True Democrat., 1863-05-13

posed he would have to ngnt, or cut Hso way through. Some bold movements on the part of the federals, consisted of sending men and horses as far up the Cumberland as boats could go' ana then mounting the infantry to endeavor to push to the lines of railroad and destroy them. The telegraph tells us that Forreste took ill one of these' num- bering l ,6OO men, with their arms and horses
 From Vicksburg, since the passage ot the Doa's'
 there is nothing new, except that the ConleaeFateS now have force of pickets on thls sloe ol 'he river. There is a strong pellet that thefe was gross negligence, if not criminal neglect there. Of coursc we put no faith in the absurd runors of treachery in any of our officers. but' the matter should be enquired into.
 Our losses in lower Louisiana are heavier than we supposed. We lost the Queen of the est ln Grand Lake, The New Orleans papers say that forty five were killed on her, and eighty ot her ol- cers and crew were made prisoners. We burned the. Diana. and the eunboat Hart, one of the best gun boats we had, carrying two 32 and two 24 pounders. Besides these we burned or lost the Comle, the Gossamer, the Louisa, the Darby, the NeNaboy, the Blue Hammock, the Era No. 7, the Crlckett and the Uncle Tommy. The New Orleans Era claims to have taken ,50O prisoners. Our loss in killed will exceed 300, and the wounded is proba bly, near thousand.
 Plans had been formed to send our boats down the bayous and make an attack on New Orleans, but the advance ofthe enemy has frustrated all these and caused the destruction of most of our vessels
 By dispatches received last night, it will be seen o1> n1ria and hov a cavalry force on this side of Red river This is cause for regret, but not for despondency. Rever- ses are part of the game of war, and should only inspirit to renewed exertions. IL we contrast our situation with what it year ago, 1t will be seen that now we are far better off. Then the enemy were successful almost everywhere They had New Orleans, and everything looked gloomy. Gen. Smith will yet drive them from Louisiana, though we fear the scoundrels will desolate the country as they leave it.
 Marmaduke has returned from Missouri. We have seen no report from him, but learn that he went as far as Cape .Grardeau, though he did not succeed in taking that place. He fought them at several points, and at last, when the enemy were reinforced, fell back to this state. The federals followed him as far as Chalk Bluffs. where they stopped. The object of the expedition was to cap ture the murderer McNeil but it failed so far as that was concerned. It is reported here that regiment of federas, some say of negroes, came up White river, to Clarendon. Their object, no doubt is punder, and their stay will be short The months of May and June are those in which the federals depend upon for success. After that the rivers will not admit their boats, and the warm weather will be fatal to their troops. We may expect to hear of raids and marauding expeditions and of the destruction of valuable property, but these are, i1 a great measure, unavoidable
 LATER.-By the latest dispatches it will be seen that the federals landed below Vicksburg, and are attempting to flank it by ascending Big Black They have burned Port Gibson, but so far, have made no permanent lodgment. There are rumors of a force of five or six thousand federals in St. Francis and Monroe counties in this State, and of gunboats and transports on White river. There was fight at Harrisonburg on Monday " have not heard the result, The federals are mak- ing enquiries as to the means of crossing bayous and concerning the roads to Little Rock, but Of course that is all stuff, as five thousand or five times five can reach here.