Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-04
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


the eth January, confirm tho capture Of Springfield,
No, by Bsrn.adnse. The Federal force there was
20Dc, with iwo pieces u artillery. Gen. Drown, the
Federal com nander, was badly wounded.
The Federal los, at VrSs0nrg sset down nt 1000
The Conir.rat. STEAMER oy,eta, Capt. hsniii, slr-
ce. i eygdcd tho hocs,1dsrs oil Mobile ON uie ljih
January and IA sVw al sea.
From tho Iiousln Telegraph.
The train to-day brings tho confirmation
of the capture of Arkansas Post by the en-
envy, together with tho following named
commands:
Garlands, wilkes, and Gillespies' Gar
land Brigade Dessheer, Mills, and Sweet
! (pesheers BriSade.) Darnell 4 and Taylors
all Texas regiments. Dawson's Arkansas
Regiment. pnnmyth's Arkansas command,
ut the fort WAITS Arkansas Battery. Rich
ardsons Texas Cavalry Co.; Nuts Louis
lana Cavalry Co.; Densons Louisiana Cav
airy Co.; portlock's Arkansas Conscript
Regiment came in just IN time To surrender.
The above comprisc1 Il force Of about
5000 men.
The Federal force engaged was 4o,O90
strong. There loss WAS l,60O. Our loss
in killed and wounded is stated at 10. The
battle lasted 80 hours.
The above news is brought by Dr.. Vim.
Rodgers, who is direct from Arkansas Post,
and is ALEC corroborated by other parties
from The same place.
It is reported that among the property
that fell into the hands Of the enemy, was
400 mules.
A gentleman who left Vicksbueg on the
l7th, reports that Bragg,s army was near
Tallahoina. lie reports all quiet along the
line of Prices army, the army in Virginia,
aud B,apgs army. All quiet in Charles
len aud Mobile.
Immense stores were captured by the en-
envy in Arkansas which were intended for
our army near Ficksburg Tocut off these
supplies was one OF the principal objects
tie enemy had in view in it's raid into Ar
kansas.
On the 18th, the Federals landed n force
from their feet in Eerwicds Bay, oe the
invest side Of Bayou Tesche, below Patter
8 near where some Of eur troops were
stationed.
Oar troops were commanded by Lieut..
Col. McWntcrs, OF the Cd Louisiana caval-
ry. The enemy were attacked by our for
ces and driven back and across the bay
The loss on our side was, about ten killed
and woupded. Col. McWaters was killed.
lie was buried at Alexandria on the 10th.
The loss Of the enemy is not known, We
lost the gunhoat Cotton in the enga cement.
d River is now in gool boating order,
and numerous steamers are plying between
Vicksburg and Shreveport and other points
on the river.
From the Niissssippian, 9th.
SOMETHING WRONG ABOVE MEMPHIS
There is very evidently screw loose in
Yankee war machinery on the river above
Memphis. few days age the prisoners
taken NJ Vicksburg told our officers that the
Contederates had taken Island No. 10 but
We could not form an idea what troops or
under whose command such feat could
have been accomplished. But there is evil
IDENTIFY some body in that region stirring up
tie Yanks with a very long pole. II may
be that movements in that region may have
aided in soaring off the Yankees from Wick
| sburg--for they have left there clock, stock
/ and barrel" in tremendous hurry, is evil
dent from Gen. Pemberton's dispatch. Be-
sides, the Appeal Of yesterday evening,
furnishes the following item, which, in
connection with the more important events
do with the encmy's unexpected skedaddle
from Ticksburg:
Parties who arrived here from the vicin-
ity of Memphis, bring US later Intelligence
from that quarter than we have heretofore
published. The entranceNof the cavalry
force of Col Il. Y. Richardson (Which was
mistaken for that Of Gen. Van Dorm into
Chelsea and the Fair Grounds in the sub
cribs of Memphis, produced quite panic
among the Feds and their allies. Grundy,
Neiribers, Hougb, and many others, took
refuge behind the Notifications of the enc
nv and made them their lodging place for
several nights after the disappearance OF
Richard son s forces. We learn also that on
Sunday and Monday last, between fifteen
andtwenty thousand eff Grants army ar
rived in Memphis, the remaindc. supposed
to be at or near Grand Junction.
Tie Memphis Bulletin of Friday week
last, moreover, announced that there had
been no arrival of boats from above for sew
eral days. The last one down reported
that there was quite connection Mt Col
lumbus, on u count Of which i did not land
Some distance below it washailed, but gave
no heed, and arriving at Hickman, found
the place in possession OF the Coafederates,
and was considerably riddlcd by shots from
the shore.
There seems to be little doubt bnt that fol
the time the river above Memphis is pretty
efectually blOckaced, aud its free naviga'
ton" suspended. 1t win require the pres
ence of a gnnboat at intervals of every tire,
or four miles to keepi. open.
WIT WILL THE YANEEEs DO NEzTY-
Whether the Yankees will next attempt &
strike us, or whether they viii attempt an
other demonstrate in the Southern swamp
at all. before next spring, or whether, il