Shreveport news., 1864-06-07
NEWS ITEMS.

negroes. ~ yankees. ~ wagons, 100 t!;hrlu
rides. $50 navy revoivcrs. store houses
flied with conlmiseary, quarScrtnaster ana |
u large quantity oil mrdieA. stores:
Ire nesi oes were returned 10 the r own
erS, and the yankees We're rlro'cd. Gen.
shelby continued his march on the is.
Richmond. May s.--lhr vucmy i'll Ches'
teriield county have Withdrawn from the
rail read TO their entertainments.
Smith Giimcr is commanding the expo
!ition with Headquarters ut City Point.
where a negro brigade is cntrcnchcd.
No fighting AZ Wa'tbap Junction to-day.
The enemy's loss yesterday was one
thousand killed. and wounded.
EuGer made narrow escape from five
of our pickles near City Point on Friday
evening.
\ telegram from Gen. Lee says the en-
envy la, advanced his position and is
III .rch.ng towards Fredericksburg.
1he news is !arorably construed in Off
ctii circles.
AT Chester. GA Saturday. between Rich
III ani and Petersburg The Yankees We're
r"p'I!s cd with a loss OF one thops nd wound
All the Yankee officers, olc thousand in
number. We're sent to DanNiisc on saturday.
Before leaving tney became very r,ir.cto-
ry.
Richmond. May 3 --Thc following ofiici.l
dispatch from u en-. Lee has been received
here:
Near Spo,tsylvania Courthou7e,
May s.
T. IfJa. Jno Il. .Ss2aoa After sharp
Encounter 18th the 9th Amy Corps. Wa-eis
ana Terretr, divisions OF cavalry. under Il
Il Anderson. with the advance OF the amy
rcpn'seG Tie enemy with heavy slaughter
aud took possession ut the Courthouse. l
an more than cra;iti"i II The uiver OF a.!
victories that oar loss Is mall.
tsgncil IL. +. LEE. General.
Eichnv:.l, May ga Interruption in
the telegraph communicate between
Eicbmond and Weldon, Win the hpur.esS
expectation of the line being lie, 'urcd. has
caused an Accumulation OF pres reports a,
this point. the tntterti point Of which axe
subjo!ucd
Orange {. II. May 7-Ewcll again repuls-
ed th, enemy yesterday. The yankee ioss
Is terrible. and especially in the early par;
of the enlightenment. Eweu's loss was
small.
Last night our men held possession of tic
euemys battle field on the left and centre,
Capturing number Of wounded.
Our success is very great but not decis-
I'VE.
Tie charge o. Gordon's brigade is rep
resented TO be the grandcs. o! the war.
tur los thus far Is I've thousand. 81:
whom Il large portion are slightly wound
cd.
The i,ht occurred in a dcnse'y wooded
country. and hence little OF no artillery
was used in III. fight
Richmond. II ~ s-Tac following was
received this morning
Headquarters. Army Northern Virginia.
May :.
Tot The Secreiaryof Var q: General G"rdoa
/ turned the enemy extreme right Yesterday
/ evening. am drove him from his rife PITS
Among the prisoners captured are Gems.
| Seymour and -hai!cr. \ number o; aftns
! Were also taken.
| The enemy has abandoned the German
ma Ford road and has removed his pontoon
/ bridges towards E.y :.
! sIsht stumbling along our line.
l>igncdl Il l. LEE. General.
| Wilmington. May Com Cook with the
/ iro" eird ALTERNATE engaged nlne oi the
! enemys guuboats in Albcrmarle Sound on
tie 9th. sinking one and dis. biing two
! The. fight lasted from 6 p. IN. til! night
| Dalton. Mag 9.-iiooker's corps attempt
/ ed yesterday to carry Dug Gap by storm
twas defended by i'l1ggs' 2ih kentucky
cavalry and the LIST Arkansas inf ntry, who
repulsei their assaults, inticnng heavy
! loss on the enemy. Our ammunition ne
coming cXhaWs ed the men Resisted the last
assault by re ting the enemy with stuccs
until the ar,iya! OF Cranberry : Texas brig
aie. when the enemy were routed AID has
! lily withdrawn.
Our loss was very small. On" Licu;en-
ant and twenty men was captured
Slight skIrmlshing was going On in front
up Ia hack.
| The enemy having masscd a heavy force
in front of Rocky Face, io,ir line, OF battle
being visible, il was thought they would
attempt 10 carry it by storm this morning
but a. yet no demonstration has been made.
Atlanta. May ll-Thc assam of Rocky
Face hi ." be-an this morning, AMI was
repGIsed with 4Ie 1t slaughter.
ihe wounded OF tie e.emy are with
drawn.
: Among the prisoners brought here Y ester
dmI. were several oti-e recog Dileu as be-
/ longing 10 ~rrcight's rad.
| I,it,1l. My l2--EncDv made :"Ur as
sall1ts On our Hoiks at Mil Creek Gap YES
;erday. and wrre handsomely reptn ed 49,
Several hundred of their dead We're lett on
! the field.
| The enemy are making heavy demon ira
| ton upon ths Cleveland road this morning,
! but iittIe ig htng has Yet keen done
| Washington City, May i1-lhe enemy
continues 20 strengthen his " rks.
| 1t is stated that Lees army has been re
! intnrced and now numbers 100000
Saturday afternoon the Rebels suddenly
developed line of battle o. our left. COB
bling up our picEets ald driving back the
reserve. Gems Meade and Wright with
staff, were out beyond the front at the time
| and had a very narrow escape from cap
| ture.
| The secessionists have n story atioat that
Buckner and Breckenridge Joined Lee. an d
portion of Johnston army rein forced
Beauregard at Petersburg. Brcclinrdgc's
| junction considered in military circles pos
sible, but not impossible.
! A gentleman from Georgia whose state