NOVEMBER 17-19, 1864.-Expedition from Brashear City to Bayou Portage, La., with skirmish (18th) at Lake Fausse Pointe, La.

REPORTS.

Numbers 1.-Brigadier General Robert A. Cameron, U. S. Army, commanding District of La Fourche.

Numbers 2.-Major Jesse S. Miler, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry.

Numbers 1. Report of Brigadier General Robert A. Cameron, U. S. Army, commanding District of La Fourche.

THIBODEAUX, November 19, 1864.

(Received 11 a. m.)

MAJOR: The party I sent out to destroy the guerrillas and raid boats had a glorious success. They landed yesterday morning under command of Major Miller 200 strong at Bayou Portage, at the head of Lake Fausse Pointe. They found Murphy's, Whittaker's, and King's companies watching the boats. They attacked them, whipped them, destroyed the boats, their baggage, and their barracks, and returned. They learned that Lieutenant Shafer, with part of the boats, was on a raiding expedition, and that Houma was their supposed destination. I have ordered the company of cavalry from Terre Bonne to proceed to Houma immediately, and will have another company sent off from this place immediately.

R. A. CAMERON,

Brigadier-General, Commanding District.

Major GEORGE B. DRAKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

ADDENDA.

HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS,
New Orleans, November 19, 1864.

Brigadier-General CAMERON,

Thibodeaux:

General Sherman congratulates you on the success of the boat expedition, and would be glad to have more specific information than is contained in your telegram of this a. m.

FREDERIC SPEED,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Numbers 2. Report of Major Jesse S. Miller, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry.

HDQRS. ELEVENTH INFANTRY, WISCONSIN VET. VOLS.,
Brashear City, La., November 19, 1864.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following report of the expedition to Bayou Portage under my command:

I left Brashear City at 11 o'clock on the night of November 17 with 200 men-150 of the Eleventh Infantry Wisconsin Veteran Volunteers, and fifty of the Ninety-third U. S. Infantry (colored)-on board the gun-boat Nijanza Numbers 41 and steam transport Cornie, arrived at the mouth of Bayou Portage at 6 a. m. November 18, and proceed up the bayou a short distance. The Cornie, a few rods in advance, was fired upon