Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-29

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Prom the Mobile Be gister, April &C.
CLINTON, La, April IL, 6l-The news
here from Rsd river is very exciting. here
with torw&rdyou late Yankee papers with all the
accounts which they have been permitted to
publish officially. There was & great battle of
three days. the Ssh, Oh and 10Th, Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday. Their dispatch gives an
account of only two days, bat private accounts
which we have also received through persons
direct from Baton Rouge state thas on the third
day they gere most severely and dsassrously
handled, and that Gen. Dadley, Of the Yankee
army, was also killed. On day before yestsr-
day two transports passed Baton Rouge with
their wounded. You will observe that they ap-
pear quite anxious 70 get their two days dis
patches TO tbs North 70 indicate success, proba-
bly, in fear that the real news lmight operate de-
pressingly upon Grants army on the Potomac
Tbs third day fight viii likely never be report.
ed by them. / am satisfied from private ae-
counts recsived.hsre, that they nave been severe
ly whipped. Even with all the disguise in their
own dispatch this fact will appear very eonclu-
siVe.
A gentleman, rJsident of this placs. who left
Shreveport about the 7ih inst, aHd iust arrived,
reports that GeR. Smith had concentrated his
forces at Mansfield, 10000 and 25 600, and prs-
pared to meet Banks. he also brings us good
news from Arkansas. A courier mad arrived
the day before he left from Gen Price TO Gen
Smith, Stating that he had intercepted the Yam
kee Gan. Steele, above Arkadelphis, in some
prairie, and, with Gen. MArmaduke, was in
front and rear also, rendering him unable TO
move ia any direction, and that his forces we're
about equal to the enemy's. This corresponds
with the statement you will find In the Memphis
paper send you, giving an account Of Steele 8
departure from Little Rock toward Shreveport,
snd his boast that his horse should drink out Of
Red river in so many days.
Yours, very truly, EDw DELONY.
From the Baton Rouge Csmetl
Battle of Maasfsld. nsar Shrevsport-.Ssuars and
SfabboTH Fightisg-LOssss Heavy 0n Beta
Sides
We have authority to publish the following
letter, delivered from the steamer Laurel Hill,
a. our landing, on her way down from Red
river, on Wednesday night, the 18th inst-ED
COMET
on BOARD STEAMER LAUREL HILL,
April I3, 1865.
CAPTAIN: have iass read Mr.. Young's dis
patch, and fad it entirely correct I am now
on my way to New Orleans with official dis
Pstche0 Owing to the Immediate sailing of the
boat, Mr.. Young could not see Gen. Banks.
am quite confident had Gen. Banks seen the
dispatch, he woald have at once given it bis
approval.
Wsare snxious to get the news to the North.
must earnestly request that you will telegraph
the dispatch through. You are at liberty to
use my name as authority.
We were repulsed in the first day of the fight,
but beat them badly the second, and achieved
great victory
The fighting was terrific, and The loss is great
on both sides
Very respectfully, your o6ediens servant
JAS. s. BRIsBIN,
Col. q. S. A., OF Gen. Lses Staff
Mf Yonng's dispatch, which follows the fore
going, is thu ssms as that telegraphsd Us the
other day, and we therefore omit il here. We
are promised by our valued correspondent let
ters By courisTs, who were to leave in two or