The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-04-02
THE WAR NEWS.
The prisoners captured at Fort De Rus
sey have arrived at New Orleans.


The N. Y. Worlds Washington special
has rumor that the entire organized militia
of the North is to be called into service for
six months, to hold certain points during
the campaign against Richmond, which is
about to commence.
A dispatch from Brownsville, Texas,
says that 1000 rebel deserters arrived at
that place few days ago in body.
Our losses at the capture of Fort De Rus
sey, Red river, were killed, 2 MORALLY
wounded, 12 severely, 81 slightly and not
specified. Rebel loss. FIVE killed and four
wounded. About / 900 men had composed
the garrison at Fort De Russey, but more
than half of them had been Withdrawn to
defend Alexandria. The credit of the cap
ture belongs entirely to the army, the gun
boats not having participated in the engage
ment. De Russey is 20 miles from the
mouth Of Red river, Alexandria 40 and
Shreveport $50.
A dispatch from Chattanooga of the 25th
says: 1t has rained and showed here for the
last "a hours, and the roads are very bad.
The river is rising. Trains carry supplies
to Ringgold every day. The condition of
the army is excellent. Veteran regiments
arrive on almost every train.
Alexandria, La, surrendered to Admiral
Porter. without opposition. Things is
workin" down that way.
The President has dismissed Col. Wood
ford, of Kentucky, from the U. s. service,
for sentiments expressed at recent sword
presentation in Kentucky.
dispatch from Fort De Russey, Red
river, via Cairo Gath. says: This fort was
captured to-day by the United States forces
under Gen. A. J. Smith. The expedition
left Vicksburg on the 10th and landed at
Semmesport, La, on the 18th, and march
ed to Bayou Glsce, where Gen. Surry's reb-
ell brigade were encamped, but which fed
on the approach of our transports, leaving
considerable camp equippage and commits
sary stores. Smith pursued forward to
Yellow Bayou, where strong Notifications
had been erected, but the rebels again fed
as we came up. The enemy was pursued
and some diminishing occurred, resulting
IN the capture of several prisoners and a
small wagon train. At daylight yesterday
the entire command started for Fort De Rus,
sey, 28 miles distant, and at four O'Clock
p. m. the Sd and 9th Indiana batteries
opened on the fort, which replied vigorous
ly with three of its heaviest guns. The
cannonading continued an hour, when Gen,
Smith ordered the 1st and Cd divisions o.
the UVIpo ~.adar Gen Warre- tV Charge tux
enemy's rifle pits and storm the fort. The
58th, 10th and 89th Indiana and Gath Mis-
souri, regiments charged over the deep ditci
and thick abattis amid CALLING fire, ant
within twenty minutes after the order wa
, issued, the color sergeant of the 18th Indi
t ana planted the American flag upon the en-
emy's works. Our victory was complete
= and resulted in the capture of 80 prisoners
including "a commissioned officers, tw
8 nine-inch Dahlgren guns, two four-pound
e ers, four thirty-two Founders, two six
a Founders, lot of small arms, 1900 pound
= of fine powder, an immense quantity of as
! sorted ammunition and several thousan
dollars worth of commissary stores. kol
I De Russey is most formidable work, quad
= ripple, with bastions and bombproofs Gov
cred with railroad iron. A powerful waite
y battery connects with the fort, the casemate
e of which are capable of resisting shot an
# shell of the heaviest caliber. The positio
}, of It's guns was capital for rapid and effect
: i've fire on all boats attempting to run Up {
! down the river. About 800 negroes wei
A employed for year in constructing th
% earthworks. Gen. Smith will superinten
o the thorough destruction of the fortifci
i tons to-morros. It will take 5000 re
J. two or three days to destroy them. Glor
e GUS news may be expected from Genera
.. Banks and Smith within two weeks. The
r. designs, strength and position are contr;
le band at present.
lie General Grants FIRST general order forbiC
IL the use of intoxicating liquors by any pc
ID son in the military railway service. Goo
ne The Committee on the Conduct of Il
m War find no evidence against Gen. Meac
in their investigation.
to Numerous changes are being made in eu
" ordinate positions in the Army of the P
as tomac, with view to increase Its eficienc
he The Baltimore correspondent Of the ]
ce Y. World (Pretty good rebel authorit,
in gives the following as the exact strength
ak the rebel army In the Department of Y;