The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-04-27
800 men caincSap, and was Immediately

900 men canesap, and was i,nmediatcl,
routed.
. Finally the 18th corps, With 1000 men.
came up. formed in line, checked the enemy
and held them until We rot oil tho trains
off except that Of the cavalry. The whole
army is now falling tack here where it
must wait aud reorganize before proceeding
further towards Shreveport. .0-
WASHINGTON, April 20.
= The following dispatch was received at
the Navy Department this noon
Hon Gideon Wells. 2,-a,'' 'ss-,5-:2-@'s7S'
l have received private letters rom He'd
River, one dated Grand Ecore river, 9th
and one dated Alexandris, 18th, stating that
the army under Gen. Banks met with re.
verses on the 8th near Mansfield. Our ar
my fell b'ck, and on the next day the reb
els attacked them and were handsomely
VI ;pped. Loss h,avy on both sides. -
Admiral Porter, when last heard from.
was about 40 miles above Grand Ecore riv.
IIer, Louisiana, =
lSigned .~, .,r IA. NJ. .PENNook.
~~ $.'~& - p. - Commander or Fleet.
New York. April %.
The Wo'lls Washington special saws
Governors Brough, Lewis, Morton Curtin
and Yates had long interview With the
tPresidentto day, to urge upon him the nee.
essity of calling 2)e, zoo men into service.
for defense Of the States bo:derinp on the
Ohio river, especially Indiana, Ohio and
Kentucky They claimed If specially au.
thorized they could leceive that nrrnher
for that duty by volunteering.
The President, as things now stand
seems disposed to issue call for 200. .OOl
troops to be raised only in the Western
States. - Z =.
ALI sick IN he a: m Of the Potomac have
been sent here and placed in the hospi-
tai.
[Nyn,"'s Washington Spec;ez. Mai
Gen. Crit: nden has been assigned to Al,
important com nand and ordered to renor,
to Burnside.
Serions apprehensions are entertained o
difficulties with the Sioux Indians during
the coming season. Reliable informatioI
ha" been forwade1 to the War Dep rtment t,
the effect that there are 1,4OO lodges O
war iors within Is miles OF Fort Union am
1 6JO lodges Oil Powder Creek, emptyin. int
the Yellow Stone. The Sioux have bee,
joined by the ASsiniboines, Crow and Wes
teri Sioux Indians ard are preparing to at
tack For. Union ard destroy steamers on
the Upper Missouri, Gen. Pope, it is un.
de's!'o! has ordered strong force int
the Indian country. end a bloody India,
ampa'sn '> anticipated.
In or,n,t IN received here confirms th
Ssu,sp'cion> Of wide spread conspiracy i,
Nor'hwes eIn States TO inausurate armed
resistance 10 Tho Government.
The Tan ," Washington special saw
Grant has left Tor the front and Burnside
ter Fortress Monr"e. II is understood rc
cent developments Of the intentions OF the
rcoc's renders an eaIly NOV sment Of tn,
army o: The Potomac highly probable.
; the recent order of Gen. Gr mt banish
'ns SntIers, ri Is tho army OF over 2 800 sp
petnumcra,ies.
! CAIRO, April FL.
Advices from Grand Ecore, Red River
10 the morning Of the 18th, AMI received
The battle Oh The o,h wa. fought at Ss
h ne Cross EoalS from 8 to Is miles frou
Pla 'sant Hill, and is known as the b,ttls O
Sab;,. Gross E"a'ls. The enemy was com
mande> fY Gems. Mcgrader, Holmes and
TaylnrsA " under Kirby Smith. The enc
mys loss he first day is placel At 1,5Oo
The secon .Syht was at Pleasant Hill
where as prev. 'usy stated the enemy wa.
most glouriousl, routed and driven from
the fell bv our 70. rceS under Gen. A. j
Smith Ranks com mauded in chief. The
ene'nyE loss is hea W, ,lwo TO our one
Among their killed y ere Generals Nor.
ton md Ia sons.
After the first days fight Banks being
shor: Of ra ions. sent word to Admiral Por.
:er TO return with the fleet ". hich had ad
vanced TO within 80 miles Of Shreveport
aMd was preparing to blow up tho steame,
New Falls City which the rebels had sunk
in the channel. On the receipt of Banks
dispatch the feet turned back, AMI, on the
way down, was attacked by large numbers
g. the enemy on both. siees Of the river who
attempted to capture The transports. 4
fight ensued between the gunboats and the
rctelS. in vii: :ch the latter were splendidly
rrbnl>ed with a. loss of 5o) or 600 killed
and large number wot nde /, while none Of
the gunboats were injured. ....t d: .......,,
Gen. Green. comm III. ing the rebels in
this astior, had his head blown of by .
shell. .,..
-...s -. WASHINGTON, April 21.
The following information was received
to night from the army Of the Potomac:
Five deser.ers Of the 4sth Virgins rebel
regiment, cane INTO our 1inas vcaferfdav Il