The Portland daily press., 1862-08-28
l. A TEST
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST.
Rebel Telegraph Lines Destroyed.
Secesh Steamer Captured, with
5000 Stand of Arms.
REBEL CAMPS DESTROYED.
AMMUNITION AND FIELD PIECES TAKEN.
HELENA, Ark, Aug. "a,

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To Maj. Gen. Halleck, Commander-in-C Chief:
Satisfactory news is received from the navy
and army expedition sent down the river near
Mlliken's BeEd, that the rebel transport boat
Fair Play was captured with large cargo of
arms and ammunition.
A rebel force was pursued by the troops to
Monroe, La, where there is a railroad and
telegraph. The depot was burned and the tel
egraph destroyed, cutting off the communca-
tion connecting Vicksburg with Little Rock
and Providence, La. 35 prisoners were taken,
and large number of negroes who were with
the rebel force, brought away IL hogsheads of
sugar. baggage wagons and 9 trucks were
destroyed, our troops not having the means of
transportation to bring them TO the river.
A portion of the force with the rams enter
ed the Yazoo river, when battery of AZ
Founders and 2 field pieces were taken, the
enemy fleeing without firing gun. The
heavy pieces were destroyed and the field
pieces brought away.
Tie expedition ascended the Yazoo river
above Suniiower, and then returned up the
Miss. The troops are securing the shore, and
scattering guerillas with great success
This is the substance OF Col. Woods reports.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 26, 9.30PM
To Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec'y of Navy:
The combined naval and military expedi-
tion planned by Gen. Curtis and myself before
leaving Helena, has returned to the latter
place, having accomplished its work with great
success. The rebel transport Fair Play has
been captured, containing 1900 new Enfield
rifles, 1000 new muskets, with accoutrements
complete, large quantity of ammunition. 4
field guns, mounted howitzers, and some small
arms.
Col Ward landed and captured the encamp-
ment of the 31st Louisiana regiment with all
their arms, the enemy flying before him. He
captured another camp, with tents, baggage,
and provisions, burning the depot and ears,
and destroying the telegraph.
The combined expedition proceeded up the
Yazoo river where it captured battery con-
sisting of 64-pounder aud 42-pounder gun,
and 2+pounder and 12-pounder field piece
with 1000 pounds of powder and 1000 shot,
shell and grape. Col. Ward dispersed the re-
bels in several places.
III. DAVIS, Commodore.
Gen. Corcoran in New York.
NEW YORK, August q.
The Goth regiment with Gen. Corcoran arri-
ed at o'clock this afternoon, and were re-
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm, they
marched through the Park where mass re-
cruiting meeting was going on, thence to their
armory, attended by packed throng. Most
of the principal stores in the city were closed
this afternoon, TO enable the employees and
Others to attend the great meeting in the
Park.
The war meeting in the Park this afternoon
was immense and very enthusiastic. Quite
number of speeches were made by prominent
citizens, and resolutions adopted pledging the
faith, fortunes, lives and honor of the citizens
of New York to crushing out the rebellion,
calling upon monied and other corporations to
contribute largely to the recruiting fund, and
also to close their places of business as far an
practicable at p. NJ, until the 18th of Sept,
urging the President to authorize Gen. Corco-
,-aiso .sFsll M A
letter was read from Secretary Seward, ex-
pressing the Presidents regret at being unable
TO attend, also, spirited letter from Gov.
Morgan. The great event of the afternoon
was the arrival of the 69th regiment with Gen.
Corcoran at their head. They were enthusiastic
cally welcomed and took part in the proceed
ings. Gen. Corcoran was one of the speakers.
Arrest for Treasonable Sentiments.
PHILADELPHIA, August q.
U. S. Marshal Milward took chage OF Chas.
Ingersoll to-day, arresting him on the affidavit
OF photographic reporter of the Press, who
testified to the correctness of his report Of Mr..
Ingersolfs remarks in his speech of Saturday,
which make him say that the government has
raised the largest sums of money and applied
them to the worst purposes of any government
that ever disgraced power, that the whole OBJ
ject of the war hitherto has been to free the
negro, and that more corrupt government
than that which now governs us, was never in
the U. S., and has been seldom seen in any
European part of the world, and that il is
necessary to go TO the olden regions of Asia to
find as much corruption as exists in the gov
eminent Of Lincoln. A writ of habeas corpus
has been issued by Judge Caldwallader, re-
turnable at noon tomorrow.
Note.-Some of the New York papers have
mistaken this Ingersoll for his father, Charles
Jared Ingersoll, the veteran statesman, who
died few months ago. 1t is Charles Inger-
soil who is under arrest.