Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30
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The Disaster sa RED River Reports
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The Disaster ga Hsd River Reports
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WARRINGTON, April - Nd: Official
reports Of the recent battles GA Red Riy-
er hare been received from General
BAaks 10 addition 10 those published IN
lhe New Orleans Era Unofficial let
tiers from persons, upon whose testimony
reliance il placed in high quarters. give
even n more uniAvoFable account Of the
conditions Of things than has herslofore
beer published, and comment severely
upon the lack Of prudence aud Of Gener-
aIship displayed by General Banks aud
Gen Stone, Nho was sent 10 him for
Chief o. staff a. Ms urgent request.
One letter says Gen. Banks, with his
fine army Of 10000 was totally defeated
and routed by ~, 900 under Dick Taylor.
II was done IN this manner Banks
cent oct 600 cavalry in advance with
all their wagons (two hundred) just be
hind them. This force of cavalry was
supported BY about :. eco infantry, while
the great mas Of the army vas far IN
the rear, coming up in anything bot
good order The result can be easily
Imagined The whole Of the rebel ARMY
charged on the cavalry, stampeded them
back on the Infantry, and the whole con
cern turned round and ran
i Ii was couiplete Fout.A The felsels
captured fftSen hundred prisoners, Is
guns, a hundred and sixty wagons. and
a large supply Of provisions, &c besides
driviug oar army back fifteen Iniles =
Pleasant Hill The. enemy attacked
Banks the second day at Pleasant Hill.
aud we're defeated, bat our army has re-
treated 10 Grand Ecore, and the rebels
are iuss oasside Of the town Oar army
ia nov in q state Of Generalization All
Ne troops are il the toan and seem
Afraid 70 20 oct OF T. fA8 E =
Officers and men blame each other,
nud ante IN saying twas most misef-
able ana Criminal piece Of generalshiP.
Gen. A J. Smith must be exempt a.
| Together from condemnation. His men
I fought Ike tigera
Admiral Porter whose dispatches come
down 10 the 18th inst, gives quite as M
satisfactory history Of the campsign IS
[ the above. His Aotilla arrived on the l1sh
inst. the appointed day, At Loggy Bayou,
I Eve miles from Springfield, to which
place supplies broaghs By transports
/ we're to be hauled 10 the army.
II The only sppearance. Of the enemy
| during the voyage was on the 9th last
/ when man rode out to the banks TO de-
( Hberately shoot Lieut. CONTRARY, cou.-
I mander Of the ChiIIicothe. and FOOD
officer. All ON the transports were IN
the best Of spirits.
Firing was heard; reports were cur
rent that our army was victorious, and
hopes we're entertained of arriving 3:
Shreveport At the appointed hour; Ia.
/ Immediately on arrival at Lozgy Bayou,
Admiral Porter received ; message
from Gen- Banks announcing his deEea.
/ and retreat OF course the fotiIia had
to follow suit What could ne do but
come backY - writes an officer at
tzched to one Of the gunbosts-''sLe
water was falling; We had twenty-five
transports .oproteefs which the rebel
army night destroy, besides inhietiHg
other injury upon IA We came back
aud literally fought cur way through.
Therebel army attacked US ct ever
point; We have fought them steadily fOE
the last three days %
Yesterday afternoon, shout twenty i've
miles above here, Gen- Green attacked
the gunboats and transports with 2, 81
] men and three pieces Of artillery w