Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-10

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TUE RED RIVER Observation-Disclosures ~ ZEE
rANKEE CONGRESS.
L. The Yankee House CT Representatives. On
The 2g:h, Nj. Henderson, Of Missouri, offered
u resolution to provide for The printing u ,hc
7epurS If the commission VI wh;ca Ma. Gcu
El7wiu McD2we.i. was President, 10 -tza.ai1e
ntH ca.;ou sEccuIations and fra.c5 o. tap Ia:
| u. ~cliiccr3 IN the We.t.
| MIR. Henderson said tha. iniy.maLion on
the subject WAC desired new, as it wout; bear
IN tho oil pvn.ily D:ly-e ;t!S Douy: aad :His
vas tic only aat::oatic Tay to obtain Ii. Olo
VIA the Bill concerning negroes freed during
The War. There w.s ] Vast deal in the report
nt lha commission bearing upon that subject.
Another was tho bal reported from the Com
nerce Committee putting IL in the power OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury to purchase al!
| The products OF the S0u:nern States. He lai
rr.i letters the last three days from the l.; i
! river, laying t.aE cur hsGE - tn r.s - -
CONT al speculation. The caralry in a.vSrGa
~ tat OCCASION, nUloDarIne'G 200 nGn, had
"a TngonE,- winch bes!ns. cnIangicd ana
cUaiossG tie whole e2Goo, and bruu ;h6 ~,
| Disaster.
Mr. ilson wanted - know r the Senator
rhar2e1 that the Red river expedition was
undertaken far the Gerc u-Fuse 81 gathering
| ct,fnr.
III. Henderson sail. no such thi.lg. LIE
II! rely wanted 10 know what this brigade 'Ct
! clTalry wanted with 265 wagons, unless /.
WIS - g..shcr uo. the prGdnc: cts 81 tie cOuntrT.
IL hSd merely stated that the extraordinarily
ruT5cr O.; "aE9IH were, az charged By ,h.
CrT=Fa?Cr', tor tie pUl pose oi gathering ct
ton.
NJ. C~nnnss', of California, (Unior) stated,
! va shat lie considered The highest au:kority.
| that these wagons were part Of ihe regular
/ ;ra!n Of the amy; and whatoTcT might hav'
! hecn the defect Of the gcncral-bIp wt;ci
b7cu..t them there, the statement that they
! wcre intended 20 bring III cotton vas not COZ.
[ rect.
.Mr. henderson made no charges h:u,sa.f;
! but j, WAS singular that the disaster had 'ol-
| loved tho. Statements and predictions OF rLe
! nowsuaper writers. Ha lead g letter from
! Grand Er0re, dated four days before tie bat
| tie, alleging o ~ccnIict Uf authority beiHean
Is uIks and Admiral Porter, ard stating Ma;
tao latter was Selling cotton On land nc raraI
prizn, and predicting disaster. Ihcsc preiic
lions, thy results, IN his opinion, seemed u
confirm. lie hoped the statements were in
correct, and he nopcd if there bad been NJ
tism grcsn,ent between Admiral Pbrtsr anC
General Banks. Ii rot, it should DO mad;
kn0"n.
tlr. Goaneas denounced the statement rcat
~ -S,-t ~ i.. .,..,H- ~, Alp,s-rl D.-
tar, which DO mad tho highest authority fu
denvi5 9.
M.r. Henderson ,sas glad the Seaator coult
20 authoritatively deny the statement. LII
was q personal acquaintance Ct the A4m:ris.
and had Il high opinion CT him. But thes
eta:ementsswgre hasirg a bad. effect upoc 10
p:hiic, and, If untrue, should be retuted.
The resolution, rs smehdtd, was the'
ad3nteA.
.Ad!airal Porter, i'll his report OF sho Re
liver Expedition, says:
! found. the fact DIT Grand Ecorc- sOmewha
ii nn unpleasant situation, two Of them beir
ahcys the bar, and lot Likely TO get ava
again this season. rrltss there is u rise or
iaQt. ] could not provide ugainst'tbis whe
oYrr u hundred miles up rt,e river. Ii uatur
Gcea not change her iaws, there will no dout
re - rise of water; but there WAS one yca'
l146, when there was no rise in tLe.Red rive!
anil iF may happen again. Tho rebels al
cutting off the supply, by divcrtng ditsr,n
sources of water into other channels, Gil {
which would have been stopped had our Arm
arrived IS far az Shreveport. [ have drnc:n
hest and so hI7e The officers and .Gea urte
my c0mraand) to make his expedition o SEC
cess thrrehput, anu do not NOW that v
have Jailed in anything we have undertaken
Hal We u0t heard ot the retreat Of the arm,
] should have gorse Oh 10 tEcscnd. Avis
Providence, which rules and directs ~ thing
has thought proper 10. stay cur prcgruss, az
throw impedimeuis in the WAY. for sOlae, gco
reason. We have nothing lrtsbus to. rsv
again, and he'd on t. this county with 81 Il
force ne can raise Ii, Is Just Gs valuable
us AID important 70 the 'calsossa IS any chs
portion IL the Union. ThGso who have into
e.is here, ard are faithful 70. lac Goyernmen
have 8 right 10 our protection; and whaa tn
Joint OF l. ~uisiapa-is cee4uered, we h@l
Arkansas and ali Tic right. bsnkof the hi
Sissippi without EriEg.aaothsr gan.
Tie Washington correspondents of abe Ne
;! York Times" says:
! "a Letter received here to-la5 from Admir-
Porter p~ronouacss Banks reecns expedition
mosf disastrous fai.urc. Bssidss oIec tkiri
pieces Of artillery, a large qnapt;tJ. of sms
u :.rans, several hundred wagons, and q it's
8 c;ass gpoheat-he Esstport-abous fapr Eko'
. sand prisoners ha4e-beeu lost and, IL aG,f
J tien. the Paynsassr'se safe, ,contain'nsa m
lion Of dollsrs-in graeubaeks was. capture