, 1864-05-24
FROM CAIRO And BELOW.
AFFAIRS ON RED RIVER,
Dest1 uction. Of Steamers by tho
-. : Euerillas,s. -.

- CAEao, Nay =, 1851.
Admiral Porter's flagship which has arriv- |
ed 1t Mound City, reports tho entire heot |
u being out Of Red River. The dam having
reached sufficient height On the 18th, to en-
Ablethem to move.- -. -. ~s-....--,2
= "Tho steamer Kollte Ab1a fom New Or.
leans the l7th, arrived this evening, With the
18th and 28th Illinois fnfAntry on board, "a
suuts for Springfield.
Our forces av5culted AaIandfia last week
and moved toward eirrnsFost. -.
Officers OF tho steamer Laurel ELL, which
had arrived 1t New Orleans, state that they
distinctly heard heavy eannonadlng from the
direction onr forces had taken.
The fleet Was much annoyed In paastng
out, by guerillas who lined the banks be:
tweun Alexandria sudtFort DsRussey. A:por!
ton Of :Ale1ardrI& waa hurulag when the
Laurel ELL lett. Tho steamer lad 200 SICK
on board, and .whIlo flying hospital flags, was
fired into, ten miles below AlexAuazis- No
Injury resulted to the boat from the firing.
| Gen. McCletnand, who was ser1ously II, wns
on board. Col Mott, Of the 149th Ohio, and
many other officers OF rank were killed, and
the greater part Of our troops were slaughter
cd. Of which there were mora than 900 on
Tie steamer City Boil 1t tho time ahs was
captured and burned BY the rebels Was with,
IN thirty mllc& Of Ale1andrla.
Delegates to represent Loufelsn& In BAlt1-
u,psc were elected By the State convention;
Of tbs 9Th. The Del&a says the action Of the
Convention vas harmonious; the members
endorsing the general policy, clSil ana Ell
tary, Of the Admin tration, and a1so heartily
approved tha civil aud military career OF
Gen. Banks, and the policy inaugurated BY
Government a. tending tending 10 tho
putting down ofrebellion and the restora-
'ea Tbe O. stesns1i tea IL css.andra, nom Boston,
! had arrived WITH $40 men Of the 30th Massa-
chusetts, and 9A recruits for various other
! Late Intelligence from Metamoras repre-.
>, seufe thfrgs in very unsett1od state, and
had feeling existing between the natives and
French residents. Contrctas and staff while
| riding through the streets Wero tnsulted by
Frenchmen, and general quar- .! sn1ned'
Weapons were drawn aGd freely used By both
parties. Contre1as' Adjutant General during
The meleo shot ons Frenehnan dead, and an
q other was arrested and subsequently, execu
:, ted by Contreraa. Much excitement pre-
l. vailed, and many French residents were
4 i leaving the city.
; nent Union men Of Texas, has escaped from
+ Rcheldom and arrived ut Brownsville, &C
companied by about twenty Others.
T. Cotton market :Qulet with nodesnte IN
quiry-low middlIng 8ac. Nothing doing IL
y sugars. 1900 bri'. nolasses, Ill IN flrs
hands, for export, sold It 6oc; inferior, Ok
(, crop, 7Dc; common, 95c; Common quality
held BY spectators, very light
j. On the Sd INST. the steamcr City Belle
with about 800 troops on board for diasron
:. was attacked By gue1il1as, the rebels haviul
l, batteries planted on the river. A shot strucl
I. her pi1ot-ho another exploded her bou
-. er and enToloped the boatln steam, bJ Whsel
: number of men were scaldcd. This Cause
). great confusion on board aud caused tho boa
z, rn1lled and withstood for hours cannfste
= and musket shots literally poured into til
- helpless boat She then noated ageinst th
bank, and an attempt was made to Land an
IN charge on the enemy, but without success
y, their fire moving onr troops down: Atte1
In the different commanders, Coils. Mott an
n spirgel, 149th O., and many other officer
- had been killed, aud greater part ofth
- troops slaughtered, the white flag Tas raif
=, ed. Ths hoat By thls time g 4 had been cass1s Y
u, I. men made their escape out Of 500 on boart
The CITY Belle WA then boarded In sma
r boats, ammunition, suffers goods, &c. take
= out and the boat set on fire and completed
7. destroyed. The 1o9 mes arrived st Ale1s1
". participated In the fight this account
~ CLEANED.
of On or about tho 4th int, the steamcr in
ke Warner, from NeW Orleans to AlexAndH
W conveyed by tin.clads No. 8 and Is, was a
lie tackled By guetillas about twentY-hye mill
from the latter place. Tho Warner "
H.. tskeu and burnt. The No. rs exploded, n
lo No. s surrendered The guerillas then SUI
n" tho boats across the channel IN order to Q
N, | et1uct tho passage, bRt much to their shagr
,rT they didn't prevent our transports and 60
~ boAts from passing BY.
~ Tho steamers Laurel Hin snd Rob Roy, n
~ convoy No. 81, wero likewise attacked At t
The same place, On their way up tho rver on
e1t ID inst, but \ wall directed fire from. t
un- fl1st named boat, she having on board t,
.vn howltxers, feld pleco aud aorne tausket
W. caused the rebels to tako to the woods, dol
ier- but little damage to the boat, There =
ne. one man killed and one wounded on the
pp. Roy. On her way down the Laurel Hul '
:An- again fred Into ten miles below Alexandl
- having on board zoo sick and wounded N
aoa and Ut the time flying the hospital flag.
damage Was done
off, Night before laata party Of guerllIaa dAsl
to under the guns Of Port Hudson, burning
IN xaw-mill Of Mr.. Goyes, Of that place.
ca5a1rF force was sent after them, and q
ceeded In capturing two Of the party.