Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-01
He Calls for 200, ,O0O Negroes.
And AIlthe Whites Between 16
and so.


NEW YORK, Sept 80.
The Worlds New Orleans letter Of the
22d says: r
The advance to Texas is still an onward
movement and as yet nothing more. For
more than q fortnight Brasbear has been
the base Of concentration for the new
movement. Men and supplies have been
forwarded az rapidly as possible by rail-
road while ordnance, stores and ammuni-
ton, in large amounts, have been sent by
way Of the Gulf to Berwick Bay. These
ordnance transports have been used to
carry across troops from Brashear TO Ber-
wick.
Latest returns tell US that last Saturday
nearly the whole of the. 18th army corps,
under the immediate command Of Weitzel,
had CROSSED and camped on the other side
The 18Th army corps was to follow, leav-
ing Of course a sufficient force 10 hold the
base at Brashear, while regiment or two
viii remain at Thibodeaux.
II Is presumed with the experience Of
the past an effort viii be made not only TO
accomplish the advance successfully, but TO
hold La Fourche, while new movement
is in progress.
When ReitzePs men began to cross the
bay, Msjor's men com nenced their move
ment up the Teche.s Those who came back
from Brashear on Sunday evening say the
lineof retreat along the bayou was marked
BY blazing fires. These were net es:mp
tres; they we're barns and buildings, cab.
ms and farm houses, destruction as was
foretold Of everything likely to give aid
and cOmfDrt 10 the Invading army. Up to
this hour we have net heard of the advance
Of frankiin's army from the west bank Of
Berwick Bay. We only know the larger
part Of the column was safely across, and
waiting patiently for the rest, when the
march would begin the track Of the re-
treating Confederates. There are those
who believe Psanklin's army will leave
the Ieche at the town OF Franklin, and
strike across the State TO Sabine River
This, it is supposed, will lead to one oftwo
things an engagement with and annihi-
lation Of the Confederate force at Camp
/ BiBland, or in the event Of their not stand
ing at that point, allowing the Confeder-
stes 10 retreat to New Iberia, long way
above Franklin.
Ii is not presumable so good a General
as Franklin win leave an enemy, 10000 or
| 1900 strong, in his rear, to cut of his
| tAelhHs ~ teSdFtuI DEusnthTl hDu occupy
| La FOrhhe.
The Confederate force on the Teehe must
be destroyed or Dispersed before the move
ment TO Texas can be made with any pro.
mise of success. If thereis not an engage
ment at Camp Bislaud there may be one
at New Iberia, unless the Confederates
should retreat along the road to Texas
The failure OF the Sabine Pass expedition
leaves for them an unobstructed road tc
| Houston.
A Times letter, Of the same date, says on
Saturday night last steamer arrived here
from hatcher, with some 600 bales Of cot.
ton.
A guerrilla force Of 1900 men, under
Col. Logan, is operating on the Mississippi
Their only aim seems to be to burn or de
stroy what little is left on the plantations
Logan and some Of his men made a dash
upon the vicinity of hatcher, and burned
800 bales of cotton, most of it within thG
suburbs Of the city. The cotton belonged
TO several planters, who were awaiting Al
opportunity to bring it within the Fedora
| lines