, 1865-04-25
FROM NEW ORLEANS,
AEFAl1z9 AT E8fL r.
ETEREslEc NEWS Fnoa 3a.
Roport that JEFF. Davis Crossed so
E7issis6ippi on tbs 10th.

dlect frou, Mobile. It Is believed TINT the
htilwaukic will prove total loss; All her
guns have, however, bceu taken Oh, aud ler
can doubtless ba saved; but her |
Lul1 is nj eady breaking To pfeccs. fhEy arc
new cppaged In removing the guns from The |
1aising her. The Laura ran agaiuEt two |
piles, which made large holes in her, md she |
soon sank: in shallow water, aad ill be ]
saved. The ida, d small tu- propeller, rau
equafely on n torpedo, which made atretacn.
deus explosion.
The Cap.nin and ezecn:iye officer, who were
III the pilot house. xeic, with 1t, blown forty !
feet in the air. The 'ilird Assistant Engl::
neer, Cutran, was injured in the ltg. necessi~
1atinr amputatIoa. from the ELECTS Of which
be did t1l Sunday. It WIS said that the
well krown steamer Iberv11le had struck
71pcdo aud was destroyed, but the report
was not confirmed. The Blossom and Rlyen
were also destroyed, but no particulars are
learned.
The steamer ectota, known as Gnnpoat No.
!, was supk In thirteen feet Of water. -Four
Of her crew were drowned, two killed end sl1
Tue dispatch boat Cowslip made very
narrow escape from destruction, .She ran
Overland exploded a torpedo forward Of one
Of her wheels, but, as 1t Yves not n fair one,
the gallant litt'c boat Remained uniujured.
were up to the city, under command ot Com-
molorc Palmer. The Cincinnati was ex-
pected up eoon. Some launches from the
monitors were s.nt up The river short time
nf1e7 arr'ving, and q bloc lade runner, laden
with ], Goo bales Of cotton, ,Eas captured.
The people over the,e have very little cur
rent money, and will lind it itdit1lcult to get
along without the assistance Of the United
States Cumm;ssary Department for some time
to come. Ra.ions wilf be distributed to the
poor in accordance with the invaciable Gus
ION Of our Generals Oh capturing city lull
Of destitute people.
1t is stated on good authority that General
Hurlbut is to relieve General Granger, In
command Of Mobile, assoon as General Banks
at1iyts in New Orleans. Capt, Cook, roceut-
IL attached to General Canty's staff, has been
relieved to rejoln General Huslout's statf.s
Smiths corps has tuken the lead In all the
movements dnsnS The efnmRaisna as3 and has shs
into Spanish Fort, Battery Huge- aud Fort
Blakc]y. Tho corps ha5 taken, it is said,
mo,e guns mid prisoners than the balance Of
On Fliday, the 14th. it Ind again taken the
lead, aud By noon. was eleven miles from
Blakcly, en- route for Montgomery.
The numtrr Of Con!edc1stc soldiers have
been greatly ovcr.cstinatcd, thkrc having
bes'n but between G,000 and 1000 defending
Mobile. OF these abori S, 90 naso been cap
tuned, killed and wounded, and the few re-
naming oncs a5cfndsd the Alabama River On
transports aud gunb0ats.
The MrGile lFrux Of the 10th contains let
Ter from Whistler, Ala, In which the writer
gives i'll account OF IN expedition from Mo-
| lille into the interior, by hr'e. Gen: Htnton's
command. The letter is dated April 13th,
and eays: "Bric. Gen. Benton's command,
,ona to Whistler station, on the Mobile i
Ohio Rail, oad, April 18th. Upon the Arrival
/ Of CUT advance, We found tbs cnemr's
i yjdettes just beycnd the station. About 500
| rcbcl cavalry were encamped On Ei"dt-Ai'
! Creek, a mile and a quarter beyond Whistler,
+, with IN outpos: beyond near the latter rliee.
; Skirmisferz were sent forward and drove
! their p5ck-ts 10 the Creek, where they m ,dc
! n stand to cross the burning bridges. IN
/ which attempt they failed. Qu1'e d b:tsk
, tkitmieh Has had at the bridge, in which it Is
, known three rebels we:o killed and quite
! number wounded. Our loss WIS three wound
/ ed Meanwhile 5orec was thrown across the
! creek on the right Of the railroad+ with the
! design to tlank the rebel camp, but they
! were entirely too feet-fcoted for our infin-
: try, and uade thsir escape. Some Of The
:! fruits OF our expedition are tie capture Of
five locomotives, q uuinb4r Of caTe, With all
: the machinery In the shops at The station,
j md The destruction Of two distillcr!es. The
: wcrkmon were Immediately employed in put
ting the locomotives in running order, and
Gen. Benton ran train to Mobile last eTcn-
ing. To-day trips are btins made both ways,
There are some Of the results Of Gen. Ben
toms dash above Moolie-
Tie following important correspondence
explains itself:
GEN. GRANGER 70 THE MAJOR OF NOZZLE.
urApQCA'xs LASn AND NAVAL L. i. foRcEs.t
Mus1LE, Ala, Apst! Il.
Mayor s,ouch, Mobile. Ala.:
ntvsl lures We deem II proper 10 demand it
Immediate and uneondiuonai surrender.
e'y Fessms3 m! 'Ses 'esa.sat soRpe, 'es:s Gsssafa
Il, T. THAcuEa,
!; Acung Rear Admiral.
. REPLY or rH. MATon.
MAron'a OFFICE, crrr or MonnE,i
! April 13h. 1865 /
:; Erx7EExrs-r have the honor to acknowledge
Lent. Col. r. G. Lsprhl,n, staG OF Major Camera
!, t,rauges conmacGiEs 18th Asmy Corps. srt
! Lieutenant Commander S. T. fra1Elln, u. 5. \.
., dia1e arc urcorti'ioaa! surrender of this city
he Ilty las been eya.nsted b tho military %
thor,tscs, MD its municipal authority Il now adc
trust, gcn'le,a.n. for the sake Of humanity, u
safe, guards which you ca1 s.row around our pee
, /! pic will te 5ecu1:a 10 them
II. Il. Slor1u.
, Nsyor, City Mobile.
Inc IrllQW1IE JlAEl6 Ai1l iA.EHlAiS AtV dA+
amply explicit and require DO explanation:
nEApQcARTgEs lar D1r. lazu AExT Conrs, !
UNITED STATES FORCES.
; MOBILE, Alabsma. April II, 1865. J
4 GHxEnAL ORDER, No. 1.-The Mayor and cir
rooa o:des among ns Ihs clt,zen.. provost saas
vii be established and public and priFate proper'
!. vii, be protected. Citizens are warned to ke.
. within their home md not - assemble In lare
+ By order Of Brg. Gen. J. c. Veateh, comman
i. ine. g. cUsT1ss:
t HEApprAR1Ens 1S1u AENr CoRPs,
4 Mon1IE, Ala, april Ii, 1865. !
TO Merchants end T1adesmen Of Mobile:
h All ,storeE. tbtps, ard other places q busine
will be opened. Ana The legitimate business o. T
q Clty resumed without delay. under such re1ttl
, tions Is the military authorities may from tins
- t1zc dnd It ueces saty to lmpose.
By order OF Maj. Gen. Granger, commanding.
I, OFFICE PnovosT MARSHAL GENERAL, !
a. ARxr AND DIVISION WEST MISSISSIPPI, :
MoH1IE, ALA, Apr1 Is. ]
lc7RcULAR 80. g.
1st. By order Of the Msj. Gen: commanding,
persons rot In the military service OF the Unit
!. sIasf assiy'1g g II @ h!s e'ss' Will promptly fop0
;s ID Iii cltizrrs arc hereby required - turn
;" without delay to the Proyott Aasatal General. .
firearms. swords, anl oth.F weapons o., War
their poesession. They VII be scecsyed-aetwc
the boura OF Gam. and p. N. daily, Sund
n excepted, at entrance to Custom House On
s'sBBsiS Bfir Gen md f1eso.t S t. asf' ii Gen.
ef 4 dispatch dated Southwest Pass APP
In 17th, says the schooner Sea Bird, tons y
~. from Mata,noras. arrived to-day. sh* brin:
:. =. the following news from Matamoras, sapl
~ 6th:
US Nine miles from Matan1orns the stage Vi
rs stopped and robbed, and fifty horses re
in stolen on the 1oad by the Liberals. 1h'
of were equipped and mounted. Conann1ie
es mores, Ly order Of Gen. Nejiat for two day
D. It is asce, tanned that Corltnas and Mems
j. hare about three thousand men. T1uo
rs were sent against them by Gen. Me)ia fro
" Mntanp1as. It VAS expected that Nlat
d moraa wonld soon be attacked q the Ll9e
id ais. The troops frcm Gen. Mejn wero le
N en- the road between Matataoras and Bagra
t. to clear it from gueri:tas. :Dusincss =
he ye1y dull and the market ovarstocSed vi
ID oil kinds OF goods, Very little cotton w
= coming In. Prices nominal on account Of Il
ag DEPRESSING news from Europe and New Yo1
II Exchange was very dull. Little WAS to
d, ! lpd on aecauut Of the excitement.
N The na>al supply steamer. from BagE
to lad 9: RIVED at NcW Orleans Wit. ncw5 rf
no difficulty having arisen between Gen: Mi
e MEXICAN c. mmander Of that section Of cou
lie try, and the American authorities. What t
40 trouble Is and what importance attach
u, thereto. ts Lot stated.
th The Ditto has rumor that JEFF DaVts.
ce companitd BY a b=dy guard composed
m 9e Texas cavalry, crossed the Mississippi rls
II in launches at Tunira Bend on SUNDAY ni.'
11s the 18th, and moved rapidly forward towat
% Atchafaiaya river, having entirely e@seap @
!, the observation Of our naval tortes. The
So mort was 6iscreditcd."
1c
st | viii the canadians Look on BOO
~ M \ RelltEH ent4
al From the Toronto Globe, April ISL
n We should like to ask the friends OF Jud
1g ! Smith two questions. IT Booth shonio
US cape to Canada, be arrested and bfonght !
Fe fore Judge Smith, and it should be lonno u u
of the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln was a4tn
dc izrd by a Confederate officer, would the 9d