The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1864, Page 1

' THE NEW YORK HERALD. © WHOLE NO. 10,051. THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION. CAPTURE OF FORT DE RUSSY. Brilliant Operations of the Ferces Under General Smith. WHICH GENERAL SXITH 18 THIS? Tho Red River Clear from Obstructions as Far as Alexandria. HOW THE TROOPS TOOK THE FORT. Exciting f ace Between Yankee Smith and Dick Tayler, &e., &e. Omcismati, March 24, 1864. A despatch from Cairo says we have good news from ‘the Red river expedition, which comes from undoubted authority. General A. J, Smith landed his forces from transports a few miles below Fort De Russey. The rebel General Dick Taylor promptly marched against bim with his whole force, and attacked him tn his rear, General Smith, instead of attempting to keep up com- manteation with the river, proceeded by forced marches dowards tho fort, ‘When Taylor saw the trick he started for the samo des- Unation,and for atime the race seemed doubtful. But Muaily tho Yankees came in about three hours ahead, sapiaring the fort and eleven guns, four of them Par- rotis, one an eleven-inch, and several thirty-two pound- ra, and also 300 prisoners, i ‘This gives Genoral Smith a strong foothold in the coun- try, and will enable Admiral Porter to procoed to Alex- andria with his gunboats without opposition, Caro, March 23, 1864. ‘The rem Avenger arrived this morning from the mouth of the Red river, where she was mot by the gunboat Cricket, from which ahe received despatches and an order from Rear Admiral Porter to return to the fleet, which reached Atchafalaya fiver on Monday, the 14th, whero General A. J. Smith’s force disembarked to operate on the land against Fort De Russy, where General Dick Paylor was excamped with 11,250 men, 4s soon ag Taylor heard ef General Smith’s landing ho atompted to reach the rear and attack. Skirmlshing g@ommenced on General Smith’s loft flank before ho was fSware of the exact whereabouts of the enemy. Boing taformed of Taylor’s design, he exclaimed, ‘‘Now for a race between the rebels and the United States to the fort.” By & quick movement General Smith, with his army, wecteeded in reaching Fort do Russy three hours before Dick Taylor came up. A charge was mado, and somo Aebting ccourred, during which the Union forco had abovt forty killed and wounded, The fort was earily taken, with two bondred and @ebty-three prisoners, one eleven-inch gun, which tho sebels had taken off the gunboat Indianoln and mounted; abso two thirty-ponnder Parrotts from the ram Queen of the West, two lovg thirty-two pounders from the Harriet Lane, and four other guns. ‘The Qoet in the meantimo steamed up tho Red river, aad ibe Enstiort fired two shots after tho capture of tho fortifcati: ns. The expedition moved on to Alexandria, whero the Boats lay when tho Cricket loft. Particulars of the Capture of Fort De Russy. Forr Da R La, Mareh 15, } via Caro, Maren 24, 1864, "J Tale fort was captured to-day by the United Stetee forces, under Genoral A.J, Smith, The expedition left Viexsburg on tho 10th inst., landed at Sammereport, La., om the 13th, and marched to Bayou Glaco, whera General Sourrt’s rebel brigade had been encamped, which fled on the appro: equipage and cominissary stores. General Smith pushed forward to Yellow Bayou, whore mrong fortificetions had been erected; but the rebels agin fled. As we came up the enemy was pressed, and some skirmishing occurred, resulting in tho capture of Several prisoners and a small wagon train, At daylight yosterday the entire command start- ed for Fort De Russy, twenty-cight miles dis- tant, and at four- o'clock in the afternoon the Third and Ninth Indiana batteries opened om the fort, which replied vigorously with threo of ite heaviest guns, Tho cannonade continued an hour, ‘when Goneral Smith ordered tho First and Second Illinois regiments, Sixteenth corps, under General Mower, to charge the enemy’s rifle pits and storm the fort, The One Hundred and Ninoteenth and Eighty-ninth In- iene and Twenty-fourth Missouri regiments charged ever deep ditches and a thick abattis in tho face of a gailing fro; and within twenty minutes after the order was givon the color sergoant of the Fifty-eighth Illinois Volunteors planted the American flag upon the enemy’s worka. The victory was complete and resulted in the capture @ three hundred and twenty-fve prisonors, including twenty four commissioned officers and two nine-inch Dahigren gars, two fonr-pounders, four thirty-two- pounders, two six-pourders, a lot of small arms, two thoosand barrols of fine powder, an Immonse quantity of assorted ammnnition and seyeral thousand dollars worth of commissary stores, Fort De Russy is a most formidable work. Tt is quad. angular in shape, with bustions and bomb proofs oovor- ed with railroad Iron. A powerfal water battery connects ‘with the fort, the casemates of which are capable of re- mating the heaviest shot and shell, The position of the qune wae onpital for direct and rapid fire upon all boats ettem ting to pass up or down the river, About eight jadrad negroes were employed & year in constructing the earttlworks, , Geners) Stoith will superintend tho thorough deatruc- too of the fortifications to-morrow. It will take threo thousand men two or three days to destroy thom. Glorious news may bo expected from Genorals Ranks and Sinith within two weels, Ail details of thoir designs, atrength or positwa are contrmband at present, Among the cannons captured are two guos belonging to tbe Morning Ligbt, two rifled gues from tho Marriet Lave aad one beavy gin irom the Tadianola, sunk in tho aia. Miaetppt Ink your 2b of our transports, leaving considerable cnmp The rebels voast that thoir iron.plated ram Miesowrl, | condiary. now in this river, can sink apy gamboat im our Bavy. ‘Tho Webb and Mary Jane are stil! considered improg- Bable, Admiral Porter bas been busily engaged for the past three days in removing obstructions from the Red river, consisting of rafts and piles driven into the shanne). ‘Transports are now proceeding up the river without interraption. The Expedition and Its Commander. ‘The advices from Vicksburg, under the date of the éth of March stated that a force of troops was then embark- ing for an expedition up the Red river, Tho expedition, which had been placed under the command of General A. J. Smith, was to be accompanied by a fleet of gun- boats. All the available vessels had been. pressed into the service to be used as transports, and the expedition was Baid to be destined for operations up the , Black and Washita rivera to Monroe, thence by land to Shreveport, La., where it was supposed great quantities of cattle and cotton were stored. Tt was also stated that General Steele would co-operate with the expedition by a movement trom Little Rock. Another report stated that the co-operation would come from General Banks’ command. It now appears that in this operation the Vicksburg forces acted alone; at least ‘we are without news of any other forces having been en- gaged excopt those under General Smith, © GENERAL SXOT—WHICH BMITN? Ag thore are so many Smiths in the army, no small number of whom have the title of general attached to their Bames, it is necessary to give a brief sketch of the com- mander of the expedition, in order that he may not be confounded with tho other Smiths. Brigadior General Andrew Jackson Smith is a native of the State of Pennsylvania, from which State he was ap- pointed a cadet at the Military Academy during the year 1834. He is an officer of long and varied experience, bis connection with the army dating trom June 30, 1833, when he graduated at West Point, in the same clags with Beauregard, Hardee and others of tho rebel army. Gene- rals Barry, McDowell, and a few other generals in the Union army, were also his classmates. His first com- mission was that of second lieutenant in the First dra- goons, and was dated July 1, 1838, Seven years passed before ho obtained the “bar” which marks the rank of first lieutenant, During this time he was with his regi- ment in various parts of the Territories. From August to Octover, 1846, he acted as lieutenant colonel commanding the Jowa battalion of Mormon volunteers, under Brigadier Genorai Kearny, having succeeded Captain Allen, of his regiment, who died at Fort Leavenworth, August 23,1846, and being in his turn succeeded by Philip St. George Cooke, then also a captain in the First dragoons, now brigadier general in the regular army, In the war with the Indians in South Oregon, Captain Smith—he received his captain's commission on February 16, 1847—served with distinction, and was engaged in various conflicts during a three months’ harassing campaign, For bis con- duet intheso engagements he was specially mentioned in general orders in 1857, On the 13th of May, 1801,Captain Smith succeeded to the majority of the First cavalry (late First dragoons), vacant by the resignation of Major Henry H. Sibley, since a rebel general operating iu New Mexico, who bas been several times thoroughiy whipped by the Union forces, Some months afterward Major Smiith was made, colonel of the Second California cavalry, and afterwards brigadior general of volunteers, his commission as geno- ral being dated March 17, 1862. Genefal Smith was first placed in command of a bri- gale; but in October, 1862, he was at the head of the First division of Genaral Gordon Granger’s Army of Ken- tucky, thén stationed near Lexington. Tho enlargement of Gonersl Grant’s command in West Tennessee at the latter end of 1862 caused General A. J. Smith to be at- tached thereto as commander of the Tenth division, then forming a portion of the Thirteenth army corps, On the 29th of December, 1862, General Smith led the right division in the attack upon Vickeburg, aud after- wards commanded the Second division of the Thirteenth army corps, then under General Morgan, at tho battle at and Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10 and 11, 1863. After the return of this part of the army to the vici- nity of Vicksburg, Genoral Smith was placed in command of tho district of Corinth, from which post he was Tomoved to take char@® of the post of Columbus, Ky., in ordor to keep open the communicatious along the Mississippi river with General Grant’s command, near the rebel stronghold. During December, 1863, General Smith chased arobel cavalry force, under General Fore Test, ont of this district, Having cleared that part of Kentuoxy of guerillas ,Geno- rol Smith was on January 24,1964, relieved of his post command, aud ordered to lead the Third division of the Bixteenth corps in the Sherman expedition through Cen- tral Mississippi. After the return of tho forces lately under General Shorman to the Mississippi river Genera) Smith was placed in command of the Red river expedi- tion, which he has go far ted to victory. Sketch of Fort De Russy. The fort that has been so brilliantly captured by Gen. J, Smith js situated at Gordon’s Landing, about y miles above the mouth of tho Red river, Tho isted of a wator battery avd a bastioned fort commanding it, At the beginning of 1863 the water bat- tory consisted of four beavy guns. Three of these guns were mounted in & peculiar way, each gun being placed inoide of @ separate mound, The fourth gun was en borbelt. The whole wero situated close to tho water's edge, and ata bend which gave them asweop of half a mile either up or down the river. i ‘The bastioned fort was erected on the rising ground, about . quarter of a milo in the rear of the water battery, and wag at that time intended to resist a land attack, as weil as to cover the water defences. The armament of this upper work consisted of ordinary feld pieces, 90 placed ss to enable the garrison to operate with them eisber upon troops advancing from the shore or by a flank movement, It may be remembered that im January, 1863, the Queen of the West having been groundod within range of this fort, ithad to be surrendered in consequence of the heavy fire that had been concentrated upon the veseel, ‘the garrison of the fort even at that time was able to send acompfete shower of plunging shot into that ill- fated vessel, and ail others attempting to pase up tho river, Since that time two thirty-two-pounder Parrotts taken from the Queen of tho West, one eleven inch gun captured with the Indianola, and twe long thirty-two-pounders taken at Galveston from on board the Harriet Lane, have been mounted on the works, With such an arma- ‘ment it would have been impossible for Admiral Porter's fledt to have passed up the Red river, whereas its cap- ture and occupation by our forces ‘will enable our gun- ‘boats to proceed to Alexandria and other pointe of the Red river without opposition. e Admiral Porter's Red River Fleet. Caino, March 24, 1864, - The following list of vessels is paid to compose Ad- miral Porter's Red river fleet: eanonacasn ol Of theso the Osage and Osark aro turretted, Tafayotte, Eastport, Choctaw , Chiliicothe, Benton, Caron. lle, Pitteourg, Mound City and Eesex are The Lexington is one of the threo wooden iron-elads. bonte first put in commission on the Mississippl. The Ouachita and Biack Hawk are formidable wooden vessels, Partially plated. Tho balance ero denominated tin clade, Tho Autocrat, Paine, Balticand Diana, and the ‘hospitul boat Woodford, of the Marive Brigade, accom. Pany the expedition; also some fifteen transports. The Latest News trom Europe. Hawncra, March 12, 1864, ‘The colonel in command of the garrison of this city has left for Cuxbaven to hasten the construction of the forti- fications for the derenee of the mouth of the Elbe, Fire in Mauch Chunk. Mave Citywe, Pa., March 24, 1864, ‘The lore AbOt and shell foundry nud pattorn shop ot Albright & Stropp was destroyed by fre this morning. Lows 30,000, on whieh there 14 an fsurnure of €19,000, The larga water wheel, forty fone fore i diamote Tao ‘iire wag tho work of a the only part saved o | propose NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAR NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Grierson Hunting up the Enemy—Cap- Forrest ia reported at Bolivar, Tenn., with 7,000 men, stopping men moving North. Grierson’s cavalry is out looking after the rebels, A party of working men, witha guard of twenty men of the First Alabama cavalry, were surprised and mado prisoners by @ party of guerillas, in Arkansas, opposite Memphis, The men were engaged in taking up the raile on the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, There was no fight. Advance of ¢ Rebols Under General Forrest. ‘ Cairo, March 24, 1864. A rebel force, estimated at seven thousand, with artil- Jery, under General Forrest, advahoed northward as far ‘a8 Obion river inst night, Af throe o'clock this morning their advance drove in our pickets south of Union City. ‘The latter in the morning cut off communication witk Golumbus, Ky., by destroyjpg tho railroad, cutting the telegraph wires and burnifg the bridges, Our forcsa at Columbus have gone to meet them. Firing in the direction of Union City was heard at Oo lumbus this morning. An adequate force under Genoral Brayman left here this morning for Columbus, going thence to moet the enemy. : Adviees from Columbus up to three o’olock this after- noon furnish no later intelligence. News from Cairo. ARRIVAL OF COTTON—DEOLINE IN THE MEMPHIS COT- TON MARKET. Camo, March 24, 1864. ‘The steamer Silver Moom, from Memphis 224, passed up this morning for Cincinnati with 1,703 bales of cotton, B large lot of other freight, and many passengers. Cotton ia Memphis was still declining, baving fallen one cent on all qualities, with little offering and no dispo- sition to buy. Good middling, 660. ; middling, 550. ‘The steamer St. Patrick, from Memphis 224, for Cin- cinnati, has passed up witb one thousand bales of cottdn. General Hurlbut arrived this evening, en route South. Five hundred and twenty new recruits from Iowa went South to-night to fill up old regiments. ‘The river is falling, ‘There are strong indications of rain. ee GENERAL BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT. Return of General Graham's Expedi- tion—The Results of the Raid—Severe Storm in Chesapeake Buy, So. Fortress Monnoz, March 23, 1864. ‘The expedition recently sent into Matthews county, under General Graham, by direction of Major Geveral Butler, has returnod, after having succeeded in capturing a large lot of horses, cattle aud mules, togethor with several ongineors and three hundred contrabands. The severest storm of the season commenced here yes- terday morning contivuing throughout the day, and night, accompanied by @ heavy fall of snow. The Baltimore Doat Louisiana was to have loft at five o’clock last even- ing, but was detained by the storm until eleven this morning. Two or threo schooners are ashore inside of Cape Henry. Thoir names we have not been ablo to ascertain. Arrival of Released Union Prisoners at Annapolis. Bavrmore, March 24, 1864. ‘The flag of truce steamer New York arrived at Annapo- lis to-day, with released Uciom prisoners. The schooner Alabama, from Philadelphia, was sunk night before last inside of Cape Henry during the gale. The mate was drowned, and the capiain and crew, after remaining in tho rigging all night, wero taken off in the morning by the steamer 8. 0, Pierce. The steamer New York, Captain Chisholm, arrived yesterday afternoon at Fortress Monroe, from City Point, with sixty-three officers and nine bundred and twenty soldiers, Union prisoners of war, in charge of Major Mulford, Five hundred of the number were sick, The following is a list of the names of tho officers:— Colonel 8. P. De Cesnola, 4th New York cavalry, Colonel W. G. Ely, 18th Connecticut Volunteers, Colonel R. M. McClain, 57th Ohio, Colonel A. 0, Lawron, 3d Ohio. Lieutenant Colone! J. Williams, 25th Ohio. Lieutenant Colonel William Price, 139th Pennsylvania, Ticutenant Colonel A. P. Henry, 15th Kentucky eavairy, Lieut, Colonel G, Von Heimich, 4th Missouri. Lieut. Colonel F. 8. Pier, 77th Pennsylvania, Major J. ©. Vananda, 8d Ohio, Major 8. Mareh, 5th Maryland. Major A. Phillips, 77th Pennsylvania, Major S$. Merwin, 24 New York cavalry. Captain J. P. Cammins, 9th Maryland, Captain W, EB. Conway, 9th Maryland. Captain W. A. Noel, Sth Maryland. Captain J, B. Harrold, 9th Maryland. Captain M. Callahan, 9th Maryland, Captain F. R, Joselyo, 11th Massachusetts. Captain Joo, Tweed, 116th Pennsylvania. Captain Joha Kelly, 73d Pennsylvania. +, Captain Daniel Kenbedy, 73d Pennsylvania, Captain C, A. Mass, 88th Pennsyivania. Captain Thomas Cummins, 19th United States infantry, Captain E. #. Place, 157th New York. Cagpain E. Dillingham, 10th Vermont, CaMain W. F, Armstrong, 74th Ohio, Captatn B. F. Lounsburg, lth New York cavalry, Captain J. W. Chamberlain, 123d Obio. Captain G. W. Warriner, 15th Connecticut, Captain W. K. Boltz, 18th Pennsylvania. Captain 8. H. Urquhart, A. A. G. of Third diviston, Lieut. R. H. Pond, 12th United States fofantry, Lieut. F. P. Brooks, 6th Wisoonein. Lieut. E. B. Parker, lat Rhode Island cavalry. at, H. C, Smith, 2d Delaware, » D. A. Bannes, 69th Ohio. Lieut. —— Tiffany, 18th Counecticut. Lieut, J, ©. Bid 80th Ohio, 17th Massachusetts, Lieut. W. G. Burne! Maryiand. Lieut. J. W. Rothrock, 6th Maryland. Lieut. J. W. Worth, 5th Maryland, Lieut. G. L. Sailira, 9th Maryland. Lieut. W. T. Wheeter, 9th Maryland. Lieut. G, W. Moore, 9th Maryland. Lieut. W. Mederth, 9th Maryland, Lieut, Jno. Turner, 9th Maryland. Lieut. G. L. Garrett, 4th Maryland cavalry. Lieut. T. 11. Cook, 6th Maryland, thick, 18th Pennsylvania, iter, Oth Maryland. ih Mar, yiand,, ‘oper, and. Lieut. juck, 11th Massachusetts, Lieut. H. B. Kelley, 6th Kentucky cavalry, Four hundred of the prisoners are sick, Three died on the way. Tho condition of some is beyond description, Though the funds of tho Christian Commission are low, a large shipment of necessaries was sent from here w-day, IMPORTANT FROM NEW JERSEY. Legislative Protest Against Congress kimg the Raritan and Delaware Bay Ratiroad a Post amd Military Road—A New Phase of the State Rights Doctrine, dé. ‘Trewton, March 24, 1864, Tho Governor this morning sent to the Legislature a message relative to a bill, now before Congress, authoriz- jog the Raritan Bay Railroad and other railroads to trans. port freight and passengers across the State, anything in the laws of the State to the contrary notwithstanding. Resolutions wore referred to committees of both houses, who made a unanimous report protesting against the pas- sage of the bill, because it proposed to divest the State of its local jurisdiction within ite own limits; the unprece- dented exercise of a power nov8r before claimed by the United States to empower these corporations to extend branch railroads anywhoro within tho Biate in deface of the rights of the State; to empower corporations cre. ated by the State to do what the State never gave them authority to do; to violate the laws of New Jorsey with Impooity, and to defy the process of her courts, because, under special legislation, would be a wanton inauit to (ho dignity of the State, and @ violation of hor contracts, whieh the courts havo pronounced to be binding. Coples of the resolutions were dirocted to be forwarded t> the members of Congress and Senators from New Jorsey,and they are requested to uso all exertions in their power to prevent the passage of a bill injurious to the rights of the State and offensive to her citizens. Mr. Buckley, the repudiiean Sopator from Passaic, etated that, while he would sternly oppose any extersion of existing privileges, he protested aysinst the prove t ‘fon of Gongress, as a direct interference with | ‘he corps ormmanders 6 JH 25, 1864. Arrival of Lieutenant General Grant at Culpepper. ne Enthusiasm of the Troops Along the Route. General Orders Reorganizing the Army. The Army Consolidated Inte Three Corps, &o., ae, oe eee ren | Genera! Grant from Wash- it gton. Wastmurom, March 24, 1h64 Genera! Grant and staT left here this morning, one special train, for his headquarters at Culpepper Court House. Mrs. Grapt will remain in Washington for the present. . Our Special Alexandria Despatch. Aurcaspars, Va., March 26, 1864. Geveral Grant and stat passed through this city at balf-past ten o'clock this morning, On & special train, for the front. He wili arrive in Culpepper at about one M. I learn from various sources that po general review of the Army of the Potomac will take place for seme days, if at all; a8 General Grant base mortal borror of such old time usages, and leans to the opinion that he can Detter judge of the morale and physique of bis command from the reports of the adjutants of regiments and the adjutant generals of brigades, divisions and corps, than from an hour’s show upon a pleasant afternoon, Your army correspondents will give you @ full scoount of Gen. Grant’s reception by the army. Major Wentz, who bas recently assumed the direction of the United States military railroads in Yiretnia, bas introduced many excellent reforms tu the railroadman- agement, His,first Genera) Order reads as fol!ows — NOTICE TO RMPLOYRS IN MILITARY RAILWAY @ERVIOR. ‘Tho veo of itoxicating liquors by any when on duty in tho military railway service is positively forbid. dou, All employes of goverumeot in this department detected in using liquor when on duty, or carrying it with them on any military road, wili be dismissed from the **Goncral Superintendent and Chie! Tcngiocer Milhery Rajlroads in Virginia. ‘The next great roform consists in the scheme to compel the curiosity-mongers and pleasure seek- ers, who wow overrun the cars, to elther coaso their visits or contribute to the Treasury in pay: ment for thelr enjoyments, Hereafter persons visiting the Army of the Potomac will be charged fuil fare, at the rate of five cents per mile, for their accommodations. It is thought that this arrangement will either reduce the railroad expendituro at least one train per diem, or will yield the government a revenue of at least @ thou- sand dollars per day, either of which is a consummation devoutly to bo wished. ‘All along the railroad, from the Long Bridge to Brandy, strong stockades are being erected for the protection of Commissary and quartermastor’s stores, This does not look mueh, like an abandonment of this route to Rich- mond, Mr. Finley Anderson's Despatch. Heapquarruns, ARMY oF TIE PoTOMAO, March 24, 1864. Lientenant General Grant left Washington at fifteen minutes before ten o’clock this morning, on @ special train, which conyeyed him to bis headquarters in the field, He was accompanied by General Rawlins and Colonel Comstock, of bis staf, General Hunt, and General ‘Wadsworth, who has just been ordered to report to Gene- ral Meade for dut, ‘The vew Geveral-in-Chief was loudly cheered at the different stations as he passed on tothe front. AtBrandy Station he was met by Major General Meade, who accom- panied him to Culpepper. On arriving there General Grant was mot by a brilliant array of military men, ‘The station was crowded with the troops encamped in the vicinity, who displayed unusual anxiety to catch n glimpse of the distinguished hero, He was received by Major General Newton, attended by Generals Butler, Baxter and Kenley, division com- manders, and General Merritt, commanding the Fi cavalry division. The party rode to General Newtwou’s headquarters, whence General Grant, accompanied by General Meade, proceeded immediately to the head- quarters selected for the Genoral-in Chief. The Grooklyn Fourteenth regiment, in their splendid crimson uniforms, were drawn up in lino and presented arms as General Grant peased through tholr ranks to his headquarters, These for the present aro iocated in the Rixey House, in Culpepper, soveral milea in advance of the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac. General Grant’s arrival was entirely unostentatious Fo dined with Genoral Newten this afternoon, When his horses reach here, in a few days, he will visit the differ- ent corps of the army and make himself familiar with the material of which the Army of the Potomac is com- posed, Reorganization of tho Army of the GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 10. Heapquakrens, ARMY oF TH Poromao, 1, The foliowing order has been received from the War Department:— Potomac. March 24, 1864. } Apsvtant General's Uriict, Wasnixarov, March 23, 1304, GENERAL ORDERS—NO, 115. First—By direction of the President of tho United States the number of army corpe comporing the Army of the Potomac will be reduced to three—viz: the Second, Fifth and Sixth corps, ‘Yhe troops of the other two corps—viz: the First and Third corps—will bo tempo- rarily reorganized and distributed amoug the Second, Fifth and Sixth, by the Commanding General, whe will determine what oxisting organizations will retain their corps, badges and other distinctive marks, The staff officers of the two corps which are temporarily broken up will be assigned to vacancies in the othor corps, 60 far as such vacancies may exist, Those for whom there are no vacancies will coase to be consiaered ‘aa officers of the general stad of army corps. Second—Major Geveral G W. Warren ia assigned by the President to the command of the Fifth corps. Third—The foliowing general officers are detache’ from the Army uf the Potomac, and will report for orders to th viz. — Sykes, United States Volurteors, W. H. French, United states Voiuoteo jajor General John Newton, United states Volunteers. Brigadier Genoral J. R. Kenty, United States Volun- teers. Brigadier Genoral F, Spinola, United States Volun- teers, Brigadior General Solomon Meredith, Cnited States Volunteers, By order of tho SECRETARY OF WAR. E. D, Townsexn, A. A. G, IL. The following arrangements ate made to carry out the provistone of the foregoing order:—The Second, Filth and Sixth army corps will be consolidated into two divisions. ‘The First and Second divisions of tho Third corps are tranaferred to the Second corps, preserving their badges and distinctive marke, The Third division of the Third corps is transferred permanently to tho Sixth corps. Tho three divisions now forming the First corps aro ‘transferred to the Fifth corps, pre- eorving their badges and distinctive marks, asd on joining the Fifth corps they will be consolidated into two divisions. The commanders of divisions trans torre | to the Second, Fitth and Sixth corps wil! at ence repors to the commanders of those corps for tpatructions. Brigadier General J. B. Carr will report to Major Goneral Hancock, commanding the Second corps, and Brigadier General H. Prince to Major General Sedgwick, command- tog the Sixth corps. The Chiof of Artillory will assign eight oetteries each to the Second, Fifth and Sixth corps, those batteries to be taken from those now with the corps aud with the First and Third Corpa, The batteries with the several corps Ih e@xosss of the above allowanoo, will join the artillery reserva, .The consolida- tion of divisions called for t this order wilt ba verved, who are auth, War sr orien} | the courts, uud aa @ violation of the diguity and sove | rearrange tha briysteg of thety respective commands in | reignty of the § he. vice. uch tonunor as they may think best tor the PRICE TEREE CENTS. | The feaemigoment of officers of the etal depar' ments, cons eeyeenk Gpom the reorgamiration of the army, will be todo Gyre the Domination of the ebiefs of stall depart | Mente at These Readquarters, Special instructions will ba | given Rerearter with ronpeot to etal uffive a of the two Corye temporarily brovew up. UL. The M por General commanding avails himself of the corasion te cay that im view of tho reduced streugth of wearily all the regiments serviog in thie army, tho Semperary fetection of the army corps to three is a Meewore Imperatively demanded by the bext interests of We service, and thet (he reasons for attaching the Firat 80d Third corps for the time being to othor corps were In BO TER; eot foonded upen aOy SuPpOred in’ertority of those corps te the other corps of this army. All the corps have equally proved thelr valor on many ‘elds, and all baveeqest clams (@ the eonddence of the government and of the comntry., The Firet and Third corps will re- ain thelr Badges and divtinetive marks, aud tho Major General Comm coding indulges the hope that the ranks of (he army wi be Gited at an carly day, so that those ‘Corps cam again be reorganized. By command of Major General MEADB. IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY. The Harlem-) roadway Rail- road in he Senate. The Union Trust Company and tho State Beunty for Volunteers. LEGALIZING COMMUTATION BONDS, ee, xe. oe ALBANY, March 24, 1864. . TUE HARLEM-RROADWAY ‘RAILROAD, ‘The Broadway Railroad question was again the theme of excitement and discussion in the Senate this morning. Seuator Fields called from tho table the motion to dis- agree with the adverse report of the Kailroad Committeo on the Broadway Railroad, Mr. Dutcher announcea that he had not had time to prepare his remorks on this bill, and wished jt to lay over until to-morrow, when ho would be prepared to debato tt. Sevator Fields opposed further postponement, It was due toall that the question be taken immediately on Agreeing with the report of the eommittes, It was ® mistake of tho Senate not to have decided the question yosterd.y. ‘Iho Senator would have two duya to move a reconsideration, and could make his spevch on that motion, Zhe Seusie yesterday laid this on the table, ‘and soon after the bill was itroduced in the Assembly. He thought this question should be disposed of without any further delay, aud alluded to stock speculations upon the doiay. Senator Dutcher stated that it might do very well for the Honator to shower down abuse upon him; but he could not forget that other Broadway bills had been in- troduced on former occasions and considered here, and thse who were opposing this had no desire to have is suddenly rejected. He believed a railroad in Broad- way was a public necessity, and he did not see why ire to take exception to Unis bill above ail others. would bo ready to speak on the bill to-morrow, aud would call itup. fe desired: that jt should be discussed in the Senate, and moved that the motion to disazree with the report of the commktee be taid on the table until to morrow. The yeas and nays were called, and the question was agreed to—yons 19, pays 9%, Tho question will bo taken up to morrow, and spicy time over it. we may It will be remembered that four of the committeo have reported against tho bill. There has been no minority report against tbe bill, aithough it is well understood that the chairman of the committee dissented from the mi rity, He has always been in favor of a Brondwny raile road, and deciares that, buving heroto' vorted bills for this purpese, be could not go acaipat this bill, which proposes compensation to the city, and thas make an in- m Ubis question, of Lio bs, of the curnmittee, who appears bere for is ono of those who would not ,o (or any it matters pot bow or by whom it , unless ite provisions in all respects were In hi ment right. Bo decided to report againgt this bill, Tor the reason that there were several provisivos whigtt be Considered objectionable, but those who count bim im favor of biuls like those whieb have been presented at former sersons on this subject will Sind themseives very mueh mistaken iu the'r man, ‘These are wouderfal times, It t8 not settled yet bat that (he -eoate will yet disagree with the report of the committee, and reter it to the Committee of the Whole, Tat us walt patioctly the developments of to-morrow, The project exhibits more strength io the Assembly than was supposed, aad 60 much so that the idea that 16 1 be disproved by a practical illustration & Wuuame, A. a. 6. ‘The General Prews Despaten. Wanurearon, Maroh 24, 1864, A letter from the Army of the lotomae anys that a man cemed Brown, arresied a an ailegot spy, has been tied by court martial and nequitted. Livatenaas Geoeral Grant and ote arrived at hoad- quarters today. He haw ordered the army to be at once ready for inspection. He was received with much en. thusiorm. General Hancork has revurned to the army in excel- loot health, and will assume command of his corps. During bis viet North be obtained @ large number of men, The strength of his corps is not surpassed by more than one in the army. ‘A letter from the Army of the Potomac says that a Neutenant and seven privates of & Louisiana regimont came inte our lines posterday as deserters, and made the weual statements of demoralisstion ia the rebel ranks. A large wumber of wick are being brought from the Army of tho Potomac to hospitals in this vicivity. Movements of the Politicians-State of the Markets, &. Casno, March 24, 1864. ‘Tho steamer Hannibal, from New Orleans 16th, arrived to-night, with three hundred and ninety hogsheads of fogar, two bandred barrels of molasses, two bundred barrels of tar and ope buadred and Afty boxes of oranges and lemons for St. Louis, and about ove huadred of the Fourth Liwols cavalry, veterans, om rowle home. The clerk of the Hannibal furatsbes the following sum- mary of commercial pews — Tue Free State Executive Commities, have called a meeting, to be held om the evouing of the 16th, to elect an {mmediate emancipation delegate to the Covstitutional Convention, The Executive Committee passed resolu tions recommending the voters at ibe preliminary meet- ings to support no mag not favorable to immediate eman- cipatioa. Business was brisk, with a good market for all articles of produce and cattic, Vegetables were in great demand and commanded good prices. Beaf bad advanced to 230 8 Ac., net. ‘The sugar crop is al! in, and amounts to fifty per cent more than estimated last fall, it being more than 70,000 hogeheads. Prices are advancing, The & Louis and Ohio river buyers are purchasing heavily. Traders say if New Orleans were allowed to furmint geueral supplies adequate to the demand now existing withio the Late Ines, the stock on haud would uot last @ mouth. Cotton was in moderate demand, Low grades casior. Higher grades .carce and Grm Sales 463 bales, Inciud ing auction sales, at 120. for low middiings, The. for middling and 76¢.{for strictly middilag stock. Ov sale, 1,000 bales, No armed rebols have been beard of in the vicinity of the river, they baving, it is said, abandosed that mode Of warfare for (he present, Tne CMON THIDST COMPANY. MULL passed the Sonate this morning, Cousiderable time was spent upow capas clans pr 188 IN BTATR ROUNTY. ‘The bill auty rigiog the Comptrolier to borrow money to make wp tho deficiency ja the appropriation tor @ State bounty Wt lagt sonsion was ordered to & third read- ing. ~ DRUNK NESS. ‘Tho bil! to provide for the more effectual punishmont of drunkenness and vagrancy in tho city of Now York was ro.orred back to the committee t report complete tu the Assembly. COMMUTATION DOWNS. ity Of the Assembly, it may well be said, INTERESTING FROM MADEIRA. promense Ben age gag mony Pane TOF a — were ordet we commutation, Two bills of tue kw third reading in the Assembiv, eral of those who have token fuck @ Dowl stand ogeinst such measures om former decasious tok no part in the discussion, giving to all who witnessed the scene thiv tnorotng the impress avon What not Wwtend to Ugut any moro cn the qvestion ee ee he morning session of tho As. Death of Mr, Truc, United States Contut at Maccira—Re- solutions of Condolence by the Ojicers of the Unued State Ship St. Lowie—The Privateer Piorida in the (ort of Punchat—-Position of the St. Lowis w the Rebel Steam oF, fe. he Tho officers of tbe St. Louls, now in port, request me to ask of you the favor of inserting in the Henan the on closed letter of condolence. Mr. True, United States Con sul, died of viralont smallpox—the only case of that die- ease that has ocourred oa the island for many months It is still more remarka‘ie from the fact that no other Larger po we taken ap in coferring bills back to the atand- 10 vu vag comm rttos bill relative to It fives The S@ ate had a acy donate over ad purchases of real estate, case has since appeared, and that be bad been doring bir & Npicy discussion took | nod, life the anbject of two successful vaccinations. Me was yo ub tala matter, and leas oc thas og that law, Tue dill was pro- an estimable gentieman, and belonged to the editorial fra ternity, having been connected with the Twiedo Mise prior vo big appointment. The following are the RESOLCTIONS OF CONDOLENCE. Usrrap srates Suir Sr, Louw, Foxenat Roane, | canal. CLAIM, ly all the evening two of that body was taken ue ¢o tu ai comin RED TO THIEL PANG UN THES ABS Mapas, Feo 24, 1 Ly wae ih Commitee of the Who It having pleased the Almighty ia Hie evening. A darge number «f bills were or dence w reanove frou tole lute our late fe Dek uous of them are of ony pablic tar Geer for the United Sta noorporating the Army avd Navy Seviogs the city of New York was referred back to the Commitee on banks 1 We, the undersigned officers of the United States #bip at. Louis, fee! it our #01 duty to express our if widow io her be: ‘doy fm (ri ‘The Comnaitt day. {SLU ALE GATT RESTOR SAO proverred againat Cit) Kelty, of the Kleventh werd, es forward at tow tne, The the pay foils of November aod to their eutbly home, sad pay ubiie position and social # anding we ’ GLO. HENRY PREBLE, Comuaoder. A. L, GIHON, Bargeow. W. F STEWART, a ow ot SJ. SQUIRES, U8 Marine Corpe. ae be iy mane See? dg eines henciens Paymaster. piwbed by the ~ P. HN. LEWIS, Assistant Surgeon, wan estat Com; GEORGE CABLED, At ar every porwos (bat De bad pervormed the AM ing ROWE, Ace the charges of Mr. Carr cover most oo (ot the pointe A tional charges. EKAL URAST POR PREMDEVT. It is reported Uma a comp: mime Frosidential ticket ‘Wo have no less a neighbor in the Roads thaa the Flor da, Sho ran in Saturday night (27(h), reporting berself teen from Brest 7 bas bees started by 8 portion of those who have been as eh ove mo ine he Canes Gey hereto ore 7 port ~4 Lrmoeta fur fevem mai oa —| ba St. Louis steam on, we could soon bring her career to am | biy quder the ides that Presttent Limeoia will oe a end, since the Governor refuses to allow her to purchase | Were! at the Convection. This vicket i Grant for Presi. aed : wt. Th - olther coal, water of provisions, Sho will soon have w | & A aad Se: tig | pn oe oes seok another port or aiarve, ‘The St. Lovin will follow her if she ean; but the weather {90 calm that it is doubtiu) whether she cam me her suchorage if she will. Tho crew are wild to Florida, and have oven volucteered to cut her eat at pight with boats, as could be done but for our emicabe relations with ayy In remy t the remonmtrances of our Minister at Lisbon, the home goverment issued stringent ordors to all Chair island governors vo prevent the violation of tho neutrality of their ports by any of the “enemice of the Unitod States.” The action o the Governor iu tie prosent case ig the result of these in. structions, That the Florida will escape the St. louis admite of searcely « doubt, Her captain (Charles W. Morris, late lieutenant, United Staten Navy) told several prominent citizens of Funchal that he did fot waot oF intend te fight ug. Thero is but one American in bis crow, and thoy also loudly declare what their businew w to bora merchant vessels, and not fight the St. Louts. Our present Consul ad interim, Mr. Robert layman, hae boon indefatigable in his efforts to preveut the rebel from obtaining her supplies surreptitiously. Mr Tror's iliness and decease would have left us io @ ead plight but for Mr, B.'s opportune appointment. Arrival of the United States Sapply Steamer Newhern, Tho United States supply steamer Newbern, T, 4. Mar. ris commanding, artived at this port Inst ight from the North Atlantic blockading squadron and twenty four hours from Fortress Monroe, She reports, Marot 29, of Hog Island, in @ vory heavy sea, passed © wrecked schooner of about one hundred tons, bottom up, painted green, and epars alongside. ‘The Nowbern brings the prisoners from the prize steamers Scotia, Don and Mary Ano. Apnoxed is a full list of the Newbern’s offlcers:— Acting Moser ben ew Y. How faster—Jus. Hl, Ricbardeon. dan Beogne-0 H. Sawyer, Robert Dinsmore, W. @. KR Leovan and Joba P. Jones Acing Assistant Surgeon—Jobn F. Cobb. Acting Asnutant Paymaster—K. A. Cushing, in’'s Oferk—Toomas lelereon Benjamin. fever. CALL POR & UNION STATE CONVENTION, Aumasy, March 24, 1604. The Union State Central Committes bare sewed @ call for a Union whate Convention, to mest at Syracuse om tho Zieh of May, three delegates to be sens from each as. sembly dintr ot. 7 , 2 Rews from San Franctsco. TUS REPORTS RELATIVE (0 THE AM@nicaN CONSUL AT MANTANILELA, ETC Raw Faascomon, Maret 2, 1968, A letter dated Manaweuls, Feoruary 2, sates spat Consai Bake as tines exereiting consular Functions, and wut oom ow uaiers roleved by the Vaited a n probable that the accounts of the ote ~ camstances attending the homicide committed by him, bis conviction of murder, death senionce, and encave from Column prison, Were exARgeratnd, penne ge say that carly (@ the winter he made aa enemy of one ihe rival wrecking parties for the Coldee Gate, and also Ofek Ge WO the Mextona offelals, who favored the under writers. ke MARKPIS, THE WEATORR AND roLrrioN, ere. Maw FRawcmen, Mareb 24, 1804 ‘Tne anthractte com! received per Carrier Dove, Mary Robias rn aad. tw foes into store sey ag the present ratet Bot coverieg cost A large suction of raw @.git establishes a ceaine of 1X8. witbin the wook. Paymarier's Clerk—sidnoy Hanson, 4 : a“ ae ingavers Acting Firat Aesistants, Jogeph Maples, ia The eroather ts aguin dry, 7" dene = chase, aad John E. Cooper, Acting Third Asstatants, F | tilly imoisaued by the late . Breadevutte C. Lonvas and George Wo Larham weitled Mas’ somsdoiytue Sandergren, Joshua Cook, 4 ctote Comvoution assembles at Gacramont Je, und Frederie W. Colton ie t Agent—Joba I. Jouve: nd yu bo targoly attended.