The New York herald., 1864-08-26

Mr.. Horny Thompson Dsspstoh.
New ORLEANS, La, August Is, 1884.
have Just received tho full particulars OF the attack
on the steamer Empress by the rebe's near Ganes'
Landing. The first news viii probably reach you via
Cairo. The details are as follows-When the Empress
was about miles below Gaines Landing, on the 10th
inst, artillery and musketry opened upon her Tho
rebels were supposed TO number two thousand strong
and to have two batteries artillery with them Of
six FOUNDERS and tho other or About hundred
shells and solid shot fred, and during the whole
those not engaged in working the kept up an
incessant discharge Of musketry. The Empress was
struck forty Atty mos by shot and shell, aud com
pleely riddled BY musketry firing Several persons
were killed and wounded The following arc tho names
OF portion OF them:-
Kiled-captain John Motley. commanding the Elm
press Lieut. Joseph W. Seddons, First Indiana heavy
ati cry Corporal Nelson Slpe Eighty rst Illinois Lucus
c. Brainsrd, sixteenth Wisconsin; John Roan, pas
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. John w. Martin aud John Lar.
horne jesse Corkes Leroy Howell. Twenty second Ken
], Thirty nrs Mississippi, seriously; N. ". King W. H.
Anderson First indiana battery, seriously Morris Her
porter, slightly; L. Rectance, child OF ten years.
wounded In three places.
Several others were more or less injured. The killed
and wounded will prosabiy number about thirty tn all
Four or five days previous to this cowardly and in
human attack the Empress left this city, having
on board between and two hundred passengers,
several ladies and children being among the number u
addition these there about two hundred sick aud
wounded soldiers returning to the North together with
several others whose term OF service had expired and
othes agaa who were on their way home on leave Of
When the attack was made General John McNeal, COM
mandinx At Port Hudson, on board together with
his sia The General deserves mention for the brave
and gallant manner in which he conducted himseif
through tho trying soene e his stat and other officers
ment which onSued.
Ths pilot Mr.. Thomas R. B. Gosler, remaiusd a. his
and thn ri hQP nn
their coouess aud presence OF mind the SAFETY OF tho
steamer was insured.
the time, and the opening oil the bat
instantly started in the direction OF the firing ar
riving thee the Empreas passed out Of range Tho
punboat sent few shells q. the enemy, but was
PEELED keep on tho rebels could have disabled and
sunk her in q very short time !.
her machinery broken. She was taken in tow by tho
gunboat After procsedng abou. i've miles the steamer
| landed, for the purpose OF burying the dead
THE HSRny CONCENTRATING At JACKSON, MSS
large rebel force composed mostly sa, Of cavary T.
for doing 90 remains 70 be seen.
pIsBANDlNG OF TBS MARISB BRIGADE
According to general ordes lssded by MAJOR Gener.
On Wednesday last the and boats composing the
Sstt t ..s or TURNED :n: sS%ps s1sr e %
u0A''''u-'''' FIGHT NEAR sArcHrz ss-,-aa
| The Natcbez Courier OF tho 18th inst. ssys:-
Boats with divisions Of the Thirteenh and Nineteenth
corps returned down the river yesterday Is is on d1
that Gen. socum has been relieved by Gen. Dsna Gen.
has acquired hosts OF friends 10 this district by bis
and the gentlemanly rmness with which hs
has dealt out justice. snd many will regret his loss
The affair OF Col. Farrar over the i'm.
potant tnan appeared At first BY rapid rough nigh,
march through birdie paths n the swamps tho oolone',
with bis mounted troops reached tho reDsas by dayshs
| hundred Texans. Ihe still smoking camp fires were
shers but The enemy were not. a. Cross Bayou how.
roar guard with three hundred cavalry The impu
dence OF this so exssperated Colonel Farrar and MS
ha hAan nf
ment OF two hundred and ny men and made furious
chare upon the ast0Disbed enemy who stood not
the order OF their going, but Their repeated erts
to rally and make u stand vigorously met oy me
impe,uous Colonel and the gallant boys OF the Fourth
Illinois cavalry that the affair resolved itself into tight
and runungg of four miles. Exhausted at last, The
Colonel halted, and TO bis great morti1caon the valiant
wounded Ton prisoners and number OF horses. arms
&C. fell into hands, among the killed were captain
and lieutenant, Our casualties were Captain wardiow q
Colonel will not give upso The rebs over the river will
not probably have bed OF roses there.
PLANTATION RAlD--CAPruRE or REsEL UEsEKTERs
TIE vicksburg Herald OF the 1l'h instant says:-On
Tuesday night last raid made Widow Gibsons
plantation, Baldwin's ferry road about seven
named Jordan, father and SOD were captured and
e reoe r
time threatened capture The Jordans, end they have
accomplished their design The ordaps bad been
residing Mrs. Gibson e plantation instead OF coming
inside the lines. as they should have done.
Deserters from the rebel army should either be sent
North or enlisted in our army.
ANOTHER
On Thursday last the rebels made another raid some
Ave six miles from Vicksourg several citizens
captured aud number OF horses, cattle ysc taken.
SHOOTING srABB.AG AfFRAt RErwEiS TWO sroEr'NG
About one O'Clock this afternoon considerable excite
caused the of Canal and It. Charles
streets by the discharge Of pistol: followed in e~
seconds by second shot. IL proved 20 be an aray be
tween two sporting men named Richard Keys and Wm
j. Lewis. The former received the cootents OF the xo
barrels in the right breast near the shoulder He win
III IA
the firing Keys stabbed him in the breast the
point OF the knife passing downward, in the direc
bottom Of the affair.
HnRsEs.A paragraph in an Eastern paper states that
Vermouth. the winner OF the Paris Course,
was lately sold for twenty thousand dollars POOH That
Is nothing The owner OF tho gelding Billy who week
two ago did magnificent trotting over the st.
Louis Course offered accepted and paid thirty thou
sand do liars for h m.--St louis Rerrbticon.
ArrixaIx md De pnriurea.