Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-22
From New Orleans.

From New Orleans.
New YORK, Sept A. New Orleans letter
of the I'd says, rs part OF the great Texas ex-
petition, Maj, Zen. Washburn, with II regl'
imens, will leave for the Rio Grande Sept. lst.
A great many troops have been sent, and still
more are to follow These are busy times here
among the transports and troops Clnsliera.
bio whispering Is going o. about the expedition.
A dispatch from Mobile the 7th gives The fol-
lowing N reference 10 Affairs in Texas FIX.
cellent wages are paid in Texas to field hands
Upward OF 100000 slaves have arrived from
Louisiana and Mississippi. Planters and spec
uI4tors are going beyond Shreveport topufchase
or hire Beef, vegetables aud cattle are cheap, "
PendIeton has been elected Governor by a
small majority, aud Herbert, sexton and Branch
are ected to Congress.
Military matters are quiet The people and
troops are prepared to repcl Invasion About
$50 900 bales OF the old crop Of cotton are now
in the State
Recent New Orleans adyces state that two
doserters who boarded the guu-boat Princes
Royal from Gaiye'ton IN he latter part Of Aug
gust represents things 10 II very bad state N
that CITY. About ton days before they left, the
troops laid down their arms aud said they would
not take them up unless better and proper IA.
tions were served them Thu was rcmedied by
the proper authorities and they again resumed
their duties
There are only about 300 troops in Galveston
-unc artillery regiment, two infantry and one
cavalry Col. Duprey commanded the forces.
The Hcratd' dispatch stat s that Gen Banks
writes ~ his friends here that Gen Grants IN.
juries are sight, and that the Unconditional
Surrender hero will be abou. 10 few days.
New YORK, sep. 10. The Worlds New Or
leans letter Of the ! 18th lust contains important
intelligence. Ii states, Lass week from 10000
to 10 900 mon were conveyed BY the Opel0usas
road from 4 lgers to BrasheaI Guy.
Amosi simultaneously llerou'- men moved
up The Mississippi toward Rod river. Gen
Frank Int division, 10 the meantime. embarked
on transports and moved down the river towards
the Gulf
1t will be a concentrated movement by three
distinct columns, and By th-ce routes
When franklin men went down the river.
and Washburn's moved By the railroad to
Brasher and Bayou Boeul week ago to-day,
the two Federal guubJlts Clifton aed S4cheu
moved down Berwick Bay to the Ha Cult
Herson's Column was taken hy steamboats, to
the mouth Of the Red River to 20 to Simmons
port.
Until to day, beyond rumOfs wo have heard
nothing definite IRON the movement.
LATER
We know Of the ARRIVAL Of one or two Of Gen.
Franklin's transports from Sabine Pass, and
learned lhal Others we're coming up the river.
At the same time some oil the vessels thai went
in the expedition, came baea to Berwick Bay,
aud andad the troops at Brasbasr CITY.
From various sources tonight, We CLEAN the
following authentic inform. ti0n about the muye-
ment
The Clifton at Bashear took on board two
companies OF the 10Th ~ \. regiment, when
she and the Sacbem moved down the Bay, the
rebel Colonel Massus' force Immediately moved
to Vermlhon Bay to rebeI The entrance of the
Federal force at that point.
Day before yesterday the gunb0ais arrived at
the Pass, the clifton taking the lead aud the
Sa2hem following When they got in they
were exposed to a rakng Ere from both sides oil
the Bay.
1t is not known that Ma.sus had arrived, but
S bine Pass was well fortified. Capt Crocker,
Of the Clifton, fred brJa- side, and IL turning
to fire the other br adsid9, bis boat grounded
and stuck fast on the llt. Tie was exposed to
a very heavy fire.
Some Of the sailors on board run up white
Gag without Crockers order Ia view Of hs
hopeless condition, Capt. Croker turned one OF
his largest guns and fired through the machine.
ry, completely disabling the gunboat. He then
spiked his guns.
Ia the meantime two rebel guntoats came
down and captured the Sachem Franklin gun.
boats and transports entered the Pass jus, in
time to see the last OF the bret action.
Oae or two soldiers escaped from the Clifton,
and swan towards Franklin's transports, and
were taken on board They say there was not a
man in the after part Of the Clifton who was
not killed or wounded by the rebel fire,
Those remaining on board were OF course
taken prisoners