The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-06-10
Particulars Of tho Fight at Port Hud.

We give the following particulars Of the as.
sault made BY the Yankees on our Notifications
at Port hudson. The news, thus far. Ia salts.
factory. We have tho greatest confidence in
our Generals commanding a. Port Hudson.
With this preface, We give what news the
prisoners bring. They state that the Yankee
troops had made two desperate assaults, which
were repused with immense slaughter. When
ordered 70 make the third assault. they refused
and swore they would. mot be led into slaueh.
ter pen." Four OF the Abolition Generals were
seriously wounded whose names We were una.
bls TO sscsrtain, with the exception Of General
Stafford, Who was shot through both legs
General Grover, it is also stated, was killed.
Some parts OF these rumors are hardly cred.
Die such as that. OF all the men taken by
Banks into The fight. oaly 1900 escaped
General Banks entire staff was captured.
VI one negro regiment which made the as.
sault, 800 were killed. We further learned
hat our gallant General Gardner had given or.
ders TO take no negro soldiers prisoners If
this II correct We are glad 70 learn that he has
taken the Initiative In that respect, and have
no doubt DO will receive, which he well de-
serves, the thanks OF every true Southsrner.
A runor was prevalent on our streets that
the 6remen Of New Orleans had raised n rio,
there, and had not only whipped the Yankee
troops, but that General Bowen, the Yankee
commander, had been killed also, tha, the
hIsmen had fired nearly the whole OF the Third
District. This, however, a. nucL a. We wish
1t TO be so, requires confirmation.
LATIN AND CoSTIhNAroRr.-Ths following
10 copy ofs hasty note written At New Or.
leans Just before the toat containing the prisl
onsrs left the wharf IL is from geu tleman of
high character:
Srw ORLEANS. May 2s-Tremendous fight
at Port Hudson On tho eth. Yankees driven
back with loss Of 5000 killed and wounded.
Gensrals sherman, (since reported dead, Neal
Dow, Chapin, and Nickerson. wounded. Geni
era Payne killed. Negroes, to use the Ian,
gunge Of all aid Of General Sherman to r,
Evaus, "mAssscred"
They held our outworks for two hours but
the 10th Connecticut and 26th New Hamp.
shire caught the infection and the whole con.
cern broke and fed. They report the United
otAtes sloop Of war Richmond sunk some say
u was another vessel. This 10 their own yer,
sion. Banks not in the fight. All under the
direction OF Sherman. lie was brought here
last night. Registered enemies will apparently
he LETT alone tor . while.-Atiaata Intsiligen.
cer
PoRr HpDsoS.-A friend has permitted u,
70 copy the following extract from a private
letter, dated at Mobile the lt inst, written by
gentleman recently from New Orleans lie
says:
II Joined the army at Port Hudson, near
which place was captured on the I'd of Nav.
l have been paro!ed and am now here. They
have bsen fighting at Port Hudson, at inter.
vals. TOR swsek or more Banks marched a
regiment and half Of negroes in front and at
tackled the iortifcations. Only rs OF the No.
gross escaped. The rsst we're slaughtered In
the attack. Generals Dudly aud Sherman