The New York herald., 1864-10-07
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Arrival Of the Steamships North
American and Me;rimac.
OUR new ORLEANS CORRESPONDENTS,
re-. AS. -

The steamships North American, Captain Marshuan
from New Orleans September 20, and tho Merrmac Cap
tain SAMPSON from The port tho 30ih arrived yos
terday
Everything unusually quiet 10 tho Department OF
the Guif.
Our Fort Gaines correspondent wres that tho Union
forces are watching and wans bat that tho capture Of
Mobile Is question OF time only.
Our correspondents at orsans state that there is
unusual dearth OF nows.
Our Brazos Santiago correspondence the 2iih OF
September Affairs the Rio seem 10 90 somo.
what complicated, 10 say least lhere no news
or importance
In New Orleans the Goth Of septemDor middiIng
cotton sold at 81 675s Quotations were nominal under
the depressing news from New YORK
Mr.. VIM. YounE's Despatch.
Nav 0aLEAss Sept. 20, 1891
CAPTURED WHILE SCOUT
Captain Sheridan Of the Eighty seventh Illinois vor,
out on scout on the 10th from Morgauza with thirty
men, and captured with his whole command near
simns' PORT
CAPTURES BATON ROUGE
Ten or aIteen prisoners have arrived lately who wero
captured by scouting parties times Baton
Rouge.
THE REBErs TRYING TO CROSS rnr MrssrsairpI
Tho rebels said to be concentrating for tho
Or crossing their trans Mississippi forces near Rodney,
DEARru OF STARTLING sEws
There S an unusual dearth or news In this department;
but the readers tbs HERALD will possess thor
in patience about month this correspondeDco viii
awaken, and arouse them with reports Of brilliant VIC
tories
This scourRe has not annoyed alarmed the citizens
OF New Orleans thus ar this season, though there
few unnisakabie cases Agiers oppos 10 TINS
city, on board OF river senmere hauled up repairs,
which have been down to quarantine The first
resulted fatally aud ere Lave been IN,
deatb since. The disease does appear 10 be cpl
demic.
THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE
meets on Monday next. One OF Its duties Will be the
election Of two United States Senator's.
IRnk COTTON AND BLOCKADE RuSNRRr.
The United States guuboat Aropstook about the nrst or
her nearly all day. She bad side wheels very
iast Her Is supposed 10 be Susannah or Luann Al,
Her cabin furniture and cargo OF cotton were br wn
overheard and she ed Tho hroostDok subsequently
picked thirty eight bales OF the cotton The United
States steamer Mobile picked sixty bales OF ths cutton
the 9th inst, and the United States steamer Scioia
eighty three bales.
The prize vessel Gray Jacket and cargo sold bore
for three hundred and afty-seven Thousand dollars.
CHANGE o. sRIGApH ooMMASDgRs.
Colonel Goodng OF the thirty first Massachusetts, for
merly commanding cavalry brigade, having returned
from the NCrth slcceeds Colonel ianorum 10 tho com
mand of the cavalry brigade which dd 50 efficient Ser
vice In the recent expedition against Clinton
CASE-wAGrs or LABOR.
General Banks promulgated gener, order, dated Sep
tember 20, from which the following extracts are.
tax
Owners essees and managers OF plantations in this do.
Estates as seed oncourth Of the the
duct OF this year
within ths Depar of the Gull will b. held wherever ~
Is found subject to the lien for no part o the Ia
In accordance with the provisions OF general orders here
tofore published.