Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-24
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Mississippi, already mentioned, from the Matches
OOuvisv. The full particulars, Is given below, had mol
ybt been publishsd:
mPonfAsT BxPIDnIoH-sURPLIEs ron HOODS AlAI
ouRIUAsp.
elm tia loiowiuR from The Matches Courier Of The
| 9Th ipst
n, has bean on DIT for some weeks that the great
rebel cattle expedition nom fx en- route Tor hooaA
aFny vas approaching the river. Several small lo'e
parssd BY the RunboAts but the locale Of the main
herd vas not known until O,tober SOh, when me Vg
LIANT scouts of General BrAymAn brcughs reliable :
formation that lad crossed Black river bsos Trinity,
and sas pushing for the Mississippi.
Colonel q. g. FITrAr, commanding o. VldahA was
crdsrSd forward With dsItchmsats oil The
Sixth United Bates eoIorsd Arnlisry, n RsyaoldT,
and a caVary force under Captain Wallace AZ four
oeoch p n on Lhe 80 Oclen0l BArrar en- parked the
infantry and 'oSned Junction With the cavalry Ten
miles below VldA!s. About dark, leaving NE FoAoas
the command struck scro@ che SSAnPs, duru the
dArbost dnslst night thai torloFn hops ever sneoun
tered Toe rain poured 10 torrents oil vssgss Of pAhS
we're under water Snd the tangled chappArs cAnsoaks
and fssn timber sut additional VeXGton 10 the terrible
mArok. OoL T.nSr aimed 70 sirtks point 90 John.
sons plantation, SsVsAiesn nIss iron th0 rive ahd
twenty Ave miles bsoU Trinity, where he main eody Of
the hsrd With strong ssoorLIf Texans, we're SAid 10
DO. Resoh1 < Johnton ct 4. OF the SlN be learn
ID thSa the herd numbering between Two IhCu'and and
three thousand had crossed Black rvOr ten miles below,
and UAs preparing 10 push through the sHAnPs 70 the
Mississpp, susrdSd By four companies OF Texan cav
alry. 70 deceive the enemy 10 biz movements, lie
ord. red Mir Reynolds 70 cFoss the Black river
U.th hUndrsa men. Fearing that the snsGy nGhi
reach The hlsassppi ana 70, away, he despAtshsd
70 General DFAyDsn, rQSsstlnG fsros 70 guAio
she river, and then Pusird forward W tne AasnA.
ma Oh Of eight miles hs adVSnes lUsp eln WA
lacel in cOlsion with the snsmys rear g9Are- IhskA
lanI Captain charged wish such mpstU0ps energy amid
tue cheers and Jels OF his men, That the enemy usrs
&c 1tsrsd at o. The Colone advanced with his Whole
fOles and atoSranSd 70 his shHSrin that sotaWistASd
ing she cseFLy and secrecy OF MIA movements the enc
nv had got uind Of IL, A|d succeeded in reeroSing
Biek liver Two hours before. l. gnAnt ths eOAtrs
temps sfer all biz Abofs AAd dAngers he dA;hsd for
"a d through and over eli impediuentS, breaking up
and routing their rear guard, scarcely AIosing them
time 70 form their shAaer.d columns, and vhsa formed
cuArRipE with such fury that heJ hnay forced TO
Rbt Reaching the TlVOr the rear Of the here sas IN
got on the opposite ride The wagons wish the boats
bad not come up, and spyiCg atEn Cd The opPosts
shUrO - called Volanser TO bring It over. An
Grew J. HGlton Company A, Fourth Idino1 cavalry,
Instantly stepped swan the river, aud returned
With The tOAI, under ire OF the enemy.
Lieut. Baker, Nth email detachment OF the II
luOs Voluntse red and attack the herd guard,
which he DID. 10 The meantime the rtbelS rallied in
con idsIabla TO- Ihe sSst bank and attacked CoL
FsrFar ViRorous.y. Uacsrtsin Of THAR numbers and
unatle 10 obtain al advantageous position, he was
foIcsd TO recall Lieut.. Baker. Again Capt Wallace
aud his spsldd fellows charged upon them and clssI
ed he front. Three tines they rallied, and ~ often
we're broken Up. Ool. gan and NJ jIr Reynolds Who
had been covering tie rSsr, joined tie command Snd
ensoled Dol FArrGr to take IhS aggressive. NJ Rey
nolds had crossed the ack, oVerskGn fo Co OF be
an6my, espGUr, sd their tram, uiEh mues, horses
ana Destroyed three boats, using three others TO
cross the river.
Concentrating his forco, 0o.onel Firrlr moved on
he ferry aud camped Tor tie night. At daylight he
aiade for me CATTLE UuSble secure them the
stampede he devoted himself to Thrsshing the Texans
while oetaehmtnts If cavalry and Infantry we're col.
sctr snd drawing il all they coud Aoout one thru
OF the herd was thus secured, together with wagons
horses, mules 81.
The Whole command returned safely to v.dalis By
haf.past fFe P. NJ of the lat, Amcng tho robtl
killed were Two ofhc 'rs, ana among the prisoneis
brought in Was BngAdier General Lem. r. Gunner
(nore probably Oolunel L. P Conner, formerly OF
t4snetGI BraggS BtAn) Our loss was two killed aud
one wounded. A very suCGeGHiu iOrGy, sad with few
casualties.
Colonel F4rrar speaks in the hg hest terms Of the
gallant of the Fourth Illinois cavalry GBd Gays that
TOO much praise scarcely be awarded to the alGc-
rity endurance and gillanuy of bis colored troops.
II those TtxIs cstle ever reach Hoods army, thsy
-il be obliged 10 seek other district than Gen.
BrsJmsns to cross the river.
THI ArrEMPTID sURRBHDIE OF IATKIE GUNBoAf.
We published, some time sinco al aeSount of the
attempted surrender of Yankee guuoolt to Conf d.
sste officer sad the eacsp1 of tie o Ter trying to eff
fect the surrender. The Nav OrlesnS E,G gIss the
following additional isC.s in tie matter which confirm
tbs p:eviCus rspor1:
NAFcHIz. Nov. 9, 1884.
learn from a naval officer here, that Wha Was
municated in my spsCh OF lsst HesL, about CERTAIN
gurbOa captain sttt mptTg surrender hs VesIel TO
the ensuIy 10 true in almost every part cnlsr,
Th0 ard Cd rcd By the rebels and accepted tie
pat our guuboat captain. as the valus OF the beneh
ceniransfer OF United States steamer 10 them Ia said
10 bs two hundred thousand dollars iu gresnbAcks aud
one hundred bales Of cotton. After surFondsrlg the
toat and receiving the very large reward fer doirg
action the most dsmnabe and henorg that can be CON-
csiVed, the q ain would be psrnitsdto pass freely
through The Trans Mississippi Department aud thence
into Max CO. To enjoy the pIohP Vt the enterprte. II
was siand aud vol concerted scheme to accomplish
most objectionable object, which, had il succeeded,
would have been locked upon 80 the most lamentabe
spectacle ever utne sSed la the American nav; 30 hum
blirg, 90 degrading 10 think that Que honoTod with
commi sion aud the CHIEF command OF steamer in cur
Aaet could be bbs5 the enemy TO tr nsier tue sauce
20 them 70 be used aga'nst us. Yet such dsholere
rabls souOn has certainly been attempted bI the Gap
tain OF the gunboat Rltlor, OF the Mississippi IquadroL;
but Ia former despatch related box this attempt
failed of sneceSs through tho foresight and eminent
daring CT the executive oficar of he steamer.
The entire navy about here are in rage over this
matter, AID would reat the t.aitoFOus gunboat cap
tain with little mercy if he should fall in their hands.
Nv informant had not heard that the captain had
elcapsd from the rebels or surrendered himself, az
vas fore stated in my despatch aud there s there
fore considerable doubt Of hIa being present 10 jail al
Vicksburg
FROM HEIIoo.
The Bro % correspondent of the Herald announces
the evacuation Of MaamerAs by The French Il does not
seem to have been the result of any military movement
on the part of the kezicIns and 1t is very likely that
like most news from that quarter it will turn out to be
nothing moro than CANNON:
BRAzOs sANTIAso Texas, Nov Z, 1864.
All the French troops have embarked from B. gdsd
and gone to some unknown point. There are but few
If any FreE Oh troops at Maamofas. The population
are left to take care Of themselves.
General sla ter has relieved the rebel General
Drayton at Brownsville, having arrived there with
"a A. Il - r.