Daily national Republican., 1863-06-02
The Notorious Blockade Runner
West Florida " Destroyed.
REPORTED ATTACK OF MOBILE.
FORT MORGAN DESTROYED
Brilliant ReCOnnOiSanCeS by Gen
DudIoy'S Brigade.
Gallantry of the Second Loui.
siana Regiment.

A Baton Rouge letter of the 14th to the Era
says;
General Dudley with two brigades had made
an expedition TO Port Hudson, up the Clinton
road, reaching Bayou Sara. The reconnoiB-
sance to Port Hudson drove in the rebel pickets
to within two miles of the place, and the coun-
try was completely reconnoitered. A raid by
Colonel Grierson tore up the railroad between
Clinton and Port Hudson, cut the telegraph
wires, burned a rebel camp and captured a
hundred head of beef cattle.
A Brashear dispatch, dated 22d May, states
that the steamer Louisiana Belle, while en- route
from Brashear to Washington, with Capt. Mer-
rill and company of the Fourth Mass. regi-
ment on board, was attacked by guerril&
killing Capt. Alexander, of the steamer, and
woundlng the pilot and ten soldiers. Our men
returned the fire killing several of the guerrllas
and driving them off after an hour and half
| fighting. The guerrillas are supposed to be
certain professed Unionlsts Of Washington.
The steamer Morning Light ran into the
steamer Creole on the night Of May 81, under
peculiar circumstances, on the Mississippi
river-the former sinking on the left bank
! The Creole was transporting troops from New
Orleans to Baton Rouge to reinforce Augur.
The steamer Tennessee, from of Galveston
on the 22d, reports the destruction, by tho gun
| boat Owasco, Of the notorious blockade runner
West Florida.
The health of the fleet off Galveston Is good
The rebels sent from New Orleans are at Pas
cagoula, waiting chance to 20 to Mobile.
The steamer Gen. Cromwell, advertised to
leave New Orleans on the cath ult. for New
York, has been taken by the Government to
transport troops up the river.
Rumors from PascogOula reached New Or
leans on the 2lst that Mobile had been attacked
and one rebel stated that telegraphlc dispatch
had been received at PascogOula from Mobile,
that Fort Morgan had gone under. Some of
the rebels said to our officers, "Here is glorl-
Gus news for you; but We dare not tell what Il s -
A letter of the 10Th, from Bayou Sara states
that Dudley's brigade had made another recon-
noissanCe to within one mile of the Port Hud-
son batteries, when II was ascertalned that the
lrebels had not been reinforced. A prisoner
states that the garrison is dlscontented.
A letter Of the ed states that our army has
reached the precincts Of Port Hudson, and an
attack Is in progress.
Details Of portion of the fight add nothing
10 the above, but the prospects are favorable for
the capture Of the place and all init. The Sec
Ond Louisiana regiment distinguished itself by
whipping large force Of concealed rebels, and
outhanking a battery. Lieut.. Col Everett, of
reported heavy. They had every advantage of
ground, position and ambuscades.
The New Orleans Era, extra, of the Gath
contains the following paragraph;
We learn on good authority that tho military
authorities Of Mobile have called upon the
people t0 rally en- mdSsc, armed for the defence
of that city. This would indicate that Mobile
is threatened by Federal force. The rebel
troops are said, however, TO be withdrawing
from the city.