The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-04

The Electric Spark brings over four nundred oaes OF
cotton besides other cargo
/ We arc indebted Pnrsers caro- and Hibberd for
| favors
Mr. VIM. YounY'S Despatch.
NEw ORLEANS, Juno Is, 1854.
/ GENERAL GROWERS
On last Sunday night tho 10Th inst General Growers
division OF the Nineteenth army embarked Nor
ganza board Of transports. They proceeded on
an expedition up the Mississippi, and landed at Fort
Adams heard from they had penetrated shout
nf,oen miles into There specu-
atops st Morganza the objects Of the expedition
estimated that Growers command embraces ten
| thousand men.
/ A GuNBoAY ROUGHLY HANplxp.
In the recent engagement rebel batteries
It Iunca Bend tho gunboat General Bragg the Bragg
was roughly handled One shot struck her walking beam
and disabled her soon after the action commenced
Another shot destroyed Captain Downiugs splendid
piano. and another shattered hts elegant mirror. Her
cabin vas completely rdded. sbs had be towed or
| BY The gunboat Chocsaw TO her. Fortunately,
NOBODY board the Bragg was hur though the pilot
pARoixp PRISONERS HAVING nAroH ROUGE
All tho paroed prisoners were 70 leave Baton Rouge
two days since for the enemys lines Tne Provost Mar
4 ahal issued order 10 that eeci.
l GENERAL A. L. LEE TAKES TEE yND.
General A. l. Lee, formerly Of the cavalry division has
assigned by Geoera Candy 10 the command VI the
nrs brigade Third DIVISION Nineteenth army corps, and
has gone 6eld Aorganza His private affairs
demanded his personal attention for brief pc
rod and havig made several unsuccessful Efforts 70
obtain urough he felt compelled TO tender bis resigna
ton which General Candy has Washington
with The recomi6sudasion that il be NOT accepted, a.
General too valuable officer 70 be Withdrawn
| from The service in this emergency.
i CONTAGIOUS DIsRASH.
Cases Of vsriolod and smallpox are quite numerous.
Your correspondent has unfortunately contracted the
Dr. skiiton Formerly Of the Fourteenth New York
sry Surgeon in Chief Of the cavalry division that care
or three vsr,ood GASES have occurred within day
two cavalry headquarters assumes In some degree
the character epidemic, and perhaps will take The
place OF yellow fever, which many people dread.
GOING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Captain J. N. Robinson, Qu.rtermasier In charge Of
marine transportation, lett for the North several days
since irensprt Bevdere TO touch at Pensacola
He Is authorized TO investigate the circumstances con-
pected with the recent laundering Of the transport Pea
hontss and ia charged by General Banks and Cc,one
Hoabd Chief Quartermaster OF the Department OF the
Gulf the Of certain commissions 81 New
York and Washington Captain Jacob Mober for long
period quAtermaster charge Of river transportation,
and from whose ooo transportation pas have until
recently been issued has resigned and rsiurus 70 wis
The services Of these qusrtermastss have been
most arduous and useiuL
Mr. Henry Thompson's Despatch.
NEW ORLEANS, June, Is, 1854.
AMY xnsrssrr RIVER
beyond the appointing command Of generals TO the
First. Second and Third divisions Of Nineteenth army
| corps have nothing 70 report from the army.
Brigedier General Roberts will command the First div
SION B,gadier MoGinnis the Second, and Briga
dier General LAWYER formerly Major General McCsr.
| hands STAN, the Third.
A. informed you In my last, Major General Reynolds
will command the corps, and Brigader General Emory
| viii proceed North sick leave.
-Four rebel prvates and lieutenant, named Goulden,
ali belonging 10 Louisiana regiments, arrived yesterday
in this city from Baton Rouge 10 charge q guard They
1 were captured recently by the Fourth Wisconsin.
Two hundred ounces OF qunine were discovered few
days house the west bank Of the river The
| occupants were arrested.
MAuApuKn MOVING.
| We have received In this city thas me rebel
General Marmaduke the washita with large force
OF Tsrans-as many ~ twenty thousand say.
Other state that be had captured the ssssnss
New Igo up the Arkansas, and crossing that riv
with force Of eight thousand
xioHAxas On INCONSISTENCIES nxxnH.
An exchange for shout one thousand Of mon has
been agreed upon by the proper authortes They will
| probably be exchanged this week or the next.
very important order will be Issued In few days
compelling all registered enemies 20 beyond the lines
| Of these WORTHLESS In this city.
| SOW rHs rnorrs On BLoosApR RUNNING ARE DIVIDED.
Vessels running the blockade are, general thing,
1 owned by stock companies in Mstamoros. Havana, NO
bile Nassau and Charleston. The cotton The nst place.
allowed ss ana o. Toe
freight the other haK Tho rebel pay four
teen ccn.s per pound In specie THIS, Of course only
when the vessel arrives safely II Havana or
Nassau
ihe captain Of the vessel besides bs pay receives Ave
hundred dollars 10 gold successfully entering port
that successful trip 10 made be receives thousand
dollars extra " gold.
| vnr nAJoa osHK1Ars oAxsv AND mcxru 10 yHp man
1 CONVENTION.
Per Invitation OF the memben Of the Constitutional
Convention, Major Generals Candy and sckles waited
| that booty on Tuesday Last al balf.psss one p ~
| When they wero announced and - they entered the
hail. the members arose from their until the dst,p-
Tushed visitors arrived upoo the PLATFORM when they
| rssup,td them.
The President Judge DureiD then welcomed them in
| neat speech, 20 which Gen sickles responded
A. the dstingushed visitors nft tho hall TIRES cheers
gwen for Gen. Candy, three for Gen hicgIss ana
| three Tor loyal men everywhere.
| KxPEpros HiAcx RIVER.
or siderable expedition. under Lou,enspt Colonel
hcCssh Of the Sixth Uuited art ery returned
on Thursday last from tour the Black river 10 Iou
| slana
We esrn thst the troops with no very %, ,ous ob
ssscs 10 tDer march 70 the nor did they come
scroes suy rebel troops un their arrival 81 acg riyer
Hero en- engssement took Piece we n their ad vance
aud the rebel pckete, who driven back and the
EXPEDITION accomplished Its OBJ ect In Waiting that Sec
| t0Y b, country.
RE tr,ed srtes trooas trcueht forward 10 this pos
| rvs prisoners, aBope ,hem The osebrate6 f0aisiaaa