The New York herald., 1864-07-11
Important Order Respecting
ParOled Prisoners.
Visit Of New Yerkers to General
SiCkleS.
Their Address and the Generals
Reply.


mr.. VIM. Young's Despatch.
New ORLEANS, July 3, 1894
MPREssMENT or noRsEs.
On Tuesday night and Wednesday morning a general
mpressment of horses made for government use
They taken from market wagons, milk wagone,
street cars private sabes cabs hacks carriages eques
trans and livery stables Some OF fabulous value were
seized and some Of little worth to anybody. A
further seizure was made on Wednesday evening"
The department needs for remountng cavalry and for
other military service, three thousand horses It was
estimated that there thousand private horses
In the city pnd hence all but thousand seized
One hors Belonging to the HERALD was impressed, but
upon the proper representations released by Colonel
John p. Sherburne of Scotts Nine Hundred Chief OF
Cavalry.
Many OF the horses seized this city have since been
released, especially those owned by marketmen and
Others whose living depends the employment these
useful animals Very valuable horses kept for PLEASURE
have been released condition that their owners shall
furnish substitutes. Colonel j. Grant Wilson, General
Banks STAFF and Major Carpenter board examine
tho horse with full authority release retain
them for the About three hundred
Of those already seized will be retained.
HORSE MPkRssMENr AT BATON ROUGE
There has been general horse impressment also at
Baton Rouge, shich created much excitement.
ALARM AT BATON ROUGE.
Some three thousand rebels made dash upon planta.
tions within nine miles OF Baton Rouge and
running on few contrabands and small number OF
horses The citizens somewhat frightened ct Baton
Rouge, but all Is quiet there now
THE d. n DIS
The parties arrested for their connection With the Do
tenders Of the Monroe Doctrine still In imprisonment,
awaiting the action OF the authorities at Washington.
GENERAL LEE RESTORED TO CAVALRY COMMAND.
Gen. Albert L. Lee has been restored the command
q the cavalry in the field Al this result Of their
his friends are extremely grat,fed Gen. Lee s Of
the best cavalry officers in the whole country Az di.
vision commander there is not his superior.
COLONEL DUDLEY RETURNED TO CAVALRY COMMAND.
N. M. a Jared nv Can nv
70 sothe.command OF the First cavalry brigade as Baton
Rouge. Col. Dudley q cavalry command will embrace the
Second Maine regiment, Col W. Woodman the Second
Iniuois, Lieut.. Col D. b Bush; the Fourteenth New
mounted infantry, Major Conover, and the sixth Mh-
ssurt cavalry Major Montgomery.
MAJOR PITCHER RELIEVED.
Major Pitcher q tho Corning light cavalry has been
relieved from his particular duties the Provost Mar
sn.rs '. Dsp.,.ns.s and viii have an spponsmeO; Of
A. D. Nelson, Of the First United States infantry takes
MAJOR PheAsr's place
TO Bx Rn<ouxTD.
Tho Forty st Massachusetts, infantry has been ordered
to Donadsouvle, where 1t will probably be reSounted
an1asAin known as the Third Massachusetts, cavalry
AkIsAsR or OFFICERS THE CORNING CAVALRY
Captain Haratzshy, Lieutenant Payne and Lieutenant
Glass Of the Corng light cavalry captured with Lieu
turned n season % participate in the horse impressment
which was made By their regiment under sbs orders Of
C:asnsl shsrburns, chisf Of Cavalry.
General Bourbon, an officer In the service OF the
yuarez government In Mexico, 10 in this city.
When General Bourbon citizen and resi-
dent OF Vermont bis name was smith. He Iert
that State fifteen years SINCE and has
acquired military reputation in his adopted country,
which he 10 anxious defend from ts French nvaders
NO yellow rEvER-
Aphysicisu who had twenty years experience
Yellow as ons uo w os no
another. In his practise he has four hundred
cases OF smallpox and variooid which he regards ~ an