The New York herald., 1864-12-24

Our Now Orlsans CorrsspoAdsnee.
Nsw OsLxANs, DOC IA, 1884
GENERAL DAVIDSON At pAsoAaouLA.
Dispatches were received yesterday. announcing the
arrival at rascagoula OF General Davidson with bis
division OF cavalry, from Baton Rouge
SUCCESS EXPEDITION.
The expedition has been eminently SUCCESSFUL and It's
march through the euemy's country has been maae with
scarcely show Of opposition.
On the march large quantities OF supplies Of various
kinds which would have contributed aid com.
fort Of tho enemy and war producing materials that
were found, whatever their nature, were destroyed.
Tho cavalry will receive accession TO its numbers OF
ceabe horses, TO take tho jsded ex
hausted animals and obtain supply OF rations
and be placed 10 condition TO resume operations.
Major Pitcher, OF the nish.senth Now York cavalry,
has been nstaed and assigned 70 duty the san OF
General Roberts, chief OF cavalry Department Of tho
Gull.
GOING HOME.
The Eighth New Hampshire infantry regiment, known
time the Second New Hampshire cavalry, goes
out OF service on the 23d inst II 10 at Nstchez.
Colonel Fearing OF that regment has boon three years
and eight months in the rec, having entered tho
army lieutenant colonel OF the Fourth Massachusetts
Volunteers, three months regiment The Eighth goes
homo with one hundred and sxty Of its original
berR
INVESTIGATIONS.
There has been general overhauling OF qusrtermss.
ters transactions. Several quarterm asers will be per
mted 70 resign in consequence OF these Investigations
rURL0UaH
Colonel sherburne, OF the Eleventh Now York cavalry,
leaves for Washington this morning sixty days
loush His resignation, rendered some time siooe viii
msas will bs appointed BY Governor Fenton.
Tho numerous friends Of Lieutenant A. B. Jerome, for.
merly OF the signal oorps and isvorably known a.
faithful oicer 10 the Army Of the Potomac, but more
lately connected with tho water depart
ment hsre, under Captain Perkins, Assistant Quarter.
master desiring 20 testify their high estimation for bis
upright and gentemany Cha acter united 10 the presen
tatiou Lieutenant OF elegant gold watch and
chain. Lieutenant jerome Is now out Of the ssrvioe
Nsw 0aI.Am, Dec. IL, 1854.
oAPruas BLOCKADE RUxNKRs rt
During the wsek sndng the 7th inst. six blockade
captured on the Texas coast dve by the Cho
oura, Captain Richard Meade, and BY the Princess
Royd, Captain woosey. Four bound to velasco
with assorted cargo the others outward bound
and laden with cotton The oaptured by the Chocura
had two hundred and thty-ons bales board and the
other, captured By the Princess Royals cargo Of forty
REs.L cArrURn UNITED
SIR 6,NoRA-
The Houston Telegraph Of the lst inst has the follow
Tns United states steamship sonors, Of New Orleans
which left Braxos Santago-on the 10th OF November
re above port. va. captured a. :. :es on the stn by
Confederate psr On the arrival u tho vessel The
aud passengers we're delivered % Lieutenant CarOa
built In Scotland tor pleasure yaohs, has bssa
formerly used ~ . blockade runner.
has been received from the bIockadns nsst Oh Calves.
ton and no mention Whatever b made Of such . CAP
ture.
NEWS yRoH MEXICO.
II ID stated that tho Emperor MaximIian will shortly
pay visit TO Vera Cruz and Matamoros
NEW FORT nxxIc0 PROPOSED.
In speaking OF tho Emperors visit TO hatamoros the
Is will give opportunity TO General Meia lay DO
fore his Majesty the laudabs project for uniting the bar
Of Jesus Marin with Matamoros BY railroad and 10 make
such improvements In the anchorage ground there
may be required 1hs 10 said 10 be the best port the
Mexican part Of the Gulf. a. we'll for Us smpltude and
fog lpu n Darnp pfunnnf
Of War and Improvement perhaps IN the Ooe OF tho
Engineers in McKee, mus. exist yes the details OF an
through his Minister, the late Senior Robes Pezuela,
caused Lieutenant Colonel NJ do Ia Cuesta OF the Engi
neeis TO make, with the assistance OF Mr. Dupuy,
Italian and the aid especially OF Colonel and afterwards
General Csyotano Bassri
GALVESTON
snco tho s,h Inst two large fires have occurred at
Galveston destroying large portion Of the city. No
further particulars have been received hero
NEW ORLEASs. Dec. Ia, 1864
GENERAL pAviDsoS's sxPxDruon.
OnlciL news Of the Whereabouts Of General Davidson
has at last been received at headquarters.
After steady march through the heart OF the ensmy's
country with ave Thousand amounted rsiders Gas the
rebel papers say and anost unn,errupted ADVANCE
General Davidson has reached West Pascaguua with
portion his command and requested thai supplies BE-
sent 70 that point
ExrsorroR
The command left Baton Rouge SUNDAY, November
n, at seven O'Clock A. NJ Tho expedition marched from
tbsrs 10 Tanghpoho and destroyed the Jackson Railroad
Eve miles, burned s the railroad bulldogs, bridges
Wcstle work sparks from the burning buildings nreA
Track and railroad sSanss were By sss second
brigade OF the first cavalry division Gsnssai Bailey
Oois. Ma,or k.uos.on and coioss Marsh comsodos ]
doing the greater part Of the work MAJOR Remington
OCCUPATION, SRARkLirvILLs. nrss
The afternoon the force started for vile,
h,ss Hevsa sumosr Of prisoners sod mAh were cap
otuer dnn4 aA
couamaod bushv hacked the whole distance. Several
horses were killed, but no men.
OCCUPATION COLUMBIA
The commsnd next crossed Pearl rves " Columbia,
whore prisoaers and mail vere captured.
river. The sscond New York, OF Cob rsvis' division,
were crossed over on ponsooo bridge; and, being
,ssqs ~ suOssop force the ~hos sommsod
for PascagOua; tho Second New York in the mean
time skirmishsd With The sass. an severed shs move
run BANKS or rHs pAscAasgIA. t
osSs sSsy .srs almost inpss.sss during sss whole
.iarch, owing 10 the heavy rAns The main object Of
the has been most successfully clnhsd
IHn LOSSES pvRiEo nxrsDnlos.
thirty Irva'ss and avs osSss: ~: weIs , s.p'srsd up 70
So9un osr oos sce .ha
ARKlvAL 0y rrx s1RAnER cLyra
The steamer Cyde arrived here t6aa morning. from
sts Lieut. J. Burgess osdnsnoe o1scsr ot cavsry
command and Lisus Colonel wilkcssn, Il the Seveath
New YORK cwamy.
The bridge the Bg Back. dsstxoyet BY the force
which left yckkburg soms two weSks sncs, will take
The epemy six weeks 70 two monihs rsbuld Before
lis desirus,on trains psssIox 70 HOODS army
"s s seossrn Ts psp.ss 10 an aS. 70 sve you n
news VI ths expedisou
/ A Rruuf RAins.
Gucriiies along the river stl continue 10 hs YER,
troublesome although they hsve almost entirely cease
| dring upon med uansports. ftMH~t
\ on FRIDAY evening last party OF rebels under
maud ~ lieutenant Reyuolds visited tho plantation 0
Mir Granville NJ Perce, Baton Rouge and destroy et
about sixty hses OF cotton the gp house, mi grs'
mii,, and plumber OF outhuidinaa The dwehpR house
narrowly escaped sharing tAe same fate Tie loss cs.m
ted At Gty doaSs A tbe pews reso seo
Rsten Rv,ge arsvary detschmept OF tho lweutn inh
under comwend OF MAJOR .. ". Caybaurn, was scs's
pursut OF the raiders but the lscr effected lncW 1919
On ySaturday nia 1T few rnoftas entet"l pens''
soove and escaped with three valuable nessss HV"
livery stable -. ), 49,. :,
are plunderns spd 10 ou,oss .s. ~ .'r