Evening star., 1863-05-11
SECOND EDITION.
THREE OUI.syk r. N.
INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT FROM GEN.
BANKS COMMAND.
OFFICIAL REPORT BY GEN. BANKS
OF HIS LATE MOVEMENTS.
GLORIOUS RESULTS OF THE. ExPED1rIeN.
TWO THotsASp PRISONERS, TtFos TRANS
PORTS. AID fwESTy GUNS CApTCRgD.
AND THREE REBEL GESBoAr5 AND
HIGHT TRANSPORTS DESTROYED.
GEN. BANKS HOLDS THE KEY To FuE
ATCHAEiiAYA."

hEADoUhnTTRSp DIR a RTNrSy or THE tivLF
hins.centa army Corps, opesoasas, 2ad April,
ie63.-General: On the evening OF the 18th,
General Grover, who had marched from New
IBERIA by u shorter road and tn us gained the
: advance, met the enemy st Bayou Termlliou
The eneny's force consisted of q considerable
number OF cavalry, l,t0a infantry. and six
pieces OF artillery, masked in a strong position
on the opposite bank, with which we were un-
acquainted. The enemy was driven from his
position, but not until be had succeeded in
destroying the bridge over the bayou ey fire
Fvt ~ hing had been previously arran rcd for
this purpose.
Tie enemy's flight was precipitase. The
night Of the 18th and the whole of the next
day were occupied in pushing with visor In,
reconstruction OF this bridge.
On the 18th the march was resumed, and
continued TO the vicinity Of Grand Catear-
and On the following day our main force occu-
pied Opelousas. The cavalry, supported sy
one regiment OF infantry and section OF ar
tillery, being thrown forward to Washington,
on the Courtebeaus. distance OF six miles,
The command rested on the 2Ist. Yesterday
morning, the 22d, sent out Erig. Gen. Dwight
with his brigade of Growers division and DE-.
techments of artillery aad cavalry, 10 push
"
aad-ja. He found the bridges over parcus TO-
,odue and E9cuiI destroyed. and occuuad I'M.
evening and night in replacing them by a in
gle bridge u the junction OF the two baycus.
The people say thar the enemy threw large
qiantitiss Of ammunition and sorlc small arms
,nto bayou Coeodue, ana that the Texans de-
clared they v.era going 70 Teras Here ihe
steamer ssWavc was burnt by the enemy, aud
the principal porE;on of her cerzo Ul,.ci, had
been transferred to 2 fiat. captured l,y rs
dispatch was found ny Gsn, Dwight, in u aich
Gov. Moore tells Gen. Taylor % retreat slowly
10 Alexandra. aGld II pressed 10 retire to Texas.
Gen. Dwight will push well forp.ard TO-DAY.
ana probably ha:l tomorrow, t. contlnue his
march OF return according TO GUNS tancas.
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An expedition, consisting Of LLe lCad New
YORK, Lieut.. Col. Blanchard one section Of Ar
t.lery, and Ba~retts Company 3 Isl ;ouei-
ana Cavalry, accompanied by Capt. Durham
ASs'stan' AGlurant General and ist Lieut.. Sar
wo0t. Eneineerf, both OF M stats.) was sent
out Fea.erda. nornins by way of Barre 5 AND
iny. 10 examine The Ea OF Court;ibla7u IN the
direction Of Eutc-a-ia-t:ose. Last n;cht tan.
Durham reported the road ialDasGahie. rou-
mills beyond BaTTa's IanGine and TIA. tbe
expedition had c;aptw-eli the steanae. ..tI;cn.,,
II u snat! taycci !eading GTt Cf the CuUrta-
bleau. Tbs capture Is g tir2eIy assistance 10
rs.
l Informed you il my Number &c., that I
had ordered the gunboats 10 TAX Hu.te-a-ia-
Eos". Thfs Uas handsomely done witrout
serious less on Ila morning OF The oJlh instant
by Lieut.. Col.ma.der Cooke, U. $. Navy.
with his gn..boat ard four companies Of infsn-
try. We cap!Ercd here Lhe garrison OF si.ty
,nch ard its commander, two heavy guns in
position and in good order, |. large quantity of
ammunition, ard he kea eF nc 4tchJfal1ya
hope not 10 % obliged to lose 4 moment In
improving thu decisive advantage gained in
this section. We have destroyed the ereuly's
army and navy, and made 1nair reorganization
Impossible by destroying or removing the ma.
te-!aI. We hold the Key Of the position.
Among the evidences OF our victory are two
Lhousand prisoners. t|o transports, and wen
" guns, (inclading one piece Of Inc VaIyade
ba.tcry.l taken: and three gunhoats and eight
transports destroyed.
haye the flonnr 10 hn, General very re-
specially, yo's ob"dient servant,
\. =. EAsra, Major GEM Ccru'c-
Major General il. ". HALLRc,, Gcnera,-in-
Chief, Washington CRY.