New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-02
Terms OF The Tribune.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Rv the Cabawba we have NewOrleanS dates
"a the oath ult Franklin La has been evacuated Dy
or forces and the stores there removed 10
Brashear City, Some Rebel guerrilas at Provost Ian
drus on the Teche recently fred into one OF our gun
boats but fed, after a weldreccd discharge OF grape
marty was landed, who burned the bindings IN The
place Gen Franklin'S column has passed through OPP
elousas. Gen. Banks has issued an order establishing a
bureau for the instruction Of freedmen The Era says
of the fight at Natchitochcs This IS the place called
in Friday mornings TRIBUNE, Teschocs'I On the
2lst inst a force under command OF Gen. Mower made
a reconnaissance far up Red River as Notchiicehes
where they met the enemy in considerable numbers.
The Union troops lanked TIE Rebels and captured four
guns with their cassions aud 200 prisoners Natchto
ches il on Red River about co or 20 miles in an air Inc
above Alexandria and is place oconsidcrabe import
apce IN that section OF the State Refugees recently
from Eatchitoches state that very large quonty OF
cotton still remains the plantations near at place
and there can be little doubt but that this N now i
into the hands of troops. Another account says
An engagement took place on the 2ist INST apout Il
miles beyond Alexandria The Bayou Rapdes ii re-
suited in the capture of 30 prisoners from the enemy
four pieces of artillery, with cassions and aaIge num-
Der Of horses and mules The only casualty reported on
our side is that Col Horace B. Sergeant was wounded
in the leg severely but not dangerously The forces
engaged were portion of the infantry of Gen. Smith
command and part of the cavalry of Gen. Lee The
Fort De Russy prisoners have arrived a. NewQLleans
There are % officers among them.
BY way of New-Orlesns we have later news
from Texas Indianola was evacuated on the morning
of the 18th of March With the troops, several Union
families principally Germans left, tnkpg with them II
some instances the lumber of their tenements they
fall Tvith 4la
that the army would remain. Gems. McCernard aud
Dana did all they could to relieve them, as did also
Capts. Gorsuch and McComas. The troops under Gen.
Fjtz Henry Warren took the land route. crossing The
bayous BY pontoon ferries In doing twenty two
and two officers Of the 69th Indiana Lieut.Co Peny,
commanding two men Of the eth Michigan BIT y, and
eight of the cd Engineer Corps Africa IN all tAif!
four men and two horses were drowned by tie swamp
ing of the boats Gen. MeCernaId has gone down the
coast to make visit to Arkansas Pass and BroWns'Ie
A Knoxville dispatch of the 3lst ult. says:
The Rebels after destroying the trestle at Bulls Gap
fell back beyond GTeenvile. They took up the wagon
and railroad bridge across Sick Creek and carried Of
a portion Of the rails and telegraph wires. Parson
Brownlow telegraphs from Knoxville that General
Sherman left this morning FOR Chattanooga after re-
turning from the front. All is quet at Messy Creek
Knoxville is so well fortified that we could hold it
against Lees army Lobgstreets forces are at Wa
fauga more than l0j miles east OF here. force OF
cavalry remains at Bulls Gap to protect the retreat
The President has committed the sentence of
the two men, Hendricks and Pollard condemned to be
hung April J. to imprisonment forliie Marshal Lamon
had previously declined to hang them. assuming the
ground that his daty to do the recent act
of Congress having deprived him of the custody OF the
fail and placed that institution under the charge OF
Warden. independent of his Qamon's) control.
A dispatch from Chattanooga says: Gems.
Buell., Negley, McCook, Crittenden. Newton, and
Sykes and ten Brgaders have been ordered to report
to Gen Sherman for duty in his army Gen. Buell.
will probably succeed Cen Scbofeld in the command oil
the Department of the Ohio. Deserters report that
Gen. Joe Johnston is reinforcing the army OF Gen.
Lee
A letter from Shubuta Miss, in The Mobile
Rksister saws that Col Marry has hung q number Of
loyaists there also that the Colonel has Used an am
Desty proclamation giving three days to report and
after that-the halter indiscrimaely' Has The n. !.
Express any tears shed this military necessity
Military authorities at Louisville state that of
the Rebels who crossed the Cumberland at Eldyyille
recently several have been captured and others have
given themselves up under the Amnesty Proclamation,
and the remainder scattered No further apprchcn-
sion is felt from Forests force.
Capt. j. H. Williams, Provost Marshal Of
the District of Cairo arrested Wednesday night
and taken to Memphis. TO before Gen. Hurbut
for o2enses not yet made public. The brother Of
Williams Lieut.. Throop and Mr.. Buell., criminal at
sOrney. were also arrested.
The Navy Department has received iniorma-
of the capture by the steamer Honysuoke of The soop
Florida the Goth Of March, with cargo Of powder
shot hats and coffee. She was from Havana and her
captain said she was bound to no particular port
The Lexington OtssrUsr says Camp Nelson,
owing to the change of base forsuppe has been
uated and the military stores have been removed TO
Nashville.
1t is said that the Rebels are digging riAe-pito
along the Rapidan, opposite Raccoon Ford
Operations against Fort Powell, near Mobile,
have been suspended for the present