Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-22
Prem Trans-mss.is.ippi.


We had the plsasurs Of nesting on the train this
morning with Mr.. Warren Adams, Just from the trans
Mississippi department, having with him q lBrge guam
tity Of letters for Texas soldiers. We are indebted 70
him for q letter Of our trans-Mississippi correspondent,
published elsewhere also, for & fe Of papers nom
Texas. Nj. Adams crossed the Mississippi on the 18th,
having left Houston on the 4ih Inst. The great battle
betwte en- Smith and Banks had not occurred when he
left, but our armies were eoResntrHting-Gen hagFuder
coming up also with bis troops from Texas BIS In
formation Z that the great battle took place on the 18th
inst In this connection We may state that 4 lady from
Baton Rouge, arrived a day or two sines - Enterprise
reports thas large numbers Of wounded we're being
brought n-IEhen she left, two boats having been pressed
70 convey them; that the understanding there was, that
| Gen. Smith retired toward Shreveport before Banks,
who, thinking ne WIS., forcing Smith back, kept on In
pursuit that some coumoiion then occurred IN the
rear Of BaDkS forces, supposed 70 be from an attack OF
guerriIlA1; that Banks cent = considerable forOa to pun
lsh them, when the gusrrillas proved to be MRgruder, At
the head Of his brsys Texans. who a. once eommsneed
d heavy . tack that At the sound Of msgrudsrs yunI,
Smith checked bis retreat, and, 50 agreed upon, sud-
denly assumed the offensive, ana that the enemy were
completely roused, large numbers of them being driven
into the hvsr.
The understanding at Baton Rouge IL that he defeat
Of Banks sfas overwhelming, and the account Of the
azht made to order and Puniisted In New Orleans,
rsAlly confirms this belief
M. Adams brings the importAu. intelligence that the
Red river has fallen with unexsmpled rapidly, leaving
forty In kl-aboVo the falls, Just above AisxandriA,
with no ehAncs Of getting down before the winter rise,
before which, let Us hope. they will all be captured.
The MiEslssippi was also falling rapidly.
Nj. Adams heard the report Of the battle (which took
place about fifteen miles west of Grand Ecore) on
both sidss Of the Mississippi. We may also state that
gentlemen are in the city who len Shreveport on the
TIN, mp 70 which time no battle had occurred. This
strengthens the report that the chief battle was fought
en- the iltl. and that the affairs reported In the New
Orleans extra, tslsgraphed yesterday, were only pre-
lminary engRgements.
AS an additional fact eorrobor4ing this view, Mr..
Adams stsfss that = Yankee courier bearing dispatches
from Banks 70 franklin was captured between Baysu
Rapides gad Big Cane on the 9Th. Gen. Banks states
that he was then surrounded by rebel cavalry and
urges Franklin to hurry forward with his corps with all
possible speed Add to this the fact that Gen. Magru-
der could not have gotten up In time to participate In
the battle on the 7th OF 5th, as the YANKEES account fixes
Il, and we must consider the fact established that the
great battle and rousing Confederate victory was
fought and won the 18th inst, or at all events subse.
quent 70 the AFFAIR reported in the New OrlesnseKira.
Mr. Adams lezYes for Richmond to-day, but will re-
turn here on his wEy back in q couple Of weeks, and
viii take back any letters that mEy be left At this Office
for him