The national Republican., 1862-07-09
Movements on The Mississippi River.
U. s. STEAM SLoop BRoOELYN,
.- OF YIcKsluRl. June %. 1860.

or VIcKsBURG, June 22, 1862.
SIR: In obedience to your orders OF the 18Th
instant, left Baton Rouge, on my way up the
river, at one p. m. Of that day
Oi the l4th, at nine p. M, sent the marine
guard and party Of seamen, in all about one
hundred men, under charge Of Lieut.. Lowry,
on shore at Bayou Sara, for the purpose OF
destroying The telegraphic apparatus aud cnt.
ling the wires, and with orders 10 inform the
authorities Of that town that we were on the
river for the purpose Of enforcing the laws Of
our common country, and protecting ils loyal
ciizsns; and Of the same time to warn them that
Il any hoslile demonstrations were made upon
our vessels or transports as they passed In front
Of theif town, by the thieves and murderers
yclept guei illas, the town would be held Ie.
spnnsble for Il, aud at least be laid under con.
tiibulinn, II not deal with more severely
Al about II o'clock u. m. Lieut.. Lowry re-
turned with his party to the ship, having thor
ouably accomplished his work, excepting se-
curing the tclegraPbic apparatus, which had
been removed but Il few ninules before be
landed. About half mile Of the wire was
out and brought On board, and the vilri d and
batteries destroyed.
AhO pSopiU oshoiu hpPHiru !" bs pthCtNUly
disposed, were quite civil, and made no disre-
sp, c,iMt denominations The Mayor or Chief
Magistrate Informed Lieut. Lowry that but
two or three days previous 10 uur arrival The
town hid been visited by band Of gusriilas
that they lad committed many 0utragps against
low and order and that hs had arrested u
lleutenant.who tommai ded the party, but he
was Ieicned by bis men and borne cff TO the
wood. ii. represented these guerillas as a
lawless set, whom the Inhabitants Of the county
and small towns "had grea'er dread of than
they had OF the visits of our navy, or even Of
our army" and hoped we would not hold him
responsible Tor the acts Of this cut throat ba nd.
Before leaving The shcre, Lieutenant Lowry,
with the flag Of our Union at thu head uf bis
party, marched to the tunes Of Yankee Doodle
and /" Dixis' through rome ol tho principal
streets
We passed Natchez OF about 10. 80 a. m of
the 10th. Oa The morning of the l7ih, the
Richmond joi0ed us, and al about $50 q. m.,
We passed R0dney.
We arrived at our present ANCHORAGE ON tbe
Nowhtrs on Our route were We molested.
and lsaS no change in the aspect of things
y nee our lost trip except at Grand Gulf. The
town there was In ru rs, having been rlddled
by shot and then destroyed by Gre. OoasmalI
hill. just 10 the right Of the tuwu, was a small
| earthwOrk, which had b, en- but recently thrown
up, and was capable Of receiving thres or four
small flsldpleces. This work, w we'll AZ the
town, was entirely destroyed.
Ga the goth instant, Commander Porter ar.
rived here with two Of his mortar boats, Yes.
terday the Miami Arrived with another. and
this afternoon four others were iowed up'
Commander Porter informed me thai his flo.
tilla was fired upon at Ellis Cliff, and ina, II
IL the Intention OF the rebels 10 mount iror-
blossoms battery at that place and alao at oIit.
mans Landing, as he learned ut iarm houss
~ hs 0aina up.
The boats which came up this afternoon vera
Tired ut from Eli. Gift, uud QUE the Pari,h
was hit Two or three times one sho, having
temporarily disabled one Of her boilers. Y.s.
tcrday morning, ! sent the Oueida and Winona
to look after those places 70 morrow shall
send the Kaiahden 10 envoy tho two boats os
far ~ Baton Rouge, or until she meets Won
Here, at Vicksburg, the rebels apps,r 10 he
quite busy In exten ling and foriiiyinp ibeir
works, aud 1t Is said that they have sope len
thousand troops gathered in and about tbe H town m
Very respectfully, your obrdent servant
Flag Oficer d q. FARRAduT
Commanding W'srrn Gulf
Blockading Squadron.