The Portland daily press., 1864-01-23
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Portland Daily Press.
FROM NEW. ORLEANS.

Rerol"fion at Mafap.eras--The Afair at
MafsOorda Bay--Trou5ie ,ritN the Meri-
cans at Mafamoras Capture of Cotton. e
NEW York, Jan. %.
! The steamers Creole, IRON New Orleans
10th, and George Washington the 10th have
arrived
There is very little news.
Gen. Banks proclamation was the chief
topic In New Orleans. 1t is much commend
| ed by loyal men.
| The most prominent name for Governor is
Thomas j. Durant, an eminent lawyer and
staunch loyalist.
The weather had become fine.
Gen. Growers division has been ordered to
Madlsonville, a town lately captured on the
| north side Of Lake Pontchartrain. Gen. Dana
has been ordered to Matagorda Bay, and Gen.
| Heron to Brownsville.
L. q. Gilmore, of Boston, arrived at New
| Orleans on the 18th with two bands for Gen.
1 Andrews division.
| Steamer Melville, from Matamoras, has al
rived at New Orleans with 800 bales cotton
Another revolution had occurred at Mata-
| moras.
| Ruiz took charge of the city Jan. 1st He
was to resign the next day, aud the names of
three persons were to be presented to the SUI
| preme government, out OF whom to select a
Governor. None of them to be persons who
have taken part in pending questions. Col.
Ropas is TO be Project Of the city, and Capis-
tran is to be Commanding General of the
troops which are to march against the French
| at Tampico, with Cortneo as second in CON-
mand. All the acts of Serana, including the
forced loan, are approved by Gov. Ruiz.
A Texas letter gives further particulars of
| the action between 1t. Col. Hesseltine and
| 100 of the Maine 18th, assisted by the gun
boats Granite City and Scotia. They faly
confim what has already been telegraphed.
| The rebel gunboat burnt was the j. q. Carr.
A Brownsville letter reports that Serana's
forced loan was made on foreigners as well as
Mexicans, including four Americans One of
them, Mr.. Calvin, was imprisoned for refiis-
| ing an advance of 100000. He subsequent
| ly paid the money under protest. Gen. Dana
| was informed of the proceedings, and prompt
ly informed Gov. Serana that such indignities
| to American citizens could not be tolerated,
and it would be his best policy to return the
money he had exacted. The three other
Americans had, it seems, paid their assess
ment without protest. Gen. Dana then took
! possession of the ferry boats of Brownsville
and Freeport, and force was drawn up, pro-
| vided with two days rations, preparatory for
business. Serana Immediately repaid the bor-
rowed money.
The Texas regiments are filing up rapidly.
Col. Davis and Col. Haines cavalry regiments
have each 100 men.
An expedition to Rome, which had been
absent a month, captured a considerable
quantity of cotton and three cotton agents.
Gen. Heron, on the I'd OF January, relieved
Gen. Dana, who assumes command at Mata-
gorda.
Gen. Washburne is passenger in the Ca
hawba, which left New Orleans in company
with the George Washington for New York.
He was relieved by Gen. Dana.
Capture of blockade runners Expedition to
Mst"0orda Bay, Teras-Aebef Steamers
Barnf-The Recent Dcsfracfion Of Steamers
of Wilmington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.
On the 10th of Dec. last the schooner Fox,
tender to the U. s. flagship San Jacinto, de-
stroyed in the Suwanee river a rebel steamer,
supposed to be the Little Lila. She was set
fire TO by a boats crew. On the 9th of Dec.
the same captured the British sch. Edward,
from Havana, off the mouth of the Suwanee
river. The cargo consisted of salt and lead
Same day, U. S. steamer Sunflower captured
off Tampa Bay, the rebel sloop Hancock, from
Havana, loaded with salt, borax, &c.
Jan. 4th, U. S. steamer Tioga captured off
Bahama Island, schooner loaded with salt,
liquor, coffee aud cigars.
Com. j. IL. Strong, of U. ). steamer Monon-
gahcla, reports that Dec. Goth, at the request
OF Gen. Washburne, he sent the u. s. steamer
Granite City and Scioto up the pennsula off
the entrance of Matagorda Bay. Texas. with
Gen. Ransom and 100 men 10 cut off the rebel
pickets. While the. Seioto was absent on n
reconnaissance at the mouth of Brazos river
the troops which had been landed were attack
ed by force of 500 or 1000 rebel cavalry. but
were defeated by the Granite CITY. which fred
$40 round before the enemy were driven olr
On the return of the Scioto the Granite Civ
brought up the Monopeahela and Penobscot
The rebel cavalry in the mean time had made
several attacks but were driven off by The Sci
OTTO. During the day a rebel steamer came
close upon the inside and shelled our troons.
the night.
On the next day the rebel steamer was dis
eovered ashore The weather nrayar,ad s,aam
ing In 10 destroy her during The dsv hnt On
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