Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-04
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.

ON no mississippi river about TO be invested by the
onion iorces aud that the 2lst utmo Gen. Augur's
DIVISION was engaged 10 nine hours fight with the enemy
The battlefield Port Hudson Plains four mas IN the
rear OF Port Hudson The rebels had one brigade Of in
iantry engaged besides two batteries and considerable
force OF cavalry They had ambuscaded at every outlet
from the plains but finally defeated and our troou.
o'oaaekod for the night the field OF battle Our loss
10 killed is twelve, and wounded ffysix The 10th New
iork aud "a Louisiana suffered the most.
GEN, BANKS MOVING ON PORT. HUDSON
Inc steamer Geo. Cromwell arrived at New York yes
'erday morning with three days later news.
The New Orleans Era of the 9th utimo contain. thu
following;
Gen Banks moved down Red riysr with bis army and
crossed 70 Bayou Sara thence Port Hudson where he
united MS forces with Gen Augurs The suuboats undar
admiral farragut were TO move up the oath The NOR
tar heet opened upon Port Hudson on the NIGHT If ,h
4h sllencng several Of the enemys guns Pot Hudson
Is now therefore, closely beseged aud hemmed in and the
fall OF this stronghold will be speedy even should sn
Banks not order an assault the works Col Grierson
is cooperating with Gen. Banks The garrison at Port
Hudson is estimated at about ten thousand scantly suu
piled with provisions"
Soventyfve prisoners arrived at New Orleans on the
10Th from Baton Rouge, among whom is Ex-Governor
Wicklife, who was captured near Port Hud.on.
Prior to the advance of Gen. Augur the famous cavalry
OF Col Grierson had severed the railroad aud elegraphc
communication between Port Hudson and Clinton Ih,v
started a. an early hour ON the morning Of the 18th umo
When little way above the Pains they came uDon the
rebel cavalry and drove them in before them Arriving
near the railroad. about hundred head Of cattle and
rebel camp, with tents pitched were discovered the
whole under strong guard. Charge was the order
and in about i've minutes oi the enemy bit tina
dust; others were wounded the tents were burned nm
and battalion under Capt Pierce was on its way 10 G
railroad When they reached the
up the rails which Of fiat iron dug up the sleepers
and burned both for shout three hundred yards The ee
graph wires were cut for dance and then the cav
airy retired No treste work or bridge was near thu
point they would have been destroyed As it s il will
take some time to repair the damage force Of nine
hundred infantry two companies OF flying artillery and
regiment OF cavalry formed against COL Griersous
command but Gen. Dudley did advance the infantry
above the Plains three miles below be did engage the
there considerable force Clinton Letters we're
found which made 1t certain, both that the rebels had
made some preparations for eyacuatDg the Notifications
and also that they had msssed troops Clinton.
OF TIE FIRST TEXAS CAVALRY.
The First Texas Cavalry, uIder the command Of Col
Davis supported by Infantry had made foray attended
with successful results along line Of the jackson rail
road through eastern Louisiana into Mississippi
The expedition left the Amite river the 10Th ultimo
They marched to Tickiaw, (La defeating rebel force
posted to oppose them pressed to Pontchatoua some
fifteen miles north where they struck the jackson road
and continuing along this road, finally reached Camp
Moore some twenty miles south Of Summit Mississippi
At this place the enemy WIN had been driven in confusion
at all points fired their buildings and again rereated
caissOn and forge complete rolled into burning
building where they were consumed. Col. Davis arry.
ing shortly after, burned large depot building together
with large aud costly bridge the Tangpaho river
In his march he had destroyed every bridge railroad sta
ton and all other rebel property within his reach
large number of and fine engine also destroy
ed while the railroad torn for long distance At
Independence factory containing large number of
unfinished gun carriages, battery wagon and eight cars
was burned Near Tckfaw he found Confederate shoe
fopn and al
which burned. At Hammond Station other mls and
tannery were disposed Of in the way At Pontcba
toua two rebel camps consisting of about fifty board and
log houses reduced to ashes.
During the expedition Col Davis's forces encountered
the famous Choctaw battalion, n least all that remain
ed numbering as near as could be twenty eight
men, Seventeen OF them taken including one white
lieutenant and one sergeant and corporal The rest
made good their escape These Choctaws were nominal
~ under command OF Confederate major who does not
appear to have made much Roadway inxng the red
skinstbe highest number he 10 reported 10 have had be
ing about hundred and fifty and most of these had
been scared out of the country BY Col Grersons famous
exploits
THE CAPTURE or ALEXANDRA.
Our New Orleans files furnish us full particulars of the
capture OF Alexandria on the Red river by Admiral Por
ter and it's subsequent occupation May g. by Gen Bapt
No opposition offered to the occupation If thu TOWN
the authorities falling in at with the orders Of our
In advancing from Opelousas Gen Bsnk.s
forces discovered at all points large quantities of cotton
destroy Large quantities of sugar and molasses aso
fell into our possession.
COTTON, SUGAR. ETC. AT NEW ORLEANS
The arrivals Of cotton at New Orleans from tha a.
lousas country, liberated by Gen Bakss advance con
tinue to increase For the week ending NAV 90 The Re-
ceps were 2492 bales making the stock hand and ON
at that time Sl6 bales The receps oG .nosr
and moasses are also increasing amounting during The
week ending the 22d utmo $50 az sugsr
and COG barrels Of moasses New CROP su0ar i saI;a
at "a cents Tor and % cents for fair The r
cepts Of -four at New Orleans during the week above
mentioned reached 50 barres while the arrivals Of corn
oats &c. were correspondngy large.
ARREST OF THE REBEL GOVERNOR
Governor Moore, Of Louisiana was arrested some vvat
since BY the Provost Marshal of Paquemnes parish Ia
and taken to New Orleans where he remain. in military
care. The Era says:
The capture of Thomas Moore, the itinerant Gov
ernor OF this State next TO that of Alexander Mouon
probably the most important that could have been maAe
He has been conspicuous counsellor Of treason for
number Of years and is just and proper that he and man
of his stamp should be- held to strict h;t e.
the evils they have contributed bring upon this c;tv mi,
State, and this country" ~ 80
ARREST or EX-GOVERNOR MouToN
Ex-Governor Mout0n has also been arrestea TIL. :.
rest was made on the I'd Of May by the Provost Marshal
General. The Era says:
The Ex-Governor was arrested at bis home near Var
about one O'clock in the afternoon He az
pressed some surprise but made no resisfanca (,a.s
IA. rpn nna .,g.