The New York herald., 1863-10-31
Movements Of General Banks Forces
In the Teche Country.
Capture Of the Rebel General
Pratt and His Nephew.
The Fighting Near Carrion
Crow Bayou.
The Rebel General Kirby Smiths Address to
The People Of Louisiana, Texas and
Arkansas, and Regulations for
the Enlistment Of Troops.
H., &c. -

the Enlistment Of Troops.
H., &e. ~
Mr.. Henry Thompson's Despatch.
HxApauARrxRs, DEPARTMENT or nn Gu1Y,l
vRMIIIoN BAYOU, La, Oct 13, 1858. !
On Wednesday morning last General Banks and star
lsft New Orleans for the 'front.'
Arriving at Brashear City. they at embarked
board the steamer j. Brown. Here We joined by
Major General Ord and stan, commanding the Thirteenth
army corps.
APPrARAScs OF THE Tscm COUNTRY.
Proceeding up the Achaalaya few miles, We entered
the Bayou Teche and the country Of the Aakapas
bsfsre Nowhere in tho South, before tho war,
there such country for natural beauty and richness Of
soil this "paradse Of the South" while the paatial
residences OF the planters rising, a. were out OF the
shrubbery which surrounded them, gave the whole
scenery air Of unparalleled grandeur thus gaining
the appeiation Of "the garden Of louisiana" These
MANSIONS silent and deserted the plantations are
dsso'ats and overgown with weeds and briers while the
cottages Of the negroes are tenaness and fast falling 10
ruin. noticed but two or three Of these plantations
under cultivation and tho negroes work on them in
fsroa
MADAME PonxR's PLANTATION.
Ono Of these was Madame Portsr's plantation, near
Irsh Rend, This lady strong Unionist and owns ono
Il The largest tracts land in the Soutn The residence
Tschs, and is perhaps Of the most beautiful in the
STATE guard has been placed this property, and
nAssuding or even rsspassng the premises
ly punished.
INCIDENTS rHs noun.
When We arrived At where the gunboas Cotton was
sunk, We were detained three or four hours, a. the
steamer et Charles aground some twensyour hours
Dssvious TO arrival and being unable 70 rot anoas
sompleteiy blocked up tho channel. By assistance
shs was towed into deep water. In coming down the
Ieche the night previous the Brown ran against tho
bouehs Of . trss. Both smokestacn were torn down,
md. a. they fell upon the whechouses the vessel was
considerably broken, and after General Banks went on
board several hours elapsed before the injuries could be
repaired.
NARROW ESCAPE or YouR CORRESPONDENT
when few miles above Franklin your correspondent
had very narrow escape from being shot, rine bullet
szns his forehead and passing through the upper deck
Of tn steamer He standing on the outside Of the
saoon de near the guards, when the gunwas fred but
v.sbsr IL VA. discharged by accident board Of the
vessel, or ~ gIsr,. amoosned 10 the thick under
brush Of the bank, remain. amys'ery' An abrasion Of
Che skin from which the blood iss~e oss and an un
comfortable feeling ahoa! The temple -. y" n0o''
w:s fortunately all the inconvenience he sIpsrienceo
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s pavigable u Within iOdf miles Of New iberia, the
scnken forcad steamer Hart stl obstrucpg the river
II point The Engineer corps are busiy a. work re
moving the wreck and in few days 1t Is expected 70 be
entirely cleared from the channel The Brown arrived at
the obstruction about five O'Clock P. NJ Thursday,
when the party disembarked and At four O'Clock on Fri
day they arrived at the headquarters Of .s,or
General Franklin, at vermillion bayou
THE HrApc.,c ARnas faAx,
under command OF Lieut. Poole and cuard Of cavalry,
proceeded overland from Berwick ry and arrived at
Gen Frankln's headquarters on. Saturday morning at
about eight o'clock.
"A fAo" -sxnrmSe.
n''o We 'e''"'1 at more or lsss skrmishing had
-. ~. the advance commenced and ne ay
-. :. cavalry OF Col Davis First Texas, with
-. - Minis battery, drove The enemy's cavalry
vsrmiuion bayou. We have had about twelve
mon sunsca, among them Major cowen, Of the First
LouF ssa cavalry He was wounded slightly in the leg.
Ne taken about fifty prisoners and dsserters are
coming into our lines In largo numbers.
IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
Yesterday morning tho advance OF Gen. frsnklin's
cavalry captured tho rebel Cen Pratt and his nephew,
between Csrron Crow bayou and 0peousss The latter
was acting as bis Assistant AdIutant General.
Gen. Pratt born in Hartford, Conn. lie Is about
nv years Of age twenty-five Of which have been passed
I'm the south. Up May last be commanded brigade Of
Louisiana volunteers. but resigned on account Of III
health. When taken prisoner, he was engaged In On.
forcing the Conscrlr,ion act In this State.
a, WHERE AND wHRK TUE r-rs AZ,
TIE position Of tho Union ,,,. sorccs a, his date
are ~ fcliows:-- 80
The Nnsteentb army Corps, under commend Of Gen.
iranki A. no advance. csrr,cn Crow bayou, be-
tween .ermiionvilie and opeousas
rbc thirteenth Army corrs 10 short distance 10 tho
rear Of Gen. Banks headquarters.
The rebel General nck Taylor Is at opeiousAs with
force OF ten thousand men, mostly cavalry.
KIRBY Smith at Shreveport the Red river, siiua-
ted rear the Western line Of Louisiana. lie b In com
nand OF about the force General Taylor When
rert write sxpcc, 70 sye An aecosn, Of bard fought
battle.
This sstsrpoou exGovernor Mou,on, The father of
General Mouln Of tho rebel army passed the beadquar
ter In smbulance his way to hts rssidsnce few
miles tere For time past he has been prison
er in New Orleans.
One of bis daughters died on Sunday last Of typhos
fever aud another very M OF the sane disease and
expected 10 recover.
HxApocAsrrss, ravy M ms unp.
since was In this department the stan Of Genera
Ranks In The AeId been entirely changed TIE nas
~ the oncers their rank and posos are a. folows.
uour.pu ~ cmD-Nstor General N. r. hanks.
cs-s s s,as. ........nre Gen. C. P. stone.
Ss,sf sf of y... S1,,sl, nv. Cen. Richard Arnold
cs,es ouarsrmssssr Lieut. Col j. O. cbssdies
Chef Engineer. MAJOR ID y houston
AID de-ramp.. MAJOR ~. G Winon-
Aid-ie Camp. .............A A. Enneio. -,
Assistant Engineer. MAJOR G. A.. Won Hermann
Act. AsIsi. ldj, General. CAP. :: schuyler Crosby
Chsef signal Oricer. Cart. W. r. Zoe.
rhicf of ORDINANCES. ....... Capt. r. ~ Hiil
essS % q Military telegraph. Capt. y 5 Britlry:
n.dsea iss't SURF o sieInberEer
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