The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-05-10

for the Northern District of Georgia.
MOBILE, May 2d.-Mr. Wagner bearing
dispatches from KirbylSmit h!states the result
Of the battles of 9Th and 9th on Red river as
follows:
complete defeat The cncmy's loss es-
t'matsd by Gen. Taylor at s, ,ooO killed .;woun-
ded and missing, but, their own admission
put the numbcr~at 1900. We captured -2l
pieces Of artillery, 10000 stand small arms,
1900 mules, 400 wagons and a large quantity
OF stores. Oar loss is officially stated at 22o0
Killed. Gen'ls. Mouton and Greene were
Killed. Three Yankee Generals are reported
killed. The encmy'x force was -. oo0-ours
IS to 1000
Kirby Smith conducted the opcrations-->
Taylor commanded the centre, Walker s...l
Mouten the wings. On Sunday the 18th
the enemy attempted to cross Red river again
to attack us, but was again whipped worse
than before, but no particulars.
Forty steamers, of all classes, ascended .he
River and were all above Alexandria eoit 10
possibility V escape.
Ten or twelve boats already arc blown up
or burned to avoid capture. Mr.. Wagner
says that soldiers and citizens report that
Price seemed to hayc fallen back III apparent
disorder abandoning every thing, when tho
Yankees attacked his trains they broke ranks
and scattered to plumber, Price turned and
cut them to pieces capturing 1000 prisoners
800 wagons all their ammunition, Laggagc
and supplies.
1t is reported also that Steele has cvacuat
ed Little Rock and fallen back towards the
Mississippi River This story Is corroberat-
- hy Yankee accounts on the Mississippi:
RICHNoND, May 2I-An official telegram
from Wilmington to the Secretary Of the Ma
vS.states that authentic intelligence has been
received from. Nassau to the effect that the
Florida sunk the Huntsville. and another gun
boat on the West India coast
ORANGE c. r., May 2.-S :outs report the
enemy having struck their tents in Cul-
pepper and that the Yankee army is moving
No demonstrations as yet on front.
1t is reported tha. the enemy were moving
both Fl ,nhs.
RIcnNoSp, May 3.-'rho Senate tod ), was
occupied iii electins by BALLOT Standing
Committees and Cheirm"n Of the principal
Committees on F"rsiyn atf,u'S, Htrn Well, Fl
nance; Oldham, GnmIer..c; Sparros. Mil.
tary Aft, ,irS; B.own, Naval; Hill, judiciary
in the House, Ckilton's re,o,u, ;ons for the
investigation of the charge of di>loyaltv
against Williamson Il. w. Cobb adopted,
va. sixty nine, n:ys six. \ committee of
1--we appointed.
Mr.. Cruik<tank Introduced u b II to repeal
the act suspcRIing the writ of Uabcas Cor
pus Various bills, and resolutions intros'u
crd and appropriately referred including
propositions TO increase pay Of the army
hundred per ccnt-issuc ratiuas to officers
and put five dollar bills the same foo ing
with new currency.
WnM,HcroS, May ;3i-Thc enemy cvacu-
nted Washington at 70 NJ. Sunday last, our
forces occupying the place.
DKMoroLIs, May 3d.-Twenty Yankee
prisoners, incluuing a Captain, pilot and part
of Il t crew OF the gunboat Pctrcl captured,
by Writ Adams command, passed through
here to day, on their way to Cahawba.
RICHMOND May, g. About four thousand
Yankee troops landed at West Point on Sun
day afternoon. a larger force landed at
Gloucester Point and Yo-k town. These
troops constitute Peninsula amy, probably
under command Of Gen. Smith, and WILL no
doubt, move in this direction in a few days.
The New York Hcruld of the 29th says
that reinforcements for Lee from South Car
olina and Georgia, are rapidly reaching him,
all the troops from augusta had left for Rich
nond. Lonsstrcet nscertair ed to be at Char
lott.vilc.
An arrival from New Orleans. says Red
river ndvices of he'l9ih, states that Steele is
reported to have captured Shreveport: A
portion of the Union army had left Grand
Ecore to attack Rebel's position, The East
pert is still on the bar.
Union loss in the several battles thirty four
hundred. ooh what a rubber !-En CAR }
Quantrell reported moving on Kansas.
The Senate concurred in House, resolutions
increasing duties so per cent. in sixty days,
except On printing paper. Tax bill passed
the House 100 To 33. Whiskcy taxed so cents
on the gallon. Gold closed on the 2Sth 7y4
MERIDIAN, May 2srhe Mississippi is rising,
Red Onachita and other rivers falling Gen.
Mouton had five bulletts through his breast.
Greene was killed by a stray shell from a
gun-boat two days after the battle OF the 7th.
The expedition was planned by Franklin.
ic 1aHhetS expect 10 make Snf cFci'Ott tHeif
base, where from t. move o. Texas throu gt1
the north eastern counties. Banks was SURG
OF finding Steele III possession Of Shreveport
intensely cnaglined when informed lie was
not. courier from Banks to Steele was
Intercepted at Shreveport carrying orders for
Steele to :all back as rapidly as possible. tha,
Banks was advancing on Shire eport, expcc
ting to find SIX thousand, but had met ninct,
thousand.
Natchez and Ba'on Rouge crowded te
excess with wounded TIE extent Of ou,
victory on Red River cannot be exaggerated
Prince Polignac was promoted Oh the field
His clothes were riddled with balls II,