Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-26
Later from Ned RlFer--SmIth's Corps
Ordered back 90 TickShurg.--M0Fe
about the late BATTLES.

IT Louis. Apsil28 The RspsbtieaAs
Red River eorrespondenee q the 18th
says Gen. Smith command began eros
sing the river. opposite Graad Eeore, on
that day for 40 overland trip 70 yicks-
burg. il BE- n aadentood sai Grant Lad
sent orders Ger Smith return 10 that
place k&
Rebel prisoners say they bad lwenty-
FIVE thousand men ia the recent battles,
AID that thsy lost three thousand IL Sat
urdays tight They lsf their killed and
wounded On the Geld OuE loss on Sat.
urdAy was aisout fiiteeus haadresl Gar
wounded were Iaken to Grand Ecore aud
the killed ieft an the Geld. bot we're re-
ported aiterward buried ~ The cavalry
Gen Smiths command consisted q
portions u The 10th and lIth army
coFps--Gcn. HurIhafs and Gen. Ne
PheFson'S The correspondence says great
dissatisfaction i expressed respecting
Banks gensralship. FRIDAY hattie sas
fought contrary 20 Frankiins plans, and
both Fraaklsn and Ransom protested
against having The cavalry - far in al
vance. Smith protested against the re-.
treat from Pleasant Hill after the victory
Of Saturday. be wishing TO pursue the
fleeing rebels, but Banks ordered the re-
turn II the entire army % Grand Ecose.
Il IS diaiculs TO determine shat the
result of the expedition vii BE. II sill
require some time 10 re.orgasize the
army, and Il the river cohtiuues :, fall
Alexandria will necessarily become the
base OF operations, instead Of some
point above.
All the forces 1t Alexandra have been
/ ordered TO Graz asCo(e, sd fears are
entertained that the rebels may attack
the former place and destroy large
amount Of army stores there.
/ Alexandria dates Of the 1th and Sch
say alt Spectators are excluded from
/ that post; and the military authorities
viii conduct all trade. sending all the
| cotton TO New Orleans and sell ii on
I Government account Parties proving
/ loyalty, however, win be reimbursed.
The gunboats Neosho, Louisville aud
/ Chilcothe. are aground above 0rahd
I Ecore. The PASSPORT, Usage and Mound
/ City. are ordered out Of the river in con
sequence Of the falling water The
Ozark is ordered to Mobile.
Capt Todd, formerly rebel Provost
Marshal Of Alexandria, cousin Of Mrs
Lincoln, has come into our lines with
bis family, aud gave himself up
I The rebels are said 10 have 81 trans.
ports at Shreveport
GEASp EeoRE, April l5.-Aboat q
miles above here, on he left bank Of ths
Red River, the rebels opened on It,
transports Clara Bell and Rob Roy. ana
fired twelve shots into them A force o
1900 mounted Infantry, said 10 be pat
of the rebel General Green's con
mand, came down in front Of the batter
and poured volleys of musketry into th'
steamers, which were getting the wors
Of it, when small guaboAt oi,poFtunell
came up, zhelled and silsneed the BAT
tsry, and compelled the rebels to "a
back
General A ]. Smiths 10th corps sub
segaently arrived near the scene, having
crossed the river from Graad Ecore
matched up the right bank Of the river
and again crossed over. They capture
two guns and seventeen mounted pris
oners. who assert positively that the reh
Ell General Green was killed By a She
from the Rob Roy.
This j. another signal victory. Tn
rebels left 164 Of their dead on the field
slaughtered by the terrific FIRE Of on
gunboat and transports, in their precip
tAtion Their slightly wounded yer
taken of
BY the death Of General Green tie en-
envy have lost one Of their most sAlaa
bic officers