The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-18
RAID INTO FAYETTE, MISS.
Capture ofl000 Head of Cattle, Guns,
Arms, Prisoners, Horses, Etc.
REBEL BRICADER TAKEN PRISONER,
General Asboth Slightly Wounded,

HFADeUARTYRs MuIrARg DryIsioN OF wEsr
MISSISSIPPI, NEW OR1HANs, La., October s.
An expedition into West Florida under CON
mand Of Brigsdier General AsbOth. reached
harianna on the afternoon of the 9Th Of Sep
tembcr, capturing that place after a stubborn
resistance of several hours. The result is the
capture OF eighty-One prisoners Of war (amongst
them a brigadier-general and colonel, ninety
five stand of arms, large quantities OF quarter
masters and commissarys stores, over two hun
dTed fine horses and mules, and four hundred
head of cattle. Our loss In killed and wounded
amounts TO thirty-twoi OF the former, Captain
NJ. NJ. Young, 7th Vermont and Lieutenant T..
w. Aver, I'd Maino Cavalry the latter, General
AsbOth himself, who had his left chcek-bouc
broken and his left arm fractured in two places
An expedition sent by Major General Dana
from Rodney, Miss. composed of CoorCd cavalry
aud Infantry reached Fayette on the ID instant,
capturing GOO head Of fine cattle, large number
Of horses and mules, and several prisoners
A cavalry expedition, under Brigadier-G General
A. l.. Lee, reached Clinton on Thursday morning
at O'Clock, capturing some thirty prisoners, the
Rebel mails, telegraph Office, &c, and consider
able quantity of stores and ammunition. Amongst
the prisoners captured is Lieutenant G COlOne
Pinckney, Provost Marshal General Of the Dis
trict installed in his CfiCo few houts before tho
arrival of our troops. Az last accounts General
Lee was ten miles cast Of Clinton, still moving
onward
NEW ORLEANS, October q. General Lees Cav
airy Division moved from Baton Rouge on Wed
ncsday morning, for the purpose Of demonstrating
what could be doue, amid mud and unproptiouS
weather, to the discontinue aud confusion of the
Rebels. One hundred meu OF the itl Wisconsin
Cavalry, disguised as Rebels, had the advance in
entering the town OF Clinton, at daylight on
Thursday morning. The town was occupied
without firing shot
I.eutenant-C Colonel Piuckncy, Provost Marshal
of Clinton, and about thirty Rebel soldiers, were
captured in the town, together with a large
amount OF army stores and supplies of various
kinds.
General Hodge and Colonel Scott, in command
of Rebel forces, narrowly escaped capture. They
certainly would have been brought In as prisoners
Of war il they had not turned of towards Bayou
Sara the day previous.
A Rebel mail was captured at ClRton.
General Lee, after tarrying awhile at jClintOn,
pressed onward in the direction of Liberty, Miss
General Dana sent cavalry force from Fort
Adams, surprised and captured Woodyie
Mississippi, on the same morning that Lee entered
Clinton, and of the two hundred and fifty artjl-
lerists who were in the town, he killed forty and
captured one captain, one Lieutenant, aud fifty
four priVates. He also captured three pieces OF
artillery that belonged TO the battery, and Il large
Rebel mail, with late Richmond papers. Our
loss was nothing.
General Hurlbut, the department commander,
is quite i'll and unable 70 attend to Office business
LieutCnsnt-C Colonel Irwin, Assistant Adjutaut-
General of the 10Th Army Corps, has resigned,
and his resignation has been accepted.
Judge AtOCba, formerly Of the Provost Court
has been in arrest for failing to account for all his
operations connected with that court Tho pro-
curement Of bail In the amount of twenty Ehou-
sand dollars releases him from arrest
The lie Darts, formerly under another name
known as fast sailing steamer plying between
New Orleans and Mobile, has probably been run
into Galveston. She has lately been Improbable,
and her movements have been regarded with 50
much suspicion that she was twice seized and
brought back 10 New Orleans after her clearance
for MatamOras, and before she had got out of tho
river. 1he third attempt to sail was successful,
and the Ike DdTS did 60 TO Matamorls, bat on
her return from there was captured and ran into
Galveston. Her capture IL said by those who are
conyersRnt with shrewd operations to have been
n part of the programme, and the amount Cf force
ueed TO convert her into q Rebel steamer is not
considered to have been large. Her change Of
ownership is regarded as somewhat nominal.
The officers of the 18th New York Cavalry
Regiment are to be examined before military
board, which will determine their qualification
and iitness for the rank they now hold.
Hon. B. I. Flanders, agent of the Treasury
Department. will be introduced 20 his successor
in a short time. IL will not he Colonel Frank T..
Howe, OF your city, ii Is said.
Cotton declined yesterday 70 one dollar, and
there were 10 purchasers even at that price "
Y. Herald.