The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-06

Harlan, Howard. Howe, lane OF Indiana. Ians Q
| Winkie, Wiley, wilson -.
| Nays -Buckaiew, ratlisi,, ChsndieT, TonRess
avs, Harding. Henderson, Jobnsnn, Nesmith
Poineroy, Powell, Riddle, sprsgue--l3
No quorum having voted the Senate adjourned
al ten minutes past i've O'Clock.
| THE RID FivsR DlsAsrER -ARpoRTRn saFyTv cy
srEnLE's COMMAND.
The Washington CORE spondent of the Boston
.ddstses says that sfcIaI reports Of the recent
| battles on Red river have been received from Gen,
Banks In addition 10 those published In the New
| Orleans Era Unofficial letters from persons unon
| whose testimony reliance is placed In hel, auar-
tiers give an even more unfayorabe aecoust of The
condition Of things than any heretofore publishes
| and comment severely on the lack of prudence and
seueraiship said to be displayed by Gen Banks and
Gen Stone, who was him for Chief Of SIN a
al his request. One letter says:
Banks with his fine army Of 30 Coo was totally
defeated and routed BY 1900 under lick fayior
Ii was done In this manner: Gen Banks sent ou.
5000 cavalry IN the advance, with ali their wagons,
200 In number, just behind them. This force OF
cavalry was supported by about 1900 infantry,
while the great mass Of the army was Gar in the
rear coming mp In anything but good order. The
result can be easily imagined. lhe whole rebel
army charged on the cavalry, st.m2eded theui,
threw them back on tns infantry, and the whole
concern TUNED around and ran, actually ran. Ii
was a complete rsut. The rebels captured l 500
prisoners, ~ guns, l60 wagons, and large supply
Of provisions, and so f0sth, besides diving Oax
army back Is mites 10 Pleasant fIilI.
Tue enemy attacked Banks on the second day at
Pleasant ilI.l and was DEFEATED, but our army mas
retTeated to Grand Ecore, and the rebels are lust
outside the town Our army Is now in a state of
decentralization. ALI the troops 1rs In town, and
seem afraid TO go Ous Of it. OMcefs uEd men
blame each ether, and uE,te In saying that 1t was
Brig Gen A Smith must be excepted ai;osethr
from Condemnation. His men fought like Iigefs.
Admiral fOTser, whose dispatches come down To
the 18Th inst gives quite as satisfactory history
OF the caniPaigu es the above Ills flotia arrived
on the iOih inst, the appointed day, at Foggy
Bayou, five miles from Springfield, to which place
the supplies brought by transports were to be
hauled 10 the army The only appearance Of the
enemy during the voyage was on the 4th Inst, when
a man rode out TO the bank and dei:Derat ~ shot
acting lieutenant tOuthouy, Commander Of the
th,iicothe, and good officer
I'll Oh the transports in the best OF spirits
Firing had been heard, and reports were current
that our army was victorious, aud hopes were en-
tertained OF arriving at Shreveport at the appoint
cd time, but Immediately on arrival at FuCgy
Bayou, admiral Porter received message frOG,
Gen Banks announcing his defeat and retreat. OF
course the fotia had 10 folio suit.
''What could We do bat come back ~ says an Of
hcer attached 10 one Of the yuabOats IRc water
was falling; We had 25 transports 10 protect,
W. lch the rebel army might destroy, beside iniiic;
Ing other injury On US We came back and lite
rally fought our way through The febe! army at
tackled US at every point aHd We have fought them
ioI the last three days steadily.
Yesterday, tue l2th, about % miles above here,
zen GIsene attacked the gunboats and trans sports
with 500 men and three pieces uf aruery We
opened On them Immediately. Sc cured u cross q re
Oh them, and although the banks were very high
we gained brilliant victory. In halt an hour
their artiie ery was sienced, with Two pieces dis
abied, and in another half hour they were COM
pietely routed. Over 900 were killed Outrighi, go
or so wounded, muskets, knapsacks, &C., lying
all around the field, ana their own wounded men
uDcaFed for From the latter we learned that we
had killed Gen Greene and q number of other Of
icers.
The next place at which they attacked US was
bluff, but we soon drove them out of that, and SO
on all down the river II was one continual fght;
but We brought everything to Grand Ecore safely
aud with comparatively small loss.
idvices from Camden, Ark, say that Steele had
arrived there safely. telegram says:
Price supposed Gen Steele was going to shreve.
port via Washington, and moved :.is command
from Camden to washington after the fight ut
Prairie de Anna.
Gen Steele pursued the rebels towards Vasl-
ingiOn, and then suddenly turned and pushed for
Camden Price discovered his mistake, and
started for Camden also. A desperate race ensued, I,
and, although heavy sh;rmshihg occurred all the
way, Marnaduke being in front aud DockeIy In ihe
rear, with cavalry and artillery, Steele came out
victor, and entered the eHemy's Notifications uH
opposed. Camden Is stOBg'y fortified with nino
forts All It's appi0aches ale well guarded, aud 1t
can be held against i largely superior force.
Gen steele 5 force Is fully strong enough 10 whip
Kirby Smith should he attack him. No tears need
be entertained for his safety.
ANotBER RxposirlaN OF THE THIEF sUTLgR
Washington letter says that Pierpont Virgin
Ian Yankee, is abou. 10 expose Butter, Masss
chusettes Yankee, for thievlng. Il says:
Governor Pie,pont has at las, got his letter to
President Lincoln aud Congress piinted, and Will
t. morrow lay copy OF II before each member
l send you copy To night by mail. II is an expo
sll0n OF the coTTuptioEs OF the military autiIori
ties OF Norfolk and Portsmouth,, and Is terribly ST.
we're on Gen Butler. Although the greatest secrosy
has been observed lest the contents of tie book
should get out before the Governor was ieady for
its distribution, some jealous friend of The General
surTeptitinusly puIluined pfoOf sheet fgc.a The
piintius office, AMI on Sunday last forwarded the
same 10 Fortress Monroe The cream of the Whole
afir is tina. Butler has reply all ready to lay be-
fore Congress simultaneously with the cnarses.-
Butler still lives.
THE Fatal LITTLE OPERATIONS OF LAST YEAR.
The New York Army aud Navy Journal gives
list of the "minos" Yankee military operations Il
last year, including those The Red river and In
Fiofida the great raid Of Sherman, and the lesser
one OF Fitzpatrick; the affairs at Plymouth Padu-
cah, and Fort Pillow; then 1t asks
What has been the result, what has been the gain
OF all these operations, wiIic have cost Us In Kill
ed, wounded and prisoners not less than ten fhou-
sand men. or more than twice the number lost py
Gen Grant In his great operations from Chat'anoo
ga last November The net profit from all these
terribly costly ops sratons is-what? heli at this
time " hold Foit lie Russey, and the rebels hold
Fort Williams. Bat what beyond this can truly aud
positively be set Gown As the real gains and losses
Of the dozen expeditions of 1864?
These certainly Startling figures (says the NJ
York IIsses) and i-cts; but We greatly fear hat
we have suffered by these small, desultoTy, indie
cisise and unproductive operaiions. Xhe losses Of
Gen Banks alone at Gland Ecore now kaoWu
to have been over five thousand. II gas cerI1iuiy
high time for the new military policy 0f conceil-
traton Of f0rces and unity of action be applied.
REBELs REPoxrgD TO BE MOVING oUT OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
Washington telegram, Of the 2sth, says:
Gen Butler TO day telegraphed The President that
iieved that the rebrl troops were abandoning
North Carolina, and concentrating their ioTces
with those Of Lee for the defence OF Virginia. IL
IL now understood that ;tie Washington and
rewbera are safe. The rebels having accom-
plished all the mischief they desired, In c0nse-
,QueHce Of Rulers bad Management, rave noW
ample time tn Concentrate their forces 10 guard
against any possible flank movement by the 1erk
or James rivers, which the aichmond papers have
recently suspected might be attempted.
MISCELLANEOUS
We learn fem the Indianana,is Jaurs.al that the
Quota Of one huhdred days. men from Indiana Is
betng rapidiy filed up. neetn. of ladies TO pro
,un,e cnlisimpnts was held 1T Indianapolis, at