, 1864-04-22
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.
4 Resume Of Late occurrencca-Thc
Federal Victory Of the 9th Inst.
COn0rmcsIa etc. etc.

Especial Dispatch TO theEhlcago Tribuae1
CA1no, April It.
We have perfectly reliable information TO-DAY
frcm Grand Ecore, La, to the 18th.
TIE informant corroborates III the main the state
ments arr adJ published regarding the fighting on
the Eth erd 9th fnsts, and furnishes the following
additional particulats: The first meeting Of the
enemy BY our cavalry IN the advance upon shserc.
port, WIS. On the 9Th, when but short distance
from Natchitoches, and they continued eldrmfah.
ing up to the 9Th, when they were 1ftcen miles be
;oDd Pleasant Hill. and about Eorty-ave from
Shreveport The rebels had posted themselves in
lorce ppon both sides Of the road orr cavalry
must pursue. At noon Of that day there was
heary fighting. Our cavalry commander sent bacl;
to obfs.n nfantry support but tho force Of the en-
emy Vts not actually known, and only two or
tEsec hris2des OF the 18th army corps were sent
Coward, one brigade at . time, euppostpc that
they Hou'd be ample te keep them back, but they
were insufficient. The fighting which lasted from
anlfpast four p. m. I'LL dark, was very heavy. We
lost considerable and the enemy captured IL guns,
part ofthe Mercantile Battery Of Chicago, and an
Indiana battery, and our wagon train.. This was
about the result Of the nrst days fighting.
On the 9th, our forces having fallen back to
Pleasant Hill, Gen Banks gent Gen. L. J. Smith,
with parts Of the 18th and 18th army corps and the
18th torps under Frankn to reinforce and took com.
mand In pczSon- The rebel advance Was checked,
There Waa eeyete fighting On about the zane hours
In tie afternoon rs On the previous day, preceded
" sk1rnshing in the fore part Of the day. md the
result orr AIMS were triumphant, tho enemy being
driven of the feld In perfect rout. Tho heafiest
hEhttnE IVES from p. II. until dark, when the
rebels were in full retrcat Thcr loss IL probably
as heavy. II not heavier, than oura. We captured
two guns and nom 800 to 1000 prisoners on the
second day. Our 1oss is not exactly known, but is
severe.
The country where the batte-waa fought was
covered with pine timber, utterly barren, unpro-
ductfyc, and no support could be obtained 70. man
or beast. Our men started With only four days
ratious and lost the most ofthat in the first d.ys
fighting, and the rebels enteavored to cut OF trans
ports which were guarded by Admiral Poster's cun-
boat fleet When On toe way down to Grand
Ecore, they were attacked at every point by arti1
lery and infantry and but for the gunboats must
hive fallen into rebel 1,ande Such an eyeat wootd
have been fatal In the extreme. Part Of the 18th
CoEp: WIS On Transports also coming to Grand
Ecore. This was on the 12th end 18th inst, Gen,
hansom was wounded In the knee BY q musket
haliet. co. Diekey, Of his sta,, Is reported killed
In the flrft days fighting. Our loss WINS preat in
commissioned officers on the ssh and 9Th,
While Admiral Porte.'e cuoboats .vers Ar7nr
1pou the rebels, spirited attack upon the tr.ns.
ports WIS gaslantly repelled. The rebel Gen.
Green was instantly kiled. shell taking of hls
head. Gems. Parsona and Morton arc a.so reno,,ed
killed. dnriug the previous battle On the oh by tbe
troops under Gen. Banks+
Gen. 4. ]. Smiths command gained greet credit
for their gallant condnct in checking the advance
and materially aiding in the defeat Of the rebeta
On the eecond days fight. The 18th is also faro,.
atty spoken Of
Essex had been Eunk. arc without foundation.
The entire fleet was In perfect safety on the 18th.
ba wing received little damage from the enemy in
tte yarious ekif1nishcs.