Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-18
TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.l
INTERESTING FROM THE DEPART.
MENT OF THE GULF.

INTERESTING FROM THE DEPART.
MENT OF THE GULF
Exploit Of Grierson.s Cavalry Force--Alex.
nd,," ETsrx na;,r..s La, Captured By cur Nav
Gsrierson's Gavalry-Large Numbers Of
Prisoners and Horses Captured, and an
Immense Amount OF n ebel Property De.
stro, ed.
Washington, from New Orleans on the 10Th,
arrived this afternoon. Among the passengers
is Col. Jones II. French.
An opeiousas letter of the 5th inst. states that
information from Grand Gulf and the gunboat
fleet under Admiral Porter has been received
there, with details of its cap ture, and the cap.
tnre of PortGibson by Gen Osterhaus. When
the latter was nearing Port Hudson, he was
met by hundreds of families fleeing from the
interior, TO escape the raid of the Illinois cav
airy; and the prevalent opinion among seces-
slonlsts was, fhat Port Gibson was the safest
place i'll that region. The damage done by our
cavalry raid is irreparabe.
1t was rumored at Opelousas that Port Hud.
sOn had been eva cuat9d.
leans Era, has been placed under arrest for
having allowed a ques tonable article to be
published in that paper.
John +. Hayes and L. p. Tracey, OF the Era
have b+en expelled from New Orleans for
writing and publishing the same article.
Quite an excitement occurred on the evening
of The 9Th, at the opera, occasioned by the au-
dience demanding that the national airs be
played, but nothing serious resulted.
General sherman has ordered ali places of
amusement hereafter 10 submit their pro-
grammes 10 the provost marshal prior to the
performance. and suggested that national airs
be played.
Captain Howard Dwight, adutant general
on Brigadier General Andrew stan, died sud
denly on The 1th instant. Captain Dwight was
: Boston Boy brother of Brigadior General
Dwight and formerly r captain in the Missouri
Union cavalry. The funeral took place at New
Orleans OF the 9TH instant, and his BODY was
n cd an IN
directed 10 his father in Boston.
The Erc of the 10Th mentions rumor that
Port Hudson was bombarded by our fleet on
the night OF the Sth instant and all day the 9Th,
SCI OSD DiSPATCH.l
Colonel Grierson had arrived st New Or
leans and had been presented by the I1niorists
with magnificent charger. Admiral Farra-
gut arrived at New Orleans on the afternoon
of Sunday, the 9th, from Brashear City. The
Admiral and his officers left tie flagship in
Red river, and brings the important in.alli-
gence hat Alexandria was captured on the
9TH by Admiral Porter's 1leet and part Of his
own. Prior TO the capture OF Alexandria, Fort
De Russy, Oh the Red river, was demolished
after iieh, and 4 rebel gunhoat also cap
tured. After the capture on the morning uC
The 6th OF Alexandria, by our gunb9ats, the
advance cavalry of Brigadier General Dwtglt
dashed into the place, thus forming 4 junction
OF Farragut's and Gen. Banks's forces.
Opelousas dates of lhe 9TH state our army
there on the march. Gen Dwights brigade
was supposed to be III Alexandria. and Gems
Emory. ETHEL, and IroI er, with their forces.
we're close behind.
\ Baton Rouge letter Of Nay I'd states .hat
Col. Griersons force, the 6th and til Illinois
cavalry. and a battery, numbering some af0
men, followed by several hundred negroes and
q large number OF prisoners, rode into the city
on that day. They LEFT Lagrange on the 10Th
OF April, burnt rebel stores and the railroad
depot al Okolona and he depot and 10 hoav-
lily laden freight and commis ssary tra:ns' aud
an ordnance train at Newton on the Charles
ton and Sicks burg railroad. The ordnance
train contained thrne thousand loa led shells
Tor the FicAsburg batteries. which exploded
reIrficaily.
From New ton they followed the railroad ID
Meridian, burnip all the bridges; thence south
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad 10 Enterprise,
where they destroyed tn rebel ordnance works;
thence back ID Newton, and burned aiI the
bridges; thence - Jackson, Including the great
bridge over Pearl river, and near Jackson tore
mp two miles Of track; thence they followed
the Jackson and New Orleans railroad sontl
10 the Louisiana line. The rebel force C3 r,ise
at Clinton was eVaded by making q circu.t
around thnTn. cur forces destroying their camp
equipago. store. ctc., and capturing 500 nris-
oneIs.
While crossing 4 branch of the AT1ite r.yer.
Lieutenant Colonel blackburn was severely
wounded, aud left in the hands Of the enemy.
They crossed AIaite river on the morning OF
the Isl, ten miles from Baton Rouge. Captured
a rebel cavalry picket Of one hundred and sixty
Elen and horses, burned Captain Wetheylee's
house. captured his horses, and then rode into
Baton Rouge, looking rough, but i'll gCod uoG-
oition.
Every railroad il Mississippi has been cut
by hem. They supplied themselves with fresh
horses OH the route, and brought in over three
hundred contTabands on horses. Nearly all the
latter also led extra horses.
The New Orleans Era gives the particulars
of the burning Of the ". S. slooD Preble, 81
Pensacola, ON tho 9th Of April. The lire Was
accidental from an open light carried into tho
etorc-r9om. All hands We're saved. The Pre-
sle, after burning some hours. blew up with 4
tremendous explosion.
The gunboat kanawha captured two schoon-
ers and drcYe another ashore III Perdido inlet
All were blockade runners. One OF hem,
named the Eagle had previously made lyo.or
sic successful trips.