New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-28
FROM NEW.OREANS.

OfufIt Oh zen. DhNls una
capital and hove been for time past, utterly
disregarded the Texnns have determined TO throw oil
their allegiance altogether in name as well as in fact
The motive for such course is obvious Tie autho'i
ties there convinced that tie of the Rebellion
utterly hopeless, ard thcy determined to escape
the general crash and ruin that await those who are
foolish enough 10 die in the famous last ditch OF the
Southern ohyalry They know that sooner or later
Texns will return the Union and BY king the initia
/ tive in a movement which Is designed for peaceful
restoration they hope 10 remain leaders and rulers and
10 retain the power they have acquired by usurpatlon
/ violence and crime.
/ There has always been strong Union sentiment in
Texas Is eitested by the prcscnee OF numerous c
zens Of that state in TIE ranks III the bIion army
/ Ihousands OF oppressed and penecGted ioyal men
suffering every pivation aud daring every peril have
from o time arrived IN this city, and iInmediaei.
shown the highest attachments To the nag by Tilsting
do battle undcr its folds These and hose ie them
whom they have left behind the righ;ig so'creiens
II Texas and deserve all protection ana encourage
mcnt from the Government.
A CAVALRY DASH OF MoRGASzA.
From The Times MsIch ~
week ago to-day lao Rebel cavalry, be-
lor cnc 10 Raici7s command dashed into horc ma
and capturing men Of the ouiayin picket made
their escape Col - of the lith New OH tafai'
~ took one hundred men and pursued the re,rtatng
Rebel as far rs False River (tcn hitoCn miles, Dnt
the Rebels got out OF his way 10y side ROAD and let
him pass ~ last abandoning the pursut as hopeIess
the Ncw-YoFk boys turned back toward Morginla'
They had not proceeded far before they found tAcn'
selves rmbuscaded by the Rebel ior.c. A severe ciynl
~ hsh ensued ia which the New hoIk iith Iost one
| killed and slght ten Nounutt. INC III
| cmd,d the Colonel commanding, who Is now IN New
! Orleans for surgiea treatment
We learn that an armisicc Of ten days was agreed
npon ast thursday between Gen Mchean eo'ni,ahI'
me NJ Moiga and the Rebel leader l'aicIb 10 "i
low the latter To hunt dosn guerillas who hnro been
tTinc upon steamers.
PROM THE RED RIVER.
From TIE Times. March %.
! 4 gentleman who has Just arrived mere rom
Red Rivcl informs ofthe existence - much dem"r1',
tn among tie Rebel troops stationed IN ire fi'ihy o.
Alexandra. Tic number 81 descIiefs Is I.f'c' ana
man, dcscrtcrs who have been caught have pen shol
after iral by couit.mag Buckncr offered 10 pardon
all who returned before The hfst 81 foutuay Bat hitcr
that date tley must suffer tie penalty Of death ,ngAt
our informant represents flat there are cigtt o ten
thousa1d Rebel troops IN tic lelghhorho'd ~ Alev-
cndria. There Is eGrii-ol AT toil De..nssY III"
works ofwbch fertilization are undergoing Fehis ana
strengthening.
Hcsa,siLa Rebel military officers on the Red River
ar deep In trade with Ncw-Ofcans. sending down cot,
an f0r good ,lrd ~ which are cruiy oontrab4hd
ofw4r AID ,Xplc,ly forbidden ia the trade regulations.
IAry receive ioI thciT cotton large guhhit'es 81
! whisky medical stores. Shoes. aud ~ many cotton
card, that tLey have entied The market
British sub. ci, Dos The name Of Lcwellen scnt Two
or three weeks neo worth III supple. destined
for the Red River. Being con'raband articles they
were seigd M Morgarz, but were nftcrwafd released
ly order and taken Ia the house Oi the Rebel captain
Cnilei on the Bayou Tord0che aid there Pedded out
/ io the men of Cntlctts command aud others.
struIner, Nth "A clearance from Shreveport for New
ORLEANS having on board hundred bales OF cotton
vis lntcy sent back from Morga1za. This species oi
trade Is net confined ;o Red River. We are told thai
the steamer Ralph bow at Washington on the tOurta
I h.lu loading with cotton FOR New Orleans AZ Sims
nor there is Rebel Custom House which collects toll
the staple as 1t goes out
Tho Rebels have been making Wholesale seizures
about Al,Nlnlrn, and among The victims w1s Mentort
Wells Orothcr Of Gov Wells who was robbed Of his
whole crop Of susar Amounting TO one hundred ana
sixty hog heads The dbIdHdrid DH0crdi contained
communication from nr. Wells Protesting against the
outrage and the manner in which the seizure was made
Az EXPEDITION PROM BATON ROUGE.
Correspondence oi Tie Times.
RAToy RorGE, March ~. I-65.-An expo
don nrdcr the command of Brig. Cen j. Bailey, oi
Bed River fame lcit Baton Rouge on the lsi INST, an
returned ON lie nth The expedition was .cint. and
proycd percc, successful In drawing tie attention OF
siderable force OF the Rebels from point Of more
immediate advantage. The expedition departed IRON
Baton Rouge On the lst day Of March aud returned
Yesterday II consisted of about lND cavalry Tour /
pieces of artillery and Two small hOwlilors Tie roads
were iearfly heavy. in Consequence Of The lale con
III nous rains The General had all the roads repaired
and bridges placed IN good passablc order as his COM
maud advanced. Many places were impossible /
without considerable labor ana the streams EXTENDED
TO considerable distances beyond their beds.
On reaching the comie River. on the plank road the
commander chose position rs headquarters where he
remained somc DAYS while lie directed various bodies
Of his command 10 the country The Rebels mus
cred in force on the ground living between the Ami,c
and Comie Rivers. and with !ndiinliSe watchiulness
prepared for the adv, OF Tie Union troops Gen.
BAILEY intending march toward Jackson directed
the QGartcrna-,er TO follow wiib thirteen wagons The
advanced troops. under Lieni.Co trnigue, lih Wis
cpusin Cavalry. who the Jackson. Ia. road
consisted OF - men Capt IL iiroohs. fth Wisconsin
cavalry, with - men of the 9th Missouri were IA all
vance and entered the town.
40 sooner bad they arrived than H. or - men
O,ebel-) fired upoh them. An exchange was returned
when two Rebels Killed and two pii'on,r taken
Unfortunately the ailray, DR.. BirAsdal' Surgeon IA
charge of the Insane Asylum. was accidentally shot.
but the wound was not oi sefiou, mature The Gene
raj directed Col CraIgnc Ia move toward Jackson,
cover fol the teams which he requested 90 follow But
tnatrly the QuaiierBasier in charge OF hc team,
mi.,ool the io,d crossed the River Comte and before
he discover cd biz mistake. surrounded by 100
Rebels The bravery and skill Of Capt LDlsr saved tine
escort III 20 JctaDsfOrmng the escort Tor the train
irom falling into the hands OF the Rebels but mioru.
naieiy 10 wagons. Of six mules each were captr 81 by
he enemy. The Captain broke The cnemys ranks. cut
h. way oHt though surrounded By 800 to f00 Rebels
and rccrossed the Comite River with the loss OF only
men.
,nglperr on Gen Bailey SAL srriug the train tall
INTO Rebel hauds with fonr men, although completely
,ni rounded by the enemy. succeeded IN reaching III
Headquarters of zen Bailey, ,nd was the ist 10 report
the disaster The General, win guard Of seven men
Company &, 4h Wisconsin immediately i"uA she front
TOW ard the scene Of the disaster with aView Of r,fakng
the lost wagons; but the enemy had ahe.dy succeeded
i'm burning nine Of them. four having been hurried on 1
toward Clinton. together with four prisoners. including
As. stant.Sgrgcon Harrison. IN Wisconsin Cavalry.
Tie General spriks highly Of The Lieutenant and bis
escort As they saved himself lfom capture They nm
fortunately upon an ambush OF some 20 bat
the Lieutenant ana guard formed line and received
tbres yolevs from The Rebels wben fortunately MAJOR
Mont gomery 9TH Missouri Cavalry. caue Up with 20
men and charged upon the Rebels, who hastily beat
retreat toward Clinton IN which place the Union troops
followed them where they found thui the four teams
prisoners and mules had been hurried OF; 10 Liberty
Mississippi =
The Rebels under Scott. Hodges and Powell. have a
united command OF about no men scattered betseen
1 he LOIIits and Annie, ard along the ANTE River
hie thew hold q ~ so men their leadQuar
ters az Whitesyiic Liberty. Union loss, mem
Rebel lors, killed and ~ prSoueis.
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