The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-01

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The report OF losses the Thirteenth and Nineteenth
corps official That o: the cavalry and the Sixteenth
losses two hundred smaller than my previous esti.
mate
AN rxrKprloS SENT TO GENERAL srEElK-RuMoss.
An expedition, consisting OF two hundred picked men,
accompanied by OF General Banks staff has out
for the purpose Of communicating with General Steele
There is one rumor that General Steele met the enemy,
under Magru6er or Marmaduke their combined forces
in which the bells repused with the loss Of part
Of their train but that the enemy subsequently recap,
tnred their lost train together with part Of General
Another rumor is that General Steele within nine
miles Of Shreveport with prospect Of taking the city.
Another s that the enemy had encountered and
repused General Steele and still driving him, and
army which mad fought General Banks subsequently
marched from Mansfield 10 JOIN the rebel forces holding
ance from this rebel column returned TO Mansfield
AN ADvArcE-LossEs or THE KNEky.
When Gen. Banks completes his reiaforcements and
expelled from Western Louisiana 1t will not be the fault
OF his army II may not be for two weeks yet but he
has intention OF Abandoning the campaign The army
is In excellent spirits Supplies coming rapidly.
Evidence accumuates that the losses OF the enemy was
fearful, though the numbers not yet known. They
admit thaS the Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill
battles the severest that were ever fought 10 this
department. and that their losses were very great.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April %, 1854.
THE BATTLE RrvxR-wHcH WAS NEVER FOUGHT.
The several reports. including that which appeared In
the HERALD OF April H. presenting the details Of battle
on Cane river between General Mower Of the Sixteenth
army corps supported by Colonel Dudleys cavalry bri
eade and the rebels under Dick Taylor are all
ous No such engagement took place on Cane river and
,hero has been no nght r which Movers and Dudleys
troops 90 operated Ali the numerous reports concern
ing fight hcre originated, undoubtedly. from a,ar
at Headerson's Hill, eighteen miles above AleN hdra,
where Mowers infantry and Colonel Lucas cavalry
brigade nankcd, surprised and captured two hun.
~ tra anA
AZ correctly reported in the HERALD OF April 10.
Even ,ha, had been enormously reported the battle Of
Nacbitoches though fought sixty miles this side
Of there and about week before advance-consst.
iua entirely Of cavary-sntered Natchitochea The re-
ports OF tho Cane river bate-which occurred
reproduced from the New Orleans papers, read very
smoothly but they lack essential elsmsnttruth. 10
fact, they had no substantial basis.
rHs ATTACK ON ALExAxpRiA-wHicH WAS xor MADE.
So also OF tho attack on Alexandria, reported In the
HuArp OF April Is, on tho authority OF New Orleans
papers which stated that the enemy was vigorously op
posed by tho Thirty eighth Massachusetts tho Twelfth
and One Hundred and Twenty sixth Nsw YORK regiments
under Colonel Smith, and the Ono Hundred ana Twenty
eighth New York volunteers,"n being added I'M" "ou
troops fought brsvey several hours, with eonsidsrao
lossr There 10 not word Of truth 10 se~ statement
No s,,ack was made on Alexandria, and eur troops d
not fight there with considerable loss. Eveu 'ne rev
York regiments At that point were not nselIsiby men
toned. History viii gss badly mixed unless these rs
ports are corrected BY sne journal which tho publ
seek authentic Information.
axrosn NJ Rnyvom vRox snRsvrror.
refugss from Shreveport who eamc through 'ne enc
mys lines After the battles Of Sabine Cross Roads an
Pleasant f, states that the rsbsk admit loss Of onl
eleven hsndrsA IN killed and wounded 10 those oale'
they represent that they we're defeated In the secon
days nGht suered 20 heavily that they did not con
sder prudent 70 the attack. The report anon
the rebels Mat General Steele moving toward
Shreveport with twenty-five thousand men. and tns
Pros with forty hundred men, was opposing hin
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