The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-04
AFFAIRS At NEW ORLEANS.

Cavalry Operations Asa the He'd Rtser
Campaign. sc.
Nh. va. YoUsG's pEsPArcH.
~ EEw oRlsAss, May 20, 1904
The Provost harsbsi yesterday suppressed the New
osisans CoSryir frawcai, dsoyai paper printed en-
treiy In French.
Tho creates. sxcemsnt was created 10 the city % The
n the suppression the pay ficay,,ne
Tho demand great for 0opes the last pu bica
zion that extras sold at 6y cents asd ono dollar
each. a $3.50
RrarEsrED NOT PUBLISH REBEL NEWS.
The Provost Marshal yesterday circular to the
newspapers Of this city requesting Thorn refrain from
copying military intelligence from papers published
within the lines Of The enemy.
MILITARY RxoRGASzAnON
Tie First Indiana heavy artillery to go into tho Geld
We Twenty Indiana infantry. Tho First Michigan
Nsaiery is into The ded as infantry regiment.
The Fourth wisconsin mounted infantry IL 10 be dsmount
edbaud u serve Infantry These regiments viii 90
into the Second brigade Third DIVISION Nineteenth army
Sslsade. '
The seventh Vermont regiment. the Twenty sixth and
Ihitieth Mnssachusets regiments ard the Fourteenth
New Hampshire and One Hundred and Tenth New York
regiments WIN serve infantry In the First Brigade Third
division Nineteenth army corps Colonel y. A. N. Dud.
- this brisade The division will, be commanded by
BTigadier General W. sherman. Several OF tho regi
70 servo as infantry VIII iisappont them some mea.
sure Il Is understood that the cavalry to DO reduced
RONB 10 RsCRr,r,
The Fifty sixth Ohio resment, which has re.
Down The Rod river on the John Warner win leave The
steamer Cahawba this afternoon for New York n Il
going home, under the command of Captain NJ Manner.
ing, 10 recruit.
MAJOR CHARLES '. ALIEN
me Thirty eighth Massachusetts,, who has been Pro-
vos Marshal at Baton Rouge for considerab bic period
NJ for home to remain during short furlough on the
steamer Aerrimac. which sailed yesterday.
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION on MISSISSIPPI
TWO or three evenings since CAPTAIN Rohnson
o. Marie Transportation and Lieut. Robin
party Of rieuds made mooneha oureao VIA
niles up the mississippi on the steamer Laura Captain
b bsl.n small blockade runner that was captured last
nent Tho Laura 10 now handsomely fitted up az des
patch boat; she is only two hundred and forty tons
We establishment Of shafter Curtis your city Her
FIRST "trip TO St. johns, New Brunswick from there
whence she ran tne blockade to Southern port
Win an assorted cargo. She returned with cot
venee river the Laura was Captured Off ne Cedar aa
Keys by the naval steamers Stars ard Stripes and Hen
I'VE pounds Of steam port wheel became adr,
and was tearing up the paddle box Though disabled she
and could have euded her had not the Hendrix Hudson
como 70 the assistance Of the other vessel
me engineer OF the Laura Hank Jones' Baltimore
who has been captured four times blockade runners
and released. The Laura is fast . small steamer and
Aas made twentyone miles in an hour and Ave minutes
JHE RECORD OF orr oAvALRv.
TO complete the record OF cavalry in the Red river
eampaign extended OF their operations on
ohe march from Alexandria the Mississippi river should
h justice be made Colonel Lucas with his First cavalry
Brigade and Colonel Robnsons Third brigade under the
command Of Lieutenant Colonel Krebs had the advance
Colonel Davis his Fourth cavalry brigade covered
the rear and Colonel GoodnGs Fifth cavalry brigade
covered the TANKS Of the army.
WITHDRAWAL OF TIE rIcgrrs FROM ALEXANDRIA
Ceone Cooling covered the withdrawal OF the infantry
piosets when the army moved from Alexandria and az
Nrwars put his brigade in position 10 protect our infant
" TANKS There was skirm shng in the rear and
On the TANKS az the army was retiring towards Marks
PUSHING rRs ENEMY
When Lucas approached the Avoyeies prairie with his
mishiog sharply, pushed him eight miles through Marks
vile and held the town until the main army camp up
the rebel General Majors cavalry line charged on Incas
but they were calamity repulsed and driven back
Beyond or this side Of MsrksvIe the First Louisiana
cAvxry. under MAJOR Badger, behaved handsomely In
spsendid charge upon the enemy, who made q stand
ubsouri and other regiments.
,FE FIGHT noRRowvnI1
Tne fight ri korrowvfle, hsusura AvoyelIes prai.
re, BY whichever name II may be known, Monday,
che 10TH the cavalry another opportunity to dstin
sush themselves The enemy had twenty Ave pieces Of
sly ioree had Ioignac inassry iouton' old dv;son
Poenac being 10 command Of The entire force q the
ads was front. did bis duty spssnddiy While
General Arnold with Davis and Goodinss breades pro-
sisT's division Of the Thirteenth corp.
TIE AGAIN.
was compelled 70 retire towards Chsneyyie. and onr
he q march vas again taken up. Colonel Lucas with
his Two brssdes, SIN held the advance and General
Arnold with Davis and Gooding, guarding the rear
and HAnks. Colonel Davis constantly skirnaished with
The enemy, who, naturally enough eudeavored TO ha
Yns CROSSING BAyoU DR. GrAIcE
~ the last crossing Of Bayou de Glace Wednesday
and quite ores Of cavalry between Davis and the rear
a our infantry column. attacking him at in the
By throwing into the scale Goodngs brigade, Genera,
Arnold " person directing the cavalry movements, and
ssd The enemy was driven OF with considerable loss
An UNSUCCESSFUL sAaRx CHARGE.
During tse day the Third Maryland cavalry made
spirited sabre charge portion or the enemy d lre
which unsuccessful only because Of the
sa.rre the ground Captain Moore, OF the Third fell,
nd was eft dead on the stubbonly contested ground
and three or tour other officers and thirty forty
THE CORNING LIGHT CAVALRY nIss,xo.
On the afternoon OF the 18th instant Lieutenant Colonel
Ssryker, Of the Eighteenth New York; Corning light
ysehs men, hold side road on the line Of our re-
treat They were cut or and have not since been heard
0oloael strykcr viii extricats himself and his ccmmsnd
= The thing Is possible.
During sbe whole Of Wednesday the enemy took posi-
tien frequently with their batteries and amused them
shell oceasiousiisin,c our Cavalry columns '''fps
0SDnEs ATTACK.
While Davis and Gcotlng were marching towards
hg, with their right hank a bayou, they sud
lcny attacked bv the enemy in front anc by thanking
Gre from she bayou. General Areoid, command
NE attacks Of the enemy wsso handsomely repulsed.
FORMING RATTLE
Near Yellow bayou the cavalry retired through Cen
Mowers lines, and formed battle TO receive the
enemy, to whom artillery attached 10 the cavalry
administer dose that they gave further
sreuvle that evening.
mn sKyERa DUTIES or rHR CAVALRY
The duties OF the cavalry throughout the entire
paign were very severe, particularly the with
arawal Of the army from Alexandria TO Morganza They
sksrmished almost hourly during the march with the
enemy, Who was nienscing front, threatening
tanks, and hanging on our When the days march
done prtous Of the cavalry, without unssdding,
sent out tedious and dsagrecable picket duty
The result s the horses nearly exhausted and the
msa require few days recupcraon before they can
enter upon q new campaign.
rRAgv,
Of tho CORNING light cavalry, detached on the cavalry
Aivison stan down from the army yesterday quito
Ill but hc will probably escape serious Sickness and fully
recover in few days.
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