Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

mn New York, May II.
| :, Inc steamer George Washington, from
New Orleans the 10Th, arrived this noon,
among the passengers is Colonel j. HI.
AnOpelusas letter Of the 9Th states that
information from Grand Gulf by the gun
Doat heet under Porter had been received
there with details of its capture, and the
capture OF Port Gibson by Gen. Water
house.
When the latter was nearing Port Gin.
son he was met by hundreds of families
heelng from the interior to escape the raid
oil the Illinois cavalry, and the prevalent
opinion among the secesh was that Port
Gibson was the safest place in that re.
giop,
The damage done by our cavalry raid
is irreparable.
II was rumored at Opslusas that Port
Hudson was evacuated.
Lieut.. Col. A. B. Hills, editor of the
Era, has been placed under arrest for hav-
ing allowed a questionable article to be
published in that paper. Jonn 6. Hayes
and =. G, Tracy, of the Era, have been
expelled from New Orleans for writing
apd publishing the same article.
Quite an excitement occurred on the
evening of the 7th at the opera, occasioned
by the audience demanding national airs
to be played, but nothing serious resulted,
Gen. Sherman has ordered all places of
amusement hereafter to submit their pro-
grammes to the provost marshal prior to
performances, and suggested that national
airs be played.
Capt. Howard Dwight, Adj. General
n Brig. Gen. Andrews staff, died sudden
ly on the 7th inst. Captain Dwight was
a Boston boy, brother of Brig General
Dwight, and formerly captain in the Mis-.
souri, Union cavalry. His funeral took
place at New Orleans on the 9th instant
and his body placed on board the steamer
George Peabody, directed to his brother
in Boston.
The Era mentions rumor that Port
Hudson was bombarded by our fleet on
the night of the eighth, and all day the
9th.
Colonel Grierson had arrived at New
Orleans, and been presented by Unionists
with magnificent charger
Admiral Farragut arrived at New Or
leans on the afternoon of Saturday, the
9th, from Brashaer City.
The Admiral and his officers left the
fag-ship in Red River, and bring the i'm
portant intelligence that Alexandra was
captured on the 9th by Admiral Porter's
and a portion Of bis own feet.
Prior to the capture of Alexandria,
Fort De Cussey on the Red River was
demolished, after a fight, and rebel gun
boat captured.
After the capture on the morning of the
9th of Alexandria by our gunhoats, the
advance cavalry of Brig. Gen. Dwight
dashed into the place, thus forming a juno
ton Of Admiral Farragut's and Gen.
Banks forces.
Opelousas dates of the 9Th state that
our army there was on the march.
Gen, Dwight's brigade gas supposed to
De 0e ~ Aiexa laura, and Gems. Emory,
as,el and Grover with their forces were
close behind.
The Era Of the 9th gives the particulars
Of the burning of the sloop of war Preble
at Pensacola April 25th The fire took
accidentally from open lights carried into
the store-room. All hands were saved
The Preble, after burning number Of
hours, blew up with terrific explosion.
The gunboat Kanawaha captured two
schooners and drove another ashore In
| Perdco Inlet. Al were blockade runners
One, the Eagle, had previously made five
or six successful trips.