The New York herald., 1862-09-22


Archy Armstrong, Scott Of Haldane, and ohcrs q this
k, upon tho souhrons, those good old days WHOM
''ft herd Of cattle tho Scottish borders NOR
counted deed Of vrtuous daring than otherwise pre-
vided II happened 70 be successful, although II Sh
"reiver" happened 10 be caught ~ would 10 liable 70 n
strung up inooatinonsiy
On Monday morning last an expedition was scus NJ
the river. 10 ts results such would have glad
dened tho hoart OF any s'rsiyer" co either side q
tho Scotch English border when catse "iiftns" "a
the last and preceding century, was IN its siory
Al one O'Clock on the moFs~g already rAmsd sevsra
transports, with troops, left esrroton Taey
The rest of tho troops Comprised tho Twsrtyfrst In
afsna--the heroes OF Batsn RssEc-Coi Mcmillan, ~
Wisconsin, Liout Colonel Mcean the Fourtecnsas Maine
another famous Baton Rouge reg~snt, the Ninth Con.
nectiout Co Cahill, and the First Maine battery. The
transports wsre conv0yes by the soop Mississippi
Twenty five miles up the river GeMsra Paine dssem.
barkcd with the Ninth Connecticut r0urteenth Mime,
and one section o. tbs First Maine battery Tho gallant
Twenty first Indiana and Fourth Wisconsin oontinuedon
their course up tho rver landing dve Lss the west
sdo Of tho rvcr There they learned tha& large forcs
dianans and tho Wisconsin, troops, supported by a
section Of the First Maine battery, undsr the com.
mand of Lieuteusnt ). d. Hcaiey. went forth
To meet them The onset tsrrno Tue Union troops
came down on tho rsheh like avaanchs and with
such cserlty that tho dturbsrs OF The public pssoe
were caught in rtss 0sd WHOM after feur wore killed
and three wounded the rest away the hope per
hAps Of meetipg the Union sre some other day The
readers OF the HnRAID will remember the old eodpiet
about the man who lights and runs away, &C.
Running awaKhewevsr, was not the only thing the
rebels did, They Hoampered OIL " the swamps leaving
everything behind themA-horses equipments. arms,
nmunition commissarat storasin short every thing.
captured several OF them showing by the marks Of shoir
clothing that they had been sp their middle the mud
Of the swamps They were followed by the Union mon,
and the pursuit was never desstod from till troops
had TO return from sheer exhaustion
Among the many deeds Of gasntry performed in this
expedition tnat Of Lieutenant Prce Of the Fourth Wis
consin deserves to be noticed With only Ave men he
took eight Texans prisoners.
AT three O'Clock ?. N. the troops went board the
Transports which then proceeded to New Orleans They
have succeeded in scattering large proportion Of the
gangs OF despsradoes who nfest State little above
city towards Union men, They have emulated the 70
rocity Of Indians, even to scAlpns.
While the Union troops did not lose man, they killed
four of the enemy wounded several and took twenty
prisoners Nor was this ALL They captured two hundred
aud hty horses, al OF them caparsoned for war their
owners having deserted them and taken the swamps
81 the first Are Thus IL may be said that the Union
troops took prisoners animals, human, inhuman aud
besal. Besides the rive stock two flags and quantity
OF private baggage were captured Among the prisoners
taken Colonel Waller and Captain January II
the two hundred and fifty that reminded of the
on the Soutrons of the borders in Cumberland and North
umberland.
y aImSs. needless to say that General pans Colonel
Mcmillan, Colonel Bean and the other officers OF the
pedti0n acted with the gaantry becoming their position
Their former record is sufficient.
said in my last letter that the cession.sts
funny set Of fellows now more convinced than
ever that they are 3d. Nothing is too absurd for theu to
believe about the non-success Of the Union armies while
every nonsenscRl story they hear about the defeat OF
Mcclellan, Pope Mcdowell Ia received as gospel For
instance Tuesday last throughout the
city that newspaper Of the 5th Instant had been
ceivsd from Mobile, stating that Washington had been
taken that the rebel troops occupied that they had
taken ten millions Of dollars in Treasury notes that Pre-
and that he had from that city issued procamAt
declaring all the slaves throughout the United States
free.
So far had written, when received visit from m
acquaintance, who informed that he had copy
of the Jackson Asstsppan, u the 7th inst, wherein II
stated that General Lee Ind sent despatch JEFF
Davis. saying that he had really captured Washington,
that he had hosted the Confederate ag over the
Washington artillery had hoistsd the rebel dag over the
White House u was further stated, in the
paper that psesdsaa Lincoln on removing with bis
TO be ee and that e Davis had ordersd all the cities
and villages in Pennsylvania to be burned More than
this the rebels had sot into Baltimore and that the city
was being shelled from Fort MeHenry Az q wind up, ,
confidently said that IL the corederates had got
into Washington two hours sooner, they would have
ragged pres.ot Lincoln and the whole Of his Cabinet
On course the readers Of the HxsAp have Known long
before this is written, whether these statements true
or false on, send them onsn order that they may know
the sort Of stories that prevail here Many the rumors
manifestly absurd bat people this distance totally
nnscsan.ed with the approaches to Washington aud the
iortncatiops leading to that city are ready 10 believe
anything and even good Union Men deceived in
this way. But even suppoeing Washington 10 taken by
the reoes, they hold it, Not for twenty four hours
as long as the Uron gunboats st hand Here, how
ever. must pause 40 am trenchnE editorial ground
On Tuesday night, OK Governor WickiGe OF Louisiana
came into this city under a flag Of truce from General
Richard Taylor commanding tho rebel forces Al Opelo
sss. Nj wickts csmpairsd that the Union troops had
been guilty a robberes and MURDERS and threatened to
reass by hanging all federal prisoners that fell into the
hands OF ths cNniederatss
General Batter replied that far he understood the
meaning OF flag Of truce, according to the usages Of
il ought 70 be sent IN by military officer and not
by civilian The General further denied that the
RACES alleged had beeen committed and In reference TO
threats OF hanging. he told the envoy hat General
Taylor had only hundred and thirty Union prison
efs while the rebel prisoners numbered Ave times
many f hanging TO be the order the day the
bels would have the worst OF IT, After converse
tion equally edifyng, Governor wekife furnished
with fpsss and left for rebelden Wednesday after
noon.
1t rartd very heavily yesterday morning commencing
shortly after daylight and not ceasing till after
O'Clock r. ". The weather, however, 10 hot ever.
General Arnold went back to Pensacola the Ocean
Queen IN Tuesday morning 10 turn his command to
the senior officer there.
Major strong arrived in the Roanoke Monday morn
ing The friends Of the gallant cffcer, among whom he
u deservedly popular, we're very glad to see him.
General Phelps has received tho OF his resg
nation from Washington His command transferred to
Colonel fahi Acting Brgadisr General General Phelps
leaves by Le Roanoke this morning.
Commodore Porter is also going home the Roanoke
to report lie dined with General Butler on Thursday.
Lieutenant Woitzel received by the Roanoke inteli-
sence Of his appointment as brigader general, though
he has ocial notification OF his promotion This
of the most popular promotions that could have been
made in this command as the General universally liked
and resp ected.
IL is said that Jen Thompson has between three and
four Thousand troops, with which pitch into In
few days time, under the idea that General Butler has
bat mere handful Well ht him "try 1t on" that's
ALL
The traitor Brsckinridgs has gone to Kentucky.
Adams Express Company viii forward soldiers remit.
tances through Asa \. Blake from this place.
OmciaI Drawings OF Murray, Eddy d
Co.'S Kentucky aud Missouri state Lottcries.
KENTUCKY, EXTRA CLASS As-Septsmber 10. 1861
81, 65, "a. 2, 26, ~, "a, 10. %, I3, IS, 81, Al.
KssrucxY. CLASS 4fS-sep smber ~, 1862
81. -, 3, 81, o, So, IS. 46. 81, 10, ~, ~, IL.
MURRAY. EDDY CO.,
Co,iagton. KY or st. Louis No.
OHcisi ORA wings or the Delaware state
Lotteries.
DrLAwAas ElyaA cLAss ass-sep,embsr 20. 1852
20, 80, AZ, &c, q, AZ, ~, ~, y, rs, %, 20, rs.
DsIawARv. CIAss sS5-sep.enber 30 1852.
IS, "a. 81, 81, so. u, "A, 81, rs, 81, 4. 49, 81.
JOHN A. MORRIS 4 CO,
Wilmington, Del.