, 1864-04-07
FROM NEW ORLEANS,
General and Interesting News Sum.
xnnFy-Foreyycl1 to Gov. XateB.

General and Interesting News Sum-
mnfy-Fare.ycl1 to Gov. Yates.
NV ORLEANS, March so-Thc steamer Laurel
Hill had arrived with ndEices from Alexandria to
the 9Th ultino. All WIS qniet excepting a little
Ekirmishins. The rebel fotce Is reported to be
twenty thousand strong, and it waa believed By
those best informed in regard to their movements,
lhat theg would fall back some fifty miles from
Alexandria, ard Wuit the advance or the Union
forces. The Federal soldiers are In excellent
spirite, and anxious to confront the enemy.
The gunboat Eastman and two pthers tnarnes
not reeoAaeted) had got above the shoals. bound
for Shreveport. The laul forces under General A.
]. Smith, left Alexandra On Saturday morning,
the eth, alao en- 4orte Tor Shreveport. We sha}
doubt soon learn Of BONE hot work In Southwest
ern Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, March %, via Cairo, April g.
The election of delegates to the Louisiana State
Convention passed or quietly on the 18Th ultimo.,
and resulted In the eaectfon Of the Free State
The French brig Maurice Fellcte, from Hayre to
New Orleans, vas wrecked near Pass LOutre
eers were aboard. Amer drifting about fof twen-
t5o9Ms M hSats nh r 9Pen hoats dqztng seysre wssther
Immediately rescued from their per11urs position
The vessel and cargo total loss nothing being
sayed excepting what the passengers and crew
+: The Steamer Meteor, Captain johnson, arrived
at New Orleans on the 26th, from Alexandra, La,
With I'll Confederate prisoners, belonging to the
charge Of Captain Bush, of tho os,h Illinois feg-
iment.
The United States steamship transport Alabama
zos Santiago via Araneas Pass and paBs cayallo,
Texas, with $50 refugees from Texas. Henry Nc
conncl, fireman, died March 2lst, and was buried
overheard On Sunday morning, March 9Th, aud
vas Lost, although every effort Fas made to sare
lie stcauuehip Morn,ug stu, from New Tors
March 18th, had arrived with 10 passengers $780,.
eco in specie, md hinge cargo. She experienced
yery heavy weather q the passase George n
leans, died On the pasEage, and was buried IN Ha-
TaOa. he wns On his way to Brashear City as
2uartermaster's m clerk to Capt, Bradshaw. Brig.
passengers. He VAS on his return from home.
whese @ h be had been ealoying fnF!ongb; Mrs Ma-
osos asfsa Ss Eoinns si
steamer Atlantic was Governor Yates Of Illinois.
s7th anJ 18th regiments, III Peoria Battery and
Iaisyess @ ssaafss efs ~ o.leses. % 81 s5ne
1inois soldiers. Speeches were made by Governor
Yates, General Benton. Of Indiana, and Gesernor
Hahn: Am9ng the officers present m @ were Colonel
connected with the army SINCE the beginning Of the
var Co. John H. Snyder, Of Governor Yates STAFF
Colonel Eulltttr OF New Orle10s. toi. Scales. OF
Gen. MeClefnand's staff Capt. CIFborue, ofchtcago
and Major Dox. A number q Indies honored The
occasion by their presence. The regiments, head
ed by q band Of music, marched into the square
about O'Clock. Shortly after. the Peoria battery
wheeled into line, when soon its 1oud-moutaed
field pieces bclrhed forth II thunder to announce
the arriral Of the distinguished speaker: After &c
viewing The roops. Coz: Yates SaS formally 1e r.;
tro5uefd tnd welcomed by Col. 'R1therford. Tue
Governor appeared on the platform amid the
loudest cbeeff and proceeded % address tbs 60.
n = f1FN oil
The troops en shet5 ne Rgsasaasms e.
teen different battle delds he they had
covered thsmterss and thes State Mn G9 ~ az az
Illinois were the sst te sime tAs ene@ys b5s.1t Il
the face Of the rebel ensign. He sag before him
scmo Of the officers Of the 18th Illinois c1saily
regiment, that had been In more battles than any
other In the service. The members Of thAt rcgt-
ment hsd covered Themselves With untldlng bon
orr, and their State would tlwxya ,eei ptooa Or
them and their noble deeds on the blood.staineu
delds Of Virginia. The Governor then Weat laln
xeview Of the WA. ita causes and probable resqita
At the conclusion, three hearty chcesa were giSe9
fer GorErrpr Yates, three for Governor Hanu; ana
three Tor Generals Grant, Banks, Benton. anu foe
Untpn.