The Opelousas courier., 1864-06-18
From our Eat5a Of Tuesday last.

CAMnEN. June Ath-Ed GGzsfts: We have
Yankee news to The 31ss eiag.#aHd southern to|
sthe 2ath Official information from Sherman OF
The 2sth sars Johnston has failen back to Attain
Ia. Our army at Dallas. Johnston strongly for
aifsed. al dfeadflft fight exrecte3-onr troops in
GOOD condition and anxious for the fray. Il
Lee has fallen back 10 the north bank OF South
Anna. Breckiuridge with three to 1o,6G0 men
Il Fairfax G. H. Grant at Hanover town and
Ferry. Butler still at Bermuda Hundred.
TIE Charleston Mercury Of the 20th says John
sion retreat is for strategica purposes largely
reinforced and will whip Sherman at his leisure
Johnston's whole loss is COCO. He is strongly
.s@f,trenehed-no fear ACCOMPLISHMENTS aes
feat certain a,M overwhelming
,fhe Atlanta Vntelligencer in an editorial says
.ahat in the fight at Reseea the enemy less was
Eve times as great as ours. Not halt of our
FORCES broughtinto action, for some reason known
alone to God and Joe Johnston. JrNo.
The Missouri Democrat of the 24th has Rich
r,ord dates ef tie lgti.. The news reached us
Yesterday that there was most terrible battle
s At SpottsylvanAC. II. Grant had made nioss
desperate asss&t ON Lees ligiit. and bad 5een
most admirably repulsed.
Z The news Of another victory has JUS beea
sscelved from Lees army.
Butler has been driven 10 cover Of his gi,nboats
Cheering news from She Trans Mississippi
Department Juno !
May 27ttl. dispatch from Gen. Grant dated. I
o'clock, last Monday, states: that the army mad
moved from its position TO North Anna, IN close
pursuit Of the enemy.
al dispatch from Gen. Grant, dafed,5 o'clock
fills morning. states that the enemy had nsii BACK
ffon yhe North Anaa Gen. W arfen had cap
surpd Official papers calling Tor boys fifteen ears
eld to Richmond. Is. ~. sIANIsS s
New York, May %. "A fer several days light
ing, on the morning Of the 18th and ioth feDeis
were Id full retreat before Sherman. their supply
md ammunition Train had been burnt. fhaye
& 1000 prisoners. Gen. Sherman following the
Rebels and engaging them with artillery. Inc
Easbeis assaulted Butter at midlight iast nignt
sssasFsng them down like grass, but fiasty with
drssv isaying 2S5 dead on the field.
Washington, hay 20 "A dispatch rom Gen.
HIiF1aiian, ct Knighton. dated lt o clock I. M,
Oh ths I9f, state. that dining the dssy we had
pushed column beyond thai place IN pufsait OF
Johnst0n as tar as GassTIsie, and sssfuiisning
with HaTdee In the latter part ef the dsg. hard
6eht Is expected at Atlan.a
on James river. Butler had tsyo bIigades an
4 ted on the 18th S.. q. J5Ko.
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hintlIy furnishes ts with ths felloWine M
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ksv eaptufsd one boat, sunk i've and Grip
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