Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-19
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.

BY arrivals at New York we have intelligence from New
| Orleans to the 9TH instant.
The report of the fight at Cane river 10 confirmed by tn
correspondence Of the New Orleans papers 1t took pac
on the 23d The rebel position taken fy assault b.
Col Brge at the point of the bsyonet and from eighty
hundred of the rebels captured. Among the frs
killed Col Fessenden, while leading his brigade, Tb
rebels pursued and again routed. Their loss wa
heavy. Ours I75 killed and wounded.
Gen Franklin who was wounded in the leg at the battle
at Mansfield, had arrived in New Orleans Gen. Fit1
Henry Warren had arrived from Texas. Gen. Hunter
had also arrived.
The steamer Emma before reported captured and burnt
in the Red river by the rebels, had guard of coored
troops and ten white officers, and Of thrtysx
Nothing has been learned of their fate Four FIVE dead
bodies floating down the river
Gen. McClernGnd arrived at Alexandria on the Goth
The army occupied strong position and was it is stated
able TO resist FIVE times their number
The enemy made his appearance the 2sth on the
Shreveport road and drove in advance cavalry Gen.
McClernsnd met them with his command when they with.
drew without fighting. The armies, however, were in
close proximity, aud the piekets constantly firing
battle was hourly expected, and anxious
for the conflict.
Gen Banks bit by piece OF shell in the battle OF
Mowatts Bluff on the 23i. He was improving.
All the transports below ths Falls and safe at Alex
andrs. There are eight eunbosts above the Fals
Gen. Magruder said to be his way from Texas to
Western Louisiana, to join Kirby Smiths army.
NEW ORLEANS, May, 1864.
From information which can be relied on am con
WINGED that the Army Of the Gulf has fallen back from
Alexandria, and is well its way across the Teche
to Franklin Undoubtedly Gen. Banks has deemed il
prudent to abandon the Red expedition and the DO
son which he occupied at Alexandria perhaps in conse
quence Of the movements OF the enemy who could read,
get between him and the mouth Of the Red river 1t il
not known here how great is the loss Of gunboats and
transports involved ia this movement towards the Teche
repeat that the expedition up the Red river was moi
undertaken in ACCORDANCE with the desires Of Gen Banks
but the contrary, planned and executed agains
bis belief in it's feasibility success.
No direct news from the front has been received sine,
Wednesdsy-or rather the last steamer from Alexandra
arrived here on that day 1.-THE enemy had divided the
forces and thrown forward ten thousand on each sid
Of BED river below Alexandria, for the purpose of cutn,
of our transportation stopping supplies and destroy
ing our transports reported to by refugee from
Evergreen, it would follow that Cen Banks would move
his command down the Teche or across to Natchez.
No transports went the river either yesterday the
day previous though several loaded with troops
supplies and awaiting orders TO sa Yesterday afternoon
peremptory orders given TO no transports uI
the river This gives color TO the report that Gen. Banks
falling back to Franklin, as reported by those from
whom correct information is obtained
From report that reaches this city il il learned that
the rebels above Alexandra diverted the waters of Red
river so that the dammng process became failure The
gunbOats presumed TO be still above the fnlls
The steamer City Belle, with the One Hundred and
Twentieth Ohio regiment, her way up the Red river
mas been burned or otherwise destroyed captured by
tne enemy One report states that the destruction or
capture took place forty miles below Fort de Russey
| another did not state the place.