The New York herald., 1864-05-14
mr. WIN. YounS's d espatch.

NEW ORLEANS, May Z, 1884.
GENERAL BANKS FALLING BACK-wHo IS RESPONSIBLE.
From information which can be relied on am con-
yinccd that the Army Of the Gulf has fallen back from
Alexandria and well on Its way across tho lecne
to Franklin Undoubtedly General Banks has deemed u
prudent abandon the Red river expedition and the po
stion which he occupied Alexandria, perhaps 10 con-
seouenoe OF the nts Of the enemy.-yhC co,,s
ready get between him and the mouth Of the Red river
II is not here how great 10 the loss Of gunboar
and transports involved in this movement towards the
Teche.
repeat that expedition up the Red river was nos
undertaken In accordance with the desires Of General
Banks but, on the contrary, planned and executed
against hts belief in Its feasibility or success.
no NEWS FROM
has been since Wednesday or rather the las,
steamer from Alexandria arrived here on that day If
the enemy divided their and thrown forward
ten thousand men on side Red below Alex
apdra for purpose OF cutting of transportation
stopping supplies aud destroying transports rs
reported 10 me by the refugee from Evergreen,
whose narrated in this DESPATCH would
follox that General Banks would move his command
down the 1eche across 10 Matches.
No transports went up the river either yester.
day or the day previous, though several
loaded with ops and supplies and awaiting ordere
10 sail. Yesterday afternoon peremptory orders
color to the report that Gen. Banks failing back
Franklin, as is reported BY those from whom
formation is obtained.
xAiLuRg pAMnrSG PRocyss-Tm auNnoAIs sTlx
ABOVE
From report that reaches this city is learned THAI
the rebels above Alexandra diverted the waters OF Red
river that the dammug process became failure Tho
gunboats are presumed 10 be still above the falls.
DESTRUCTION oy STEAMERS.
The steamer City BeIe, with the One Hundred and
Twentieth Ohio regiment, on her way up The Red river
has been burned otnerwse destroy oil captured by
the enemy. Oae report states that tho destruction
capture took place forty mAes below Fort do Russy;
another did not state the place.
Information has been received, which needs oonnrma
ton, that the steamer Laurel Hin buTned by tho
enemy her passage down the Red river laden with
cotton. Al there largo number Of sick and
wounded soldiers in the hospitals al Alexandria, and tho
Laurel Hill had just been nied up expressly for hos.
ra, boat is quito likely that the may ema.
na,o from entitled TO credit
BuRGg ErDs OUT AN EXPEDITION.
General Burge, Of Growers division, Nineteenth army
corps, who succeeds General Philip ST. George Cooke IN
command OF the post at Baton Rouge, Immediately upon
the assumption OF his duties sent expedition for
Clinton. consisting OF the Fourth Wisconsin mounted In
fan,ry Colonel Boardman. two regiments Of infantry and
battery Of horse artillery. proceeded twenty three
miles. and reached Comite bridge, few miles from Cln
ton, which was ound to be torn up.
An Colonel Boardman touched the bridge, and found
mpassabs he raised his hand signal for the cavalry
10 halt. At this moment DO received voey from the
enemy, who we're concealed In tho under brush. One
shot took elect IN bis head. causing instant death.
slight skir,nish ensucd, and our troops, having no
bridge returned 20 Baton Rouge with loss Of four or
vo wounded though one report puts losses at eleven
killed and eighty three wounded.
COLONEL BoArDMASs BoDy-THE REBEL COMMANDER.
Coode Boardman's body was brought TO this city on
the steiner New Orleans. and win probably be sent to-
fbo N.rth ha al Novu Xprkp
Thc enemy was commanded by Colonel John Scott.
who. reported has three or four thousand cavalry 10
the neghbo hood Of Clinton. He was In Tennessee under
Morgan. erwards captured Frankfort, KY, and raised
!, vas repsr,eS a, Baton Rouge tina. General Umann
sent two col,red regiments from Port Hudson to CO.
operate with force from Baton Rouge, with whae
rIaarrnss rnRxAInskD-prK TAYLOR TO MAKE ANOTHER
somc apprehension s felt by the inhabitants Of Plaque
mine fr their safety 40 they report large rebel forces
in that vicinity Several iamilies are scekiss New
In, and brought along with him, for their perfect
security, his official documents On the oher hand It 10
stated that the threatened attack PlaQuemne
likely TO b, dc, ns Radcline has only q company OF
thirty forty mon on Bayou Grossetcte, which ali
the rebel soldiers east OF the Atchafalaya river
The people of 81 Lsudre parish and Point Coupee
pect Taylor TO make another raid TO New Orleans similar
e tont Of year ago. throush the Tschc 70 Donaldson
CUTTING rux rrrKoRApH WIRES
ss cu - g o
was also cut al Iobdcs Landing the same night twelve
mos above Baton Rouge, on the nest bank or the MIS-
sssppi, for distance Of Ave miles, by Radclines com.
pany Of rebe's from Bayou Grossetcte. was slsc
cut Al Waterloo on Tuesday night BY party Of nine
WHERE THE RErxIs AnR
A refugee from Evergreen, which is between Bayou
Rouge prairie and Cheney vile, the simmspor and
Cheucyvs road states that he heard there that the
isi inst Majors brigade Of cavalry vincsnts
cavalry, with eight pieces Of artillery, marched Bayou
B1uf from Washington. through Chsneyville, their
way to Red river. twenty miles below Alexandria, with
the avowed intention Of stopping transportation on tho
Red river.
On the "a instant they heard heavy and rapid artillery
firing, which continued tor several hours. 90 The 81
AYR supprrNTur surxr