The New York herald., 1863-11-01

vin,w vil' show os business last
Cotton ana continue arrive In moderate quaint
lnaskcss Produce o6Dss from thsewsss n ,masd qnan-
titles though tho market or better than at
commercial transportation the Interference OF Poters
neet with river stsambosss a~d tho thousand and one
drawbacks imposed by subordinate military officers and
percentage agents To unite trade and travel on the
Mississippi and open trade sure and steady basis,
our steamboat must be rossured that all needfu
protsciiou and facles shall be afforded them without
being subject TO the whms and caprice OF every petty
officer who aces DO 10 impose them.
,sndsnoes the CIRCULATION o. which has been prohibited
IN this department has again attracted the attention of
tne military aathor'tes On tho as. "Trip Of the steam.
the interdced paper into the department freight
TIE cook OF the steamer the oendng party ne
arrested and locked up by tne Provost Marshal
In the United States District Court yesterday the
steamer Southern Merchant captured In May, 1852. by
the United States gunboat Dians Master Goodwin com
manding In Grand Lake, near Brashear City,
demned as forfeited n the United States Since the cap
ture the vessel has been used by the Army and Navy Do
partments. ~
The cargo tho sloop Blue Belle captured Ms lawful
prize by the United States gunboat Cayuga. H. Dana
was Also condemned The Buc Belle had neither cplors
nor papers Her captain acknowledged ownership Of the
vessel and cargo. and bound 10 Cacaseu but got IN
the Merinentean by mistake.
Tho schooner Mack Garfield and cargo were also
demned lhs schooner was captured about August %,
1893, by tho bark W. @. Anderson Fred. HILL United
States Navy, commanding. on the mouth OF the Rio
Grande, updor Swiss coors She was owned by J. @.
kohn of Galveston, whence abe sailed with hundred
and thirty two bales of cotton and bound for special
port The cotton board had been brought from Hous
ton
From Intelligence received yesterday from Baton
Rouge learn fat the day before the food gate Of trade
and the thereon were removed for one day
only The rebels and others beyond lines into
that city In great numbers The mars Of tsfc and bus
ness overrun With customers the stores
half million dollars exchanged hands, and the rebeis
went out OF the lines satisoed but with only such goods
as were necessary for thoir personal use.
Nsw ORLEANS, Oct %, 1883.
Casa II Piracy and Treaon-7Ae Accused Claims Bviah
Citis,naaf-ne Capture OF he T.g Leriahan- Honor
WhtD Honor Is Due-No~ments in Cotton--A Large
Caroo from Natches--Los af Me Schooner kanAds,et-
OGce,s and Crerc CAPTURED BY The Reoeipy Veei
Apcit n-ReroudI Of Restrictons o6mmncs-Sman
but Successful Erpedaion 10 BAY 81. Louis--Skirmish
wth The R,bels-TAe Enemy Romed- Recopery OF Union
Prisoners, dc.
In the Provost Court yesterday, Judge Aocha presid
ing the VI Henry skinner charged with treason 10
the United States called for trial. Tho accused ap
pssred in court with his counso Hon. Christian Roselns
Tho prisoner Is charged with having. as a oti
zen OF the United States and In its employment
been on board the steam tug Fox when that
voesel was captured, and that be was with tho
rebels, having sworn allegiance TO them and been
9ps ihs parties who captured two steamboats, On the
Mississippi river The c8dhsel for the Accused raises
point citizenship TO dsprove tho ground OF the charge
OF treason, and produced 10 court certificate, dated
October H. 1852 certifying that tho accused registered
by tho British Consulate in this city . British sub
ec Tho Court ordered the custody OF the accused 10 DO
given the Provost Marshal General until, proof should
be produced that tho prisoner bad become citizen the
United States.
In the published accounts Of the capture OF tho tug
leviahsn by sang Of rebes n few weeks ago. credit
was sivon 70 Acting Master Herck, Of the sailing
var vessel Pampsro stationed In the Southwest Pass a
hs mouth of the MssIasippi river When Captain Her.
rc learned that the rebels had stolen the Levahan he
mpstsred his crew and determined. he could not
capture the boat would At least from destruction
vessels that then fow miles from the rebel
craft Whle hin men were taking 10 their boats tbs
Crescent, FROM New Orleans in sight, and
i'm tme after Apsan Herrok board that
vessel and proceeded In pursuit Of tho Levashan while
ngaged n this duty the sunboat Dc Soto was spoken
which reported tho rccapturo Of the stolen vesss
The ssansr Empress Capt. Rides. arrived from NAsshsz
ysraay With careo s I'VE thousand bales OF cotton and
al complement of passengsss The value Of tho cargo
thtprsssnt cotton exceeds that Of any Of
kA& OF produce brought taken from Nov OF.
lssns, and would reaI, in New York two millions Of dol
lars. the internal th,s cotton amounts 70
$40 90 the frxls rom Na,chu 70 this city. $4,000
The Euprsss previous trip from Natchsz to this city.
brought cargo four thousand bales She resurns
70 Sasrhez mmodstsy for anoshsr large cargo, which
~ embrace all the cotton nov 70 "a sas Guy 10.
port for the Sabine short time sgo was driven ashore
In southeast gale on the Texas coast and became total
lose Her officers and taken prisoners by the
rubcs
The United States Msyshv for tho southern District OF
Florida aoyertses for puhic auction captured
blockade runners Alicy Vivian and Jsmss ihts--ths
formsr ltth. sD< the latter Oh tins 2is proxmo
10th these vessels recently captured by block
adns feet taken to Key West. coodsmned sud ordered
Orleans dated July II 1883 prohibiting private boats
leaving the ty 10 up the river except from ordsrs
from pest headquarters, revoked. Tho military Autho.
rites thus showing desire TO relieve trade and
marce circumstances VIII warrant
Ls,e intelligence from Ass,sspoi Sound records the
%om the Nn,n counsc,ica. volunteer The toos ins =
tho accoun, furnished by AZ ofcor who accompanied the
4 detachn ent OF the Ninth Connecticut vorunteers
from Companies A, and II lott Proctorvle on the SIN
nss for Bay st. Louis, 20 rcscse four of Company
On the stn INST. Captain T. W. Sawyer Of Company n,
Ninth Conrecticut Volunteers, landed there with nins
bsore he wss red upon from behind houses by about
eghty five rebcs woundng four and taking three Of bis
mso prisoners The fact Of the four wounded lying al
Bay II. Louis beng reported To Captain Sawyer he
started with Captain Williams, Of Company Lieutenant
Curtis. OF Company @, euteoanis Ice and LA~Ier, Of
Company H. and dctachmsnis from said companies,
amounting 20 eighty men, 70 rescue ,hem The troops
were transported IA schooner, and landed at The bay at
o'co,k the morning Of the Goth, Captain VII
bAms, with six men Of Company bong dotaod 10 pro
tect tbs lanaine of tho troops.
The whole party had not been 90 shore more than nvo
minutes whs they nred upon by party u cava
ry which resn,tcd the loss Of n tho rebels and
Captain Msrshan, who had been sent from hoole tho
night before tAke command. This officer nred sir
shots and he In the act Of his second PISTOL
shot by FIRST Sergeant Tbos Corners OF Company A.
O brave and experinced soldier Company then do.
ployei skirmishcrs and drove tho rebels back Lieu.
tonans Lee keeping the gunboat Hor,ense IN support.
ing distance. After hunting tho rebels from the
town, the whole party moved In order 10 the place
where the wounded men lay, snd iu,t az they
sos 10 sisbt the whole party u ths rebels, one bun
the hint from the fhird Mississippi who ran t~sniy
eight miles In hours, when tho Ninth tonbecicut
landed M Pass Cbrl.tan the 9Th u April IsS2 Tbs
detachment OF the Ninth returned with The four wounded
mcn and embarked on board q their rcspeo,ive
schooners
The bravery displayed by both olesr- AM Of