, 1865-05-06

| tcoHefpondcnee OF the Chicago Tribune
/ NEW oHL~ANs, April Is, 1855.
The latest intelligence from hexi:o con-
| firms the .eport I sent you s%fcv davs e,nc-
| respecting the movement of Cortiuas in favor
of the Liberals. In addition to the ill-gotten
pains which fo1t;nas md bfs hand 4hs,, 49,
a.s.a a,aH =. ,,a.t.a-a, 41.s A1 .,La .aeu P'o
s"eu iua5 oe Aoentioneo soiae $-fV,ouU In
| specie.
| The greatest excitement Ia qa{1 tn e11st
tbrouphout Moxico owtn. ~ tha ~ .s4sn s4ss
cbonoe of cort,nos A. 49, t,s a. suuaeu
4nse y! W, uuaS' At Tue tlne OF this exit
IL seems toal ne YVES ensconced among $50 of
his followers, all Of whom at once started
1os hont Tno, where they arrived on the
1m,nsd,a+si1 rap. ..a,4 % macu resistance.
tmmeu'Ato's ns upon tnelt arrival, Maxine,
Campos, Juan Flaro and V1cton and Hepedo
fled in tue greatest confusion, leaving a con-
siderable portion Of their much scared army
" tne mercy ol lne invaders Since the
| aoose events ffansp1red, rumor has it that
| Cortinas Is at tne head, with their position
on the Neuces River and In the 1anrn,,,o ~
/ - .ro,1 t,,or IL It'll. ee - ~
| a"s.Aao"n ee tAe5 arc 4ofos OF the
lo"4 aau 'ne osute, una consequently have
everything to suit themselves. In one week
they have driven 900 head of horsea fr,r, Tho
| fmmed dfate vicinity of San Patr1c3o
The 1ebrl Cen. Chalmers w. s..,,n..o.
M 10 }hn L..
the snnnns,t;on H. thot Ia o ~. peen 9s aaa bns
I'd IL some i,;1iv;iTa1 formar1r l.; r.. h fetl0E
command ~ "'i's Ill nls own
rnoo,, .,,
r,. na.Is.,ro ne inoofs Fs:,,a At.oosp MOBILE
~ ne az at1SiDG intelligence at Of the arrival Of
iara end has oeen maae KneWn this morn
TX g3nnnn a pto"1ceo cor Soasaesa
ase ua1 e1Tn aanons Me sutess anu otaer
Far some tf,nn th;s tn~ te % tae e!t
bT the troops. part Of w1iom have 9r,1 es~ht
10 tep months pay due them, but nothing
definite bad been known as to when It would |
arrive, until letter had been received to the
York en- the 9th inst" This news gpread |
rapidly throughout the Federal camps near
Mobile, and tnspItcd tue soldiers with renew
ed energy, 50 much so that a cavalry cxpedi- |
lion started out into the inferior, and soon
fight, and after "sharp epragementh Of
some twenty mfnutcs' dTrati6n onT hora
compelled the Johnnies fSO0 stroon9l T to ar.
render, with loss Of twenty-five Killed and and
ff1y wounded. Our loss was four Killed and
Our troops soon after reached f,avhorn
whsre several hundred bales Of cotton were
burned, by accident. Upon tho return of our
troops, it was indeed glorious sight to wit |
ness. whole villagcs with banners ind ttaes
bearing upon them the immortal words Of
THE co1oREp TROOPS.
4 friend who orriyed thia cgcp;nr f,ou,
Port Hudson, inf,rms me that sdnad o ~
colo1ed cayal,y s;arted out again lax nsr,t
for ,be purpose Of t hunting down. the |
gue,illas whp are nnw ;nG.stinE TIM naichhor
Hood around Bayo saTah. Thev retnrncd
af}er m absence of three I,onrs ty;th - ntantt
Of ftgen,y-fiye Confederate snidiers two 5nn,,
m,ssjoned t.fIleers. tweiva mmles and 1 +h;stasI
nsEfoes' SUCCESS 70 Tue colo1ed boys!
On Thursday Of last week, q somewhat
astonishing scene took place in The fourth
district Of this city, the particulars Of which
the fling upon Fort Sumter, an Individual
namt -, got married to q very handsome
and prepofsessfng young woman, alters court
Ship Of nearly eighteen months. They lived
honeymoon, for some six months, About
this time the sound Of the fife and drum
echoed throughout the Crescent CITY moth
ing was thought Of but var, young
and old sprang to arms, and those |
who hceitatingly remained at home,
received the stern rebuke Of their lady !
friends: Under all these circumstances our
young friend WIS Influenced to become SOL
dieT, and joined the 8th Louisiana regiment.
In due time the regiment vas armed and
equipped and ordered to Blton Rouge, where
the sole control and direction Of John g.
Brcckin1iage At this post thcY remained
doing garrison and fatigue duty until the
memorable 4th day of August, when the Fed
eral troops, comprising the 7th Vermont, 1st
Indiana henyy artillery and other regiments
marched to The renr oi the CITY and opaned
out upon the enemy. The result of tbis en-
gage1nent is veil known to the informed
public. Among the euemy's wounded VAS
Mr.. :. ". Willis, Of New Orleans, whose
Dane, By some mishap, appeared In the
newspapers among the killed. Soon after the
battle lie WIG captured apd sent TO Johnson's
1sland. =.
ais vile, seeing his name published as
hiileh, OF course believed It was 80, and by
"nat pave learned IN the neighborhood
"lese 1els couple resided, the must Intense
e1lei took possession OF her. A deep mourn
ing dfcss, very fashionable among the Creole
laales OF L.nis1ana, WAS at ence ordered aud
~otn l9I heeks aoa months IN memory of
Lei oepa1teo nusnana." hne-l:oksng
young man, IN artll!er1st, ono day accident
sny passed 1he residence OF this eeteaved
~ ~ map. a1le oosefsea 1er ocautlial features.
Inc noulane o5ess ne PAID no attention to.
as ne ccns: :oefeo u custom. he remarked
10 MS companion mat an introduction would
9e very acceptable, and BY some means In a |
1e" Gays managed 10 receive It. The sight
u 1anhee 10 nef was oetestaoIe, and he =
Mas tnele'o.s eopliy Ieeelsea " Tue inmates.
Upon departing he vas politely requested to
"cal! again." but IN such manner
as 10 mdieate 1hat hls absence was
more preicIabe. The "soldier boy"
n1eased them mnch a; iast thau a;s.n9ap conauc5