The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-27

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Bethel Place.
Immense Dsstruetion Of Rebel
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"PRTTTE Assg sALT WORKS clP1UnED.
Over Fifteen Hundred Prisoners
Taken,
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- seeam 0apspoEs Fulton, Captain wotton arrived u
Ab Dss yesterday Ghs lsft New Orleans on The losh
-, ~ wss detained u the Bar tin ths 1sth. shs
osss copy a tAs New Orleans Era Of that date con-
eaan,ng Important army intelligence.
wsa indebted 70 Lieut.. Charles r. Seabsrt for Ne
veg lassss nswA
ey beng cleared On We 10Th inst Their names are -
Aaanship Empire CITY, Captain BAXTER
0sanshp Pocahcnsa6, Captain Gsoghan.
nsenshp Potomac, Captain Holman.
nssamshp Blackstone, Captain Berry.
TSss steamers win bring additional details Of General
SnAhs' operations
From the New Orleans IRA, April 1911
- laasss ssws from ths fPeas Of our army On tbe
!sshs e the same encouraging character hsrstosore
ess pss a iSs crossing vsrnan an1 syou sS%.'s
this Place the rebels postsd force OF over one thou
- nfeny and strong batteries Of artlpery In AMBUSH
s r. .o:s e. ass ss! ns. ..Sss
e.i0uy for sc,o time but resulted finally cJIsy con-
ssS.ss. r.. e. 20 DDS ~ As ssS'v ~eya AZ rssss
2 was rspcrisd lass night that General Banks would
s.1oubssdy b in opslossas By tonight with his whole
Accounts from h.. part q the country that The
Srenoatsons q Butte Rose have been reduced by our
80 had bss'dss ihsf lana batteries the ram wn 4.
s.red aftsr tho attack The fcrtiacatons At Bethel
are: As ssSSsS 49, ass. sss ts
:es as s.fss Ssss'sss w s.ss % sS ssors. -
~ eeserai drcvsr, which had been sngagsd dsspe-
- aha, whioh u described. Il was IN Gen. Growers
6 Sorcss s have % captured over Sve hundred head Of
hnscs mules and CATTLE which Of incacuable value
nd apSiition Of General Banks sp ne TscAe cossly, 30
~, has proved to b the sos sSpostat and productive
= So .ss ss ;sssss s = a. ss "ss s
0.H Our army rolling IKE ball q nrs through sne
ansss portion o. when 'ns rsOen are h.Ss .no
Of the rebellion viii bs very much broken 90 far ~
thk State 10 eonccrned
fSDOcnl correspondence
In ran FIELD ABovx Nxw IEnRiA, April II, 1868.
WHEN cosed my last letter our forces were just on the
pcint Of entering the enemy's works
Al half past eleven the night Of the 18th inst, Col
Kimban Of the Fifty third Massachusetts,, heard the
escsny making preparations for cvacuating his ntrench
rssnts Tho moving tho artillery and baggage wagons,
packing and mailing of and drivers cursing their
y @ GooS,ass os sraea: Colonel Kimea immedaey
notified Colonel Goodng OF the fact and he IN turn sent
word 70 Major General Banks
No spccis movement made In pursuit Of the enemy
s sr the Dss mo so es sSs
make that they were evacuated but at this time
Co gimbal had entered the works on the right and i'm
elaey planted the national colors upon the parapet
ADVANCE
An advance OF the whole column now took place, Gen
works tho scene on every hand gave the fes, evidence
f eoody work day before Their unburied dead
lying around all sides Within an area Of nifty feet
Shirsy horses lay dead on the Geld.
TIE FRUITS.
Tbcre were found In the rebel works one thirty two
poupder smooth bore and q fine twelve FOUNDER
rrsd howitzer. This latter piece, with It's casson
n se wcrfs when solid ssot from ono Of our thirty
pod arrotps struck the bed OF the piece, and threw
Wa The c,son nsS 20 ns r o1 o so.
yiss sud few small arms were found In tho works, hay
osn been Abandoned by the enemy & asc remnants ma Of
Is pace the eartnworks were torn up by bursting
She'd and The s.r:h M 10 msay places % was very much
DEAru AND DxvAnAnoS.
The widest cnthnrissm prevailed among our troops
shoy entered this rebel stronghold Loud cheers were
Svsu as The advancing column passed through the
Srcnchrncnts and behold the fearful effects Of the two
ssssn % he locality Of the rebel nirenchmenis
sad sight 10 behold most beautiful park, where
Jui parsrrss had been ruined BY the rctrea,ng ene,
Tne arss ps1ssslcn above the fortncatons that OF
y Bisand, who Is nov In tho Confederate army, an,
6rom whom The rvbel camp near BY receives .s name
ro wss nss g ssr ar ,ost Without % armssn % sspr
AsiAnds pacs.
Mach has bssn said Of the ruthless IN whicl
p.sscd bat. 70 passing along The road not house. no.
lI,iorsd and defaced In mos, outrageous manner.
Isdy inquired, she saw the advancing ociumns, 'Is
larrc army. going pass here One has almost
sps, and Ged Knows what win become q me " anohe
pA.sss" ...r.,. ..
About half mile oeycnt the star fort another shor
600 Il carlhwexs bad been thrown up the south
a. r,.d with the evident ioent Of command ng "a.
roNf the neid ssd the bayou
A,aons TIC principal plantations s;ag the road beyon'
a,s.e ,Torks were those OF Leo 1arec,. General Mors
80 one ssd Out with great skill and by the Iat
JsJro Porter which has been consaefed ous q hc nes
y Im,s,,na. aeo that Of Dr. Duncan, of Match. Miss
sncr leaving I,r Dnuoans plantation We came % nos.
III thc creole population, among which ace the fush
f.ravonburg ana Olivier places
frzrS f0Rselsa -, -. ~.
s.a,. ss. sss had been sent up 20 FRANKLIN u
march " An attended with the usual amount o. orasi
anI tnsny mess tbat hifht was soppoo rsu , ~
sfiegy of barnyard game ono woman became 10 u Az.
th the OF her chickens that she sl upon her kses
20 With cIasped hsndp md upturncd eyes implorcd
r,,sc mercy upon the gcdles weiehes who were dev'
S~,sng her benruost
sEInr snino on MARCH.
ra,srsonvhle, and for short distance beyond thes
-. vance was annoyed by the rear guard Of The
-. euemy, consisting of one hundred cavalry a
eces u artillery Our van was Ir.qusn'iy hi
ks'S ~, did not retreat out OF range until the seco
Epon, 49,. h whca, a time nndng thenscivs. out
~, ~ ths mad bedy ne men ~ front ont 's, en- back a
ysiee ans Ae town a. tranksin was reached
-i,ssiss pcIo-,, tns day N9s 90. over two hsSdr
,.,a.rs rsr. sroessts 10 and saef'e'sa w 'he eoa