The New York herald., 1864-05-04

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srsan transports bus three anA most Of them formerly
Aasssppi and Red river nsssenser and freight ooass
Their names 10 part ere - fseows:-
New crs.Ss ana Wsssssss Isiosros Louis Dor
Countess, New na, New Fails CITY ts1nk ey rebels 70
ns ~ oss p
PaaSe vigo, Colonel Blanton, Milton Reif, DON Louis,
s. csisp, Leila Ere No = oOOos, Terry Drovsr L
Chief Mary lnow gunboat), Webb (a ram), and Mis-
scuri Ten iron slsd).
sary stsres and carry corn and sugar on freight The
larger boats find less employment than the smaller Ones
some ol wase can navigate the Hsd river n,e hundred
s very much out OF repair, as well as their hubs gene
rally Nails which are required in repairing cost 50 per
pound and PtSburR stone coal sells for $3.50 hogshead
GOVERNMENT TRANSFORMATION
Tho Quarermaster IN charge OF river transportation s
aasey before The war coal dealer in New Oresns lie
hes been instrumental In sending nearly all the steam
boat men within the conscript ages into the army. He
has claimed the sight TO the transpors
with Of his selection and established rate OF
for the charter Of the steamers equal 70 twenty
per cant Of their appraised value.
wAsHirA RIVER FLEET.
fhe Washita feet consists Of the steamers Judge
son. r. s. Oonlsy Homer and Twiigns. The Doctor Ba.y,
having become old and rotten, sunk In the washita
The T. g. Archer loaded with cotton in Little river,
was intercepted by guerias and burnt while attempting
70 communicate with our gunboat feet
rver having made arrangements TO load cotton for New
Orleans, was sentenced TO Twelve months Imprson ent
IN the guard house and his steamer confscated.
STRENGTH or REBELS
u the trans Mississippi region estimated by the Com
mssary Department at Shreveport TO be twenty thou
sand, besides Magruder's troops, numbering twelve
thousand, which have left the vicinity OF Galveston
Texas, for Western louisiana
There considerable quantities OF cotton secrced
the Washa, though all which was exposed TO the view
Of the rebel guerlas been burned Above the Coum
h0w but between Harrsonburg and lumbia there e =
sterile pine wood region not worth lighting for pos
sessing.
THE PENALTY PAID BY UNION MEN,
Captain Moore, . native OF New Albany Indiana, has
been 10 the since the commencement OF the
Ruby down the Bayou dArbone Suspected Of holding
Union sentiments he once arrested for treason and
consigned to Castle Lightning, At Richmond. But his
shrewdness and good fortune saved his life and secured
his permanent liberty. He has kept out Of the rebel
army by entering the rebel service as steamboat man.
The suboined orders OF mpreesment detail will show
now he got into that SERVICE
HEADQUARTERS. FORCES IN TRoxr..
TO the owsrn Or AcnSr Of steamer Ruby y--S,,.-,
for the Confederate States govern.
men on account Of its service being absolutely
You win moye your boat II the stage Of water
Commanding forces in front.
H. BoNpuRAsr, 4 list Quartermas,eT
EkRoI1Ise OrrrcE, Cappo PARrsH,
Moore q cssao order
Ruby and will proceed TO act as such until further orders
Lieut. Col. and Enrolling Onicer
Captain Moore now holds vouchers for amounting
to 200 for the charter Of his steamer Of
knowedges that she chartered by order Of Brgader
General A. Moutou and another by order Of Brigader
General Liddel and not paid for want Of funds.'
GENERALS sroNE AND RANSOM.
Brigader General Stone late chief OF General Banks
staff took passage the river yesterday the steamer
EMPRESS to report by telegraph the Adutant General
md pt,nur rF h,c
staf took passage on the same steamer
THE CAPTURED TRAIN
When Captain Whittier, Quartermaster Of the Fourth
cavalry brigade within five miles Of the front on
the day of the sabine Cross Roads battle General Frank
train forward and 70 close up as fast as possible This
was immediately before the attack opened. Lieut..
asked BY Cap; Wher when bis sn s%s
and half miles Of the front. and after the engaeement
had opened he had NOT better move his train back
the light appeared to be getting rather hot Colonel
Chandler replied TO hm-By means. Don't turn
saoon back U they 70 captured Ut abe with ne
suies faono u. ese,ay This train had eighty wagons
nssns or THE CAVALRY DIVISION, Ero
division during the three fight is ss2 IL had been
estimated previously ~ 400
mon after the fight at Sabine Cross Roads.
COTTON AT AND KRAR ALEXANDRIA.
There are some 3 600 bales OF cotton now at Aexan
dria awaiting shipment. Within radius Of twenty miles
Is estimated there ia from so 600 70 100 900 bales OF
cotton, much Of which is owned by loyal who have
400 bales, which be win not dispose Of
now, 1t is said, because cotton is not
permitted 10 be shipped except 10 the Chief
ter at New Orleans Colonel olabrd whose orders are
sell the cotton and deposit the proceeds 10 the United
Sta tee Treasury an adjustment With the owners OF the
cotton be made future time Cotton SPECTATORS,
cotton operators and planters COMPLAIN that the pursu
Of this policy from reaching the market
and represent that II II was open TO competing purcha
sers with the privilege OF shipping 1t TO their own order
and steamers chartered by themselves every bale
now undiscovered would seek market II Alexandria rs
held by troope the cotton awaiting reshipment
may not all reach New orleans
RECORD GALLANT otF1cER
General Ransom, who was wounded al the battle OF
Sabine Cross Roads s the OF Colonel Ransom former
ly President OF Norwich Vermont University military
college, and received instruction there His father,
while commanding the Ninth unked States infantry was
killed at aPultepec, 10 the Mexican General RAN
som was born In vermont. and was twenty nine years
old last November. He entered the service
but was promotedsto be major six days after He was
made lieutenant colonel at Donelsop colsne after the
battle Of Shiloh and brigadier general November 20,
1902 He was wounded At Charleston Missouri, August
Is, 1851 Donelsou February 1b 1862 at Shiloh April
g. 1862 scratched slightly at Vcksburg and quite
~ wounded al Sabine Cross Roads, April g, 1854.
General Ransom has two brothers, both Of whom
the eerviceoDe lieutenant 10 his old regiment,
who has been wounded twice and the other captain OF
times The General vs. yet unmarried, and ID only
welded 10 bis country
roRT HUDSON AND rRANEim
are IN some danger IL s apprchepded by some OF assaults
from the rebels but there real for alarm
both these ponts-tbe on tho Miss ssppi and the
other ou Bayou Teoheare safe from any
Of trocps which me enemy win be likely TO make.
General stesie's Column.
CAmDxr, Arkansas, April II, 1861.
novrxrrTs.
Our forces crossed the Little Missouri Ekins Ferry
where the rebels bad line Of breastworks on the hill
commanding the bottom. After q sharp skirmsb we
drove the rebels or who fell back to Prairie de We