The New York herald., 1864-10-23
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Daring Recon msissa nee IN Mobile Bay
"A Despatch Boat Within Three Miles
OF Mobiie-Immonse Mcclellan Meeting
In New OrleAns-Failure OF the C0seo N
Crop In Louisiana, Sc.
OUR NEW ORLEANS co oRREsPoNDENCE.
NEW ORLsANs, Oct. Is, 1864.
daring reconnaissance took place At Mobile the
1otb The despatch boat Laura having board several
army officers including Grangers adutant general pro-
ceeded through the distractions 10 the channel and
pedoes to within tbree miles Of Mobile, and steamed
about daylight. Not the least hostile
made by the rebels.
On the Slh . aunboat reconnoitrng tho bank
OF Mobile Bay opposite Navy Cove. when battery Of
flying artillery suddenly opened nre Three shots
planted lairly In the gunboat, bus not much damage
done. and the rebels left before response could
be given A heavy storm prevailed on the
composed Of officers OF tue Seventh Michigan:
were caught out in II, and the boat stranded
days owing to the storm continuing Thor sole subss
encs nsh they drove upon the in the small in
lets caught with hands. They rescued
boats from the transport Clinton In exhausted state
Two brigs which had been dischargng coal driven
Marys was driven ashore, bu. sos oil without damage
General Granger has gone 10 Pensacola.
has sa1 ooe
Mobile. The onions &C., OF the Sanitary Commission
TO oe thanked ot this nigsdier General John Newton
night He proceeds Key West having been appointed
successor Of General Woodbury. (deceased) conp3nd
o, the district Of West Florida
The gunboat Lafayette wasiarsd upon Morgsuza
with musketry, aiew days ago but no one was hurt
! the North. rumor received yesterday through
rebo sources that Petersburg was evacuated. aud
scvere battle In progress for the possession Rchmond
| Rebel siock 10 at heavy discount.
No business at all doing here, owing to the extremely
o. Q, 0:"S u, 0 sau's ~ even en-
sugar, cotton or produce ol any kd II there ID not
change merchants will be ruined
The State Legislature has got well 10 work but moth
pg Of especial importance has been communicated
The Champion, from New York. considerably overdue
Nothing latcy from Mexico connrmaory or the capture
OF Astsmoros by the French.
NEW osLsAse, Oct IS, 1864.
s'cLxrLAS NETTING.
The frst Mcclellan meeting held this city took place
Thursday evening last the St Charles theatre.
mencns o'clock, all the papers in the city ad
vertislng and noticing the intended assembage.
Ths house completely flied long before the hands
Of the clock pointed the appointed for the
nencemcnt the band struck up Star spsnsed
Banner the curtain rose aud twelve gentle
men were disclosed 70 view, J. Ad Rozsr, Esq, In the
| chair 40 president.
Al the conclusion OF the national BY the band, M.
Roysr came forward and made romsrks Appro.
PIRATE tho occasion Mr. Rozier then introduced Mr. w.
Mills, tsq the de egstss from Louisiana 70 the
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passed approving Of the action Of the Chicago Convention
and endorsing Mcclellan. Other speeches then de-
iivered by Governor Riddeli Hon o. A Fellows, and
Lieutenant Jerome, signal onicer.
There we're several Of the most prominent supporters
" Mr. Lincoln present II of the most orderly
political meetings held in New Orleans There
probably from fieeu hundred 10 thousand persons
pfsscnt.
FimrRs ~ rsop
Baton Rouge correspondent says one planter, who
had thirteen hundred cotton, viii gather
forty bales. Apoiher who planted eight hundred scres
viii hardly realize nfsy bales Another who planted
three hundred acres, will not make bale
acres. The crop Ia pretty nearly failure.
nIbrrAsy
The assessment OF more than q quarter OF q m l,,or
dollars the subscribers TO the rebel fund for the de-
fence Of New Orleans will probably all be collected 40
the property 0 ponTesdeot subscriber amply suni.
\ oient 70 cover tn!s demand.
I0uriAHA MrpovIsyr copuAry
Ia the nsme Of a corporation with capital u i've hun
dred thousand dollars proposed bo chartered the
present JeRiesturs Its object W the reclamation dras
age and Improvement n Stale andA La Feurche dis
tict
ms rwrfro AGAINST mSAroR cr1in
The bitter hostility which NJ rst displayed by
tbe enemies Of Mr. Rufus King Cutler, the United
States senator ftom Louisiana, has somewhat subidsd
He was In the beginning, very warmly attacked with
the most unpardonabe viruencs by number Of disap
pointed part@aus, many of whom think better cf
what thcy have said, ssd regret ths sssau oron tbs
| rbASaetey II Mr.. Cutler