New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-19
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Gen. Banks and number of other officers
visited Port Hudson and Vicksburg. leaving Newor'
leans ON the Crescent. July %. The New-Or-
leans Ira Of the 9TH Of August publishes an account Of
tie trip from which We copy the following
About noon We arrived at Port Hudson that historic
spot where the yaor of our army forced the gateway 81
the Mississippi and opened 10 the country once more
that magnificent pathway of commerce.
High PERCEPTIONS bluffs and earthworks. but recently
black with hostile cannon an ABRUPT turn IN tie river
and points commanding II for miles attest The splendid
bravery Of fleet on that anxious night when the
Hartford and Abatross run this fearful gauntlet and
the noble old Mississippi was lost Having examined
the place from the outside Wh5 the palapet5 were
closely invested by troops IL was with no little in
that improved this opportunity 70 inspect the
inside, and examine those points where, but few
weeks since il was death to show ones head and
where men worked their way NJ IN the bitches dug
in the night time until they could easy carry CONVEX
sation with their mortal fees ON the inside Of the
Ascending very steep hill from the landing. one
reaches a plain the bluffs. stretching away 20 tie
renr but soon broken by rnvncs and I'm places covered
with prmcyal woods. II does not require the practiced
eye engineer e. see 40 gnnce that the place IS
one Of great natural advantages and natural strength
II Is Of the wonders OF war that the seemingly I'M
prcgnahc places. defended by brave men. can ever DO
taken. But glance over the parnpct shows You now
engineering skill and sodierly perseverance, overcome
GRADUALLY but surely these seemingly inSurmouhlabe
obstacles
Here is n point which one would say commanded the
rostion 30 perfectly that few men could mold against
/ all that could lt tloNufh upon ~ W." ''''""N'
they could were the assailng party 10 rush up uhpo
t,,fcd But in front see u deep dltch, aug ny
nneut and dangerous labor, supplying the want oi u
| naturl rnyinc and in which our men approached,
slowly working their way, perhaps but few feet Of Il
night until thew secure under the enemy pafapct
and can pick oil any imprudcn Rebel who dares i bis
hrad in view or, agreeing Ia temporary truce can
tnlk with the enemy easily though they were III
the same room or throw over newspaper Ia LEI him
| know what the Yankees have Ia say of themselves.
sastonising 10 how close the two hostile lines
were 10 each other Not only is this true of the points
In which our stcay approaches had brought the men
within spcaking distance hut II the entire line. Cen
Wetlrs front was but but few yards from the para
net Ills parallel skirts the entire edge of the wood
! and the most Impractical hand could, without labor
hurl "A stone from one 10 the other The trees on
both sides are completely cut up with the bullets Of
the scnrpshoocrs showing how dangerous II was for "A
hend TO be shown ON either side.
From the parapot could see that the barn at which
Gen Banks established his headquarters the day Of
the second assault DULY 10, was within easy range
and the wonder u.s. not that shell went clean over
the building In the morning but that IL not fol
lowed bv fifty more. In mont Of every strong position
Won can see how the Yankees built counter works ana
had obtained such advantages rendered the case oil
the Rebels entirely hopeless unless aided nom without
ON the left the Rebel citadel which NJ the time 81
| the surrender had been mined. and would have been
blown into he air within icN hours had not the place
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