The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-06-03

nrr as .ahe command of Steele. The forces OF
K,rhy Smith had only sixteen 9 sponEd rife
guns with shica 10 fight Banks forces, bat he
new has seventy one pieces Of artillery. eight OF
which are SO FOUNDER Parrots. forty.sesen IL
pounder Napoleons, and sixteen o Founders.
Among the stores were sixteen wagons loaded
with medicines. thirty two atnbnlances, lshc
first that our army had ever seem all OF the
enerny's ordnance. eommfssary and quasser-
masters stores, and 81, geo small arms, amount.
ing to a complete outfit, which they had never
had before. They now fec. able to ssy to their
friends on this side Of she Mississippi that sbey
will giys q good account OF tae. TenTaant OF
Tie eseny left Id sieir department, or ip ether
words That they inteSd 70 clean theni ous,
and establish coukderase iDdepeadsnce sssss OF
the Mississippi. :,
The following address OF Gen. Smith viii
Isshos what hiss been accomplished by cur brave
troops sirss the commencement Of sle present
| campaign
| HgaDeraaygRs TgAxs Missssstfrt Dgrr,
CaMpsx, Ags., May 4, 1854.
sSoidisrs Of tie Traas Missssipsa Dsps::
The campaign inangurased At Mansfield on
the day OF national fass and supplicasiou, has,
unier Providence, been crowned with moss
glorious and brilliant success. You bare de-
scatea foo three times your number. The
fields OF Mansfield. Pleasant Hid. Clcusserville,
| Poison Springs, Marks Mills and jenkins Fer
| ~. attest yoar devotion. 5000 killed and
woaudesl, 5000 prisoners, sh;rtv.feur pieces OF
artillery. 1900 wagons. one guntoas and three
transports. asc already fruits Of year victories.
The path oi glory a still open 10 yca--pesHsa.
rent secarisy to yoer homes before you. Call
together yosr comrades, and slsculier 10 shcal-
| des us will vet fsce the soil Of otir beloved
country from she invaders footsteps. Soldiers
of Askansas, Misaeuri, Texas and Louisiana
| yon have sho shsnks of 9 grateful people. fors
] living Will be respected d--seur dead hoHoFed
| and sesersd. 4 kiaav satEss
/ General.
II Claxsos, la. May "a, VA SrnaEs. assh.--
Bsnks lies eseapcd from Alsxandrsa. By way o
/ Shreveport. d. j. Smiths corps has gone up
1 10 Na,clsex and FisksbaEg:: !: the balaass in fsa
i retreat sawarsis New 0sssaas, tesag new n
4 assrsass. On lIssa ssSsss haak al sss ssysf. IsS
l;sa. ssaby hes srsis cd ard assumed sosainand
Isaaks hasiag gcas 10 New Orleans Il y re
l,,ossssa sn. helfessa 10 i~ fesiaase, thas lieas
Gen. Dsck Tsslos ID sscss;Ha Asshafslass aisei
Twelve miles bslnus whese Banks efeecss.
4 gaass sseore asr reported, on good authority
4 10 sse sery sssaeis sasmasalissd.
| Msshia tho lis. SIX days. she batteries he
loswiag 10 ssss sossaaatd hase tisei into sis,
4 FaakeS transports esipsaing sasee seriously
knesksag oas The steam g,isse q one ard ssFasiiss
4 OF ihe gRabssst shat easae 10 lsss Eessek Los
8 of tlie eaesay not knowa. a'hsss sia;assag
Gal lslaad sssgsssigssl alssi el ssos
= ~'sSsdy sof sny advances the csssasy r,ia,
make.
ctssses. la. VIA Srassf. Mus. May Is
al six ssaleek YESTERDAY evening" the Yankee
ssay across ss,a riysrbseks np nsasr camp ii
4 Mosgansa, whefe Ihey had been terrifying. and
nspsad down the ssses. The eavalry and AT
tillssy went by land. the iataasry on transports
Whastsn's Texas cavalry wss smenss mile
swess II asosganra sssss aeeaaatss an,i our ia
saa.rs weFa u sseusgoss waiting fer sgslkar II
4 scsss up.
4 Major Of The Confederate Army, who
crossed saa river yesterday, reports - sollows
Seven ganboass and ten transports have been
lsespsnrea on Red River. Tho whole ausabss
Of Yankee psisehe,s. thas iar, sasen by US ia
i.sassaana and Arkansas b $4,000. On shs
iasla ,assasss swo gaaboxis''asd three transport.
vera captured ia Sonthwess Louissasa hy Col
a1esanaef. All shs property from Na,chi
scehsssta sinaspers hss s,saa entirely dessscved
By tho eaesay. They. baEnei iadssasisnsHatesy
hesse4 sessssn gins, warehouses, eora sFiis, and
ssrry,hiag slse. Many farailsea aso thus lsf
Eiessssats both ef food and clothing.
Two transports passed. up the sives Yesterday
wilh negro ssoopA GcaeEai cansy has gons
TO Vicksbarg.
/ Yankee papers received by Gag ofsruec COZ.
tain The following despatch
M'ssasssrn sarAp's. fLao sasr BtAcra4wg,
Month Of the Rcd River. May 10,