New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-03
THE EXPEDITION UP TIE MISSISSIPPI.
Corresponding Of The Philsdelpha Eve ding Buetin.
USI1Kp STATES sTrAsEn BnocELyS.)

TSITRp STATES STEAMER BRooELyS,}
OF NalchtL Mba. May IL 1907 J
We left New-Orleans MAY > bound TO Vicksburg
TO make connection with Capt Foote, if possible.
This chip the senior Of the feet, being attended
by seven gunboats. Az we passed MP, We fonnd all
the villages deserted by the white people, who had
previously destroyed their cotton y burning 1t or
heavDg il into the river. Millions OF dollars worth
OF property was thus destroyed.
We cent our boats ashore TO some Of the nlanta-
tons where We saw white people. They won!d
beg us not to harm them. with tears IN Their
eyes. They bad been told we were butchering the
women and children, plundering ana destroying
property and their only hope was 10 escape up the
river from Ms, which all that could 20 had done.
On our way we found ouly one avowed Union
man. He bad large plantation, with 900 negroes,
and large amount of cotton on hand. lie hzd been
waited on by The military authorizes who urged
HIM 10 destroy bis cotton II wOald fall INTO tie
hands of the Lincoln ties. but lie refnsej, aud told
them as he had no fear of loeiug II, he deter
mined to protect II 10 the last. But he afraid
the people on shore would burn it after We left.
On arriving at Baton Rouge, the cip al OF the
State, we went ashore and raised the American nae
on The L. S. Arsenal. The Governor had left, tax
ing al the State papers with lin and leaving be
csrtal at our mercy. We seiZed large amount 81
coal belonging 20 the Rebel Government, and an eX
teusive foundery. where they had been casting sho
and she'll, but private property was respected.
We passed JEDI. Davis's plantation on our way
up. But he had lett nothing but empty houses.
For The prerent we are TO lie here, sending th,
gnnboa's up to Vi,ksburg, 10 destroy the rail
road communication at that place, thereby cniunl
oil all supplies from the west Of the Mirsissipli
That being accomplished, they will be in tight
place for supplies.
There is "a report here tha, fighting has been GONG
on for three day. at CorInth, the result being un
known.
At New-Orleans things are quiet aud business re-
vvng. Confederate notes will not pas current
United States Treasury notes are IA good ~ gold
Gen. Butler las seized 5000 $50 in specie belong
ing TO the Confederate, witch bad been placed IN
the hands Of foreign Consuls for safety. He hos aro
seized a large qpasiiy ~ provisions belonging u
them. He has oreDed free market, where food If
served out gratis 10 the poor. He has opened r..
crui ing-oflces and is enl sting men for the United
States military service. lie IL gaining tie conf
dence # the IeOple and viii become very popular.
think he is the night III the night place.
Capt. Porter hls gouc "a Mobile with the bomp
feet, to operate agaiust Fort Morgan, where hope
10 may have better success than lie bad at h OFT
jackson. -
The damage 20 this ship is 70 great that we viii
have 10 20 North 10 be locked so, after we meet
Com. Foote, up the river, are to sall for home.
We have a great punber of drserters from the Rebel
army on board, who picked mp on the river,
coming down In small boats.
The Pensacola and Mirsissippi are at New-Or-
leans; the Hartford and Re mOnd nj Baton Ronge;
the BROOKLYN. with seven gunhonts, bound 10 Nicks-
burg: the Colorado and the Portsmouth, at The Bar
out.ide. 80 we have the river at this end entirely
under our control.