Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-14
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/ NEW OAK mafcn 10.
The Morning Star from New Orleans
the 9Th, via Havana the 9Th, has arrived.
She brings 1000 bales Of Gotten.
Part Of General Lees cavalry had left
| New Orleans for Red River.
| General Sherman arrived ct New Or
leans on the I'd, on the gunboat Diana.
His late expedition is called by himself
a big raid, in the course Of which he
reached point ten miles east Of Meridian
without any opposition worthy Of the
name, and returned with 1,l00 mules,
1000 oontrsbsnds, 500 prisoners and a
large amount Of supplies. Transports are
rapidly bringing troops back from Texas.
Governor Hahn was insug1rated on the
4th with imposing ceremonies.
General Banks delivered sn address in
which he predicts the reduction Of the in
surree'ion to three or four States on the
Atlantic coast by this seasons campaign.
General Banks said: "Let rs remember
that the Inauguration We celebrate has the
base Of q century; for-We have achieved
deeds OF century in the past years, and
80 long ss the people are faithful and true
to themselves, so long will stand Louisiana,
the first returning S.ate in which every
person is free"
Governor Hahn, In his address, regards
slavery as the cause Of the present unholy
attempt to break down the government,
and its universal and immediate extine-
ton as 3 public and private blessing
aFrom every light 1 have before NE" he
says, ~ am constrained to believe that the
cause Of the rebellion is in its extremity
and it seems to me not extrRVsgant to look
on this year as the fnal Of the most sense
less, useless, and most murderous re
bellion that ever occurred in civilized
nation.
The loyal men Of louisiana have suffered
much and deeply, but with the blessings Of
God upon our exertiOns, ell will soon be
right again, and peace, happiness and
prosperity will smile upon our thresholds
ss Of eli"
General Beauregard's wife died on the
second, and her funeral on the fourth was
the largest ever seen in New Orleans
Over six thousand persons attended, and
the oortege was over one mile in length
General Banks kindly extended to the
family the use Of the steamer Nebraska to
convey the remains q few miles up the
river to her fathers plantation. The body
Wss followed to the levee by thousands Of
ladies who wished to take last farewell
Of one who was loved and esteemed by
all.
The Nsiehez Courier Of the 4Lh, reports
heavy firing on the Ouohetts river near
Harrisonburg on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A maguefcsnt service Of silver had been
presented to General Shipley by his
friends in New Orleans.
General Butterfeld was in New Orleans
on the ID and was to return to Vicksburg
on the 81.
The papers contain no news from Far
ragut
Colonel SsndersOn, just returned from
Libby prison, states the number Of
deaths among our prisoners on
Bell Island has been exaggerated. The
total number from January first to Febru-
sry first, was one hundred and fifteen
The prisoners have suffered severely du.
ring the winter months, and their rstions
have been iUsuficient and poor, but not 80
much ss to lead to starvation. The Militia
~ Commission has returned from tour Of
examination of our northern and western
hospitals. As the result Of their investI.
cations, several thousand soldiers TT for
duty have been returned to their regi.
menls, The Commission is to visit the hos
pitsls in the South.