Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-20
Lnte,r from New Orleans.

The latest advices from New Orleans to
the 7th inst, report the commencement Of
active operations against Port Hudson
On the 4th General Auger started for Ba-
ton Rouge On the 9th General Grover
arrived at New Orleans to consult with
General Banks, and on the 7th both Gen
erals, with their Stats, departed for up
ihe river. 1t is reported that Port Hudson
Is TO be attacked simultaneously is
said immedistely-by land and water
While Gen. Banks approaches from Baton
Rouge Commodore Farragut with his
flag ship Hartford, the Richmond, Mis-
sissippi, Genesee, Sportsman, Ilasca,-in
short, al Of our armed vessels and NOR
tar feet, with the solitary exception of the
PensacOla-will either endeaEOr to run
the gauntlet Of the rebel batteries and en-
gage their gunboats from above, subse-
quently assisting in the reduction of the
place, or attack from both above and be-
low. All our guDboats not already up the
river have started heavily freighted with
ammunition. Much dissatisfaction was
felt at New Orleans, at the facts get forth
in the following extracts from letter to
the New York Times:
aaIn q former letter, describing the mar
row escape Of the transport Cumbria from
Galveston, after that place had fallen into
the hands Of the enemy, spoke Of boats
crew Of six men who left the Cumbria in
search Of q pilot, and we're taken prison
ers. One of these unfortunate men
Nicaragua Smith put to death, pre-
cisely as every body predicted he would be-
Intelligence has just reached US OF the
most cold-blooded and atrocious murder Of
. another Of these men by the mob, under
The eonniTance Of the rebel officers.
EIn The case Of Smith, these cruel VII
lains made at least some attempt at justify
ing their act, under the pretense that he
was deserter. The poor fellow-a tho
rough ioyalist-had been forced into their
cursed service and, Of course, seized the
frst opportunity of escaping from it,
Therefore, although this man was really
murdered, they AZ least can attempt 20
put forward the base plea that he was in
their service
ain the case Of the other man-Cro-
main-to whom we above allude, there is
not even the shadow Of an excuse, however
false or trivial. It was simply a piece of
deliberate, gratuitous, and feroeious mur-
der This man had never been in their
service, and therefore could not come uu-
der the charge o. desertiOn. All be was
guilty ef was being loyal Texan, and Of
enlisting in the service Of the United
States. Having no charge against hin,
the rebel officers handed Cromain over to
the mob, and these hends in human shape
deliberately hung him-a soldier Of the
United States
aWheni in the name Of fiuslice and com
mon sense, are our authorities going to be
alive 70 the fact that the blood Of devoted
UniOnists is at least as precious as that Of
traitors in open arms against their conn
try2 ls It not enough to make the very
stones rise in mutiny, to know that while
these two poor fellows are being brutally
sent out Of the, world, the very villain who
brought that fats upon them, is caught in
the act Of Turing two whole companies Of
Texans to similar ruin, is brought here as
9 prisoner, and two days sfterward is
found hanging to the LIMB Of tree, like
his victim GFOmaiu No, indeed, on the
arm Of some Eell-dressed friend, gaily
parading the streets Of New Oerleans, on
parole, and being lionized omong the seces-
sionists y