Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27


The indsiaiigabls Government courier NsioT
Springer, arrived here yesterday (Sundsy)
merniDg from west of Mississippi. He left
Shreveport On ths 12;h iEst., and brings Us pa
peFs from that plece Of the I0.h and frcm Hous-
ton Of the 6 h i1st. Banks, when he left was
shut Up IN Alexaldris, aud bis capture was con
sideTed as certain as though he were already in
our hands. Oar army was in Che highest spirits.
From = letter received in this city from gentle
Ensn OF position, we are allowed to copy the fol-
lowing extract:
SHREVEPORT, hay S.-We have hsd one big
battle since / wrote you last Il was fought on
TIE Bayou Saline, in Arkansas, by Gen. Smith.
He whipped the Yankees bsdly. The fsbt com
menced al daylight aud lasted until dsTk. Just
after il was over there came up terrible ran,
overfoWing the country ali round, the Yankees
getting on the opposite side Of the bayou, and
that night retTeAtsd, destroying their pantoons
Inc 6ood continued the next day, deszining cur
troops twenty-foUr hours. On getting scross
We captured two sHndred and 'ffsy wagons
stuck IN the 8'ud, loaded with commsssry stores
and camp eqaippsge. Gen. Smith is sill after
them. L is thought here iha. he viii drive
them out Of the S5ste. We have taken alto
gether some eight hundred wagons and four
Thousand prisoners. Gar loss was very heavy
In man sad officers.
We have squads of persons every day com
ing in fTom Gen. Taylor. He has Banks foul
and PeTteTs feet is in terrible condition. All
OF his boats are above the fslls with the exeep-
ton Of few Transports, with only twenty
inches on the falls and tas liver falling ali the
time.
There is some new movement on the carpet.
I would not be surprised to hear of Banks and
ell of his force, Runbosts and SILL being captured
betoTs this week Is over. Last night 50 600 r.
tions were shipped to Csmpts / think that
Gen. Smith has been reinforcing Gen. Taylor
II it should prove true il viii DO the greatest
move Of this campaign, for be viii get the last
one Of them.
Gen MAgrudsr hAs assumed command of Ar
ksasss.
I. is thought that Gen. Price viii move on
to Missouri.
Gen HeseTs has cspsured gthree gunboats and
one transport Ia TIE CseasieU, on the L7ui5-
lara cosst, to the west of Sabine Pass
This department has been giving il to tie
YsDks for the last month ia rapid licks
We bsve an extra from the Shreveport Gaz-
esis of the 7ih, which contains tho following
msrginsi noss; "a courier just in reports that
Gen Majors has captured three gunboats below
Alexandria"
L is stated that in the battles near Mansfield,
the Confederate loss was 800 wounded, 800
killed and 400 prisoners; that OF the enemy 500
wounded, 400 killed and 5000 prisoners.
From the Shreveport papers We copy the fol
loving:
Official information wss received at head.
quarters this morning announcing the capture
Of an Ohio regiment on q transport on Thursday
last by General Msj0rs, bsGiseep Alexandra
and Fort Ds R1ssy.
TIE regiment numbered two hundred and
seventy-6ve men, together with al their COM
paBy aud field officers
Banks army is cOoped up in Alexandra,
thoroughly demoTsl zsd, snd squads OF the en-
eny are being daily captured By our troops,
who are hsTsssing them fTom 81 directions.
Twelve hun5Ted-And fUriy-fvs Yankee pTiso-
ners esp4ursa IN Arkansas 10 tbs lals fgats,
passed through ttis city yesterday, en- reute for
Texas.
The state. Of sfsirs since our last, has been
as hstteung as could be desired From Afksn-
sas we have intelligence cf the defeat Of Steele
on tie lhne bottom. From below We have IN
foEmssi0n that Gen. Majors, captured trans
por. on she 81 inst, between Alexandra end
Fort DeRUssy, having on board the l20.h Ohio
regiment, consisting Of 275 men, exclusive Of
ofiesrs. GsE Hebert sent iDfoFmstion to head
quarters at this place, shat the enemy were at.
hacked At Cslcssieu on the Oh inst, resulting
IL the capture Of twO gunboSts, the Granite City
and Wave, together with sixteen guns, and
about eighty prisoners.
A more gloTions weeks summary could not
be desired, and We feel confident that our resd
eTs need not appTehsad, fol soma tins, news of
dfelsR complexion.
Cen Msjoss hes captured transport thirty
miles below Alexsndris, and !, holds the river at
shat point with his artillery. The enemy are
uslog every exeTtisn 70 remove the supplies aad
srnsmsnts from their gunbezts, which they ere
preparing 70 abandon above ths falls. They are
beiuS terribly harasssd BIZ orr aharpshaofays
Oar cavalry have driven The enemy cut of the
Teebe and Crosse Tele eonnsTy, compelling
them 70 dsssroy large quantities Of public stores
before crossing Bsrwiek's bsy.
MsjoT A. 5 Rose leaves eur city this morning
for the east sids Of the MiHaissippi Mtjor r
is tho Pioneer CoafieT, and makes reguias trips
to aud fro, this beieg MS toenty-seYentE trip.
He oentemP'A.es returning in the course Of five
or SIX weeks.