Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-05-21

wag most desperate. Gen. Us. Wadswortt
was killed while leading his troops against
the enemy strongest position. Gen. Webb
was wounded. -...a ..-.---s.
Sherman was heard from last night. He
would attack the rebels to-day, xscr 81
Washington, May 9th 11:3O. To Gen.
Dix: News just received from Butler of his
operations on Friday. He says the loss in
killed was not large, but many wounded. He
also says our troops attacked the enemy and
caused some confusion in their ranks. He
is grieved to announce that Longstreet was
severed y wounded and Gen. jenkins killed.
He thanks God that every advance of the
enemy was repulsed. The belief here is that
Grant is achieving complete victory.
(Signed) STANTON.
Old Wilderness Tavern, May 9th.-9 p. m.
The most terrific battle yet fought, closed
to-day. Lees entire army made repeated
and furious assaults upon our right and left
wings, commanded by Handbook and Sedg-
wick, with temporary success in each case,
but has been driven back with great slaugh-
ter. A simultaneous attack was made about
5 o'clock p. M, which was CALAMITY repulsed.
Towards dark they concentrated upon our
extreme right and fell suddenly upon General
Sedgwick, crushing in his line. Sedgwick,
however, succeeded in reforming his line, and
securing it against further disaster, when the
enemy withdrew from the front under cover
of darkness. Our loss has been heavy. Our
army to-day has bafled all offensive efforts
of the enemy. The almost impenetrable
woods with which the battle ground was COW
cred, saved the rebels from a crushing defeat
as it enabled them to conceal their move
ments almost perfectly, until the very mo-
ment of execution.
Gen. ingalls,, who arrived at 1880 p. M,
says the enemy were retreating.
Gen. Butler telegraphs that a dRmonstra-
ton made against the railroad between Pc
.ersburg ana Richmond succeeded after Sc
we're fight, in breaking the communications.
st. Louis, May 9-The Democrat publishes
ne following: Steeles expedition towards
Shreveport is ended. Steele found no stores
o subsist his troops upon and reduced his
supplies to il dsys' rations. As the move
nent was to be in cooperation with the same
inc under Banks, which had failed, there re-
NAMED no course but to retreat to Little |
Rock. Price undertook to retain Steele at
Camden, while Marmaduke with a strong
orce for Little Rock, but Steele regarding
he safety of the Capital of Arkansas, with its
Union position and million dollars worth of
Federal stores, and for the sake of recruiting
lis army, decided to set out and endeavor to
each that place i'll advance of Marmaduke,
Tho was making every exertion on the route
. lay his game. At Sabine Fork it became
ecessary to give Price battle, in which he
andsomely drove the rebels who were fully
lounted and in good fighting condition.
The fight was protracted and bloody, but after
lree or four hours it resulted in the complete
epulse of the enemy, leaving Steele to pursue his
creating race With Marmaduke. The latter APP
reached Little Rock throwing shells into our S
rmy on the afternoon of May 1st. Shortly at (
,rwards Federal cavalry force came up and
lining the troops at the post, compelled Marma~
lke to relinquish his position. He made littl ell
'sistance, as the main body Of Steeles army W as
lpidly arriving.
During the entire march, our troops were con-
antly skrmishing with the enemy, who on rear
I'D TANKS endeavored to impede our progress.
here were no ambalances for our wounded, and
icy had to be lett at the honses of the residents
ong the road.
Our informant reports that Steele's cavalry was
fcient in forage. Prices forces was still lin
ring in the vicinity, and were stripping the al
ady desolate country.