Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford -Wm. C. Holton
    

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June 2d. Early this morning vessels of lower fleet fired a few shots; later, during this forenoon, sent seven rebel prisoners ashore to be taken across the point of land opposite Port Hudson to lower fleet; at nine o’clock heavy firing in rear of Port Hudson by our army; during the evening the upper batteries at Port Hudson opened fire inland.

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