New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-29


From Our spseisl Correspondent
-'' EKwoHLy.xs. June 20. is1
The Creole, which was advertised to have len
to-dsy, left yesterday morning. and 20 was pre-
yerted from writing you byh
You are probably aware tina, 1t is hardly possible
70 get any account Of what is going on at Port iud-
SOD. Our newspapers prohibited from saying
anything about it a. all They are not permitted to
say tba, which everybody knows, with the disad
vantage tba, Rebel sympathizers iudustdously cir
culate every item tlry can get hold oi after j. ha
gone through their Confederate beiUgged bpinr.
Every half score Of wounded men brought here and
carried the hospital III broad day igh, If subjected
10 the operation VI tue Confederate arithmetic, and
II at once becomes JjO.
/ The Rebels are known TO be deserving from For
Hudson at OF from Is TO - per day aid yot
our papers dare not mention the fact suppose ior
fear they should hurt the feeling Ot the rsscas VINO
have taken tho oath aud srst 1t out again"
second assault MADE on Port Hudson lGEi
Sunday with about !. much tine result IN the
ASSAULT on tn. 9Th ult. The men proved Themselves
heroic and daring beyond all expectation. We sut.
tanned q considerable loss III killed and wounded
and advanced little closer up 10 The enenys works,
whore our forces are to-day.
To those who arc impatient and dissatisfied be-
cause the place not taken al once let ray, that
IL is very different thing 10 take hasty glance at
the map, which is one smooth level surface and
pencil off in few min tes how tho troop. should be
disposed, aud how easy 1t mighs DO taken, from
taking the troops on The Eround-fough ana rugged
full OF narrow almost impossible rayines, some oi
them 70 Deep man can scarcely get out II he fall
in; the level ground thcldy strewn with heavy tim
Der, fellsd 10 all direetons-brusn and stumps 81
thick that il is with difficulty you can find space
free from distractions largo enough 10 bury dead
SOLDIER This IL the character OF the ground close p
where our troops are. Further back, whore these
obstrucons are fewer is where the Rebelr had rife
pits. from which we drove them IN tue sht OF the
27t6,.
Now, our picksts are 20 close up that they cannot
use their guns on u.s. for our men can pick them Oh
In the assault on Sunday, the Rebels held their
fire until our troops within about ~ or 6O feet
when they poured deadly fire into our ranks II
WAS here, while quite close, that Gen. Piano was
wounded by bullet in thu leg. just below the knee
and fell down under shelter vi small tree, at the
base OF q little knoll rise In the ground. Hero he
Iay from In the morning until "A in the evening"
our meu being shot down one alter The other AZ they
went TO try and bring him OF. l am told that not
lsss than 10 of our brave fellows fell while Their
errand Of mercy. First, two men went With q
s,retcber to bring him TO The van. just s. they
reach the wounded man, bullet, with deadly aim,
from Rebel sharpshooter, lays one OF them u
corpse a, the feet OF the Colonel. Another brave
rusles ~ TO lend hand, Only 10 share the same
fate; end 20 on, until 1t seems hopeless. For tinio
it 10 relinquisbed when II is suggested tho wounded
officer must need water. AT once there 10 man
WHO undertakes tie dangerous task. lie crawls on
his face with canteen OF water almost reache. the
spot, is witain arms leng'h, aud raises himself up
10 pass the canteen to Col Paine, when, alas a
Rebel bullet paSses through his head, killing him In
stanlly. On one occasion, three mon Out VI iour
win a litter were killed dead.
This il indeed horrible enough; but worse than
this the cswardIy rebels actually shot al and killed
our he pless anu wounded men US they LAID on the
ground. Tho statement comes 10 INC ~ 70 many
shapes, 10 vouched for by officers as we'll as wound
cd men, tina, there is not " NY mind shadow OF
doubt on tho subject.
The greater portion OF the wounded has been
brought 70 the CITY. and the ~. Louis Hotel taken