Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-10-06
From New Orleans.

The steamer Morning Star trings New Or
leans dates Of the 22d. On the night of the
2lst party Of men cut out the tug Leviathan
from under the guns Of the De SOTO at the
southwest pass The loss was not discovered
till morniug, when the De Soto and another
gunboat went in chase and recaptured the tug,
with all on board.
New YORK, Sept. 30. The Worlds New
Orleans letter of the 22d says the advance to
Texas is still an onward movement, and az yet
nothing more. For more than fortnight
Brashear city has been the base OF concentration
for tn, new movements Men and supplies
have been forwarded By railway, while advance
stores and ammunition in large amounts have
been sent via the Gulf to Berwick Bay. These
ordnance transports have been used to carry
across the troops from Brashear to Berwick.
The latest returns tell us that last Saturday
nearly the whole of the 18th corps, under Gen.
Weltze, crossed and camped on the other side,
leaving sufficient force 10 hold the base at
Brashear city. 1t is presumed that an effort
will be made not only TO accomplish the advance
successfully, but to hold the Lafourche, while
the new movement is in progross When Gen.
Weitze's men began to CROSS the Bay, Frank
lin 8 men commenced their movement up the
Teche. Those who came back from Brasbear
Sunday evening, say that the line of retreat
along the bayou was marked by blazing fires.
These wee not camp fires. They were barns
and buildings, cabins and farm houses--a des-
truc,ivn, as was loretold, OF everything likely
to give aid and comfort to the invading army.
Up TO this hour we have not hoard Of the ad-
vance Of Frankln's army from the west bank
Of Berwick Bay. We only know that the large
part of the column was safely across and walt
ing for the rest when the march would begin
in the track OF the retreatlng conlederates.-
There are those who believe that franklin's
army will leave the Teche at the town OF Frank
lin, and strike across the State % the Sabine
river. This supposes cne Of two things, an en-
gagement with an anihilation Of the rebel force
at Camp BIshland, or in the event Of their not
standing at that point, allowing the conieder-
ates to retreat to New Iberia, a long way above
franklin. IL is not presumable that 80 good
General as franklin will have an enemy 10 900
or $4,000 strong in his rear to cut of his trains,
to re-capture Bashier City, and re-occupy La
iourchc The rebel force on the Ieche must be
destroyed or dispersed before the movement in
Texas can be made with any perfect success.
The Times New Orleans letter says that on
Saturday night last steamer arrived .tNatch-
ca with $50 bales of cotton on board. Some
1900 more are to follow ln u few days.
The is a guerrilla force operating in Missis-
sipp under Col. Logan Of some 1900 men.-
Their only aim seems to be to burn and destroy
what little Is left on the plantations that have
been 30 often robbed by the rebel Cover nment
at Richmond. A few days since Logan and
some of bis men made dash upon the vicinity
of Natohez, and burned some 500 bales of cot
tbn not five miles from the river bluff. This
cotton belonged to several planters who were
keeping ii until they could with safety bring 1t
within The National line, and sell it for their
own and their criditers benefit
The Heraid's New Orleans letter of the the
Goth says, from a high official in Gen. Grants
command, learn that the rebel deserters who
have entered Qua lines at Vicksburg, report that
Gen. Kirby Smith has proclaimed hmsel militia
ry dictator Of the States of Louisiana, Arkansas
and Texas, and has issued proclamation call
ing out ~ 900 negroes, and is conscripting all
the white men in these States between the ages
Of is and 60.
From the same officer we learn that union
meetings have been held in the States of Miss.
issippi and Tennessee, and that the Stars and
Stripes have been raised nearly one hundred
miles to the rear of Vicksburg.
A Mobile dispatch of Sept 26tn, says the
New 0rleaps Era says most disastrous reverse
has occurred to the fsderals in Louisiana. This
concurs with the report that Gen. Weitzel has
been defeated and killed by Gen. Dick Taylor
at Nspolen