The New York herald., 1863-09-06


from New Orleans August % arrived Al ths por, yes,er
day morning. She passed sachor in the Missssppi
river, at tho Quarantine grounds gunboas Gertrude and
Granite City. Tho George Washington experonced stroag
northeast gales. with heavy sea- for tho lat few days
Our New Orleans Correspondence.
hsS ORLEANS. August 28, 1863
Movements Of Me Enemy IN he Aaatapas Coaniry-They
Have Crossed Graai Lake 10 rorce--What They
Afr-yAeir Probable Fic-E1psr,ence Of English
mon IN The Lo'oer Counties of Mssisnppi-TL Conditions
Of Agnrs TAeys-Coa,ts M,r.iat--cry ant Naeat AZ
fairs, de-, de-
Werccoyei Information yesterday hat tho robe army
Of the hakapas country moving in FORCE and the
intelligence hs been confirmed to-day we hear they
have crossed Grand Lake numbers estimated ut about
eight thousand men but point they arriving a.
We are at loss to know. They may intend demonstra
ton upon Piaquemine, possibly upon Thbodssax aud
tho opeousas Railroad, with tho hope OF getting
possession or Drashear City again. The
mander OF tho rcbot army must DO strangely mis-
informed respecting strength In this department,
or he never would commit such apparent
bIunder place his command where certain defeat
aud probably certain capture, awaits him. We shall
know very few hours what he up to, and must
expect 10 hear, rapid retreat ordered that the
rebels have vcnturcd their into lions Jaws and
have lost il. This movement caused, deserters
port by the disaection In tho rebel army tho wish
10 return TO Texas and only kept together by tho
prospect or certainty Of another fight They VIII probably
be grsed by seeing the elephant In much larger pro-
portions than they expected, aud in that will
prevent their desiring second sight very again.
The last capture they made Brashear City much
10 their kingthat they desire to IL another haul OF
everything in their line cannot be made with as little
difficulty Their stores have doubtless given out and
they look across the Achafaaya with longing at tho
soros OF beef pork bread and other things Of which they
stand in need and hope that may attend their
efforts to possession OF thom The garrison at Bra
shear together with the gunboas in tho A,chafalsya
will give them welcome, and they may have good
meal of or Uncle Sans provcndcr, but it will only
prisoners Of war. although they may think
present time
From gentleman who has been for weeks past
outside lines, travelling in the lower counties Mis-
sssppi, have derived much interesting and valuable
information respecting that part OF tho socaed Southern
coucderacy. He IL an Engshman, and bad with him
passport from the British foreign Office signed by tho
Minister but all this did not him from annoy
ancs from at least one party OF the rcbols into woso
hands he fell His interview with the officer who
msnded the party was quite amusing. Upoa presenting
the passport 10 tho officer he said IL all right bat
should be approved by the British Consul Mobile The
ingiishman then asked him. Who commands the de-
partment you insn 0ficer replied General Joe
Johnston. EngsEnan then said .'Is IL customary when
General Joe Johnston gives pass that before II is OF any
value i must be approved by a subordinatesr 1bis
Englishman pointed TO him an old that had been
dorsed Oh the passport IN Dresden IL was rartlv IN
German text and partly written. This rebel could make
nothing Of he turned IL upside down tried read i,
sideways and AZ last not being able To make anything
IL said "Weil that viii do, It's all rghtyou travel
on
could obtain any Information from this gentleman
respecting the numbers the movements of the nucmy,
inasmuch as he considered himself bound not reveal
anything of the kind Tie Told me, however. tina, he
found the majority Of the people very despondent
gard 10 the of the rebel many luke
warm the subject but few si held oat bitter tho
last. believing that the south not ouly destined
whip The Yankees, but would eventually subugate the
Northern states. lo,d excessively az uxu-
rios they have none. Coffee and tea things of the
past, and wheat Hour u hard TO be obainedncver
ccpt the cxorbitsnt rrices NY Informant wa
the oath or allegiance to either the
United states called Confederate states Hs har
however, been conscrpted twice the frst time pre-
seoted his exemption papers to the officer OF tho
which ho was taken who deliberately tore them up and
threw them away esccond time no etaed his case 70
the commanding Officer who, upon his making
affidavit to the facts, granted him exemption
papers, but called upon all contractors, manu-
employ him la any manner. the confedcracy
had suffered too much from men of this description.
Is the opinion o my informant that the rebels viii make
the attempt 20 occupy another point the Msisspp
river, II possible, IN order 70 close navigation
more. something o the kind T. evidently their nten.
tioD.
The court martial Col Joseph g. Morgan. Nlnetioth
New York and court Of inquiry upon Col Walker OF the
Fourth Mossachusetis, have both adjourned. II viii be
some time suppose, before We hear the result o. tho
former; the latter has fuv cyonesated Colonel Matcr
from charges preferred by Hrgader General Daniel
Ullmann Ia the Governor OF Massachusetts.
The siege OF Charleston now occupies the attention OF
the ory Of people here both sides The No
bile paper brings the encouraging reports respecting
the operations of Ton Gilmore aud speass desp0idn.
their power fhsreston mn n less sumter aud
the surrounding iortlhcations. We awaiting with
anxiety The next arrival " ith iatsr dates
cry matters plod along as rsual--no excitement u
any Kind whatever beyond row among the city officials
n which the fru> b,la i somewhat mixed ur respect.
ing the dispositions made Of the best wood IN certain
"wood Pile" II ! leading 10 editorials and Libel SUITS
and the end IL yet. The weather continues steidy
hot not az hot a. you hive IN Now York FOR es days
but continuous neat the Thermometer ranging between
eighty and ninety degrees constantly much u tIow
nearly i've montbs-ls debitatng IN the extreme our
troops however, have stood u remarkably wei--bcer
than thought they would. Three four weeks
will. trust, mend the matter and gave Us cool src
that our men can build az upon
! have naval record. Everything ap
pears % be quiet with tins arm Of our
maintaining an excellent b.ockade The hurricane
IL upon hut may escape having gale 0f
than ordinary severity. The health og the squadron
Arotsr "a, Iss3-sAM
Nothing of interest since Last evening The parties who
committed the highway robbery-of which sent You
account tine since-~hcren two orlcers
wounded 10 attempting 10 arrest the scoundres were
conyiceG yesterday aud sentenced 10 ien yeAfs bard
labor at ship island, with ball and chain. There we're
mitigating circumstances about the that pre-
vented seh,ehoe y aes.h .om os1S psssea nptn ,nem
Jnder The Lew general order respecting the Corps
dArique the mpress m negroes has been stopped.
II is about time II should, ior was rapidly becoming
nussDce equal 70 the press gangs formerly employed 20
obtain sesmen fer the British navy.
Nothing further has been heard respecting the
Of the rebels the Aussspas country up rbv
hour The poxets OF our force fbbodeaux driven
IN yesterday morning, which looks as the railroad
weather much piesssnter the las, f.w days, Health Of
the city excellent.
DEATH oF LIEUTENANT JANIS o. RABs, UsiiLD
STATES ARMY.
ffrom the Nev Orleans Era, August Isl
AT New Orleans, Iousians, Ausss, 2s q, eight ocloek