The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-09
THE GATE CITY.
Ems Hsstance Of Cen. Ranks, success
In LOuisIamA. E

Gen, Banks operations 10 Louisiana, are
taken from the Newark IN. j. Adver-
tiser
Gen Banks is certifying. by his activi-
~ as a military leader, to the fact that he
is not amhitious nicely Of the reputation
u civilian. ut having first gwen his
remsrkabo administrative ability TO the
task OF bringing order out vi chaos, in
and around New Orleans. by the spplica-
ton Of code for the regulation of labor
and production, As soon as II was satisfsc-
toriiy in operation he gave his aticnlion
to an important military expedition Iay-
ing for its object the reclamation Of the
rich cuuttry 70 The ives. Of New Orleans,
whenee the rebels have drawn inestima-
bic supplies for th- army, and whose nu-
merous lakes and bayous afford odmira-
bic facilities for shsle,ing their river
STEAMERS ald for constructing and fitting
out their rams and gunboats This Sec
ton comprises the parishes or counties VI
Terre Bonnie, Iaiourche. Assumption,
ST. Mnry's and Sc. Martins, the whole
being rich slluvial country, averscl by
navigable streams, and Astounding in lakes,
bordered by rich plantations Of sugar.
cane aud Indian corn, and tracts OF ex-
eeIlent timber, inclnding Lve-oak aud
cypress. II also sustaips dense slave
population, which fact has probably co.
tered into the calculations Of Gen. Banks
In planning this expedition.
AT our last acoounts, previous TO those
s,,st h. b. fl -,
concentrated bis forces at Berwlck's bay,
had divided them into two columns, one
OF which made detour to the north aad
west with the Object OF RANKING The aue.
my Gu the Tecbe river, nj teutervilIc
Franklin, and New iberia, hile the 9th.
er c.osed ia upon ben, sfoni the boat
Uy the arrival vi the Fulton from New
Orleans, We Rave supplementary advices
TO the 10th inst bringing the satisfacto.
~ intelligence of the suecess of General
Banks comprehensive plans. The col-
umn under Gen. Banks immediate com.
mand had moved along The Teche risrr,
oc upied the towns Of atteroJville, Cen.
terslie. Franklin, and y Iberia, and
entered FermllliobSil.o. AT all these
points the enemy were met in force and
driven out, large number Of their steasn
ers and two gnnboaIs were burned, and
nd immense amount Ut ammunition and
stores were captured. At Bethel Place
near New Iberia, the rebels we're strong
ly entrenehed, and after two days desu.
,,ry l.ksag, desperate eDgsaemenl
&c mcd imminent, but on the 10 h the,
,taeuated their works, leaving bel. "
Item two pieces OF artillery aud .sg-i
s'gr II ammunition and some small arms
Thy ttreatel westa ri towards Vermil
hJasIiie. viii her they we're rapidIy fol
lowed by Gen Banks, who encountered
/. them at the crossing Of the Vermilllon
Vile bayou, e short distance east Of 10
village. Here the rebels had posted
force OF one thousand infantry, will
strong batteries Of artillery in am bush -
As Gen. Banks advanced Gre was opanet
upon him from the whoi force Of tie en-
ems. @EJ Tor some iilna the light .rsge'
ID! iury, bu. resulted fnlily, after can
siderable loss On boilr si'les in the re
treat uf the enemy AMI the crossing OF on
troops. The former Fetreated towards Or
elausas. while ueu. Banks enisrsd w,
mil.ionvllle, and was preparing,o advanc
immediately on Opeionsas, with the es
pactatinn OF reaching il On the night {
tbs I9.h II was believed the ensm
would rot 4 ? tLeir retreat short o. A
s1sIdris. WHICH IL 100 miles northwest
Opepusas. WHERE teeY cyotcted TO NEE
reiatorcemenls ua sef r. by Smith, an
would make anot c, stand. No d.iuii
details are given of the loss on ciths
side. but IL is known TO be large.
Meanwhile the cooperating COLUMN vi
der Gensssrover had b On even vet mo
successful Proceeding up Grand LAX
accompanied by the gunooats, j, reca
tured the ram Queen of the West and Il
gunbost Dana, AID, landing three mil
west VI Franklin, was attacked BY the c
envy, but pushed forward 70 Irish Ben
near the town OF Frankha, where de
perate engagement ensued. the rebels b
lag ten thousand strong, supported
batteries of artillery in a forest Of lar
trees. The battle lasted nearly the Q
tire day. but resulted 10 the route and {
morahsat,on of the enemy, after hea
losses ON bothsides. An i'm Densc amnu
ofstores aud ammunition was captured
sour troops. together with nearly six hu
bred horses aud mules and a large nu
Der of beef cattle. TIE two columns tn
formeda junction in the vicinity OF Fran
lin, and pushiog forward after the
treating enemy IN The dir elton OF Or
lousss. rs we have already seen. I
whole number of prisoners captured tb
far is about fifteen hundred.
The important results already attain
by this expedition can scarcely be pr,
or,y appreciated. The most fertile D
,lon oil the State, bordering on the G
of Mexico, has been wrested from the
the concealed harbors for the constr,
tion and secreting Of vessels, have b.
broken up, and an immense number
steamers already completed or nearly
sished have been destroyed their sto
Of food, nmmup.t tim, an horses int M
for the rebel army in Mississippi b,
been seized and THUR salt mine. TAKE
and finally nm entire section Of the Sta
annouating 10 nearly one-fifth Of It's VIII
territory, hitherto though imps.s.ra
aud unconquerable, las been brought
der the authority Of the Federal Cove
ment Unless the enemy succeed in