Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-04-08
BY LAST NYoIfr's MAIL.


IN company with the Hartford They know
Bragg has reorgan ired the cavalry undo
his command
lie has divided II into two divisions, on
under tho command Of Wheeler and III,
other under Van Dorm. Morgan beingat'
tsahed ~ the former and Forrest TO the lat
tor. The enemy still continue nj Franklin
tennessee, ana In force Of fully $1,000.
ALEXANDRIA, March 30.--The report that
another gunboat had passed vicksbnrg,
proves to be false. on the contrary, four
boats attempted TO pass to III relief OF
Com. Farragut ono was sunk with all on
board; one burned, aud tho other Two com
PEELED to PIT back.
The feet below Port Hudson continues in
sight OF town. The enemy have abandoned
the ditch Mt vicksburg, Lake Providence
and all other points and concentrated At
fazoo pass.
LATEST.
ALEXANDRIA, March 80, 6P. M.--An off,
cia, dispatch justrcccivel from Gen'l Taylor
yates that on the 18th he captured in Ber-
wicks Bay the Diana with five large gum.
She wns slightly injured. but will be
ready for service in five days.
The loss of tho enemy iB killed and
wounded was $50.
Gen. Kerby Smith says that he found CDR
troops in Arkansas in tipd condition and
spirits, and compliments .Gea. Holmes in
the highest terlLs.
We have full flea of the Mississippi
papers to tho 18th ult., from which We take
the following items Of nows.'
We learn that the steamer hatcher, des-
treyed on he 18th ult., was a Confederate
steamer She was freightcd with 1900
bales of cotton, and bound up the Yazoo,
from Yazoo city. On board were portion
Of the I'd Texas. Two instances OF hero
ism are illustrated. The steamer had
lnrgc number Of passengers. aud the fire
gained 80 rapidly that tho passengers and
crew had barely time to reach the boiler
deck and throw themselves overheard.
The Appeal says member Of the 2l Texas,
after reaching place ofsafcty, heard the
screams OF Mrs. Eddy, who, with her hus-
band, was but few feet from the burning
wreck, when he plunged in and rescued
her. Another member of tho same regi-
Incnt, who did not cease his efforts to cx-
anguish the flames until his buckskiu jock
ct was burned to crisp, lcaped from the
guards, and although he had the use of but
onc arm in swimming, the other having
been disabled by o Yankee bullet, he awara
10 the assistance Of q drowning negro, apd
succeeded in rescuing him. The Aames Of
these two gallant gentlemen arc Fletcher
and Lawson.
four submarine contriyanccs intended to
play hob in Charleston harbar VI ere recent
" started from, New York on board of tho
Ericsson. After fourteen days passage the
steamer arrived ut Port Royal with but
,ne of them, the others having broke loose
IN tho way and gone TO the bottom.
The storm eGst of the Mississippi was
nest terrible. 1t began on the 18th and
continued Till the .4tl. The hatcher Cou-
er of tie 2itb, says, ave shall look with
interest for news from The Federal Allan
.ic Naval fleet" We are quite anxious
.lso TO hear from their iron clads.
The Courier thinks the Fedcrals haYe &C.
ired from the Coldwater, satisfied after
hrce trials, Of their inability to force the
batteries.
a London correspondent says that poll
.icians and editors have settled down into
.hc conviction that Seward must speedily
be dismissed from Lincolns Cabinet, in
witha percmptory demand from
The French Government, in consequence OF
The Mexican correspondence.
Intervention in some way, and Mt every
hazard, seeE,s toNbe determined On as q
measure cs FRENCH policy. An open rup-
turc cannot he prevented without Il sacrifice
Of national haHar apd dignity, which is nov
hailed ~ inevitable, by the unfriendly
British press.
There is nothing new from Port Hudson
or the rivcr The Hartford and Mononga-
heln were unber the Yankee gnns at tl,c
mouth of the ditch. The Webb IL nearly
ready, and when completed will, With tho
Qnesn of the West, make some investiga-
ton into what the Yankee gunheats are
doing in the river. hope they will speed
lily give good account ofthem.
Special to the Telegraph.
Galveston, April !, 1853.
Editer Telegraph--The barque has call
ed. = The Rraoklyn, three Suuboats and .
large steamer, supposed to be y mail boat
outside the bar. A number Of shots were
Il red ycst.rday,A. NJ, by one Of the vessels.
She was only scaling her guns, aud not for
ofenes
Alarming reports in the country arc gen.
orally stated whenever q shot is fred by
enemy's feet, butthe people received them
with caution. Galveston has been rende-
red ilnorcgnable by our engineers, and the
encmy's Gag will never again wave over
our Island City. We notice tho list q
aliens is quite large in this city. We we're
much surprised ut this. Many WHO have
sor years crjoyed all The rights Of citizen
ship. have fooiishiy ried 70 evade duty by