Evening star., 1863-04-22
Iron. NEW nRLEAs

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Important Miii,ary- Movements in Pro-
River. : " ~ - - -
|, NEW YORK. April 2l-The steamer Wash.
instcn, tIom New Oritan On the 18th, has
arrived.
i Ina oriant military movements were in pro
gress against the rebels in Bayou Teck-, Gen.
Eank$ i. as in the field at the he3 Of md
I'm ory 6 divisions and Gen. Werzers brigade.
On lie ll!h inst Gen. WeitZel's forces crossed
Be,Wfck's Bay on noEt toons, and advanced TO
PatfeIsoiVllle, fve miles from the Teche. The
enemy rttIeated upon the approach or our
force, which STEADILY advance d, and were re-
iniprerti on sunday By Gen. Emorys division
I1oNers forcrs embarked a. Bra2lcaT City and
proceeded into Grand Lake to point called
tncian BeI;d, above Franklin. This move if
successfully accomplish d, W Ill bri z the snsmy
bt tween L~o fires, and cannot fail of good
rcsnIts.
The rehei forces are estimated Il, 5000 strong
On Sunday afterEoon sharp skYmishIny
Commenced between Gen. Weitzel's advance
AID me rebels, the iai er retreating towards
Franklin.
II " As reported az NeTS Orleans on the latin
that General Weitzei's force was within six
1lil.s OF Franklin. 80
1t vas aise rumored that Gen. Grant had
appeared y lth strong force upon Red river
On The gin Instant Colonel Daniels, with IeQ
colcrrd troops, vent 10 Paecagoula, Miss, and
ttcE possession of the place ena hoisted the
stars and stripes. Subsequently they were at
tackled by $40 rebel cavalry and a company of
infantry. Z severe fight followed, resulting In
the killing ot tx niy rebels and The wonnding
CT a large lumber, asd the capture of three
a SET OF coioTs. Colonel ID D.niels lost two men
killed and five slightly wounded. The enemy
subsequently brought doGa large reinforce
ments !roll Mobile. WHEN, Colonel Daniels re-
The small ;suuboHt Barritaria was snagged
n the Annie river on The eth. The guarillas
surrounded Il her. When L b. ng found "a possible
10 get her off, she was fired by her officers and
abandoned.
The Union Association of New Orleans held
meeting. gently and adopted resolutions to
petition Congress to allow the people 10 hold
conYeLtton 10 fofia a Safe government.
The movement isoprosed by solne OF the most
thOug ghfui citizens.
A regiment CT hlaeks for heavy artillery has
bteil recruited. and Gen. BANKS hss authorized
the organization OF a rev white regiment Two
companies were already being formed.
The health OF the city Is remark bly, cool.
OF war Portsmouth.
The Ia " libraries OF Messrs. Benjamin, Bru-
ford and Finry have been contsc ateti.
Gen. Banks plan of free negro labor for The
plantations nasts with daily success Cheer
ing reports from the planters froz1 al G uarters
continue to be received, and if zesiptaE f4Ts nee
is attempted with the present gyStcra, within
ninety days Gen. Banks T5ill have Demonstrated
the practice ehi'ty Of obtaining by voluntary
negro labor as s;itis isfactory res uIt as was OBJ
talnrd urdcr II" old syeiPm. a.
Adnairai FaTIagDt's secretary had arrived at
Now Ori, ans with dispatches. The Admiral
was hlockadinc the mouth, of Red river. On
the trip down from TicIl3burg the Il at engaged
the batteries at Grand laalf. The Switzerland
ard Hartford Were hiI, bat the only thing serious
v as LEe1atal wfonndingloi Que man on board
the latter.
1t was stated yparol. d scauen from the fri
gate VI Mississippi, who had rs saehed New Or
leans, that the Tetel gUnboat Wrbi. was de-
stTOyed IN the Fort Hudson fight ia at our feet
did great damage to the batteries there in one
alone OF which twenty-five re heis wrre killed
Inc enemy were several times driven from
their guns, and OEe cf their batteries we're
spiked. a.5