Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-10
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ST. LOUIS, May 9.-The Democrat
this morning publishes the following coz
corning the expedition under General
Steele towards Shfeyepott, which has
ended with his return, under rather ex-
citing circumstances, to Little Rock.
A gentleman conversant with the
facts has arrived and Eeommunieates
statements to the following purport:
Steele left Little Rock With l 200 in
fantry, and 1900 cavalry snder General
Carr. Arkadsiphis was occupied with
out difficulty, and the force moved for
ward 30 Camden. Between Arkadelphia
and Camden a subsistence train of $50
wagons was cut of and captured BY the
enemy, together with the escort of $50
men, who suddenly found themselves in
the hands of q superior force, and made
little resistance. At Camden, Steele
found Pfiee, about 5000 strong, whose
cavalry was in his rear. Two hundred
and foTty wagons, dispatched from Cam
den towards Pine Bluff for stores, with
an sseoFt Of 800 men, were captured
aby the4snemy. y
The steamer Alamo, with 20 tons Of
ammunition for Steele's army, was sunk,
40 miles below Little Rock, By coming in
collision with another steamer The
pilot who had charge Of the boat was put
under arrest on suspicion Of treachery,
but subsequently, released.
Steele found no stores to subsist bis
troops upon and had TO redaee their al
lowanees 70 quarter ratfons AS bis
movement was to be cooperation with
the main corps Of Banks's command,
which had failed, there remained no
coarse bus 10 return 10 Little Rock.
Price undertook 10 retain Steele at
Camden, while Marmaduke, with strong
force, set off for Little Rock. Steele
had 70 act for the safety Of the Arkan-
sas capital, with It's Union population
and millions Of dollars worth Of Fede-
raj stores, and for its rescue. His army
broke through Prices lines, and set out
to get to Little Rock in time to save It
from MaFnaduke, who was making every
exertionto reach it, and bag the propos-
ed game At Sabine Fork IL became
necessary to give Price battle, which vas
handsomely done The rebels we're well
mounted, in fine cor dition, and the fight
was protracted and bloody, lasting three
or four hours, aud resulted in the cor .
plsts repulse of the enemy, leaving
Steele TO resume bis exciting race with
Marmaduke. The latter approached
Little Rock, throwing shells into the city,
in the afternoon. Shortly afterwards
Sonpiss cavalry came mp, and joining
the troops at the post compelled Mar
Taduke TO relinqaish his undertaking.
he made little resistance as the main
body Of Steele's army was rapidly ar
irving.
All The Legislature Was in session. and
probably not one Of its members. If
caught, would have teen spared by the
exasperated foe. During the entire
march from Camden the troops were
constantly skirmishing with the enemy,
who hung upon their rear and TANKS,
strsnaousiy endeavoring 10 impede their
progress There were no ambulanees
for the wounded, and they had to be lea
in The houses Of residents on the road.
An escort Of 1000 men VAS captured,
composed Of the 3G4h Iowa, s3d Indiana
and 18th Ohio. Only IS succeeded in
escaping Our informant represents
Steele's cavalry as deplorably deficient
in horass, our men being eompalled TO
use unbrokeu mules In many instances,
or trying 10 use them, for cavalry horses.
Prices forces were still lingering in the
vicinity, and we're stripping the desola-
ted eonntrv anew