Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-03-31

A Gallant Charge Crowned with
90 Splendid Success. =

FoRT D'RUssY, RED RIVER, La, March
10, via. Came, March a This fort was
captured to-dny by the United States for
ces under Gen. Al. Smith The expe-
dition left Vickshurg on q he 10th. landed
at Semmesrort on the 18th, ami marched
to Bayou Glaze, where Gen. Scurry's reb.
ell brigade had been encampe]. bat which
fled on the approach Of our transports.
leaving considerable camp eqnipage and
cemmisssry stores. Gen. Smith pressed
forwardato yellow Bayou wherea strong
Notification had Teen erected, but. the reb-
els again fled as We came up. The enemy
was pressed and some skirmishing occur
red. resulting in the oeaptureH of several
prisoners and o. Ssmall wagon train. At
daylight. yesterday, the entire comma nd
started for Fort DE Russy. twenty-eight
miles distant. and al -four o'clock, p. m.
the 81 and 9th Indiana batteries opened
on tho fort, which replied vigorously with
three of its heaviest guns The cannon
ade continued an hour when Gen. Smith
ordered the LIST and 2la1llinois. 10Th
Corps, under Gen. Mower, TO charge the
cnemy's rife i,its and storm the fort The
18th, ll9th and 's0ih Indiana, and Oath
Missouri regimentssa charged lover deep
bitches and thick abattis, ian,ti a CALLING
fire, and within twenty minutes alter the
order was issued, the color sergeant Of the
9th Illinois planted the American flag up.
ION he enemy,s works. - Our victory was
com plete and resulted in the capture of
325 prisoners, including twenty four CON-
Fmissionedg officers two 9-inch Dahlgren
guns (24-pounders. four 32-pounders;
two g. Founders, a lot Of small arms. 2 900
bales Of fine cotton, an immense quantity
of assorted ammunition. and several thous-
and dollars worth OF commissary stores.
Fort De Russy is most formidable
work. quaslrsngular in, shape. with bas-
tions. and boomproofs covered with rail-
road iron. A powerful water battery con-
meets withthe fort, the casemates Of which
are capable Of resisting shot and shell Of
the heaviest calibreoE lsdjc . gss' osif
position Of the guns was capital for
a rapid and effective fire on all boats at
'tcmpting to- go mp or down the river
IAbout 500 negroes were employed for o
year in constructing the earthw orks. iisa
Iod General Smith will superintend the
thorough destruction Of the Notifications
tomorrow. twill take three thousand
men two or three daysto destroy them
Glorious news may be expected from
Generals Banks and Smith within. two
weeks. Their designs as to strength and
position, are contraband at present.
Among he artillery cspturcd are two
guns belonging to the schooner Morning
Light, two riaed guys from the Harriet
Lane. captured last Ispring.r or Sabine
Pass; one heavy gun from the indianola.
sunk inthe mississippi last year by the
rebel ram Webb. acfiAl a. 20 1o' e1Gai5'
The rebels boast that their iron-plated
ram Missouri. now I'M the river. can sink
any gunboat in our navy. The Webb
and Mary Jane are considered impregna-
BILE to my of COR fotillag osoai RE- s7'siv
j.. Animal p orterhas been busiIy engaged
for tho lastzth days. in. removing OBJ
structions from tho Red River, consisting
of RATS. and piles driven into the channel.
Transports are now proceeding up the riv-
er without interruption. ~ seds i-sm