The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-01
NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Arrival Of tho Steamers Yazoo, Columbia
and hsrrimac.
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO.
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Position and Strength Of Ma
gruder's Army.
The French Reported Retreating
frsn the City Of Mckee,
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IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO.

Ts United States steam transport Nerrmac. Captain
Sampson from Southwest Pass arrived al this port yes
terday afternoon, bringing dates of tho Oath uls.
The steamship Columbia Captain Barton, also arrived
hero yssterday but brings additional news.
The steamer Yazoo, Captain Couch, from New Orleans
the 2lst u arrived at shs port yesterday morning.
She brings news OF importance
Corporal George ". Albert, Of Company g. Thirty
seventh Pennsyvana Volunteers died the passage
board the Yazoo, and was buried at sea.
Tho following the passengers by the Merrimac-
General Andrews, Major Ward Lieutenant Fiskc. Ma.
ors Davis, W. Nye and Houston Captain Haley Lieu
nan.s Lewis W. P. Freeman Strong, Metzig, Tack, g.
LieuIenants Norris and Wetzter and wife, Ensign Hollis
and wife, Philip Ripley and wife, Mr. Palmer and wife,
~ Mrs. Mrs GsroK Miss
Carly, Mrs Melvin. Mr. Bishop, g. Hollis J. Cooper,
Mr. Hobartand 22o sick. wounded and discharged SOL
diers.
The Merrimac, of Carysfor. light passed propeller
steering NORTH Oh Jupiter Inlet passed de.wheel
steamer steering north twenty miles south Of Barnegat.
passed bark W. Wilson, Of Gibraltar forty 1--WE days
from Malaga for New York; on the 2Sth, spoke United
States steam gunboas Connecticut. All well.
We Indebted 70 Purser Phillips, OF she Columbia,
Cook OF Yazoo and 10 the officers Of the Aorrmac
for special favors.
Cotton rather dull at New Orleans on the 23d, at
Decline $50 bales sold at auction at which SO bales
realized only I4Kc. and 10 bales soXc. The remain
der sold very low. The demand for sugar was good.
with very little in the MARKET Tho sales embraced vari
ous lots, aggregating 500 hhds, at CSC. for primo and
2sXc for light yellow, clarified The old crop Of mo-
lasses realized 0oc, and the crop ssc. per gallon
Gold. ls4}s . 1856. Sight exchange on New York was
quoted at " per cent premium.
mr.. william Young's Dispatches.
Jft Nsw ORLEANS, La, April n, 1894.
GENERAL wBnzsL GOING HoRrH
General weze goes North the steamer which leaves
hsre Saturday. is supposed that be will take COM
mand in General Buffers department He leaves bis old
division (now commanded BY General Emory and the
Department Of the Gulf with many regrets.
HOSPITAL BOAT rRxp
The hospital boat Laurel Hill, from Alexandria, was
nrsa II on last downward Trip by direction OF the
Provost Marshal at Port Hudson Tho act presumed to
have been consequence OF the refusal Of Dr. Alex
Ander tho surgeon in charge OF the wounded 70 dean
transport the convenience Of the Provost Mar
shal. Five shots were fred at the Laurel Hill.
NEW ORLEANS. April "a, 1884.
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The steamer Missouri which arrived on Friday even
Ing was nred into near vicksburR, and rife shot en-
tered the captains room passed through bedpost and
lodged 10 hs wes bonnet boz. The steamer Superior
nred into By piece OF artillery from tho left bank
or tho river point about miles this side OF Rcd
Fourteen shots fired 10 all. only Of which
h the steamer, and that resulted in personal injury
Col Hoabird Chief Quartcrmas,er OF this department
promugatcs the following
REGULATIONS PROMOTING INTEGRITY ymsLnY N Tm
oUARIxRNAsreR's DEPARTMENT.
The Quartermastcrs in this military department will
ten hours per day according 70 the army regulations
Officers who issue supplies will keep their Offices open
ten hours o. each Day, except saodys On which day
Every clerk other person hired by any quarermas
ter whose services can be dispensed with s this time
will be discharged Immediately.
No Communication for fuel and quarters will be paid to
person occupying connscated house. unless ordered
approved from headquarters Of the department OF
the defences OF New Orleans and line officer will be
paid communication herea unless his order states that
he 10 10 draw that allowance
Fuel win not be issued TO any person drawing commu
taon fer quarters forage unIsss the officer certes.
the requisiton under the head OF remarks that ne
point
ATTACKED GuERiILAs
Capt Taber OF the John J. Roe which arrived
last evening from ST. Louis, reports that he wooded bis
boat the 18Th ns At the mouth Of the st. Francis
river about miles above Helena and, after landing
at the latter place. when 10 or backing from
the landing the rcmsn filed the furnaces with the wood
taken at the woodpile a. st. Francis river, when
the and hands severely but without doing any other
damage.
On the ga, Wnen ~ Fort Auams tapt laoer ofscov-
cred . mnn drifting on log in the eddy,
hailing the steamer 10 take him on board. The
yawl was Immediately lowered, and the second
mate, Mike Hine, and five men went TO take the
man from his perilous situation, when the guerilas
opened battery on the steamer firing some ten shots,
all Of which missed the boat except one and that struck
in the wheelhouse doing but trinng damage. Captain
Tabor states that there appeared 70 be about two hun
dred gueras with held battery and their shot oil
poared 70 be directed ~ the pilot house. but without
effect All put on, and, with the exception OF
the shot in the wheehouss the Roe ran the gauntlet un
harmed.
The second mate and the boats when last seen,
were making for the opposite shore from Fort Adams IL
ia supposed however, that they succeeded In making
their escape from the guerllas.