, 1863-07-25
THE ASpECTIN THE SOUTH
WEST.


IN. o. Correspondence Of n. 7. ucra1d.1
New ORLEANS, July Is, 1853.
Every effort will be made by General Banks
TO recover possession Of Bra5hicr City aud
the Opelousas railfoad. The division Of Gen,
Grover, composed Of Dud1ey's and Weitzels
and the enemy hare fallen back beyond Bayou
Ia Fourchc. We had an affair with them day
tefore yesterday, In which we lost ono hun
ared and ff&y men and three pieces Of artil-
lcry. This. however, amounts to nothing.
1t will not affect the ultimate result, Viz: the
have not the least doubt now, from tie
course that events are taking, that VIC will In {;
very short time be in quiet possession not
only Of Louisiana: but Mississippi also.
The fall Of Mobile, and with it Fort Nor
gan, ,e1;.,s .npss occur IN q very few days: There
marching directly on Montgomery, Ala, and
in that manner emitting of Mobile from all
/ communication with The balance Of the So
called Conftderacy. The Confederate army
wilt be driven into the Carolinas; Alabama
viii share tho fate Of Louisiana and s1lssiss-
ippi, and Georgia also. The movements Of
our armies hare only to be made with rapfdity
and tue rebellion will be at IN end by the first
Of October, If not sooner. It is most sIngu-
lar, the important change that has occurred
time everything looked dark and gloomy;
nuw everything every where seems to say that
We are to be successful. The fall Of Vicks-
burg-the greatest blow yet struck against
the febellio1-occurred on the 4th Of July.
Could anything be more omfnous and tile
lime. God now favors us. He is helping us
in every Way. Let US see that We help our
selves.
It is supposed Port Hudson will be strong
Iy garrisoncd, and iu part By the corps q
Antique Of Brigadier General Ulman. If this
fe fhtr r1rR rFf a n
ton. for it will remove General Ullmau and
staff from the temptations Of large city like
New Orleans, and enable them to learn some
thing Of their duties in the field and in heavy
and staff are sadly deficient in. Although
Port Hudson has the reputation Of being one
Of The most unhealthy portions Of Louisiana,
am under the impression it only became 80
because the Yankee troops were investing It.
It is high ground, with fine rolling country
breeze it can always be found there; conse-
quently I think 1t would not be bad PLACE
for our invalid soldiers this sumner. We
might hare large temporary hospitals erected
| that would be tai preferable to keeping men
confined In q small room, within the not, un. p
| worth the t.lea, at all ereats, eyen as late In
| the seaEon as 1t now Is,
,b1 Mt b e'sa 'dsa h ths s2naaten
m gu1ts' ' am AMI not 1T liberty to hint evon rs to
The direction It will take. It is Sufficient for
| the public to know that Admiral Farragut will
command In person, md when that is The case
fighting may be expected. We are in hopes
that Admiral .. Porter will assume command
Of the entire Mississippi river: his feet Is
adapted to the river service, while thatof Ad-
mini Fsr1sgut IS not, and should only Aa en-
| ployed on outside duty. We hear tbat the
Hartford will leave for the North In . 1*w
DAYS for repairs, and the other steam sloole
Pensacola, Richmond mud Brooklyn should
90 also, for they all stand more or less need
f a fsw weeks at navy gard. There Is force
| enough in The squadron without them to &C
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