The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-22

The district Of Arkansas l. 50 remote that do
not appreciate the continued success which at
tending the touct!cr rate aims there. We have re-
,clyrl , gcrfer order OF MAIor-ticncrnl Magrdcr,
dated on the 10th ultmo, announcing the capture
and destruction of five forts 10y Gtnerl shelby ami
tho destruction Of the railroad between Little Eu,,
and Duval's Blutt. The report OF Gcneral shelby
gives excellent description Of his scrioo OF yoto
lies. 1t says:
My for0rn hope Of an advance, under the brave
and intrepid Williams, immediately charged the
treating enemy and Ut steel uverldpped ana
swallowed up the flying blue coats. The tort
surrounded, the artillery opened at pont-hl INK
range, struck and over the white bursts OF the pow
d,r cloud that driitcd and oltei away before the
battle breeze, white flag waved out a token Of
surrender The results Of this capture one
hundred and fifty prisoners, two hundred smal!
arms, besides large quantities OF supplies
"Stitlon No. wtS lit 1t attacked, captured and
destroyed, and onc hundred mole prisoners added
10 the first.
'.St;tion No shared the same fate while fifty
more prisoners swcllcd the number.
stations Mes and were stubborn and defiant
and held on tor while under pitiless and splen-
did artillery fire. Veteran Illinois and Indiana i'll
ftntry i'll those redoubts, and they had hatred
of sulTendcring, although had never asked them
10 do Time passed. Five hours had been spent
III these operations, and could not wait. Colonel
Shslrks, commanding my old brigade, than whom
Drawer nor better man lover set squadron IN the
field, ordered to diainount his command Colo
mel Jackson also dsmOunteda portion of his brigade
and thtae, forming infantry with Colonel Shanks
dashed forward under their intrepid leader at the
pas de charge, while strong body Of cavalry were
held well III hand for any emergency. The garrison
grew uneasy, but the sea Of du green prairie
over the white pulls oi the bursting bombs, and the
rpplinr shots the SkiIlniScrs, long blur line o
Fed raj cavalry and infantry came looming up, and
aS they grew nearer and nearer, out from the doomed
forts the garrison rushed with frantic speed tuT help
and hope Too late. A. the dismounteI men
gauCi th, dtgii,4S tuI the ptlISttC, the reserved
cavalry whose sces had all the hong toIrnoou been
cha intpine impatient Bit, dashed away after them
III hong, fierce gallop Sharp and hftct the chase
When within five hundred yards OF then ilIcn,ts
the FcdcIals wei" ovrrtakon. surrounded, ridden
over ani Colonel Mitchell and iour huiidird and
fifty OF his officers and surrendered uIlronii-
tIpnaily They were mclIat'ly counter narrh,-l
and doubcuickcd 10 the rear the bullets al thyii
friends al the wiula ringing dtNe"r'iint mttrr.
The immediate and tangible frtutS ui mV oXpe-
dition are j77 prisoners including E,ld uihcer
and eleven line officers over 25oo fttlerals killed
and wounded ten miles If railroad track completely
destroyed, the ties torn up and burnt, the iron
heated and bent telegraph destroyed, hrdsca and
trestle-wo,k ruined, eight Thousand bales Of hay
consumed by iiie, twenty hay mtcihhos chopped 10
pieces. five forts faZtd 10 the ground, nVe hundred
small arms distributed TO my nh'irned mcn, many
fine horses captured, twelve barrels oi salt Brought
OH and given to command suffering Tor il, besides
supplying many needy soldiers Win bIiihets shoes
boots, hats and clothing.
"Ali this was done within six mikes Of Duvars
Bluff and my details were tearing up the track
while the en.inys bullets, fired at the covering re-
giInents were throwing the sIlinters from the ties
in their very faces.
my loss in the entire fighting is seventy-three
killed and wounded. Lieutenant stone Of Shanks's
regiment, and Lieutenant Diekey, OF smiths regl-
mcnt-two as gallant spirits AS ever iaiu down their
lives willing sacrifice for their country beneath tho
banner Of the bars--were among the number who
fell mortaliy wounded.