New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-30

river INV time during the pa" ! months The
boat.-a GOvernLgept U@nHI :, - ye1 hiio"eu ~
receive passcnges of coarse eng duly authorized
the,r V"t I,ai;r5 Gen. Ban SIS Chief Quarernas
ny vi vL'.oce we had ~ board very miscella-
VEL 0royrd Of civilia -, both male and female,
rh;ts blsek, and part rcoiorcd. From the camp at
Carrcilton abcut T. miles above New.Oreans, iol'
Io1y;ne tie wj,ldjngs Of the river, we were re-
nycnrced by tue following companies of the 10Th
Crnnectcut p6der command Of their Lent -Colouel,
Stevens: Company G, Capt. Head; ID, Capt. Eos
ke;i; y, Capt. Napheys; &, Capt. Talcott; X,
Capt. Eillaway.
Baton Rouge a.7 on the following morning, the sol
disrs on hoard finding no greater occasion for me
use of their utsaetS than was afforded by the Wild
ducks on the river. / cannot gay that they Int many
of them; but no doubt they viii do better when
they come TO practice on canvasbacked keoef' A'
least / hops 70.
Before quitting the Laurel Hill, / wish TO record
nv obligations 10 Capt. lhOmas, it's good-na1ured
commander; also 10 his clerk, Mr.. Brayfogle. The
latter gentleman gave NJ bis cabin to Iltte party
of Of us, by which admirable Arrangement TWO
were enabled to play pokerentirely out OF respect
to Mississippi tradous-aDd the third your corre,
pordcnil TO score Up half weeks diarizng, which
had gotten in arrears.
AZ Baton Rouge ind things quiet enough; our
tloops brigaded aud intrenched, aud good deal
Effected, IN quiet way, by Gen. Grover ana his
officers do not consider myself at liberty TO tell
Won how many soldiers have here, as believe
THE TRIBUNE basundergronnd Subscribers In Dixie,
aud the telegraph between Richmond and Nieksburg
il still in working order. Snlhce II 10 say that
when the fghting begins we hope 10 take the IT.
iitietiye-yhicL won't be Immediately We are sup
posed to know pretty accurately the state OF affairs
m Port Hudson lcomnauGej, by the way, by BTlg-
Gen. Frank Gardiner formerly brother ohlcer OF
Cen Grover 81 'hroughthe usual Trustworthy medium
- l.. a e
# deserters aud negroes. We have got upward OF
600 of the latter siuCe our re-occupauou OF TINS
locolty. They unload vessels, drive mules, act AZ
servants. and DO any work we nut them at, wanting
iudcious superintendence. On tie night OF our ar
,lyaI attended "mDstrtP performance 10y De-
groes as excellent, intrlntically, rs anything done
BY CArisiyS Or Bryant's Done by white folks. l
consider this mean sort OF entertainment out 4
lau he'd heartily at the genuine article.
Ration Rouge proper exhibits more signs OF lie
than al the time of my last vsit. Some Of the in
bsbiiants have opened their doors aud windOws;
others have come in from the inteTior-but only 4
few. AFTER all. Haf-a-dozen shops invite custom,
while the extortOnate su,er repes 1t from the street
corners where be has squatted for the depletion OF
human blue-bottles. The walls Of the State-iioufe
are unniured but the interior IL entirely destroyed
/ An INQUIRY on the part Of Gen. Grover, rs TO the
ORIGIN Of the confagration, confirms my assertion
thar l. arose from a defective Aue, which lad before
threatened the same result.
was no sooner accommodated, by the courtesy OF
Cart seaman PrOvost-MgishRl, In stately dwell
ing adjoining his own--it belongs TO a Union man,
re,dept at Wet Baton Rouge, half mile up on the
other side of The riyer-when we had a sensation.
The aforesaid trustw ofthy cOntfatands brought NJ
formation 10 headquarters that We were 10 DC At
tackled by the Rebels. They intended 10 make a
false demonstration the eastern shore twheTe We
( have but one regiment, the 9Th New'hanpshire,
, Col Fearing, ana subsequently TO pour down upon
70 from the interior q id Galveston, diving III INTO
or down the river. 1t was added, by way OF rider,
that The enemy lad been badly whipped at Nicks-
burg, and were desperately determined TO svenge
tie disaster.
Tie news sounded probable, and likely or un-
likely Gen. Grover took every prccautiOn 60 meet
possible Danger Our First Brigade Col. Billy
Wilson acting Bngadier-GeIeTalJ and orr Third
commanded by Gen. Painej were brought into the
ont kris Of the town. cartridges served out aud tue
whole OF the garrison got under arms. II was II
lively sjgbt 10 witness the bows Of the 4lst Massa
cEusetts, in their pictuTesquely -intrenched camp
" going through the motions Of repelhng an I'D
vapcpp force Col. Chickenng, on a little billy
graveyard dotted with sspulchral monuments super
intended the operations. Before and beyond the
lintrsnohncnts lay maTshy psln, looking derolate
enough in the last beams OF the deeUiDg sum be-
hind we're the camps and Baton Rouge. 10 The
credit OF this regiment may aid that ,wo score OF
its members .ick IN the hospital lnslsted they were
we'll enough TO shoot or bcrhoi at, aud lnconIinent
" gOj ready for either.
Bot Sunday night paced TRANQUILITY, perhaps to tie
disapp Of our soldiers, but certainly 10 the
relief OF the Inhabitants Of Baton Rouge who had
during the Afternoon, assembled al the street-cof
ners in terror OF another bOmbardmeut. dare say
however that Of the young ladies took an OPP
pOste view OF matters; nay, that they looked NJ lit
lie S0cesh flags, slowed away in old cupboard
presses and bOnnet-boxes, wherewith 10 welcome
their delivoIeFs." If 20 they may cen put then
back again. individually, L was content, for my
dwelling is on the outskirts, and with It's pedimeui
and piazza would afford an eligible mark for shei
practice. /; has had Of those pr0eciion througi
il already, before my occupancy.
/ l Nyrite th.s 1n board the steamer Morning Light
which, IN half an hour so, viii steam ior New
Orleans. She cane lIther VI steIday evening" bring
ing onlv DasscngcIS. Among these were arreste-
four IeIsoBs-1ue woman. The mort notable IL d
certain Duyall, a New-York gambler. suspected o
being :. Confederate SPY AID scoGndrcl IL general
! The two men are held rs lie sccompliccs. Ma
the woman il charged with has not yet appeared
pfObably attempting to suiugge contraband go d.
through our line.. 1t is not three days OAck fiuce
quinlue gold lace, &C., were discovered beneath
feu.inne crinone. The arrests are due & the vigil
anro Of Lieut.. O'Gornan, one OF Capt. Seaman
4 Assistants.
We hear Of tie arrival Of Northern papers al
New Orleans, to the date OF tue 3Jth Of December
/ have seen nothing later than the ~Oth. I. b. O.
False AIarms-VigiIance md AIncrify O
/ Ihe Troops-Aciive Operations Expected
Soon.
| r,o,o Oar special Cores ondent.