The New York herald., 1863-09-30
ME-. Henry Thomp.o.'s Despatch.


SD 'RETARY oF'TREAsukf.
Mr. Henry Thompson's Despatch.
Nsw ORrEASs, Sept. 20. 1863.
Your correspondelts from the Sabine Pass expedition
and General Herron's command having furnished you
with fun and authentic particulars Of tho repuse of one
and the Of the other, II 10 unnecessary FOR
me TO Say about then. few items Of IN
portance, however, relating TO other matters, which
have gathered since my last well worthy o. ment,cD
rKoIAIss HirrrARy pcIAroR
From high Official in General Grants command
learn that rebel deseies who have entered our lines at
viksburg within the last I've daye, report that General
Kirby Smith has proclaimed himself Military Dictator Of
the states OF louisiana Arkansas and Tsxss nas issued
proclamation calling ont two hundred thousand negroes,
and conserpng all the white men IN these ssatec BE-
tween the ages Of sixteen and sixty.
UNION MEETINGS. IN THE srArrs ov MISSISSIPPI AND rxvsxa
From the ofcer learn that Union meetings have
been held in The States Of Assssrp and Tennessee and
that the Stars Stripes have rssed nearly hun
dred miles 10 the rear OF vickshurg.
In recent reconnaissance General Stevenson reports
having discovered than hundred bales OF cot
ton between Monroe and Delhi, on the waehta.
ATTACH GuEulAs
On Monday morning asst about eight O'Clock, the rocrs
stationed IN Nachez startled by hearing several
voeys OF musketry and looking the direction u the
hHey Wetc suTpIiseu ~ feeihk opIohte
bank ol the Mississippi, and than quarter OF
mile to their left, running infantry fight.
In this neighborhood a large camp OF contrabands
and they TO fec from thefrng IL sup
posed that rad had been made by guerillas.
The Ninety fifth Illinois, Company G, Eleventh Illinois
the First Kansas and Seventeenth WiscoDss imme
dntey ordered under arms and under the com mand Of
Colonel Humphrey Of the Ninety 0th Illinois, proceeded
at the river.
Before they embarked courier arrived with the
force gueras, hundred strong had attacked
the company of the Thrteth Missouri who guarding
pontoon train.
When the guerilas the force crossing the river
they hastily left, leaving Of killed and four
wounded upon the field.
Colonel Humphrey chased them fourteen miles, and,
coming up with portion OF them. skirmish ensued
which four Of the rebels killed and q captain and
several Priv ates captured.
Arriving at a bayou, over which there was bridge
the rebels crossed, and burned the bridge before
troops arrived, thus cutting OF further pursuit
Here the enemy reinforced by from two Thousand
10 twenty five hundred men, who bred . volley az we
advanced.
skirmishers thrown out. and for nearly hour
firing continued when Colonel Humphrey, finding that
the enemy occupied very strong position and fearing
that he would be oufanked fell back and returned to
Natchez.
IN this skirnish we lost killed and six wounded.
The day previous to the attack hundred head o.
cattle had been to that side OF the river well
large number n mules, and supposed that the attack
made for the purpose Of CAPTURING the pontoon train
and compelling the negroes togo ahead aud drive the cattle
and mules before them but the bold stand made by the
company Of Mssourans materially nerfered with their
plans it time 10 send renorcemenis the
river before the gueras could accomplish their purpose.
Friday, September IL, ths Baltic b. j. Adams ana
the Diana, vessels belonging TO the Marine Brigade,
surprised aud captured at Catfish Point twenty miles
above Napoleon, Arkansas, the Mississippi river
rebel paymaster with million two hundred thousand
dollars IN rebel bonds. Twenty OF his body guard and
-four captains also taken prisoners The party
bered in ali about hundrsd aud seventy.6vs Tho
others escaped.
The paymaser and his guard attempting 10
the river for the purpose of proceeding 10 Little Rock
Arkansas where the former intended payng on the rebel
troops that poin
Sinking or the Steamboat; Hannibal.
Ngv OsisAss, sept IL, 1863
The steamboat Hannibal, a - Loris sank this morn
ing caused by accident yet ascertained Ave
miles above ouaiasopve. She had fun freight for st.
inf t,gnxUn hat tna