The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-14

~ The New York Herald- Of The 4tb inst. mil.

HE- The New York Herald Of the 4tb inst. init'
Situation article, says:
Letters received in Washington yesterday state
that the expedition under Gen. Washburne to open
the fazoo Pass has been entirely successful and
promises 70 furnish the key to that stronghold; and
oespalcnes from Cairo OF the date say that the
gunbost Carondelet and five othershav reached the
Iallahatchie river by way Of the YazOo. Vienbnrg
would thus appear 70 be closely environed by our
orees, ana therefore the reported evacuation wears
strong color Of probability.
General Rosectans Ia pushing his forces forward
win success On the I'd instant he had advanced as
Tar as Middleborough. hall way between Muifreesbo
70 aud sheibyvile, and despatch from the former
place. dated the same day, says that an expedition Of
one thousand cavalfy and one thousand six hundred
niaptry, left Murfreesboro the following morning,
and encountered the enemy at Bradyvlle. After Sc
we're fighting the enemy were driven from the town,
with the o2s Of eight killed and twenty wounded,
and eighty pdvates and nine officers captured. Thert
were also captured three hundred new saddles and
acesutrements and large collection Of official ordeu
and the papers and tle private baggage of the enc
my, who were portion o. John Nor san's and Whai-
tens Divisions
General Rosecrans, in his official dispatch to Genes
raj dalleek, yesterday. says shat, when the enemy
made standat BradyVie. Colones Paramour and
Long went Id with sabres and whipped thsm in about
three minutes Stokes cavalry advancing bravely
with oarbnes He reports that wo took about saaen-
ty prisoners, including eight ohicers their camp
eqnppage tents. saddles, eome seventy horses and
pasil Dukes regimental papers Eie mentions that
Major Murphy did good service, and reports loss
at one man Killed and one captain and seven men
wounded
Our advices from New Orleans, by the steamers
Che Kiang and Bio Bio, are fall OF interest. The
leading feature in the intelligence by these arrivals
Is The complete rnetamorph0ses effected by the South
ern rebellion in the system OF negro lehOr. The
planters Of louisiana In their present helpless soon-
dition, have gratefully aceeded TO the reasonable
propositions Of tbetcommandng General Of the Gulf
Department, and henceforth their plantati will be
regularly cultivated by the agency OF paid negro la
bor The speech OF General Banks to the injecting Of
planters at the ST. Charles Hotel as well as oil lie
facts that transpired on that occasion, Together with
bis important order for regulating negro labor, will
be found fully detailed in this days paper Same ex
citing scenes were witnessed 10 New Orleans on re
cent transmgratOn Of secession Bympathizers I'd
points in ,ossesson Of the rebels The scenes enact
ed were disorderly and improper that Gen. Banks
sent down a regiment to disperse the rabhle Over
a thousand e0ntrahand letters and other articles
we're captuted. The steamer Essex, has beer agaib'
successful in her new crusade asanst the tOrpedoes
buried in the river with the intention of destroying
Union vessels, Through information supplied by q
loyal negro four more Of those dangerous machines
we're discovered near Port Hudson and removed The
Harriet Lane is laid up in one Of the rivers Gal
veston and 1t Is said she rs being converted into
IRON clad. II has been reported that Gen Sibey has
sent bis infantry-l 500 strong-to Shreveport, and
has gone up with the balance Of his command, cons
sisting of artillery and cavalry, to Atchafayaya riv
err The infantry were said to be entirely destitute
Of ammunition.
The rebels made an attempt to capture the steamer
Laurel Hl which WAS loaded with cargo Of cotton
sugar and molasses, obtained Above Baton Rouge
She ventured too near Port Hudson, and the rebels
placed ten batteries of artillery below her, The Es
sex went to her assistance, aud the rebels lied With
out firing q shot.