The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-04-02
The Battle in Arkansas.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

FORT SMITH, March l7.--Via Little Rock,
ia dlspnth to the Little Rock True
Deu' ocrat has the following additional par
ticulars of the late great bnttle
Gems. Price and Churchill were no, hdrt,
nor was Colonel liebert killed, ~ reported
He was wounded and taken prisoner.
The enemy's force was about 10000
that Of the Confederates, $4,000.
Our total l,ss IN killed, wounded and
prisoners, was less ihan 500 the enemy's
loss between 1000 and 1000.
We :ook six guns aud caIssons, three of
which were afi erwnrds recaptured.
We took $50 prisoners among them,
Lieut.. Col Chandler, Of The 35,h Illinois
regiment, and Hewing, of tho 9Th Iowa,
and about 80 other officers.
Our army fell back, having parted with
their trains.
We captured large amount of c"mmis.
sary supplies, upon which The whole army
sub,isled for one night.
Mkt morning, before We fell back, we
destroyed 300 sacks Of -four and II large
quantity of bacon. and other stores, car.
tured from the enemy.
Later from Europe.
NoEP" "LK, March 27.-I'he IIansa has ar.
rived nt iiaiiiax, bringing news from Eu.
rope up TO the i2th inst
In tie House OF Lords. Lord Campbell
called attention TO the ineiiiciency OF the
bIocHnde of the Confederate ports, and
moved for the correspondence on the sub
jrc,. Lord Russell replied TO the proofs of
The iueihciency Of the blockade, addured
b. Lord Campbell, and recuunted the efforts
made by the North 10 render It effective
lie considered that the want Of cotton in
the English market was the best evidence
TINT the blockade " rs not an empty one
fie added that the renew nj Of The old feel.
ing between the Norh and III. South was
nanifestly impossible, and dc hoped that
the Norti. would consent TO n peaceful sep.
uration OF the States. lie trusted that ,ciih.
ia three months hc ,rdr ,couM close, leaving
ii p"s-ibie that emancipation might be ef-
fecled by gradual aud peaceful means lie
-aid that no formal communication had been
received from the Freuch Government with
regard 10 the ineihciency OF the blockade
Latest from the North
Norfolk, March ~ All i, quiet here.
French ,itcer reached here tnIs IN forming
from one of the French vessels III III. kuuds.
Northern papers of Tuesday hav. been re.
ceIied.
A Yankee despatch, dated "off Island No
10, Sunday 81 u" says that 1.-The tring
has been conducted slowly day nnd night
ut intervals Of n half hour. Our fire is con.
centraied upon the upper batter, which is
now falling to pieces. The battery has not
replied ior two days. Only one gun can be-
seen in position, aud that is qunking The
batteries on The main shore have also been
my sleriousiy sicnced The Confederate
encampments are growing smaller and smaI-
Ter every day. and tI"nspor,s stiIl continue
II, ing about, apparently carrying away
troops. The river 10 still rising and every
thing is overnowed. The rebels have been
fairly drowned out Of some Of their bate
RES lhe) nave htteHlp'co W eItct new
ones but the well directed tire Of our NOR
tars prevents them"
The War in the West
MEMPHIS, March IS Information was
received last night from Island No 10 that
there WAS heavy cannonading all day on
Sunday, in which two Of the eu-my's gun
boats were destroyed One of them sunk
below Hickman. Ky. The other sunk in
sight Of The Island. Tie soldiers on the
Island are in good spirits, nnd declare they
will hold their position against the world.
The land forces Of the enemy at New Mad
rid are estimated Mt 40 900. Sixty Of them
came down OH Saturday in small boats
through the swamp to Gay oso. and cnptur
ed seven citizens, formerly of General jeff
Thompson's army. Yesterday the Confed.
crate scouts at Coriuth captured 100 OF the
enemy's artillery horses, but were COMPEL.
ed to leave the guns, as the enemy was
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