Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-08

getting possession of and holding the batterie:
| on the enemys right.
Gen. Sherman led the attack in person ant
was severely wounded in the leg. Gen. Nea
| Dow was also wounded. Col Clarke, of the
9th Michigan, was killed Col. Cowles of the
! l2Sth New York, also, by bayonet thrust
! Lieut. Col. Smith of the Zouaves, was severe.
| ly wounded.
ATTACK BY AUGER AND GROVER ON THE
CENTER.
The attack on the center of the enemv's no.
sition by the columns of Gems. Anger and
Grover also exhibited the most terrible fight.
ing and the same obstinate resistance. Our
troops here, as well as on the right and lefr,
did all that men could do, and held every inch
of ground they gained. The enemy were
driven foot by foot out of their rifle pits and
entertainments into their main works, from
whence they will never come out except as
prisoners of war As before stated, every
obstacle that could be placed in the way of
our advance, and every art that could render
our columns subject to slaughter, was used by
the enemy, and with terrible effect. The old
soldiers OF the army of the Potomac cannot do
better than we have done here with nine
months men.
The lower battery at Port Hudson had been
abandoned some days since and the heavy
guns spiked, rs the position was too much ex-
posed to the fire of our mortars and the broad
sides Of the heavy ships. Between it and the
other works there is a ravne, which also
helped to necessiate the abandonment of that
work on account of their concentrating all
their available force in the main position.
When we consider what was accomplished in
flew hours, the result may be called a victo-
ry of no small proportions. 1t has never been
done het,trf in this tl,o md l.
yet; we are to witness fighting at Port Hud-
son before which that of yesterday will sink
lHto insignitcance. 1t may have, and proba-
bly, did occur, to-day, and am confident that
we are tonight much nearer the accomplish
ment Of our task than we were at this ii ne
yesterday. The details of this first days
work will be interesting, but no more than |
have given has yet reached u.s. Every day
now will bring exciting intelligence until the
finale comes and the announcement reaches
US that Port Hudson has fallen What have
related Is from an eye witness who was fortu-
nate enough to get a passage down in the
only vessel that left there last evening. He
also saw much Of the operations of the fleet,
which | will give hereafter
OUR ESTIMATED LOSS DURING YESTERDAY.
The least estimate have heard is between
two and three thousand, which am lad to
believe is about correct. When all is taken
into consideration it is not larger, however,
than we should expect, and it falls below what
supposed we would sustain.
THE ENEMY's LOSS.
We have no means of ascertaining the loss
OF the enemy; it has no doubt however, been
trlghttul. Massed as they were to resist our
advance, they were mown down in heaps The
ground was literally covered with their dying
and dead. | do not think they have lost as
many as ourselves, but it has been greater in
proportion, considering how thy were cover
ed from the severity Of our fire.
REINFORCEMENTs
Heavy reinforcements are being sent up the
river tonight. Among them is the 18th New
York, Col. Morgan, of Key West noloriety,
commanding. The fight commenced as early
as seven o'clock yesterday morning, or rather
became general about that time 1t conlin
ued during the greater part of the day ex-
cepting about an hour near noon. At seven
o'clock last evening it was raging along the
entire line wan InJense Iury. ana was SolHS
on this morning. Dispatches received this
afternoon at four o'clock, say that our posi-
ton was still improving, with every prospect
of success.