Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-02
THE MOVEMENT ON PORT HUDSON.
L,rE From NEW ORLEANS.

LATE FROM NEW ORLEANS.
NEW YoEK, NJ sRcH 30.--The ste amer New Brunswick
has arrived from New Orleans the Esd instant
The steamer Bio Bio which arrived on the 22d from
New York via Havana. totally destroyed by fire that
morning, together with the passengers baggage and cargo
whilst landing at her wharf The origin of the fire was not
known.
1t was reported at New Orleans that Gen. Growers
frces had returned to the vicinity Of Baton Rouge Three
hundred bales of cotton twelve to 6een hundred hhds
OF sugar and three thousand bbls. OF moasses
secured and much be readily obtained. At the
latest accounts Gen. Dudleys Brigade encampeAAt
the head OF Profit Island Gen. Growers headquad Ire
were ON the crossroads leading from Tayor house to the
Bayou Sara road.
The flagship Hartford and Abatross were the only YES
sells that Port Hudson the night Of the 18th Instant
The Richmond made gallant attempt to get BY but failed
The destruction Of the Mississippi confirmed In attempt
ing ass Port Hudson she struck four shots
only and damaged comparatively to insignificant ex-
tent but when and the Of the range Of bat
teries the smoke and steam from the boats in the ad-
vance and The batteries enveoped the ship that the pilot
lost his bearings and the gate round the right
bank of the river where she remained forty minutes She
exposed to terrific FIRE from all the batteries Dur
ing this time she fired two hundred and fifty rounds; but
her guns after another all dsmounted and her
PORTFOLIOS the sarboard side knocked into 0ne Twen-
ty five or thirty killed and four wounded. The
ship pei sctly riddled with shot, and there
prospect of her floating agao az last Capt Smith
gave order for her abandonment During all the time
the Mississippi under FIRE there particular ex-
citement aboard Orders quietly given and sxecut
ed he told load and fire at the batteries
as quick as possible, and did long there was
mounted to fire. After The order to abandon the ship
was gwen her boats lowered aud the four wounded
men put In first, after which others filled the boats Many
Jumped overheard, expecting to swim ashore
picked uF BY the boats and few supposed be drown
ed Those who reached the levee taken off by the
Essex 10 the number of fifty sixty. When the cree
were all of the ship Capt Smith and Lieut. Derby spr
Killed. turpenne in the wsrdroom setting fire. and the
captain Of the orehod fred the ship forward The Cap
au and the Lieutenant then pulled for the Essex The
Mississippi was in aames and the FIRE presently reach
ed the magazine blowing up the ship with tremendous
explosion
proach Of Gen. Banks forces the rebels retired to Port
Hudson. Col Clark, Of Banks staff was seriously wound
ed in the leg while accommodating
Gen. Banks was at New Orleans the 23i instant On
his return to the army at Baton Rouge he issued general
order announcing that the object of the expedition had
been entirely accomplished and that it complete Tho
movement is understood to have been diversion to
enable Admiral Farraguts feet 30 pass the batteries and
not for the reduction of Port Hudson.
Another account says that the army extends from
Baton Rouge few miles outside. It 10 said that infor
nation received by Gen. Grover that the rebels about
to attack Baton Rouge rendered retrograde movement
advisable.
Our neet is now few miles beyond Baton Rouge the
Essex being the to Port Hudson 1t said that
the rebel force there numbers twenty thousand men.
minUs afth a Richm tall
wounded, and died at New Orleans on the 18th instant
The Richmond had three killed and seven wounded.
Tie Monongahsla lost killed and twentyo wound
3D. si1syour of the Of the Mississippi missing.
forty two of whom prisoners the balance killed.
Among the prisoners Capt Fontane, of the marines
and Acting Masters Mate Francis and amongst the killed.
is Acting Master Robert Kelly