Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-05-02
Large Number of Prisoners Taken
--Ecbcis Esostroy two Gunbouts
and Nsnny Steamers 60 Pre-
vent their falling Into
orr bands.
New YORK, April &c.

NEW YORK, Aprll ~.
The steamer Fulton, from New Orleans,
has arrived at this port with important
adviccs.
On the night of the 18th inst, General
Banks had reached Vermilionville after
hard fight at Nermiion Bayou, where the
rebels had posted batteries and infantry,
but thcy>were driven from them, after
hard fight, with considerable loss on both
sides.
4 letter in the Era, dated on the field,
above New IBERIA April 10, states that Col.
! Kimball, with the SD Massachusetts, regi-
mcnt, entered the rebel works at Bethel
| Place on the morning of the 18th, planting
our flag on the parapet. General Weitzers
division followed succeeded by the whole
| line.
The rebels left numbers of their dead
unbuncd, and evidences were plenty of
bloody work in their ranks.
Large stores of ammunition, some Enfield
rifles and other arms. were captured.
Our army then marched through Patter-
sonville, skirmishing continuously, aud
reached Franklin on the 10th.
Prior to Thursday night some thousand
prisoner had been brought to Franklin, cap
lures Of whole companies of rebels being
made at a time. At Franklin the gunboat
Corine was captured. with three officers of
the late gunboat Diana on board, thus re-
storing them to Our service. The Rebels
also destroyed ten steamboats,, to prevent
their falling into General Banks hands, and
also two large gunboats and the DIANA
Included in the destruction of those boats
were immense stores of provisions, twenty
thousand pounds OF bacon, and a thousand
cases Of ammunition. 1t was expected that
Gen. Banks would capture Opelousas on the
18th, and occupy it.
The expedition of General Grover had
been cminently successful, and in Il battle
with the rebels at Irish Bend the 18th Con
necticut charged the rebel line and battcric,
supported by the 26th Maine. 25th ConncC
ticut, 18th Maine, and 9lst New York, ant
defeated them, leaving silk flag aud othc
trophies in our hands.
The rebel force consisted of two regiments
of Texans and three batteries, including tht
famous Pelican and Sims batteries
The whole rebel force at Bethel Place anC
Irish Bend numbered some one thousand
posted in highly-adyantageous position
. under command Of General Dick Taylor,
son OF the late Zachary Taylor
Important captures of horses, mules, bee
cattle, to the number of over a thousand
were made. The celebrated salt mine o
salt rock was captured and the rebel work
destroyed.
, The rebel soldiers were not 10th - b.
captured, and over 1900 are III our hands
and more are being taken.
+ An abandoned rebel iron foundry wa
, found near New Iberia, containing quantit
of shot and shell.
Our fleet has reduced the rebel fortified
tions at Butte La Rosc--an important point
| The prospects are that the rebels will b
f driven out Of Opclousas county OF all CAP
turcd.
, Our troops are in splendid condition.
, The wounded in the late battle hay
t nearly all reached New Orleans, numberin
< 110, where they are quartered at the Nc
1 chanics' Institute Hospital Among thcr
; are Lieutenants Oliver and Bannina, of tn
e 25th Connecticut. All were Iere doin
p well.
| a large number of rebel wounded wcr
in The hospitals at franklin and iberia.
i There is nothing new from Key West.