The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-24
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
From tho Richmond Examiner, May ,s

From the Richmond Examiner, May 1871
Yesterday was the most quiet dav Richmond has x.
the Trans Mississippi Department and other distant
is deeply absorbed the crisis Of Virginia that it
failed to excite more than passing interest The great
demand was for news from Lee and Beauregard-uron
whom now rests the hope OF the countrybnt nothing
cond be heard Scarcely rumor circulated and nothing
could be obtained until night, when We were able to
gather up the following summary
OPERATIONS NEAR vitKsBuRt.
Operations seem TO be commencing anew between the
armies in Northern Georgia and mississippi the follow
ing Official despatch received by the War Department
DEnorol,s. May ls, 1864.
raidng party from vcksburg consisting Of infantry
and cavalry, moved on the Central Railroad, and while
General Adams was fighting their main body
Pickens station. cavalry force burned Baughems
on and several iEcensderable treses Capt. Younger
with one hundred and fifty men OF Woods regiment Of
infantry from the railroad bridge saved it The enemy
retreatcd to Yazoo City. The railroad hut slightly
jured. s. ID. LEE, Major General.
Banks Surrounded-Thc Gunboats and
Transports.
DENopoIIs, Nay 16, 1864.
despatch to day Colonel Scott via Summit, con
firms the account from TransAissssppi The despatch
General TAYLOR has Banks ncmmcd in at Alexandria,
and battery below. stopping all communication by way
Of Red river. Said battery is supported by Major
Bridges and part of Polgnac's infantry 1t captured
transport with valuable cargo Of comn,ssary stores,
and hundred prisoners and the City Belle with the
One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio killing Colonel Mudd,
Colonel Basset of the Corps dAfrque Colonel Oge and
lieutenant
On the 5h they captured the Warner also guntoats Eight
and Twenty two, taking from them tweny pieces,
including eight thirty pouIder PARROTS Their
were also taken
II reported Shreveport that General smith and
the enemy had fight at jenkins ford, in which
captured several hundred prisoners and many small
arms their pontoon bridges and al, their trains We lost
General Leary and Colonel Greenwood killed, aud Gene
rats Wall, Randall audCaIke wounded.
The Rebels Begin to Doubt Their Sue.
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From the Richmond Sentinel Nav TO-
The reader will find despatch relative TO the trans
Mississippi operations which will give him comfort
c0rnNJ 10 has fdih For ourselves confess that
are waiting for its confirm it0n We hare been deiidd
Often enou,h irih from hta. gndrT TO teach US
cau n At the time the result asserted is not 10
Be considered as improbable. Banks undoubtedly
in situation, surrounded by superior forces,
his navigation interrupted aud suspended His pride,
ho,p: rsr, ,coald male h,n rsfse % .nraf N! 2edsa
10 e1Tsstp He is fighting for the Presidency, and 10
surrender is The road to IT, In reysnce % s SUrna
Of S.eie Price there has ben much and many
contradictions From comparison Of the several stories
we are inclined to the opinion that his army hns been
captured lust Milroys at Winchester on the 14ih
oil June iastthat Is TO steele with remnant made
bis escape while body of his forces eH nto hands
lie probably lost from elk to nine thousand besides
his trains and artillery Steele, with about three thou
sand men, had race with Marmaduke, which should
Little Rock the first Steele carrying1but light
weight, woD by neck