Daily national Republican., 1863-05-12
From the Southwest.

JACKSON, May IAN officer who leit Natchi-
toches Saturday, reports that Banks army has
been divided into three columns-one fortify-
ing Opelousas, one at Atchafalya, and one at
Baton Rouge.
Banks has seized all the negroes and stock
OH the Governors plantations,
Gen. Kirby Smith has arrived at Alexandria
from Arkansas, with reinfOrcoments-Walk
Texas Brigade. Gen. Smith Is confident of his
ability to drive Banks back to Berwick's.
The powerful Confederate gunboats are at
Alexandria, above the falls.
The wheat crop in Texas is unprecedentedly
promising.
Gen. Magruder's headquarters have been re-
moved to San Antonio.
Five guuboats passed Matches Sunday night,
and four ascended the Red river.
DEATH OF GEN. VAN dorm.
Official information has been received an
nounclng the death of Major General Earl Van
Dorm, at Spinghill, Tennessee, on the 7th in
slant.
CHARGED WITH RAPE.
Robert Christian, member of company b,
Third New York regiment, was received from
Gordonsville yesterday, charged with tho COM
mission of most horrible rape upon the person
of a female resident OF that section. He was
rclnandcd for trial.
PLOTTING YANKEES.
man named J. r. johnson was Yesterday
lodged in Castle Thunder, by order of General
Winder, on the charge of plotting the Yankee
cavalry in their recent raid around Richmond.
The Richmond Enquirer, of May 0, contains
the following;
THE LATE ENGAGEMENT.
Late advices from the army of the Rappahan-
mock show that the fighting is probably ended
there for the present; and the result to our arms
TO be both decisive and satisfactory. The "best
army on the planet" now lies mangled and
bleeding upon the very ground from which, a
week ago, 1t took up Its line of march for Rich
mond and It's depleted ranks and demor-
allied condition arc the best commentary that
can be furnished upon the struggle Il has
passed through. The boast of Its leader,
that he could take II to the Gulf of Mexico,
he may yet redeem to Mr.. Lincoln; but
If so, the hired hulks of the Yankee ship-own-
ers must furnish him the means for safe trans.
portation. Indeed, 1t may be well questioned II
we have heretofore gained 80 decided a success
as in our late encounter. But We have sue
ceeded with the loss, however, of many mourned
and gallant spirits.
The loss we have inflicted on the Yankees
will, 1t is estimated, quadruple our own; whilst
the number Of prisoners captured will not fall
short of 10000. From the best general intelli
gence we have received, our own loss will mol
exceed 5000, all told a very large proportion
of which were only slightly wounded Withthl
result VIC have every reason to be pleased; and
our gratitude to the great leader and the strong
arms and stout hearts of his followers cannot bC
| too freely manifested. Let a nations greeting
90 forth to them In the hour of triumph, that
/ their spirits may be gladdened and their hearts
rejOiced. Let them feel that we appreciate and
reward the sacrifices that they are making, that
the army may be nerved to the great work be
! fore them. A few more such victories as this
and our invaders must soon learn that thell
cause Is hopeless. One other such a success
and their own hearthstones lie open to the in
yasion of our arms, and a peace will. bC
smoking ruins of the homes of those who hayD
brought this war upon US. Until this resul
shall he attained, let us still perseverd In thu
great work before us. Let us but pause to car
for the wounded and the dead, and hencefortl
let onward be the battle-cry, until our indie
pendence shall be achieved and nationality es
tablishGd.
The daily Knoxville (Tenn.) Register, o
May Z, contains tho following official repor
of Gen. Lee;
GAINES, May 5.-Ho his E1celleney, PresideN
Ddvis! At the close Of the battle of Chancellort
vile, on Sunday, the enemy was reported ad
vancing from Fredericksburg on our rear
Gen. McLaws was sent back TO arrest his pre-
gress, and repulsed him handsomely.
That afternoon, learning that this force cor
sisted of two corps under General Sedgwick,
determined to attack him, and marched bac
yesterday with Gen. Anderson and united wit
Gen. McLaws, aid early In the afternoon SUE
ceeded, by the blessing Of Heaven, in drivin
Gen. Sedgwck over the river. We have reO(
cupied Fredericksburg, and no enemy remain
south of the Rappahannock, or in the vicinity
(Signed) II. f. LEE,
General Commanding.