Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-21

OPxRArIoxs OF sHy hAkIsE BkIa4Ds On 1ax HIssIs'
mPPI.-Tbs special speni.n' q = 6 Pbii-de pin
Inquirer.l from Cairo gives the 70 iosirg eopce.in
late operations Of Elests Marine Bgsd I, on she 4 s.
sissippi river:
The details CT the last three months oTersionso tho
Marine Brigade posscps creat Interest and il is to be
regrett d thai they have not been ~ te out and given
to he public At Boliv4r, Missryppi, Colonel Currio
captured Er i,enator Polk of Eissoar;, member of
the Rebel Corgress aso Rebel Pa'mlster, n;th
large amount OF Confedorats fer The paI rzs.ef
troops. Since the LIST of Noysm t,r he Co
tschuent captured MOI prisoners t5sn d rad msn
to operate With From 1stto the 1874 Of November
last were captured sixty prisoners, including G. ice
Cap ain and Comm sary Agent for purchasing STOCK or
the r. bel army, having ia big possession tWese thou
and dollars, Captain Gaines, of the Twentyhiri Ar
kansas and Lieutenant x. ]. B'ailslord, Fra! Texas
In'antry, with heavy Rebel mail These we're taken
between Gresbsile and Napoleon.
Hearing of tho burning OF the STEAMER Allen Collier
by General Mon gomery it was dete rnned 10 nav him
a visit. Accordingly mounted command started for
bis plantation but upon heir arrival he bird rad fown
The furniture removed rem he houre the torch
applied, and 10 few minutes aonigoherys fac regi-
dence was in Ans. Ms. Montgomery remarked, at
Ia jus. What expected wbea heard Of MY husbands
acts" This was general head quart rs for euerillas
and its d,strucon Eili prove 70 them heavy Ics.-
Large untss Of commits AIRY supplies we're found
particularly sals T1ca bad been carefully secteted Ia
every possible spot in the woods to the bouse
This sal. from Lake BfuD ssl work With turn ont
three thou and bushels per day. 1t is OF superior quail
iy equal to any In the ord and wes the main source
of supply for tie Rebel ny.
So lorg MS tn works are in operation and tie
means Of crossing the river be had there will be
no scarcity OF this article tu. The brigade stuck the
Re els e blow 10 this quarter l:ttle expect.d An
through the woods even far es Eve or six miles from
the river found SIX f. yaWs and fat boats used
for porting the salt and s'oeS across the river
They would be haue to the banks at night in wagons,
ard returned 10 heir hiding PAGES before NOR ing thus
eudirg the vigilance Of cur tlfiets Orer ioity of
these beats de troytd and il Del evsd that hey
| cannot be replaced, few miles from Mon'gonery's
was discovered heavy sock Of tiiilePs Iuppes in
GLIDING quantity Of excellent tobacco Five or six
teams We're pressed mo the tersice snd the whole
stock taken o the beats.
Between the st and 10th Of DEC rnbsr were captured
Major +. O. Grose, Inspec oeGeneral OF Whartons Di-
vision; 0. d. Kilgore, Captain and Adjulant General
to Gen. Rector Captain II. O Bonner, All Arkansas
Infantry; Ospiain TdcSer Ad 10 Gen johnston, ard
tn riy men r. bel signal staten wac surprised, and
the entire corps except one al. tasen piso1ers to-
gsher wi ali their flags aud code Of signals Lsu-
tenant Frederick the ofiea. in args OF tue sta
tion.
On toe 2lst ode were rec lived Tor detachment 10
proct ed to FAyettc about 20 rfe, from Rodney. 1t
which point the feet lying No trouble was e1pe-
rienced upol The march though Colonel Carrie became
satisfied that heavy orce oil Rebels was hanging en-
hs rear snd proper precautions accordingly tskn
Fayets was hardly reschet beore the rear guard was
attacked and driven ic. howitz.r which the detac.
ment had taken along placed in position in a
bend of the read sarp1red py cavalry and Infantry
The Rebels came on in dashng style until within ABOUT
two hundred yards, when thd howl Ter opened upon
them aud caused them 10 beat speedy re.reat They
were clothed in Federal uniform, aud thii cassed the
Colonel TO hesitate about ordering charge; had this
been done the whole force would have been captured
destroyed.
General Ellet with most of the feet remains at
Rodney, from shencs parties continually despltched
after the unumerable bands Of gueriis which inGst
that region. Rooney is above Nolez and s tie point
where the Bfsz fred upon soms bree weeks SINCE
Writ Adams is The Msshs ppi side Of the river with
force o. two thousand mea and four pieces Of aiti
ery-3 brass fe.d-pieCes ard one l20-PouDd Psrrse.
He has train of about fifty wagons. Harrison Is on
the Louisiana sde with thousand men, but has 10
artillery. They have o, crossing and ring
their forces which hes neen tie Object for some time
past. The Maize BIZ gsde is 10 be recruited to s maxi
mum number and will hereafter nave full opportunity
fer Dip aging is usefulness and the fighting qualities
of ia men