Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-10
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b e jane and reached NeT YORK on The I'd OF july ehe
carried full freight OF sugar and cotton, $4,000 niAnerean
gold and $50 pAs'engers
ThNev York Herald says current at New Orleans
on the m.rrlng Of the Stars Departure that Port Hudson had
been taken by General Banis but this not by tse
graph a, the Ba1s period of the day. The following
the Herad's correspondence:
NEW oREASs June 2-AsI feared would be the case when
vtng my LAST letter. lost Brashear Oty The enemy
succeeded Ipturing on enday morning % anu win All
the OPS ns were she s1srbDSpp means being At hand T.
remove and given destroy the valuable opery hee
stored The auho es give Information In regard 70 tne
Der II our forces point and they have instructed
every arrived TO nothing on the subject An Vas
issued Yesterday by Provost Marshal General drecilg he
different newspapers OF this city to say thing Whatever
log mi ary Ia ills department This 10 sen proves
that al well with Were otherwise everything gong
on;woud will be given without hesitation to the public
cetaln however, that have lest everything Wt Of 'he ms
sssipp liver and 1ained nothing as yet east OF
Ouroops fallen back from Latourche erosSin nav ns
burned the bridge sd am under the Impression IhHt our
posts do extend beyond Butte saon-tWeny miles from he
city. 49,, iii NJ
doubt return IA time to furnish sah particulars respecting s
movements 10 the westward the authorities have reuea
10 speak be eydentto those who have studied
III, depar nent that we are in a condition than
gardng this State We not possess by many square miles,
pet whatever any change the better Our army dWnd
ling rapidly from every cause lie that OF the enemy
saying anyth about the military movements SUI
the Eras monetary financial article OF this morning TO fully
understand the situation. IL The total stock OF Proaucs
from the Interior limited for operations Of magnitude and
transactions In financial circles equ,ny avery limit
ed scale The total available stock Of sugar the country
tremey small and he present prospects for crop is season
that little may produced will be very inferior In quality
stand by lis language the condition Of affairs than
had been given the assaults upon Port Hudson, affairs In the
Aakapas count y, and correct list Of our losses requires
almost microscope In discover what portion Of
Louisiana still remains N our possession -,
all this opening Of the United states Dis
c! Court on Wednesday dinner was given at S Oh several
suppose LouAna tack under the protecting folds
the snd stripes and that military force My was re-
qued protect the border from raids by hungry rebels One
gent eman holding high Seis pos t0n Sad peSRs Of ne
OF Louisiana 10 her ancient rights He
the military fast giving way (some truth In
that part Of the Senence before rds now being made
assumption the by the civil
thor eto the supremacy Ct the gd over dd once more
aud eocd the knowledge Of the fact" Another
enan vel known In the udclry department said "Grea
trapsprng arouGd and he feat assred as
surance founded upon merely upon
his hopes-that the entire State Of would very
be occupied by forces restored the Union and all
her former hwhen chaos and anarchy would have an end
been made three months ago, when all Of
Louian. except Port Hudson and its Immediate vicinity and
portion Of the State In possesson
they would have been received with far better grace THAI al
present time, the squadron Of Admiral Farragut alone
holds III. enemy advancing beyond the points they
have now reached. All this information will be edngy
pal lbe to many yet Is all tueeyery word Of it. While
locked bright before splendid campaign
In Western ave every promise much more 80
opening United District COURT shcrt time
would be required to recohuer the entire state your cor
respondent did not hesitate TO that now everything lock, dark
he thinks New Orleans will be again very short time the base
opera ions Of the armyo rather what h left Of H. Smother
the much yet enough leaks out among
popuace OF New Orleans to give hem every ras TO believe
much than they really Hence the bad
policy publishing the state Of the at lsaw
evidences yesterday In the street. Of hs city Of the true
t feelings community than before since have
resided here The ladies did not hesitate TO display their
sion eoloTs III every manner their ed whte anu req As anu
ornaments conspicuous In direction excepting
hoseho were In mourning and the men showed their
feelings crowdng the grogshops aud talking Of large purchA
Of rope OF the proper not stating however, for wnAt pur
pose was intended but leaving that 10 the imagination.
As further proof Of how the enemy in another d.
rscon, give the following For sometime force Of NO X
haVR In
Pass Manchac locomotive and few haze been used for
purpose Of unLilg material and conveying the wJrkmen
their tools 10 and fro. The bridge being about completed,
the out erday for bringing back the but
they, with the rarity Workmen gobbed" and
the way 10 Jackson some other part Of Dixie The
bridge has been destroyed by orei but have
doubt will be- In order to prevent attmRt 70 in
that direction As far New Orleans is concerned Is to-day
No bring bear would
reaching point city they
The gans the every approach, and
General Emory has so disposed lis command IS TO eec uay de-
nd every point The city to-day safe New York Bos
ton, and must remain Its geographical position renders
place easily defended by small number Of against an army
OF large proportions cannot be approached force except
by water, V;h enemy have whatever Of doing
We feel perfectly eue notwithstanding the people genera
have every hope 10 few days OF once more seeing the sece g
the CITY Hail. the squadron Of Admiral Harragut annhia
Richmond.
up the river the when
hopes and desperate hghng bat nothing has occurred
eng In Port Hudson with small parties Of cavalry,
annoying whenever the opportunity oGrs but have
The bombadmen still continues and the last advces that
another assault take place between and Monday evening
next Th assault has been promised every day and night for
ten days past When occurs speak fully Of H. As
matters stand now We con coming OF exceedingly doubtful
Good authority that the trouble with the mae month";
They will fight prferring home rather than be
shot, especially that their term Of enlistment Is nearly
The ormpg columns heretofore have three York
and Western regiments, supported by Zine months men, and
when the stomss reached the locked the
supp nowhere TO be Consequently "Ang
bcA considered the prudent tn at could be
order TO the few remaining Of the column
destruction The river fully armed order
repe any attack by parties along the river bank Wehsve
probably concentrated all his force AcOomp h fully the capture
Of BTashear City and the 0pelous IS Railroad.
All Ia this department favorable the Of tire Union
cause have been Wishing Wag hoping ard expecting for weeks
that nforcmeus would arrive They thought that the
would the Importance the by
General Banks and send him enough without delay
obstacle and hold al the states he had
himself Of but they have not yet arrived Rumors for days
has had twenty thousand additional 10 the river their
Port Hudson but they have city,
cept phi Dom ships The knowing they posteI
regarding the available troops shook their heads ey could
notsee where twenty IN usand FROM
half that number. Consequently de up d that we
would have 70 do @ beat could with the force had. do
city OF New o:leans, for 1t good feeder for them
In ormst dus1rom Dixie carried from
here In the There denying the fact that i'm
quantities Of all de.cp goods peeded by
have reScl ed them had the river been bockAdd While this
the and the rebels know that nneen The population
are their friends who will do all In their - aid the rebel
by supplies well information hey do not pos
sess The city, for they know her will without
It. This the opinion OF those who understand how
matters are 10 this department.
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