The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-15
FROM VICKSBURG.
Gen. SteVensOn's Expedition
into Louisiana.
Interesting Details of that Region.
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune

dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
VICKsBURG, Sept. ., via Cairo, Sept. /.
Logan's division, under command OF gen.
eral Stevenson, was sent into Bayou Bout
and the Washita country, about sixty miles
west of here, on the Texas Shreveport and
Vicksburg Railroad, to break up or drive or
capture the rebel forces that have overrun
that country as robbers did the forests OF
England in the days Of yore, making laws
and laying contributions on the people
The country has never been trodden by
federal troops since this contest, and reports
reached us Of the business done between
Monroe on the railway and Texas. small
expedition could not go, yet il seemed
small business for whole division As the
sequel has proved, it is of great value
The infantry was preceded by two battahons
of cavalry, under Major f. ID. Osband, OF
General Grants escort. This gallant band
is highly spoken of in the official report OF
General Grant, and they did all thar hls
praise bespoke them. They were always
from ten TO twelve miles in advance of the
main body, contending with the cavalry OF
Colonel Capers, of Texas, at each ford.
In one instance eighteen Of the Fourth
Illinois, under Lieut.. Chaplin, charged on
BODY of one hundred and thrty-eight, and
put them to flight Lieutenant Main was
slightly injured at one ford from his horse
becoming unmanageable and throwing him
against a tree. At ever place where they
had an opportunity of talking with people
they expressed themselves heartily SICK OF
the confederate rule. From the Mississippi
river 10 Bayou Mason, distance OF twenty
miles, the country has been destroyed. ey-
erythiug combustible being swept away
From there to Bayou Beuf the country IS
partly settled; thence to Washita It Is Eden
ike in its beauty. The planters are wealthy
the buildings fine, and the shrubbery and
grounds splendid. nave seen nothing so
fine as the town of Monroe. The people
welcomed General Stevenson. Ii Is place
of much wealth. The stores were well NIL
ed with the necesS Sarics Of life, but held at
fabulous prices. Three cotton associations
have their headquarters here. 1t is an or
ganjzation Of Jews and foreigners, for the
purchase of cotton and its transportation 70
Mexico. bringing goods on their return
trips. These sharpers have kind OF Hud-
son Bay monopoly, trading goods for cotton
and selling cotton for gold. At our ap-
proach they burned three thousand bales,
thinking we had come to stay. The people
are anxious to return to the the old order OF
things. Tho machinery of the road, consist
ing Of cars and locomotives, in good order,
are left. The bridges are destroyed so that
il cannot be moved The Inhabitants prom
ise to protect the road if we will repair It
and restore trade. There are rebel desert.
ers enough to do it, The country IS filed
with them-Thousands of Pemberton's and
Gardner's men are there, and protest that
thew will not return. The country seems de-
termined to free itself from confederate rule.
In the cavalry we had but one killed, but
of infantry have not learned the loss. IT
cannot be large, as all the sklrmshlng was
in the front with the cavalry.
General Stevenson made hosts ot con
verts by his orderly Amy. Nothing was
taken from the people but forage and tood
The store houses were filled with cotton
the gin houses also. None has been plant
ed by the people, as the buccaneers VINO
ruled them forbade it. Several camps were
found where rebels had stayed, but all were
T empty. The people were willing to give al
. the information in their power, and say the