggested that National airs be
played.
The Erie Of the 18th inst, mentions the ru-
NOR that Port Hudson was bombarded by our
fleet on the night Of the 9Th and all day Of the
9th inst,
Col Grerson had arrived at New Orleans,
aud has been presented by the Unionists with a
magnificent charger.
Admiral Farragut arrived at New Orleans the
afternoon of the 9Th from Brashear. The Ad-
miral aud his officers left the flag ship on the
Red River and brings the important intelligence
that Alexandria was captured on the 4th by Adj
miral Porter and portion of his own fleet
Prior to the capture Of Alexandria, Fort De-
Rusey, on Red River, was demolished after a
q e..l.t - -.
After the capture on the morning of the 9th OF
Alexandria by our gunboats the advance cavalry
of Brigadier- General Dwight dashed into the
place, thus forming Junction of Farragut and
Gen. Banks forces.
Opelousas dates of the 9th state that our army
was then on the march, Gen. Dwights brigade
was supposed to be in Alexandria, and Generals
Emory, Weitzel and Grover with their forces
were close behind.
Baton Rouge letter. of May I'd, state that
Col. Grierson's force, the 9th and 7th Illinois
Cavalry and n battery, numbering some nine
hundred men, followed by large number of
prisoners, rode into that city that day. They
left Lagrange April 10th, burnt rebel stores and
railroad depot at Okolona, and the depot and two
heavily laden freight and commissary trains and
an ordnance train at Newton, on the Charleston
and Vicksburg Railroad.
The ordnance train contained 5000 loaded
shells for the Vicksburg batteries which explod-
ed terrifcally.
From Newton they followed the Railroad to
Meridian, burning all the bridges, thence south
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad TO Enterprise
where they destroyed the rebel ordnance works;
thence back TO Newton, burning all the bridges
from thence to Jackson, including the great
bridge over the Pearl River, and near Jackson
tore up two miles of track.
From thence they followed the jackson and
New Orleans Railroad south to the Louisiana
line A rebel force of five thousand at Clinton
was evaded by making circuit around them.
Our forces destroying their camp equippage,
stores, etc, and captured three hundred prison.
ers. While crossing the branch of the Amite
river Lieutenant Colonel Blackburn was serious
ly wounded, and was left in the hands of the en-
eny. They crossed the Amite river on the
morning of the lst inst. Ten miles from Baton
Rouge we captured rebel cavalry picket of the
men and horses; burned Captain Wertherbee s
house; captured his horse, and then rode into
Baton Rouge looking rough but in good condit-
ion.
Every railroad in Mississippi has been cut by
them. They have supplied themselves with
fresh horses on the route and brought in over
300 contrabands on horses. Nearly all the lat
ter leading horses