, 1864-03-15
The 0uucElfta ExpedItlon-4mpor
Military and EtVer Nc,ss,

aeceeh town deserves to be.I-EDs. TR1B.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Teibune1
:: CAmo, March IA, 1864.
An officer from Admiral Porter's feet kindly fur
nahed us with the following particulars of thelate
expedition M tie Onachita River. The expedition
consisted Of the gunboats Ouachita, OHsgc, Cones
tesa, Lexington, Fl. Herman and Cricket, No
signs OF tho enemy was seen until approaching
Trinity, which WAS found strongly fortified, when
preparations were nAde for an engagement. Tho
honclad 0sage Was in advance. The rcbels allowed
her to pass without making any demon
stration upon her. The flag ship Fort
Herman (tin-clad) followed. Tho rebels, suppos-
ing her merely transport opened heavy and de-
structivc fro upon her, which she bore bravey for
aomc time, but was finally obliged to retire from
the contest with loss Of two men killed and eight
wounded. The bust hesaelt being badly used pp.
the Admiral transferred his dag to the OrachIta.
Her powerful armament Boon silcnced tho cnemy's
guns, and finally droTc the enemy from the town.
Our force landed, anaa laFEc amount OF property
was destroyed. The rebel battery consisted Of
thrte 8s-rourders. behind strong earthworka.. Ey-
e7yttng about the toTn showed the Inhabitants to
be inteEeely secesh and actQated by the deopcet
hostility to our Government. III saloon kent bv
ono Blcuvil1e, dtsccndaut Of the founder
OF New Orleans and member Of one Of the oldest
and most ar1stoc1atic families in Louisiana
were favored with carefully prepared sknll Of
Federal soldier, which the fend Denyille was wont
to exhibit with the greatest exhn1tations to cug.
toners and diseant to his hearers upon Southern
pros7css and Southern chiralry. This man WIS 80
fully impressed with tho belle! that the Yanke feet
had been Eepulsed that ho had grand dinner pre-
parrd and was enjoying the feast when his valiant
comrades skedaddled and he Immediately followed
without finishing the repast. The saloon was COM
plcte1y cutted the doors and windows smashed in,
hut, unfortunately, the torch Wis not applied. The
name Of Blenvflte will be remembered By our SOL
ticrs, and should he chance to full Into their hands,
summary vengeance will be visited upou him.
The fleet etcamed up to Harrisburg, On the Ten
sas at the junction with the Ouachta where little
difficulty was experienced In driving the enemy
from their batteries. Tie town was burned to the
ground. The expedition WIS splendid success,
and shows the efficiency Of the Western navy,
The sunhoat Onachtta, lately finished nj this
port has thus proved herself OF tho most effect
I've vessels in the ferE!ce fully answering the ex-
ree1ations Of her builders. The ONLY damage she
received was two og7apeshot In her wheclhouse
The fast 1ullman Jared wore, md requires con. |
siderable repairs. The men fought like veterans.
and well sustained the character Of the American
navy. TwcntJ-sevcn iron clatls are now lying at |
the mouth Of Red RtYcr ready Tor tho coming ex.
probably Joined the fleet. The gunboat Conestera
waa sunk BY Gen. Price On the 10th. The Conea. |
tesa had her full cargd Of ammunition aboard, |
The boat and cargo are total loss.
Ey the arrival Of the War Eagle VIC have the |
latest news from Vicksburr,
The reports Of the fight at Yazoo CITY are meaczc,
It feens that the first report was much exaszc7a-
ted. The 11th Illinois arc reported ali right,
'hough The fighting MAS severe. Five companies.
'nter the command OF ak1Jor Waro. wcrc surround
ID in sront Of the. fcxs5end called upon twice to
surrender, which they indignantly refused,
Their aseailants were finally compelled to retire.
Goats had gone to Vicksburg with cotton and bring
rg back supplies and forage.
The 18th Wisconsin Vete1uus afTirea On the Nnr !
Eagle On route home, They number $50.
Gen. Huribut and staff tad arrived at Memphis. |
Chc I'd Missouri colored regiment arrived on the
;u1tana en- route for Dixie.
MeComhs' cotton shed and quantity Of cotton |
'urned Mt Memphis on the morning Of tic 1ath
>oss $a0,o00.
The following account of the recent fight at Ya-
co City IL taken from the Memphis Bulletin Of the
9Th inst:
We learn from tho Steamer War E.s1e tl,at the
xpcditIou sent up the Yazoo at the time Sherman
:orcd on Meridian. has returned to VicksbntE. 1t
'as composed Of the 11th Illinois, Col. Coates, and
negro regiment The expedition reached Fort /
enlbe1ton and returned to Ynzoo Ctr, when Col |
'oates disembarkcd his command and sent his
oats to VicRsburg, loaded with cotton.
While waiting the return Of the boatE be wcs at-
.cked IN Tazoo City BY two bri,ndcs Of cayaIry-f
Foes' md Eichazdeon's. The 1sbting was tlespcr-
te, lasting from 10 O'Clock a. NJ till o'clock .. m
n Saturday, the 9TH. at times the men were tlyn.
ag land to hand In the streets. Tic cncur va.
spulsed, and the boats returning on Sunday, Col,
oates, according 10 orders, re-enbarkcd and re-
1rned to the command In Yicksbury
Our loss was 10 killed. That OF the enemy is
'rch greater, including 1Iajor ard Licutcrant.
Notwithstanding the strict regulations which
ave been adopted to guard against that dieeasc, :
:ere fs no dimsnutfon in the number Of cases of
nall pox In Memphis. It 1t especially eeyerc +
nong contrabands and refugees. !
The Arkansae election took place on the 18th.
he candidates for Congress were: 1stDiatriet, Dr.
scks, Helena; 2sth District, a. 4. Rodgers, !
IN. D. Snow, End Dr, Beloat, all Of Pine Bluff;
District, Jas. N. johnson.
ST. LOUIS, March 14.-V!ckshurr adyicos Of thc {
say a the bouts at TINT p1acc hare been pressed
TO the Government service It Is reported that :
oya1nent will be made yla Red, Blaci, and Wash
Rivers to Monroe, thence by land to Shreveport |
rkaasas. d
New yonE,. March 14.-Thc HoHd.s New Or. 8
ans R to
rec has been cent to tho 'front.' The 13th anu I7tk \
rps, under Gens. McC1ernand md Frauklin. with
cooperating force from V1cksburs, form tie rest
the expedition.
The expedition sent acrose Lake Pontchartrain. T.
10 months ago, bag returned to New Orleans,
CAIEo, March 14.-The steamer War EAGLE from Il
Nv Orleans, for Louisville, brought up about 500 p
le. Of sugar and moaAses, and also the 17th Wis
nsin veteran volunteers en- Fpute home.
Memphis dates Of tie 18th eaT cotton ia excited / .
der the news from New York, and eel1cFs atc | E
It anxious to sell. But little cotton remains IL
@ country 10 come in.
Five hundred new recruits from Iowa have ar.
ed at Fort Smith.
AEArns, March IL, tia CAmo. 14.-Gen. Hurl-
t and stall came up last night.
Preparations were actively making at Vicksbure =
n,lothc- expedition. d.
The nth Wisconsin Infantry and the sth and 18th IA
Wa infantry, hare reached hezeea route torhomc,
wing re-en1isted- RI
McComb 4S Co.'s cotton factory Vas burnt last A.
.hr. Loss about 81, GOO. - -
Nearly every boat up Ia crowded with people fec ~
, from our stringent militia regulations. The o.
y OF Alton had over GEO passengers up. Ct
Cotton market dull. Receipts yesterday $50 bales st
e Jewees takes up Goo bales to-day. =. fl
FROM CHATTANOOGA y
alters in General Thomas Army. 81