Daily national Republican., 1863-06-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
FROM GEN. BANKS ARMY,
A Nine Hours Battle Near Port
Hudson.
GEN. AUGUR WHIPS THE REBELS.
They are Driven Three Miles.
Details Of the Capture Of Alexandria.
Large Captures of Cotton, Su-
gar, and Molasses.
DESERTERs coMINa IN.
Gen. Banks Contemplates New
Movements.
Prisoners and Artillery Captured BY
WeitZel.
Rebel Prisoners Taking the
Oath.
A brilliant Cavalry Raid In Texas
Reported Defeat of Bragg by
poaanrona
Reported Defeat of Bragg by
Rosecrans.
Probable Capture Of Port Hudson

New YoKK, june THE steamer Creole,
from New Orleans on the oath Of May, arrived
this morning.
A dispatch in the New Orleans Era of the
Path, dated Port Hudson Plains, May 22, says;
Yesterday, Gen. Augur'5 whole division en-
gagged in nine hours fight ON Port Hudson
Plains, four miles in the rear of Port Hudson,
on Bayou Sara road.
The rebels were thoroughly whipped and left
a large number of killed and wounded on the
field. The rebel General Gardner sent in a Gag
of truce at midnight, asking permission to
bury his dead. We took hundred prisoners.
The enemy was driven three miles from his
first position, and General Augur bivouacked
on the field Of battle. Our loss Is twelve killed
and ffty-slI wounded. The One Hundred and
Sixteenth New York and Second Louisiana
suffered most. Our men fought With great
bravery.
Files of the New Orleans Era up TO the cath
Of May contain the following
An Alexandria letter, Of the Sth ult., details
the taking Of that place by Admiral Porter and
the subsequent arrival there Of Gen. Banks.
| The plantations on the road from Opelousas
!
upon them. The advance of Gen. DWight's
brigade being too rapid TO permit the retreat
ing rebels to burn It, A large warehouse filled
with sugar and molasses was also captured.
Ono OF the murderers Of Captain Dwight has
been captured. He was Immediately hung
Gen. Dwight has arrested a number Of citizens
living near the scene Of the murder.
Gen. Weltztl recently captured an Immense
rebel flag found In a house al Alexandria.
An Alexandria letter of the 9th cf May states
that all the gunboats have left there excepting
the Lafayette. All our troops have arrived
and Gen. Banks 10 planning another movement.
Deserters from the rebels are continually
coming in.
! Supplies are being concentrated al BaTrero
Landing, under the command OF Col. CHECKER
ing, with the Forty-frst Massachusetts.
Another letter Of the 18th says: Three men
OF the One Hundred and Sixtieth New York
regiment were poisoned with quinine purchased
at drug store.
The Fourth Wisconsin and part Of the First
Louisiana regiment have been mounted
Col. Albert has been appointed to the COM
mand Of all the cavalry In Gen. Banks's de-
partment, and Is organizing the whole force.
On the night of the 10th Of May Gea. Weitzel
captured one piece of artillery, twenty-five men,
and two officers on Cane river on the route TO
Shreveport.
Ii is rumored that 1000 roinforccments are
crossing from Arkansas to the rebel General
Taylor.
The steamer Sheldon has been snagged.
Gen. Banks has issued an order offering bouh.
tiee for re-enlistmeuts.
On the 18th marching orders were momenta
rily expected.
The Era prints list of 10 rebel prisoner
who have Voluntarily taken the oath Of allegi
ance to the United States Government
The ship Dewitt Clinton, hundred days ou
from BrOtan, arrived at New Orleans on thu
18th. The First Texas cavalry, Col. Davis
had made a raid on the jackson railroad anC
from Tiekfaw Station TO Camp Moore, do
stroyed every bridge on the road, Including thu
large bridge over the Tangipaho river; also
all the railroad stations, and a car factory nea
Independence, and a shoe factory, tanncry
saw and griSt mill near Tickfaw.
They also captured a rebel lieutenant and 4;
men, besides killing rebel captain and 10 mel
and capturing 20 horses, etc., in II skirmlsh
The damage to the rebels was immense.
A Mobile dispatch mentions a reported bat
tie between Bragg and Rosecrans, states tina
Bragg was badly beaten, with Rosecrans pur
suing him.