New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-09

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Military Affairs Progressing Finely, the
Rebels being continually IIemmed in,
and Supplies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Successful Expedition by Col. Dudley's
Brigadc-The Lake Ponchartrain Eek.
pcdition-Impudencc Of seccsh Citizens
A Reasonable Fire DepartInenf-City
Affairs - How Contrabnnd Traders
Work Their Cards.
from Our Special Correspondent.
NEw-oRnKASs, April ], 1853.
Although we have no great battle to report, from
military point of view, things are progressing very
favorably. Every item Of news we have ia Of the
right kind. Every step taken seems TO be step in
the right direction; and although events develop
themselves q little slower than most OF us could
wish, yet, though slow, they sure. Every move
OF our forces in this department more effectually
hens in the Rebels and cuts off some Of their sup
plies, while IL adds largely to the knowledge of
officers Of the character of the people and country
hereabout, TO most of them heretofore a terra
incognita. Before any very important move could
be made, plans Of all the surrounding country and
probable field of operations had to be prepared.
Scouting and accommodating parties had to be organ
ized and Trustworthy guides for land, and skiilfui
lac bod IN hn nd n Ul
occupied much time and accounts for the length OF
time which has elapsed since Gen. Banks reached
lere before anything was attempted. When Baton
Rouge was determined to be the headquarters OF the
army in the field it necessitated the transfer OF I'M
meDse quantities of stores of ell kinds, all OF which
involved loss of time. which made many impatient.
COL Dudley's brigade last week made au expedition
on the west bank Of the Mississippi River, and cue.
ceeded in destroying large amount OF stores OF
great value just now to the Rebels. One steamboat,
a Rebel machine shop, granary containing lo,OOO
bushels Of corn, sugar-house, with sugar-cane,
l. 600 barrels Of molasses, and some gunpo yder =
drugstore with fair stock Of valuable medicines,
We're all destroyed, as well as the Post-Ofiice and
some other places
a place about midway bstween the two mouths OF
Little False River, an island formed by the Mis-:
sissipp, the west bank, between Port Hudson and
Point Coupee.
The expedition was under command OF Capt. Nc.
ID,
one OF the most dashing aud daring cavalry OF
feers we have in this department. This Is not the
frat time he has been inlrusted with such enter
prices The expedition highly successful and ac-
courlished all il undertaken Tor without the loss
OF u man.
Beside the destruction of stores mentioned above,
our troops occurred and brought away nearly 2Oo
horses and mules 100 besf CATTLE GO carts aud plan
tation wagons $50 hog.heads OF sugar, 200 Barrels
of moasscs. Nearly 400 coatrabands, half OF whom
were meo, came into camp for protection, and were
allowed 10 return with the troops
The difficulties and hardships encountered by the
men in this expedition were or no ordinary coarac-
ter. and required something more than an every.
dsy eo!der 10 endure. For hours together then men
were up to their saddles in water; IN many places
Obliged 10 swim their horses over. In short, from
the birh stage OF the river, ard the levees being
cut by the Rebels nearly the whole country is more
ft for the eure occupation OF alisators and bull.
frogs than anything else.
Full particulars of the expedition across Lake
Pontchartrain have come 70 hand. Col. Clsrk Of
the Gu Michigan has accomplished q good work in
the occupation of Pontchatoula. The principal
means the Rebels of this city had of communicating
with their FRIENDS the other side Of the lines 10
now broken up. We shall have less grapevine
telegraph" than formerly. What the Rebels will
do without IL Is hard 10 say; for they can no more
do without their news from Southern sources
than Rebel soldier without his whisky.
The troops &C ing under Col Clark were the "a
Duryee Zousves, forming battalion Of the i6oth
New.Yo-k, Lieu, .Col. Smith, jr., commanding
battalion composed Of the 9th Maine and the Hns
New-York, under Capt. Trask Of the titn, Wnn
two pieces of artillery. with men Of the YIN Con'
necticut Volunteers. ,...
The gunboat Barataria and yacht Corypheu' H %ss
Manchac while the troops advance by ,ana. ra;I
forces were divided; one haIl ma as Waynesboro.
rOaa track tnS .Oction a. Pontchatoua Above tb:
anu iorneu 'xo miles, is considerable railroad
town aoI ,pss,s some 80 feet high and about 500
ieet long, sarc.s received was BY Capt. Dodds Of
the ,s1,h York, and his Sergeant, both being
sne by the ball. but not seriously, only
wSaan wound on the Sergeant and not serious for
the eV Captain. A seeesh lady who lets here few
ssiS suspected, and was subjected TO hard faro
and personal indiguitios by Rebel officers. Obliged
to pay "a SO for board in filthy hotel inhabited BY
filthy vermin and equally filthy guests, and 81 So