, 1864-05-23

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Lonis'ann ana @u'f A1atterss
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago TIibuno1
NEW OnLEAHs, Mpy 16. Yr,l.
CAlHo, May q, 1851 {
CfIlcial information has been received hesa TO-
day that tho Federal gHnhoats in Red River haYc
succeeded In passing the falls near Alcxaaa1l,,
without damage. Our engineers wero completely
e1eccssiul In creating Sufficient Tater On the rap.
idt. The cpsssase VISA made On tho 18th. BY this
tinse tie enti:e hcet q enoooats and transports
hss reached tie Ecnth 0: tk2u taTes.
Gen. Eanks sr'pg commenced Withdrawing from
A'exararia on thu sane dsy: Ills advance IL nov
At slmmspor', On the Atehaiala5a River: Goa.
indens tion expressed hers In regard 10 the r,an-
ngemcnt Of the expedition. It IL said that had pol
islcs aud cotton been ignored, the. results would
have been changed, and The Army Of the Gu1f been
srccesziu1.
cnIcers and civilians, who accompanied It, are
ru,nIuo1s In Earring II delay had not been made at
hJezs-arls and Esch:toches, the rebels would not
haze hct t,1ae to concentrate and tie caupaIon
xou,a hs7a been victorious.
IA It IL tho Red River country for d time must be
abandoned to tho enemy,
becoming SSfEfu
nm: On the 1ith. at Landrfs Parish, they shot lii
ncu In cold blood. Much exc'tementis crested In
cons,nr.nce.
III rtearoers ard sail vessels from West Indian
,orts oro nop OBLIGED to lis ten da.s in on,ron.
No
fsrectsl Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tztbnre1
CuHo, May q.
The New Orleans Era, of the afternoon of the
1,th. has the following interesting particular. Of
tho late succceRiul withdrawal of cur army and
cunboats from Alexandria. Tn the 11th inst. tho
curbo.ts Leunnton and Mound City passed. below
both fa1ls where they were ordered to remain till
they ehou!G he Joined by the scat Of the gunboats
AID transports.
On the morning Of tue 18th the dam 1T the lower
falls gaFc way, which necesehatcd tne building oi
another between tho TWO. This waa completed
On the evening Of the saMc day, When all the Gun
boats, with transports PACED do"n. When they
at1l1ed at Mexardr1a, tncy louou como person had
set tic TO blilcias Oh Front Street, and tho
whole town was IN Iames. lAe woman ana chill
ascn "ete tuaulus s,.L. ,4.us's w ~" no"n 'u'
I1vef taAA ~ b'c.'1 u'4uee7'
Ihtfc we're great u1sns encll anu largo q:aantl-
ties G! ro"def, grape, &c. on INC oaok near the
frc. tEttts were eisen to ~ men to assist in re-
| moving tEeri to :: place or fa1ety. uens. Banks
md Smith we're tcsh present, and did everything
theJ could TO check The progress OF the dre. but
| Without avail. At{cr time TIC heat rom thz
ou1h hnG eetolnGs csms 10 autenss loas a4I Doass
were oo.1seu " utgp soas o's s'1so a'"n LIZ 'a'ef'
! "Aefe sn-s a"eo e'~'
| - c;eeA ~ oioss e1ms 10 se. uEue1 way,
we f1seso oe"I VIZ i4ses uls14aee " aooal el,a'
1nl'ts. II a1eofoaHce VILE an otuet ron heat sd
| 'nifaf ~ y. 1os'et' ~ o:oeteo INC movement
| Getting GU cacn sonooas 70 convey its number o.
.saEsl'"1o,' ~ steoo,s 1,.a k.A1ne 1oau
| lono"sa - sAs o1a"' esA0 ~ ratonooie'
lh"h<o'as, osage' Neo'no. Louts> luS' E'A'ns1oa'
Ite t1ahslof.s Eacsa s'e'Ia'st' VIZ taose "e'e
TUG Gfoetotck. n. l.. E"'ns, ooesa"es'et' E"es
Eli, Clara heh' l'es No1'es' ouNtea1 :an9s, Saoas
city, ard 1Lomsa =. 1a.'' 1ne L'ohe7s. Hoa
Ch!ef, Dele cfeoie' MOB hoy, 4c41a Nonna, Anl'e
Stephens. ARIZONA. aaAan'' sai7ee wave, Aaf.auc,
| M3aeta, Llos:s5. III. .o.,. - ,,,,:,, ,,.,n ~
ss'.a ~. s.-, ~ 1-',' han: ~. -,
- - a.a.., a,,.1+,,s ..ss ~, ~ tbs h,tt.-,aa
stss,,n o,rlnrI m the uoroinr If thr / ~, tbo,
,,1i, s,,.tt nown lie r,,,r ts,v vo,h;,,., ~ ~,
s1,.e IN afn,,t eleven o,c,nr,, zrhen ther xr,r
r.d into from the left bans OF tHo river Taey r.
lu,nt1 The frs bzisa)y. and sucreedea in driyius
lLea OF.
,1hov .,.,a ,hc, ahout t.ycntv -,;,es fran A1av
,;;,,a .r,l t.d n,nrrrd,,1 shont ,pn m;,ea c+r,.c
| with tEey we're again opened npoa a1d ir!ns
kept up tor ten or fifteen nlnutss it WAS replied Il
/ promptly but did not succeed In driving them OF
Two miles below the whistle sounded to tie up H.
| tho night.
t At half past Fix O'Clock, stenm tug carne nj
With orders TO get unlcr way at daylight On Mon
day, the 14th. Fearing torpedocs might have hce1
p1aced IN our way the gunboata Carondelet. Louis
| vile and Lexington went down some dlstsnco tt
tecotnoitse, which 80 detained them that they dix
/ not set uEder way till about noon.