, 1863-10-13
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Matters in Cederal Banks De-
partment.
enforcement Of the Enrolment Art
in New Orleans;

NER 3 3loRK, Oct. u--The steamer Lo.
Gust POM, from New Orleans October / A..
1lsed At ttis port Last eveuing.
TIE heaoq9..ters Of The 18th Army Corps.
nnoer Ger. Franklin, and part Of the ISL,
a nt4S G CofEs. nnder Gen G: c. Washburn, are
~. ~ lamp Bisland, fifty miles fsou Braahe,r
CITY. They have met no enemy a. yet
torsgipg parties hive gathered ur laree on N.
uues o. mules, horses and cattle. but th.
Plan1auons arc generally deserted The al.
vance Of the army was delayed On account Of
tbstrnctions In the Bayou Theche. These
9bstructiors were blown up, and the BaVon
Teche IL now open for steamers to NeT Iheyia y El
=, on lbs sd, at H. M, = mid was made on
the telegraph Office situated opposite Donald
.onrile, 70. bp band Of guerillas. and ID men of
ope1stor @ 1osK M 14h csEa1 aad The telegraph
tu1ed and taken OF. In consequence OF this
!aid, and the reports of banda Of rnnrfl5ss
feSng IN the vicinity Of Dona1dsonyiiIe from
LILO! ~ 70 ~ strong, an expedition was set in
a.otaon e e clear the country In that neighbor-
night Of the 26th By steamboat, about .011
msn 2 6tfopg. under command Of Brigsdier
General Burbridge. He reconnoitered the
"0o!e country to the Auite River without
meeting the enemy, and returned to CsToil.
ton On the 2sth, without Casualties.
Lent. Earl, If the. 4th Wisconsin, In
marched from Baton Rouge On the 29Ih \:
1sr as The Comite River. de captured fonr.
teen prisoners, thtfr arms, horses. and eouin-
ments. Among them was the notorious Col.
Hunter and Capt Perry, guerilla chiefs
II ID k9oWn that Gen. Logan {rebel) Is on
me east side Of the Mississippi River, aercn
600 men and four pieces ef a1tilierv. and Il
supposed to be making to Liberty, Mics,
where rebel force liz concentrating.
THREATENED ATTACK on BATON RoCoE.
Baton Rouge Correspondent of tha Naw
o,ieans Tina, under date Of September eth,
. At g o'clock Saturday evening ve arrived
mere, and found The citizens somewhat ex-
c1ied, It having been noised abroad that the
ie9ea hsG 1e Sen nogan Eas IN the vicinity and be
1atf here this morning at o'clock. took =
YAK a-ound to zee the troops, Who are on
duty In al parts Of the city. The streets ba-
ing guarded and barricadcd, and large siege
gnns planted In eyc1y direction, ali ready f6r
hoy hny emergency; L 1t them come on. don't
TO- day, ard It will be a long time before Gen.
Logan CT his men eat warm meal in Baton
houge- The Bteamshlp Suffolk arrived from
New Orleans at s o'clock a. m, with GoTern.
ment stores, and left for Port Hudson at
neon. ~%
LSfoAc14KST or TIE ENROLMENT ACT MSEY
ORLEANS.
aEADQUAR7KRs DEPT or THE Gc1r.,
New oRIEAHs, Sept IS, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 7Q-I. The hernfc efn,ts
u the army Of the United States have re estahlst
q the nee NAVIGATION Of tho Mtssaaippi and It's
hcse ~atefe. By the tron h1nd Of war, acainst i
confederation OF rebel States, is an event 81 eo1ai
mRon Vim their discovery and settlement, and |
,lood In brief period Of time this Tast ADD fer.
y ie ~. xey Tiu be opened to the peaceful commerce
ttnct1on Of property, the dispersion Of labo.crs,
nd the defamation Of population, the iuhabitable
:looe does Tot offer nobles theater for intelligent
'nldEation Of new products, the application Of |
'ew elements and different systems of labor. the
4 EmSdiste = e. organization Of local Governnents
nen, vii! create individual md nationsi weaIsb. ~
neh as the world has never Eeen. Never was
o1nt.J better worth fighting for-better worth
The highest duty Of the people is to maintain
nd defend the freedom Of the Mississippi. 1pon
;aish depends the support Of the present and lie
, The armed aaaistance Of ali those Who clsim the
ght OF citzenf, OF seek to share their priyileres
hoee WHO ccyet the profits Of trade. d1eclalming
tizenship " and acknowledging. allegiance to for
vor. and not Of right. ~'A'@A
In the performance OF this duty, and to aseist In
tne unpostant aoSantdges secured by |
r Hee communication conn between he Valley o. the
issltt1ppi i and the markets Of the void, the
tixens of the 1st and I'd Congressional Dietricts
.a;3na ia liable t1 military duty hare been
ith tho provisions Of the law Of ConscrtptIon |
aesed @ y Congress, 70 faE as It may be applicable
- saas T.; DepaItment Proper Publication will BE-
y this PURPOSE, and the time End manner Of thelr
lection The eonscHption will not be held to |
It, hbtace these well-dteposed persons vho. in the
CHNfnfP Irt|lH 49, + I
Led to full immunity Of eo1die1e Of the United
Il Ihs organization Ct ene 9r more volunteer
lteere." whose services Will be limited by the /
ms q enlistment to the protection aud defence !
NeW Orleans, is hereby authorized Volunteers !
OF which, and one months pay, win
advanced when the yoluptees il mustered into | !
.1ee ~ tae ~ capt.in G. " Killbosn
aged with the immediate Organization and
tss IT PANT G: r
or1zed to oTEAntZc and command the ID rer1-
ens. The 1st regiment will be recruited and Or
ntzed . r. the City o1 New Orleans, excepting the
M sad ID ths % Foa.ta iae pistaet @
III Able:bodlea men Of color between the ares
5ws1tg md taE spos Go
der Of tie Commission Of Enrollment: No em-
I lOE oLHef pflsuu ID allowed 10 recruit me1 for
y special regiment Of that corps. and every olcer
cr1it1ng for this corps under this order viii be
rnished With, and required to exhibit authozity .
az Acts, signed By the Superintendent Of
scrutttnE. and approved by the Commission Of | ,
'Eoumsnta. Substitutes viii be received in cases
here the labor Of the recruit IL specially reaussd
2 exemptions a!!owed In cascs Of necessity, up. q
t By no other person Or authority. Arrange: {
,nts will be made to secure the cropa Of the sea-
4. and 1aborers will be furnished as far as prac-
able to supply the vacancies oec1sio1ed by the | |
ecut!on Of this order. The FIRST duty Of those ! I
gagged IN the cultivation OF the soil is to protect
from invasion, and those whoAe interests are I
consistent with d vigorous defense Of the De- :
ttnent or who are Indifferent to the invasions
q public enemy, can hare 10 rights which the I
yerrueut IL bound to respect. =
u TnmwAn5 nf.Gsfor Cerarn1 Rarta