, 1865-11-07

TIE GREAT DAM At ALEXANDRIA.
Losses aud Captures During tho Can-
pai~n.
lFrom Gen. BanIs' Official Repost.1
BUILDING THE RED RIVER IAN.

Az soon a. ihc line. a. dcfsncc were coon1e,ea =,
Ae5anris. preparations wese made Tor the rcie,ss
thc falis. From lhe tff1cultT Wiki In" sus,ulc
trsnsnnrte hni5 .nrnnriere5 r. c..ein1 ne fsi1I 4
wss Known It Gfard Eeos a. easiy ~ thc tit it o.
me,ns ~ fts rrtcsse srcre free,r disrn.sc5 n.on1
nl;refs Of The ar1ny. Duriu- lie esrnsfen A. Pa:
Hudson, lie steamers Stasl,cht and lied Chjcf
WcTe csn,r1ca nv Grier.nn's HIinofs f,v,t.T rnacr
Command Of Colonel Prfncc in Thnmnson's Cray
Thc he rf te ceek nns nenrl1 dy ana ia ste.1aers
were spnE several fect in ihe sands Afier tbc cap
Wirr ann which Sy rsIs1ne tba Matcr Ited IL
steainerz fom thc sand Ind ioated tbe1, ont Or fhe
ueeE Into the Nfsris7ippl. This Inciicnt natural.
~ Jef Gf he heet. ~ W. >t'~
snrxeV va nr4r,ea sor ,ha nnr,ose or as,.,.
oss Wit ,5 sq! b Ss;,
he fa;ls csniuted ron the enemy dnrne nur oceu.
pa,ion of Alexandri. in 1862. Al The commencement
eaminnc these cha11s md upnn ~ snrTev oT tbs
nTer. that he channel vas narrow and cooked.
formed IN solid lock, and that 1t would be wholly
determined 10 commence tho construction q . dam
vessels to oat o1er the taljs. ls proisct Wss ee1y
and Us ee1eiay beTed to Se ges p9secbe caD
Il f. %G9 t aas enls ssiss
mic6i e irrquifed fos @ 70 e1est nosk. 0 ''' A'1'
Ihe m1na cment or this enterprise wae naturally
cnir1,rel to Lieut. Col Joseph baI!cr iih Wiscon-
z sq Ts Tho Tos Tss q q I ka eeuea e
eatk uatcE navigation upon all the Western rye1B.
and bad successfully released the steamers from
1henI sreee e.. On the MS1s;s,ssiPri Go palsy
We WtIe at Grand Ecor and bad Offered to release
the ..Eastpoft' Wien a.!ould below Grand Ecote
BY ne saTe means, % which otter ;yas declined:
Material IVES collected during these prcpa.p tons,
md work commenced upon the dau on Sunday.
diiesent times upon IBIS work. fhs dam @ss com
'.Osage, - "Atndman' md tWo others came over
The rapids about 9 clock IN The afternoon,
The vnter had been raised upon he dam for
low The dan of ohout stx teet, making In gil i1f
q abont thirteen lect abovo anu below tue fal1s
ihS nsettrs Or ne " watef & a. Us coIaplet1on was
the evening q the sth With one Of ny stat offc:rs
70 et teai the pressure 9! he water vas 80 great
snar soaa 49, staha' re- ~. rode Immediately 10 tho
ial9 i NJ were Is.ay 70 follow {he foaf losts ,hat
nao . nntaoE pastSa !ne aaRas; eaelsa tns .1eet
ap4It fh, tMe'n =; G sn 1n'odgn maa q
ttai The bouts were not in condition to tako adsa.
iaee o. 1he eompGnon OF tae Gam anu ieeling mat
con!9 hot saaa n anothes 1 y " Msoe n2te 70 4,
" ot. which vas r5e Ssh's1ed in rsfson At two
tcloSk :. N. py tel- =. ": Nusen. eeauoE
ny es belief rs to s+ tie condition o. 59s dun
70 put ne toats y condition 10 more over
,hs Iapids at the earliest Possi9!e moment IN shc
morn,aE; = nttie a!tes 0sloek &c So On 'ae morning
g. tne st1. eaW = paIt o. NE dam swept away.
lne 'cer ooss mat had passed the fap.ds ne sel.
neon pe!ofe wee @ abe tG pass oe!o" through ins
opening WINCH me Taier had made. on!y one Of
ne verses ADORE ths aus ttc "Lezington. sa ~
cane down aftcr The break and passed the dam
s Tha ~ he a,h.s: ys:sss that s 6eow M
would have passed the rapids md the dam safely On
4eneay. ...
e. Unftl amer the dam Lad been carried awny no
edjo,t had been made 10 lessen the draught Of the
snpr1toncd sefse!a By 1isht hteninS them of cargo.
aHn.ment or plating. Before the second series Of
dcms WIS completed. q portion OF tha armament
ana 1Ae plauns uatettiy !eesenlae toe alanga1 Ana
mo,ed 1i.rt Wm Ne.he ~ ,he nra.,,,.,ea - ~. ~
narfmen+ II i .nne,1ntrnSca ri ths taI,as,i ~
he heaVr naval enns m nhoTc ,he i' Rsds ~ " y
nont Below lie ar, bs iand a,estei hY of3ce,a s
nj snii;e,. ~ tbe .r,nS =? A1ou' A1sso ~
AT Ths nrn9 T. inmedtsteiv eo,nrncnce, ,ha ,cr,n.
s,fGc1ion Ct he sam. Ffndinr II in,nos @ sf,ie to
ae hy H. o1 enS I nsriis' tGS ros ana