, 1863-06-29
FROM PORT HUDSON;

~ the arrival OF tho Creole, VIC have new
from New Orleans to the 18th. The attac}
upon the rebel works at Port Hudson va
principally By We1tzeIs and Growers di
visions on the right. Our troops. were re
pulsed with IN admitted loss Of 700 men
Five companies Of the Metropolitan Cayalr.
were captured within mile and hnlt o
Banks headquarters.
Our New Orleans correspondence contain!
interesting details Of tie position Of atr.irs a
Port Hudson.
1t Is said Gen. Dudley had offered to Leaf
1900 nen for another assault upon the enc
my's works, and that m order had been ISSUED
authorizing volunteers from at regiments fol
forlorn hope.
There had been four arrivals OF Woundetl al
New Orleans, and the st. Louis and other ho
tells we're filled with them. ALL access to the
wounded is strictly prohibited.
Gen. Magrnder is said to have Withdrawn
his troops from the Rio Grandc and gone to.
ward Port Hudson.
4 New Orleans letter Of the. 18th, to the
7fi6une, says: Yesterday, Cen Banks Issued
IN order for 1000 volunteers to make thc
final charge on the encmy's works. The 4th
and 9th Wisconsin volunteered, and Eere re-
pulsed, and afterWard taken prlsonera-a1l,
or nearly all.
New YoRR, June 27.-Tho DtrclTs New
Orleans letter states our loss in tho repulse OF
| the 10Th at Port Hudson, at 100 killed and
wounded. Among the wounded Is Gen.
Paine, in the leg, severely.
There is no doubt Magtudar Is in Attakapas
county, with fifteen or twenty thousand men,
destroying all the property we did not move.
He Is also fortifylDg ut Franklin, to defend
TINT country shoE1d Port Hudson fa1l
A1nASr, june PA letter was received in
16sd New York State Volunteers, datei at
Banks headquarters, 1Stli-the same DAY as
the I5i6uns's letter. The writer says Two
Wisconsin regiments were captured at Port
Hudeon. he makes no mention Of aaY fight
as stated in said letter, bnt says nll was quiet,
newal Of the attack for several days.
NEw YoRE, June 2S-Thc Her lid has id.
| Tices from Port Hudson to the 20h.
Gen. Banks, on the 18th inst, issued con
| gratu1atory order 10 his. troops, on their
steady advance On the cnemy's works, stating
mt issue Of tie conflict. We a1eat all points
upon tie threshold OF his fortifcauons. One
more advance and then they nre ours. He
| then SUMMONS the organization Of a storm
ing column Of 1000 men to yindicate the flag
OF the Union md its defenders who hayc
fallen promisary promotion to officers, and q
medal to officers and priyates.
NEW YoRK, juno 23-Thc steamer Geo.
Cromwell, from Ncw Orleans 2lst, has a.
rived. =.
ono infDntry Of rebel regiments and q battery
Of six pieces arc stationed at Indian Village,
nine miles In the rear Of Plaqeumine. On
the 18Th 800 rebel cavalry from there made q
daeh into Plaluemine, which place was not
guarded by military force, and burned the
steamers Ang3lo:Amcrican,: Southern .Mcr-
.nd Is bales Of cotton. Thirty conyalc5cent
soldiers were taken prisoners to Indian VII.
lagc. Capt. Atert stearns, Provost Marshal,
escaped.
The Era says the Louisiana State Bank Will
again resume business as heretofore. There
is not q word relative to afIairs at Port Uud-
son.
A rebel bearer of dispatches.had been cap
tured With, 1t is said, dispatches from Joh1l-
ston. who promised to reinforce Port Hud-
son and capture Banks' whole army, If tho
place would hold out till the following Tues
lny.
This mail may be a rusc, however, to in
| duce Banks to make m immediate assault,
that he may be repulsed or determine his abIt-
ity to carry the place and not await slow pro-
cess Of starvation. ~
a deserter reports consultation OF rebel
officers, who unanimously requested General
Gardner to surrender. He replied that o
laigc reinforcement would arrive within d
week, and they would only hold ont a few
days longer the Ee1ge would result faYorably
to them.
The lisadected returned to their camp and
told their men If the General did not snrrcn-
der within week they would compel him to
do so.
Another deserter reports that the rebels
hayesbut forty head Of cattle left