Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
Sunday Nights Dispatches
Union Victories In Ranks,s Depart
mont-150O Rebels CRptured.

New YoRK, April 2G The steamer Futon,
from New Orleans via Key West the 18th, has
arrived The Fra Of the 18th gives an account
of late military movements. On the night OF
the 18th, Gen. Banks had reached Vermilion-
vile, after hard fight at Vefmillionville
Bayou, where the rebels had posted batteries
and infantry, but were driven hack with consid
erable loss on both sides, the batteries being
sileuced. ~
Gen. Banks's army is at Point Coupee, on the
south bank of The Red river opposite Bayou
Sara.
A letter in the Era, dated in the field above
New Iberia tho 18th, states that Col, KimbaIl,
with the 531 Massachusetts regiment, entered
the rebel woIkaat Bethel Place on the morning
OF the l4th inst, and planted our flag on the
paIapeb
Gen. Weitzel'a division followed and succeed-
ed by the whole line. The rebels left their Dn-
merous dead uiburied, and evidences were
plenty of bloody work in their ranka Large
sttres Of ammunition, some Enfield rifles and
other arms we're captured. Our army then
marched though Pattersonville, skirmisbing
Continuously, and reached Franklin on the 18th.
Prior TO Thursday night come one thousand
prisoners had been brought into Franklin,
whole companies of rebsls being captured at
one time.
At franklin the steamboat Cornie was cap
tured, with three officers of tho late gunboat
Diana on board, thus restoring them to our ser,
vice
The rebels olsO destroyed ten steamboats, to
prevent them falling into our hands, and tive
large gunboats, the Diana included Includ.
ed in the destruction of these boats were i'm
mense stores of provisions and ammunition.
IL was expected that Banks wonld capture On
elousas on the 18Th and occupy it.
The expedition Of Gen. Grover has been emf.
nently successful, and In a battle with the reb-
els at Irish Bend, the 18th Connecticut charged
tho rebel lines aud batteries, supported by the
2Gth Maine, 25th Connecticut, l2ih Maine, and
9lst New York, and defeated them, leaving q
silk flag and other trophies In our hands. The
rebel force conslsted OF two regiments of Tex
ans and three batteries, including the famous
Pelican and Sims batteries
The whole rebel force at Bethel Place and
Irish Bend numbered some ten thousand, posted
10 highly advantageous positions, under COM
mand OF Gen. Dick Taylor, con Of the late
Zachary Taylor.
Important captGres of horses, mules aud beef
cattle, to the number of one thousand, we're
made. The celebrated salt mine or salt rock
was captured and the rebel works destroyed.
The rebel soldiers were not 10th to be captur-
ed and over fifteen hundred are in our hands
aud more are Being taken. An abandoned reb-
ell iron foundry was found near New iberia, con-
tanning quantity Of shot and shell.
Our feet has reduced the rebel Notifications
at Bntte La Rose, an important point. Phe
prospects are that the rebels will be driven ont
of the OpelOueas country or csptused Onr
troops are in splendid condition.
The wounded in the late battles have nearly
oil reached New Orleans, numbering one hun
dred and seventy nine; oil are doing veil