Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-02
The latest news from Gen Ba11kS IS, that he
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When the boat-load OF returned Conlh>}e-
rate prsor;ers arrived here, last saturday nlghI
twenty eight were found to be missing, having
quietly dropped IF the boat into the water
at different 2Y0int.o
The Others were put upon their parole noc
to attempt to escape, and Oh leaving the boat
walked OF 70 tler pGlson without S.n&le
guard They bore themselves with tfe ar %
conuuarors, hut avoided any deznoostratloas
that might be offensive
NEW Toax; 4 pril 3o.-1.he steamars Cot
ur1bia and Merriuac froln New Orleans. Oh
the 24th, have arrived. Gen. Neltzel IS
passenger III the Gc!unb bla
Alyioes fr,a14 Alexandria, La., g the 18Th
report that squads OF guerGllI&s and Contedor-
ATE cavalry have nade their appearance ca
Red river between Grand Eo ire All! Aie7a q
dria and mad fred on several boats, Du5 sio
damage had resulted as ye5 There bad been
no firing below Alexandra. 4 battle Is sald
60 -,e Imminent above Grand Ecore, between
the onDosing armies The Federal advance
pickets had come upon the JonIedera!e out
nl,sts and brisk s,irl1li3EIng ensued, and sharp
shooting was going ca Constantly. 4 g3Il7T~
ii engagement might be brought On a5 say
moment. The gunboats stationed at the mouth
Of Red river report General ste3Ie II 2osses~
sion Of Shreveport and throwing up zoifshca
5ions.
Seven hundred con5rabauds had been lro''g hr
10 New Orleans from Red river. zen: Lee
and Col. Dudley had arrived III New UYjeans
as also Cdntain Hines, 70 rotit his battery
Passengers from Red river state at 1tnpreS;|]
sion prevails that the Confederates will do AL
in their power 20 avoid general ongagein>g;!n3T,
fhough nicket firing II light bring It on. Inc
r. hos of OF
vance. whict must eventually take place, all;l
there would probably not be battle Tor
short time to come.
New York April 30.-Tho steamer John
J. Roe, at New Orleans from st. Louis, re-
ports having taken wood On tie l9tn at the
mouth Of the St. James river, The furnaces
we're filed. nEeu number OF sticks which
were loaded with powder exploded, without
doing any damage except burning nfenas1
slightly.
5)n fhe 22d. whers at Fort Adams, 2 mar
was seen in q perilous condition orta log III &no
river. The second mate and crew gent 20 nls
assistance when the guerrllias opened pat
terry on the steamer, firing ten shots, o0f CONG
no damage. The boats crew, when ast seen
were making for The opposite shore 1Fooi fno
fort Il is supposed they escapod
NEW YOEK, May l.-Nev Orleans adYlces
state that General Stone has been sApeI5edao
bv General Dwight, as chief Of (}on. Banks
4 refugee from Shreveport says the Contedl-
crates admit q loss OF only ] 100 nen1, oaS az
nit chat they were defeated IN INC last cay
battle, and suffered 81 heavily snat 5ney G1o
nof consider i prudent 70 renew 5tle attaoS.
Three thousand Confederate cavalry are re-
nortad 10 Be in ii neigbborhood oi Clinton,
La, above Port Hudson. Its supEo 'oo tnelI
Intentions ' are 10 lay waste the plantations
y>E Magru }ers army, reported e be 5000
strong. is 90 the Guadaloupe, Colorado: and al
Brazos rivers, Texas, with Ilae exception q