Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-05-13
w ashinrton, 9th.

W dSHlIiNipli, Itil.
In the senate this afternoon, Mr.. Cola
mer read the following telegram from the
Secretary of Wars
Dispatches have been received from Gems
Grant and Meade. They were ION to
Richmond" Lee was in full retreat with
Sedgwick, Hancock, Warren and Burnside
close upon his heels.
st. Louis. Sth.
The Democrat of this morning publishes
the following:
The expedition of Gen. Steele towards
Shreveport has ended with his return I'M
der rather exciting circumstances, to Little
| Rock.
4 gentleman eonversant with the facts,
has arrived here and communicated state
mcnt to the following purport:
Gen Steele left Little Rock with some
II 900 infantry and 5000 cavalry, the lat
ter under Gen Carr.
Arkadclphia was occupied without diff
Guilty, and a force moved forward to Cam
den Between trkadclphia and Camden
a subsistence train of lS0 wagons was cut
off and captured by the enemy, together
with the escort of $50 men, who suddenly
found themselves i'll the hands of superb
or force, and made little or no resistance.
At Camden Steele soon found the rebel
cavalry, about 5000 strong, in his rear. and
2i0 wagons, despatched from Camden to-
wards Pine Bluff for stores, with an escort
of 1000 men were captured by the enemy.
The steamer Alema with 30 tons of am
munition for Steele and his army was sunk
10 miles below Little Rock by coming i'll
collision with another steamer. The pilot
l,oJ ,l,n # III, l,nn+ ,n1nr
arrest on suspicion of treachcry, but subse
qucntly released.
Gen. Steele could find no stores to sub
siSt his troops on and had to reduce their
allowance to quarter rations.
As the movement of Gen. Steele was to
he cooperative with the main one OF Gen.
Banks, which had failed, there remained
10 course but to return to Little Rock.
Gen. Price undertook to retain General
Steele at Camden, while Marmaduke set
off for Little Rock. Gen. Steele to act
for the safety of the capital of Arkansas.
with its union population and millions of
dollars worth Of stores, and for the rescue
of his army, broke through the lines of
Gen. Price and set ont to get to Little
Rock in time to save it from Marmaduke.
who was also making every cxertion to
reach and bag the proposed game.
At Sabine Pass it became necessary to
give Price battle, which was handsomely
done. The rebels were we'll mounted and
in fine condition. The fight was protracted
and bloody. lasting for three or four hours
and resulting in the complete repulse of
the enemy, and leaving Steele to resume
his exciting race With Marmaduke.
Marmaduke approached Little Rock,
throwing shell into the city on the after
noon of the LIST. Shortly afterwards Cars
cavalry came up, and these joining the
troops at the post, compelled Marnadnlic
to relinquish his undertaking. He made
little resistance, as the main body of Steele's
army was rapidly arriving.
During the entire march of our army
from Camden our troops We're constantly
diminishing with the enemy, who hung up
on their rear and TANKS, strenuously en-
deavoring to impede their progress.
There were no ambnlances for our wound
ed men, and they had to be left i'll the
houses of the residents on the road.