The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1864-05-12
KILOGRAMS.

GENERAL sTEEL's CAMPAIGN.
The Little Rock correspondents Of the St.
Louis Democrat (Rspubliean) says:
Generals Steel reached LittleRock on tLe I'd
yesterday. During this campaign he has
lost several hundred wagons, some twenty
guns, captured or abanoned. aboat two thou
sand men killed and wourded. and over a
thousand stand of arm captured
New Yoag May 10.
Richmond papers Of the SID o1tain de.
spatches from Ice and others, Relating to
Grants advance and the battles. an Gran,
&C Court house despatch of the, 9Th states
that the rebels retulscd the union troops on
the plank road near Harkers Store, Spottsy-
lva"is County The engagement lasted
from noon till night, the rebels claiming to
have captured one thousand Of our troops
Of Fridays battle q dispatch states, that the
Union troosS were repulsed in. every attack
and Longstreet finally forced them to give
way Longstreet was aeriouslJ wounded in
the shoulder. Jennings a killed
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Oniy
about 80 men and s officers are
left of the 4th Vermont Regiment
Gen seymour. from Florida, is a
prisoner. His brigade was out.
Aanked and broken. No man
fought more CALAMITY or braveIy,
but il scenes that he was u lfortu.
nate with his troops.
The Star says:
A messenger got in last night
from the army who left Spottsyl.
vania yesterday, and came on horse
back to Acqua Greek and then
came here on a gunboat. AT IL O.
clock the fghl wac going on at
Spottsylvania G. II.
WAsH4SoTos, Nay 10, 1874.
A messenger who arrived here from Spot
s%ylvania this aftrnoon informs me that he
had great difficulty in getting over 10 Aqua
C'eeck, having been capturedby rebel guer-
rillaS, and escaped from them.
Three newspaper correspond mtg we're also
captured the same day. One OF them, Mr..
Cadwullader, Of the New York Herald lost
the correspondence for that paper, prepared
BY several perons.
The rebels are thick along the ronte to the
rive. He sayst that on ThursdsS lass, alter
the Federal army had crossed the Rapidan
and advanced into the Wilderness they were
met BY the rebels under Hill and Ewell, and
a fight took place at two different points
and atremendious effort was made BY tn,
rebels to drive the Federal forces hack.
Terrible slaughter ensued upon beth sides
Night closed the contest, with no decisive
victory on either side; though from the fac
that the rObels fell back from the fed o
battle neat morning, it was Believed tia,
Lees army had been badly wors,ed, ant
especially the corps under Hill. The rebe
Generals Stafford and Jones we're killed
IN it was reported that Hill was wounded
There was continual skirmishing and
some heavy & hting on Friady, with large
losses in killed and wounded, which wal re
ported at 6,009.
New YoRk, Va! 10
To General Dix:-Dispatches have been
received this p. m. General Grant d,ted al
one o'clock yesterday. The enemy have
made a stand at Spotsylvania Cont House
There had been some hard fighting, bat nc
general battle had taken place there. The
army is represented to be in excellent con-
dition and with ample supplies. Gen. ROBIN
son and General Norris are wounded Nc
other casualties to General officers are r.,
ported.
General Wright BIAS boon placed in comm.
and Of Sedgwick's corps.
General Grant did not design 10 renew
the attack to-day,
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