Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-07-13
Good News from the West.

ior, Moreton and Green, surprised the Fed
eral Notifications at Brashear City, on the
9th June, and captured eighteen hundred
prisoners, thirty-three commissioned officers,
three millions commissary, one million'hve
hundred thousand quartermaster's, two hun
dred and fifty thousand ordnance, and one
hundred thousand dollars worth of medical
stores. Also twenty-three garrison and reg
-imental flags, ten thousand tents, two thou
sand horses and mules, seven thousand ne
croes, seven thousand stand small arms,
eighteen siege guns and a position as lmpor-
tant as Port Hudson or Vicksburg. Other
important movements Of Gen. Taylor pro-
crossing. Private letters from the Conner
Battery state that Gen. Walker, twelve thou
sand strong, left Delhi and took Providence,
garrisoned by Federals and negroes, and
hung two officers commanding negroes
| Nothing from Port Hudson.
CAPTURE OF BRAsuER CRY CONFIRMED
From the New York Herald of the 4th inst,
we have confirmation of the capture of
IBrasher city, in Louisiana, with all the Yam
kee forces, guns and stores of every kind:
The Morning Star, Capt. A. D. Perkins,
left New Orleans on the 9th June, and reach
FED New York or the Sd of July. She carried
lafull freight of sugar and cotton, $170,000
: in American gold, and $50 passengers.
The New York Herald says rumor was cur
brent at New Orleans on the morning of the
Star'S departure, that Port Hudson had been
taken by Gen. Banks, but this was not con-
FHrmed by telegraph at the Balize at a later
Rperiod of the day. The following is the Her
AIDS correspondence:
New ORLEANS, June 26.-As [ feared would
be the case when writing my last letter, we
Ihave lost Brasher city. The enemy succeed
ed in capturing it On Monday morning last,
and with it all the troops that were there,
AL the camp equipage, artillery, ammunition,
and, in fact, everything-no means being at
hand to remove. and no time given to destroy
the valuable property there stored. 1t. is
feertain, however, that we have lost every
thing west of the Mississippi river, and have
gained nothing as yet east Of it. Our troops
have fallen back from Lafourche crossing,
Having first burned the bridge, and I am I'M
lder the impression that our outposts do not
extend beyond Butte Station-twenty miles
from the city.
am sorry I am so circumstance, in con-
sequence Of our having been cut off from all
communication with Brashear City, that [ am
not able to give you the full particulars of h
capture of that important place by the rebels.
! e]as refugees who arrived in camp 10 day,
IKlearn the following details: On Tuesday
EfasfFat4 O'Clock, a. NJ, not Unexpectedly, as
twas stated, a small force Of rebels made their
J appearance at Berwick City, Immediately
opposite Brashear City, and opened fire on
our encampment at that place from two small
pieces of artillery. The attention of oal
gunners at Fort Buchanan was drawn tc
them, and after a few shots they were appar
emily dispersed. This, it appears, was a rust
on the part of the enemy, for scarcely hac
our soldiers been placed in position to resist
any advance of the rebels from that place,
when they were suddenly surprised by +,
large force of the enemy, which had during
the night crossed Lake Palourde, and come
up in their rear. The rebels entered the
town, and our men surrendered, | am very
credibly informed. without making any very
determined resistance. Our loss on this oc.
casion was nearly 1000 men, including 6
camp of about 600 convalescent soldiers
But this was not the worst part of the bust
ness. The rebels, by the capture of our force
gained possession of Fort Buchanan and For
Shene, and another smaller earthwork further
down the bay. On these Notifications wer,
mounted eighteen or twenty guns of heavy
calibre several of which were the finest riff,
pieces we had in this department.
Some ofthe pieces we lost were those recent
y taken from Camp Parapet, others raise,
from the steamer ilinsman, that sank in tn
bay last March. Altogether this is one of tn
s~everest blows the rebels have dealt us il
Ibis part ofthe country. In military circle
BrashearCit is considerb a place ofgreat i'm
:, p~ortance. The Qualifications at this point com
lnand Berwick Bay, the Atchafalaya, and i
: fact all navi gation from the Gulf to the Alta
kapas country. The rebel forces we encoun
.ered was under the command of Magrudel
and is variously estimated at from ten to fl
/, teen thousand. The rebels in takiug Brashe
City captured quite an amount of quartermas
D ter's and commissary stores, as we'll as con
siderable ammunition. The enemy also cam