The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-09
GEN. LEES EXPEDITION.
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New ORLEANS, September l.-On Thursday
evening last Colonel Farrar, With a force of iu-
antry and cavalry, embarked on the steamer
Rocket, at Nltchcz, and crossed 10 tUo west bank
The expedition advanced about eight miles,
and surprised parry of Rebels iu their enclm1-
meut, who hastily fed. Three of the enemy
were killed, and eight taken prisoners. We also
captured about forty horses. We lost neither
man nor horse, killed or wounded.
REBEL RAID ON HOSPITAL NEAR yIcKsuvRG.
on Thursday last party of 10 Rebels were so
brave and chivalrous as ~ make raid or de-
scent upon the hospital aHd campuear Big Spiug
in the ncghborhOOd Of NiCk,burg. Assistant
Surgeon W. Parko and Hospta Steward Rum.
mel were taken prisoners. The quarters were
then fired and destroyed. A negro who attemp..
ed TO escape was shot through the shoulder. lie
succeeded I'm escaping, and is now al the Freed.
mans General Hospital in Nicksburg.
FUoN MOBILE HAY--ARNEu REBEL LAUNCHES.
On Sunday evening last the United States
steamer IJ7toHlo, Captain Virgins, arrived. She
left the fleet in Mobile Bay the afternoon previous.
All was then quiet
The Ttitonid landed several ladies at Pascagoula
under flag of truce.
At the mouth Of Mississippi Sound Captain
Wigl ins spoke the United States steamer j. r.
Jackson From her officers he learned that three
armed Resel launches had recently been seen
cruising of Mary Ann light and that it was their
intention 10 attack and capture one Of our gun
boats. As tho ITitOuid had to pass near the
place named, preparations were at once made to
repel them but Mary Ann light was passed
without any Rebels or launches being discovered
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE GULF DEPARTMENT
BATON RouGE, La, August 29-Military one
ratiOns in the Department of the Gulf are being
conducted with great vgor. Last week l gave
you the details OF the brilliant campaign of Far
ragut and Granger, which closed with the down.
fall Of Fort Morgan. | have now to inform you
that the cavalry force of this Department has
been reorglnized and made thoroughly effective.
GENERAL LEES CAVALRY LEAVE BATON ROUGE.
On Wednesday, 2ith instant, at o'clock p.
NJ, General Albert J.. Lee, with a force of cav.
airy and battery Of light artillery, left Baton
Rouge for the purpose of looking up the famous
Colonel Scott, who has been lowering in this
vicinity for long time, at the head Of quite a
formidable body Of cavalry.
sKIRNIsHING COMMENCES EARLY AND CONTINUES
ALL NIGHT.
About seven miles distant from town General
Lee encountered body of the enemy s cavalry
and skirmshiug Immediately commenced, which
continued all night until we reached the Comite
river, twenty-five miles from here, at four o'clock
on tho morning of the 2jth, Our troops having
had but about two hours rest during the pre
yiOus day and night.
DESTRUCTION or A RRIDGE-THE ENEMY STRONG
LY POSTED.
We found that the bridge over the Comito.
which is a stream of considerable depth, had been
dCstrOye ed by the retiring enemy. This hridge
was about fifty feet long and thirty feet above the
stream, the banks Of which are skirted with
heavy timber and thick-growing cane. On the
opposite (north) bank the enemy was posted In
strong force, with battery of artillery All the
f0rds above and below were also guarded, aud
some delay occurred before n crossing could be
Effected.
GENERAL LANDRUM DIsMoUNTs HIS BRIGADE
AND CROSSES ON LOG.
Finally, while looking for u favorable crossing
place, a log which had fallen across the stream
fofsa No. Yn1.V a !, Il
capped the notice of the Rebels, was found. on
his log Colonel J. w. Landrum of the 10Th
Kentucky, commanding a brigade, crossed with
about 900 dlsmounted men. and attacked the
enemy. Simultaneous with the attack General
Lee opened on the enemys front with artillery
and musketry
THE REBELS RETREAT BEFORE VIGOROUS
ATTACK.
The attack was so vigorous and effective that
The Rebels Immediately abandoned their position
and retrCated in great haste.
IL was here that Captain McComas (acting
engineer on General Lees staff was wounded
while endcavOring 10 find a suitable poiat for
crossing the stream. His wound is a very severe
one, ball having passed through his thigh.
Captain MCComas is young officer of intelli-
gcnCe, energy and bravery, and it is 70 be hoped
that he will not be permanently disabled for
duty.
Our artillery was crossed at point abou three
miles below where the bridge stood, and ten IN lies
from Clinton, at nine o'clock A. NJ.
LEE ORDERS THE ENEMY TO BE DRIvEN-cLIN-
TON OCCUPIED.
General Lee then selected about four hundred
well known fighting men from the 9th Missouri,
4th Wisconsin, and llSth Illinois, and sent them
in advance, with orders TO charge and drive the
enemy in whatever force he might appear Go-
riously did those noble veterans obey the or ler
The enemy had laid a dozen ambuscadcs; but
so tiercely did our raiders dash upon them that
but little advantage was gained thereby, and they
were driven in hand TO hand fight into and
beyond the town Of Clinton, the bright cleaning
OF our sa6res IN the sunlight, as they descended
upon the heads OF the fleeing Rebels, filling its
non-combatant citizens with astonishment ani
alarm.
The aristocratc city Of Clinton had never be-
fore been desecrated by the presence of Yankee
hireiT gs, except in Grierson's raid.
In ore OF these charges, Captain Guy Pierce of
the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, detailed on General
Lees staff, was severely wounded in the wrist
and hand.