Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-17
TELEllRAPHIO NEWS.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Late Expeditions IN Louisiana and Mis-.
sisslppi I'm portaat Uni0a Successes-
n M onf Rni. Eaaa IL a.

Lave kxpedtnons In Lou1sl0 no and MIS-
sisslppi I'm portaat Uni0n Successes-
CaPiuFe Of PFiaoneFs, Guns, Cattle, &c.
NEW YORK, Oct. i6.-The steamers Yaxoo
and creole have arrived from New Orleans, the
latter bringing advtc-s to the 9Th. The report
OF General Asboth's expedition to Mariana,
FLORIDA, is confirmed Our loss in killed and
wounded is 81, including Captain YoanY. Of
the 9TH Vermont, and Lieutenant Ayre, I'd
Maine cavalry-both killed. General As sboth's
LETT cheek bone Is broken, and his left arm
fractured in two places.
Inc expedition sent by General Dana from
Rodney, Mssissippl-colored cavalry and In
fanry-feacoed Fayetts Oa the I'D instant
capturing GU mead Of cattle, large numosr
OF horses and muias, and several prisoners.
Another expedition sent bv Gen. Dana at
tackled the Tebeis At Woodvtlle on the 9th, cap
turing three guns, two officers, and hfty.four
n,eE. Z i;iing forty. Our loss none.
A cavalry expedition under General Lee,
captured Clinton, La, on the 9th with thirty
pritoners, including, Lieut.. Col. Pinckney
re bel Provost Marshal General Dtsh, and a
considerable amount Of stores and ammunt-
ton.
Atlast accounts Lee was ten miles east Of
Clinton.
A reconnaissance sent out from Morganzia
under Col Guppy. I'd Wisconsin, with three
regiments OF infantry and one OF cavalry, re-
turned previous 10 the 9th, after a severe skir.
m,sh with q thousand rebel cavalry. Loss,
two killed and tour wounded, and thirteen
prisoners taken.
1crce under Colonel Dye, With the 20th
Iowa occupy Symport and Morgan's Ferry, on
the AtchafaIaya- The rebels have been driven
beyond yellow Bayou.
AdvicSs from Matamoras give a rumor OF the
capture OF the steamer ke Davis, boaod from
Bsgdad 10 New Orleans, by party taking
passage on her, who ran a. r INTO 'fatvestcn
Cent?. l.men from Bagdad on the 2lst ultimo,
who arrived at New Orleans, report that $40
French marines are yet there, entrenched.
Six thips Of war lay Off The bar.
An expedition up the river went within 210
miles Of Matamoras, and returned on account
OF tbe iowness OF the water.
Continu ued rains has prevented the French
troops from moving down from Monterev,
though II WAS reported their cavalry are with
in TWO days march Of Matamoras, wal ing for
the infantry 10 come up. II is reported that
Cortinas has his guns bearing on brownsville,
and threatened TO lombard the city IL the
Texans mOlested him.
The NJ ississippi iExpeditions--Further E Par.
ticuiars.
NArcHRZ, Oct. 9.-ParticuIars OF Colonel
OsbsDd's expedition has been received. He
deba rked from transports Tunica Bend on
the 5th, and early in the morning Of the 9Th sur
rounded a force Of rebels at Wood vile, and
Killed forty five, including one major He cap
Inred three p'eces Of artillery, two officers, and
fifty -four men.
Our loss was four horses killed. The rebels
were commanded by Major Cook Colonel
Osoand then wentsome distance beyond Wood. !.
Vile, but finding no enemy, joined Colonel
Farrar. The two commands then returned
to NatcheZ. bringing in more stock.
,tocr while n MARCHING frarn Tnn;ca Rand TO
Fort Adams, all Of which he brought to the
latter place.
Lieutenant Gibbs, OF the repel secret service
in this vicinity, was killed. a series of opera
tions, undertaken by General Dana, command
ing this district, have constituted one almost
continuous scout from far up the Yazoo on the
Norih, TO Bayou Sara on the south. The fruits
Of these raids are q large numbsr OF cattle, five
hundred horses and mules. and various valua-
BILE supplies. including fifty six bales of cotton.
Lieutenant Earl, of the special scouts, ar =
rived last night from the vicinity Of st. Joseph,
on the west side Of the river, having captnred
containing important official and private letters
from tn Trans Mississippi Department to the
rebel headquarters; also, thirteen battle fags
captured from various engagements on
the west side of the river.
Colonel Osband's command embarked here
again to day.
that other movements are on foot