Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-05-02
WAR NE WIS.

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WAR NEWS.
The operations of General BANKS Ia the
Bayou Teche aud 0p-lousss districts Of
Louisiana sre the most brilliantly successful
that we have had performed on the Union
side since las, spring The telegraph ha'
given US part Of the result, aud We
can readily anticipate the rest. Il IL evidens
that he has 'ff.ctnaly destroyed the rebel
forces in Western Louisiana below the Red
River, capturing as we'll rs whipping them,
by an admirably designed system OF move
ments, and permanently secured the whole
country. More than this, he has opened
tie way to al immediate acquisition of Red
River-the main food chsnnel Of the rebel
Confederacy. To slI practical intsBts and
purposes the rebellion 10 nov Gu. down to
'he line Of the Mississippi River---,o terri.
tory the least capable, perhaps, of any iu
the civilized world Of sub,isting its popula
tiou, in state Of war. D,privsi Of the
supplies which it has drawn through the
Red River channel from the rich country
penetrated by it. the Confederacy must in
svitably suffer q serious augmentation Of
the wants which already pinch il so severely.
Having disposed Of the rebels on he
west side Of the Mississippi, General BANks
10 now at liberty to give hi. undivided At.
tention to Port Hudson.
On the l7th he reached Vernillion.
yilIe,. in the Lafayette Parish (uearly ives.
from Baton Rougr). after q severe fight
at the crossing Of Vermllion Bayou, where
the Rebels made desperate resistance, but
we're defeated. with considerable loss on
both sides. 1t was supposed that Banks
would be in OpeIousas with his whole force
on the night Of the 18Th There is report
by way of Memphis that Gen. Banks has
reached Point Coupee, on the Mississippi
(ihe dispatch says Red R;vsr). opposite
Bayou Sara. The Rebels have been iv.
en- from their forti6cstious at Biysu Ia
Rose. and the place was in oar possession.
Among the results Of this expedition are
the destruction by the Rebels themselves of
o dozen or more Of boats, one very power.
ful gunbost shielded with raiload iron, the
dsstr uction Of the Q leen Of the West and
the Dana, the defeat Of the R,beIs wher.
ever they made stand. the destruction Of
q large qIanti'y Of ammunition and prosis.
ions, aud the Illustrating their supposed
design upon New Orleans. The Rebels q.
one place we're under the commsnd OF Gen
Dick Taylor, son OF Z,chary Taylor. 1t
is in this western part of louisiana, among
the lakes bsyous. creeks. and swsmps. sl-
most impenetrable by any but native. that
the Rebels have been strongest 10 that
State. Their complete discontinue. the
capture Of many Of them. the destruction
Of their boats and stores, is q serious blow,
and almost insures their extinction iu tho
western parishes. Abou, l80 OF our own
wounded bad been brogght to New o. leans.
Our losses are not stated. but certainly are
not heavy.
Two regiments Of the lst Division lst
A,my Corp. marched to Fort Conway
some miles down the Rappshasnock from
Frederick sburg-crosseG to Port Royal in
pontoons, csp'ured a Rebe. mail. and
brought over several females. a nnmber OF
mules, horses, aud prisoners. The expsdi
,ion returned TO camp on Thursday even
ing.
Our news from Vicksbnrg and below
contiaass good. Another feet has succes I.
fully passed the Rebei batteries at that
point, aud j''iGed that which passed them
. week sgo. Five hundred shots we're fred
at tbsm, aud almost every vessel was hit,
bu, no gun5ost was Injured, aad oniy one
,rsa.por, was sunk. All the barges loaded
With coal. Of shich there were . number,
safely reached their destination.
Late dsspaches from 81. LSpis. reports
the detss, OF the Rebel Gea. Ma -msju IKE
He attacked Gen, McNea o. Cape Gysf-
dess on Saturday, with 5000 men. bu,
~ss handsomely rspulssd after ihres
hosrs hard 6gh,ing. Mcneil was re sa
forced be hes two gaubosss ready. and 10
eon6dsst that he siii sgsia ship the
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