The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-10
TELEGKAP'Hi0 NEWS.
From Tfans-Mississivp,.

MOBILE, Oct. s.--Ths .7si5nns has lats
news from the Trans Mississippi Depart
ment, through Maj. Tom 0ehiitrce. who
is just from the West.
| Gen. Price was falling back from Ar.
kadelphia, with largely superior force
of the enemy in. his trout.
Gen. Tayloi's army was concentrated
near Alexandra, with the exception 81
three brigades under Glen. Tom Green
On the 10th ult. Gen. Green attacke.I 1
and defeated superior Yankee army.
near the mouth Of Red River. His force
was composed Of two briga,les Of cayal.
ry and one Of infantry. With these he
engaged two divisions Of the enemy, and
obtained a complete victory. He has now
| again command of the river against all
the efforts Of the Yankees to drive hin,
from it.
The last reports from below represent
that Gen. Banks, with $1,000 men, was
crossing the river at Brashear city, en-
route for Berwick's Bay. Gen. Taylor
was watching his movements closely, an.l
it was supposed would give him battle .
or about Verlnillion Bridge in the Alta.
kapas.
The victory Of Sabine Pass was com.
plete, and without a parallel in the war.
Oilic al reports show. th at NJ creepy, uu.
der Franklin and WeitZef, with twenty.
Two transports, about twelve Thousand
men, and four gunboats, attempted to
land. The whole Comic derate force Al
the Pass was only torty-two men of the
JeM Davis Guard, mostly Irish, their
nearest reinforcements being at Hous:
| ton. This little band fought the enemy
| several hours, disabled three of the gun
boats, drove the whole fleet ignoniniou.;-
| ly away, capturing two of their best gun
| boats the Clifton and Saehem
eighteen guns and three hundred aud
| eighty-fve prisoners. The g,rnboat Ari-
zona is supposed to have sunk after she
put to sea. Gen Maertlder was soon On
the spot, and now issues his orders from
the gunboat Clifton. Active prepai,-
| tons are being made to meet the inya
sion fthe enemy by the people of Texas
| who are rising en- nlasse between the ages
| Of Is and CO.
The 1aibuae's latest information from
| Pensacola states that the yellow fever was
raging there. The Yankee fleet crews
have been removed to Santa Rosa.
| sECoNp DISPATCH
| MOBILE, Oct 9.-The TiiJuHe has
| dates from New Orleans to the lst inst.
| No news of Importance. The Eru saws
the rebels are evacuating Richmond and
that the whole Of Virginia will be ahan-
doned. The Fra thinks the defeat Of
| Rosecrans not so bad as reported.
Gold in New Orleans is at premium
| Of 30 cents.
THIRD DISPATCH.
MOBILE, Oct. y.--Latc arrivals from
Shreveport, La, state that Gen. Price is
falling back towards that point, and that
Gen. Taylor is falling back from Alexam-
| dria. Gen. Banks is pursuing. Banks
| crossed from New Orleans in three
columns one Of which crosses at Lake
Charles, another at Brashear CITY, and
the third at the mouth Of Red river. His
Blunt have about 80, 0eD
The gunbcat Rather has destroyed all
the beats on the river up a. far as st.
Joseph, except one belonging to neg roes.
All gunboats and transports are con
stantly fired on by our pickets.
Everything is quiet in Texas.
Thirty-fye thousand French arc re-
ported at Matamoras, anu the report is
generally credited.
Gen. Forrest is here on leave to recruit
his health, and not under arrest. He
has rendered his Resignation, and, if ac-
cepted, he will raise an independent
force.
The Register has late copy Of the
I Memphis Bulletin. 4 New Orleans let
ter makes the Sabine Pass expedition Il
much grander affair than reported The
troops sent to brashear City engaged
the Coniederatcs there, while General
franllin went with the tiotilla to land
$4,000 troops at the Pass All other
movements in that direction have stopped.
The Texas expedition is certainly aban-
doned for the present.
The opening Of the Mississippi has not
benefited New Orleans. Provisions are
higher than ever
The Yankees have not sent troops to
Brownsville, because afraid Of complica
tions with France