The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-11

briGsd!er General Benton has esen appointed 70 she
Lieussssnt Colonel Whistsmors q the rnr,,ssh Nassa
ehusss has been honoraby discharged rom the service
died a hest James Hospital on Tuesday morning lAss,
Captain John Moouy and Masters Nsss ]. ". Mason,
Leussnant Colonel H walmoush, Of General McCIsr.
nsnds s.a has been appointed Provost Judge Of shs De-
N. 2. Bspjsmin's brother before this war was vsry
wealthy He now keeps q boarding house IN Dauphin
street. and Major General Franklin and sta6 beard there
Mr.. VIM. Young's Despatch.
fg sss New 0niAA,n, June Z, 1854.
LnU1aHANT COLONEL sEAyKn, OF TIE ncR1nrH NEW
YORK CAVALRY. PARoIxp AND xxuAHGKD
In my previous letter mention Of the capture
Of Lieutenant Colonel sryker Of ths Corning light
airy, was cut Of from the rearguard u Bayou Glus
BY the Fifth Texas rebel cavalry The Colonel was sue.
cessiu In saving that day the house OF FYenohman
named Coco, who through gratitude made influence with
General Taylor for bis unconditional release The General
regretted that he could not consent but allowed him
ride TO Alexandria, whore every attention was paid him.
He was subsequently allowed visit General Banks N
order make arrangements for his exchange and TO re-
port himself again 70 the headquarters OF Taylor he
could succeed General Banks consented and sent tho
rebel Colonel D. Buer Of the Second Louisiana cavalry
under escort 70 the outpost Of the enemy On the ex
received the congratulations Of the General and his many
attached friends ~'
THE CONFEDERATION OF yAIxxANDmA-rwKxry.m Blk sQuAm m
BY tho destructive fire Alexandria ths buildings CO.
twsntysx squares burnt, with most Of the
household furniture that In them. Several hundred
families were thus rendered houseoss and homeless Two
houses known TO have been SGT fire BY piagsrs
who follow the army and the flames spread with such
rapdiy that every building in the progress Of the IRE
was destroyed.
HOW PEOPLE LIVE.
The homeless people live under the shelter Of boughs
and brushwood and in other temporary habtaslops The
houses cannot bs rebuilt for want Of the material and
labor.
ABUNDANT SUPPLIES IN TIE couxnY.
Steam transports have already come down the Rad
river from shreveport to Alexandria with bacon and corn
meal for the destitute Inhabitants OF that town. The
transports are all small enough to the falls
EnGRoB RETURNING PROM rKxAs
Hundreds Of negroes, who were run or into Texas on
the approach Of army towards Alexandria, are now
returning and come 10 on OK and mule teams. they viii
be Immediately set TO work in the cultivation OF corn
no cotton will be raised 10 that whole region this year.
COTTON TRANSPORTS SENT 10 THE wAsHnA.
The rebels are sending transports from Alexandria 70
the washita river. They propose to sell tho cotton 10
the who manage to get through the nec and who
will succeed In pushing the cotton through 70 New Or.
leans some other point.
UNION PRISONERS AT TYLER, TEXAS.
There arc some ve thousand Union prisoners at Tyler
Texas, which u about hundred miles from Shreve.
port They are well supplied with provisions, consisting
chiefly of bacon and corn meal.
MAJOR oowAs's IbNu MARCH.
Major Cowan OF the cavalry division STAR whose cap.
ture near Alexandria hos been already mentioned
Tyler.
Major General Dick Taylor the fortunate possesscr Of
General Lees mess Ghost and Colonel ssryksr had tho
pleasure Of eating and drinking at the table whore Con-
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protection which they afford from shs and rains.
MM's BArrRY WAGONS
are used In the transportation department Of General
1ayiors headquarters.
CHICAGO MERCANTILE AsD Mn' BArr1Rns
assert their determination never 10 permit them 20 b
recapured but 10 inct the greatest possible damage
upon the Union forces by hurlns shot and shell from
oExxRAL TAYLOR NOT yAvoRAn1s 70 COTTON.
General Taylor opposes the selling or raising Of cotton
damned rsscas on both sides than everything else"
rHs REnKs JuBILANr OVER IEz's VIRGINIA VICTORIES.
quarters very ubant The reported victories Of
General Lee oyer General Grant in Virginia, and drank
the health OF General Robert Lee in copious bAtons
Of commissary whiskey, captured with General A. l.
Lees cavalry train.
rTx CAPTURED orrrcRs
In Colonel Srykers command Captain Cara Haratz.
s,hy, Lieutenant Payne and Lieutenant Glass, who win
probably be exchanged before long time and without
being seut beyond Alexandria. Captain Haratzsthy is
q the gentleman bearing that name whose vineyard
in California was made the subject Of extended article
In o late number OF Hdvper's Monthly.
OFFICERS 10 n EXCHANGED
Colonel Dwight, Commissioner OF Exchange, has gone
up the Red river to Aexandria on flag OF truce boat
with three officers Of General Tayors stan 10 be
changed for Captain Hall and Lieutenant Simpson, Of Gen.
eral sants' staff and Major oOwau Of General Arn0lds
MAJOR GENERAL Yt.,..sn
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corps.
General Birgs was relieved from the command OF
the Baton Rouge military district and succeeded by
0 ns Sss ~
same command. General Brge resumes command iu the
Nnsteenth corps, and General Benton win take command
Of the Thirteenth corps. at Carroou.
THE RECORD or A KENTUCKY REGIMENT.
Tho Nineteenth Kentucky regiment, which suffered
cross Roads was mustered into tho state service Dsoem
Der H. 1882 and accepted by tho United States govern
and only colonel is Colonel william j. Landrum. The
Kansas Pcs., Yort Gibson. cnamTss als, Black River
jackson aud battle Of sabine Cross Roads sutsnant
Colonel Cowan Major Mann and upwards Of two hundred
pyvAses of the Ninsteenth are prisoners Of war.
RECORD or A MKRnoRous OFFICER
Colonel William .. Landrum, Of the Ninsseenth Ken.
lucky regiment, is lawyer by profession, was sup.
he war commenced was clerk Of the Circuit and County
Courtst OF Garrard county, Kentucky. In the Mexican
war he served orderly sergeant In Humphrey Mar
shals cavalry regiment. After tho present war
mcnced Mr. Landrum appointed by General William
Nelson 70 the command of Woodord's cavalry. He was
subsequently, commissioned as colonel Of the Nineteenth
Kentucky infantry, and has been In al the battles In
which that regiment has engaged except At the siege
OF Jackson and at Sabine Cross Roads Colonel Landrum
commanded brigade. In the two latter he commanded
sdvison And yet he holds ony coloncrs commission
But he only been reported heretoore by recommsnda
tions for promotion from Generals Logan, Mcpherson,
Hovey, W 7. Sherman, Burbridge and A. j. Smith. For
his gallant services at tho battle OF Sabine Cross Roads
his promotion was recommended in a highly compl
menay paper signed by Generals Banks, Lawisr Came.
ron, A. J. Smith, McClernaid and Franklin.
THE GUNS AT GRKKNvILLE. ts