The New York herald., 1865-04-09

In the darkness they lost their way and came upon the
snemys picksts, who fred voley. This was promptly
answered by our men, whom the enemy commenced
brisk musksty IRE along the who're line, and believing
probably that forces were making assault rushed
forth from the rife Pits drove in our working parties
and skrmishs and in some cases advanced 70 our very
rife pits.
In front Of General veachs division our men dubbed
their muske over the rife pits drive tho enemy back
and the whole division advancing In line Of battle at that
moment drove the enemy into his works Tho
rebels repulssd along entire line and must have
suffered heavily.
The enemy then commenced firing artillery from the
fort, and batteries replied The duel kept up
untn nearly daylight, when the firing gradually sub
sided.
THE ISEy's ouxBoAn on oua Monr.
On the extreme right the ensmys gunboats and
transports within muskst range Of troops We
have built an safshwork within ono hundred
and ssventy.nvs yards OF The for for
the purpose Of mounting siege guna The guns have
arrived, and In the morning b expected That they win
open the snsmy sunbosss and transpoya ~ In the
case the pontoons and the three hundr rebss hat
cut or have been unable up 70 thitms 70 inter
fsrs with the movements Of the enemys vessels
count Of the swampa ~
BaIoADn CENTRAL sAnzY AT woHx AoAn.
General bailey, q Red River dam notonsiy, very
hardworkins man ne s building substantial wharf ~
eark Landing and has already three four pontoon
whar running from the shore from seventy 10 one
hundred yards into the bay.
Recently he had nns officers chest, encaosns
silver services for SIX persons presented 70 him BY Rear
Admiral Porter substantial appreciation Of his ser
vices saving his feet the Red river The General
has recently received autograph letter from The Adm
ra conveying the gratifying intelligence
fHn BosrrrAns AND suRosoSs
The transport steamer Thomas left starks Landing lass
night for New Orleans with one hundred and thirty
wounded men board In charge Of Dr. L Y. Mumeston,
medical inspector Of the Thirteenth corps The hospital
Of the First DIVISION sixteenth corps v within range Of
the cnsmy's shells On Tuesday morning last . shell
exploded In The hospital cutting on an arm and lcg Of
wounded man, and compelling tho ofncer In charge 70
remove the hospital further 70 the Dr. T. Absdie
is the chief medical ofnosr In this army. He h old
army surgeon having bs.n In the service nearly twenty
nine years learn that no was recently promoted 10
rank a. colonel
The chief surgeons In the Firs division hospital Of the
Thirteenth corpssrs DR.. Joseph hwta in charge; Dr.
Bartlett, Thirty -nfth lows, and Dr. Kennedy, Fifth
Maine In the Third DIVISION Dr. Dyer Eighty nrst III
nois surgeon inchief Of division Dr. Green Ninety nfh
illinois, surgeon In charge, and Dr. Powell, Seventy
second Illinois.
Dr. T. strubls, formerly Of this city, and Dr. Garrett,
assistant surgeon arrived In This city yesterday morning
on the steamer Msrimac, with two hundred and ATTY
sick soldiers from New Orleans, The hospitals having
been cleared - much ~ possible for the wounded.
A have already stated the loss In killed and wounded
during each days siege win average about hundred
and ny men In Generals 0rspgsrs and Smiths corps
or about eight hundred up 10 Friday, tho 9lss
The ofncen wounded whose names could learn are
Captain Ryan, Of the Forty seventh Illinois, arm ampu
tsted; Captain ". NJ Bullock, Company r. One Hundred
Eighth Illinois, leg badly fractured above the knee
while advancing with his company the skrmish line
Henry Fulsom Seventh Minnesota slightly; Captain T.
y. stone, Company d, Twentieth Wisconsin, seriously.
March 81, 1865
rus HRAunr rrRua THE suen
The firing at Spanish Fort distinctly heard al Dau
phino Island 10 day IA commenced early In tho