, 1864-12-01

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BAToN RorGE, Nov. a1-3 ~.
SIX NILES EAST or PoRT HUDSON.
To Brig. Gen. Benton, Baton Rouge:
I am IN route for home shall arrive to-
night. Have captured 200 prisoners, inclu-
ding twenty-five company officers IIad q
strong fight with the enemy at Liberty and
whipped them badly, capturing ono piece Of
artillery at Liberty and two at Brookhaven-
one Of them a Siege gun formerly captured ut
Port Hudson. I have NIL of Gen. Hodges
staff, and hare from sl1 to eight hundred head
Of horses and mules, rode by negroes. I de-
stroyed immense stores on the road.
(Signed,) a. L. LEE, Brig Gen.
Brig. Gen. Lee, with his whole command,
prisoners and captures, as previously report
ed, has Just arrived in Baton Rouge.
(sjgued) ". ?. BENTON, Brig. Gen.
III rebel force ut Holly Springs, Miss, with
Gen. Loring, comprise one division Of Stuart's
command. They are on foraging and con-
ecripting expedition. Their pickets extend
this side Of Coldwater. They might be the
advance Of Breckmridge's command, which
week.
S-l1All QEEAGuIuEuLe u EEuEl C0fALI3 1u1AC
their appearance On the 9Th on the banks Of
the river. opposite Memphis, having a hag of
truce. They remained in full view for several
hours waving white token. Am unable to
learn their mission, but suppose they wanted
to effect IN exchange Of prisoners.
We have New Orleans alviccs to tho eth
By the steamer Niugara, but They bring
nothing In the line Of war news that is partic
ularly interesting.
The New Orleans 1smes has letter from
Barranacas, Florida, dated Nov. 20, saying
that Lieut.. Col. speerling, I'd Mime cayalry,
did pretty good thing few days since. He
left with small force Of cavalry On 4 scout !;
when about twenty-five miles from Pensacola
be surprised and captured one company Of the
18th Confederate cavalry, with all their
horses, arms, equipments, camp and garrison
equipage, without firing gun. He gobbled
tlleir pickcts after manner peculiar to him
sell, and then rode into their camp. The first
the rebels knew they we're victims of q genu-
inc Yankee trick. Thirty-segen prisoners,
forty-tiye horses, and equipments, were taken
and brought in the same night.
Gen. Bailey Is In command at Barancas.
He has made many Improvements.
It is reported from Fadncah to-day that the
leading from that place to Mayfsld. They
STEM to be preparing for. making thieving
and conscrlpting raids or trying to obstruct
By he steamer Marble City, Capt. Trepudi,
Clerk a. Storms, just arrived We haye Mem.
phis papers Of the afternoon Of the Goth. 1t
seems that rebel lemmissarics also commenced
burning operations Mt the South ms well as
at the North. The BuUtfin says about ten
days ago Gen. Washbnrn received an anony-
nous Communication which limited that tie
rebels contemplated fnGicting some severe
blows On Memphis. He did not attach
great deal Of consequence to its suggestion
but determined there should be no remissness
on his part. &c handed the matter over to
the United States detective force with in
etructions to follow up the matter and give
1t q thorough Investigation. The dis
soss sSSssy os Sa' nsasa s b Tis tsa 9s5s at5s
Government, to be carried out under the super
vision Of rebel agents. There were ascertain
ed offers OF the rebel Government Of pre-
nfnm Of ten per cent on all public and other
property destroyed By hired incendiaries.
the depot, round house, and other buildings
belonging to the Charleston and Memphis
Railroad. Capt. Swivel pursued the investi-
cations suggested by Gen. Washburne, and
watched tile plot as it ripened. At last it be-
came evident that on last Sunday night the
conspirators were about to carry out their
netarious design, and with the utmost canton
detective officers and twelve picked men, be-
longing to the 6th Iowa regiment, were one.
by one slipped into depot and yard, and care
fully sccrcted. The night was intensely dark
and there was a'hfgh wind blowing. all cir
cu1nstances were favorable to the designs Of
the inccndiaries. At ono o'clock in the morn
ing the: concplsators appeared, and after
cautiously satisfying themselves that the coast
was clear, proceeded to- where they had placed
u quantity Of waste and greasy cotton under
the roof Of the building, and lighting match
TsIe Ss II The yey act It, Of sppyng the .isn iosen
pouneed upon them. 1n the confusion and
darkness one Of the wretchcs madc his escape,
but vas at once pursued and was found
in bed at his boarding house, His boots we're
covered with fresh mud. He and three other
prisoners, who were caught at incendiary at
tempts to fire Irving Block. were locked up.
The officers at once proceeded to the Charlcs-
ton House, near the depot, the keeper Of
which is man named bfca1cllon, alleged to
be rebel cmissary and the concoctcr Of the
plot to burn the ratlroad buildings, who WAS
arrested. He claimed to hnye been asleep, but
circumstances were 80 strong against him
that he will very probably be convicted and
with Ills guilty dupes be hanged. It is alleg-
ed DR.. McMellon promised that the incepdf-
aries, who have all been employed on the
railroad, should have passes that would get
LHtu uuk " oul lluEe au0 safely -turoufEn
Dixie to Mobile; and that he, as agentfor the
rebel government, would agree that they
should receive ten per cent on whatever val-
uation of floss should be madc after the con-
Migration, BY the Memphis papers. One Of
the incendia11es known as Wilson, alias SALTY,
has been conductor on the Charleston and
Memphis Railroad. He is very desperate
fellow, as also is Mike Sheenan, another Of the
conspirators. Had not these plans been hap
ply 1oncd by the detectives, from the dark
ness of the night, the wind, and plenty
Of combustible materials ready, 1t Is
probable that the whole Of the railroad build
ings and their contents would have been de-
stioyed, which would have been a loss of
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars to the gov
crnment.
Il is stated in the Memphis papers that Ma-
Vicksburg in few days, to be succeeded at
Memphis By Major Gen Dana, whose Chief Of
Staff is 1t. Col. j. h. Harris, so well known
as Adjutant to Gen. Hurlbut, and Into acting
Mayor Of Memphis.
There DE runaors OF another scare at Padu-
cab, and reports Of o rebel force IL miles
frcm here, but the military authorities put no
confidence in it.
| ipe a detachment of the 10Th Pennsylvania
volunteer cavalry. while coming up the river
| on the steamer City Of Cairo, captured and
turned over to the Captain commanding the
euuboat Fifty-ninc, three men and two wo-
men who were attempting to make their
escape from their homes, they hayfng been
suspected as parties concerned IN transferring
a large number ofaIms across the Mississippi
|. to PrIce's army. Great credit is due Captatn
Huston for his vigilance, so often displayed,
for apprchending guerillas.
A German named Lewis Miller, ajcTelcr