The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-26
NEWS FROM TIL. SOUTHWEST.

Affairs ON Red Hiver-What IL Said ef
tho Recent Batties-Ths Army Forelfy-
fag 1T Grand Hoore-OaIy Five Fooe OF
Water I'm the Rlvsr-Aottvity or the
Gaer tiias-Ncw-Orlean Markets, 60.
6 hr ST. LoUD, April 25, 1904.
Cairo dates Of yesterday by mail say tho steamer Won
Phu from New Orleans the evening Of tho 18TH had
rived.
II seemed to be generally conceded that the battles In
Louisiana had boon against General Banks for while the
enemy remained the ground after Saturdays fight,
Banks retreated forty miles.
Tho transport Black Hawk suffered considerably above
Alexandria from the enemy, besides having several
killed and wounded. t
Tho report there was another nght o. the 10th was
. mistake. SSf t
The steamers Rob Roy and Matte Stephens had ar
rived 81 New Orleans from Red river having run the
gauntlet Of largo number OF guerlas on the banks
The Rob Roy had four guns and fought OF way
down. cannon bail passed through tho clerks Office
One soldier was killed and a wounded on the Matte
Stephens.
The rebels still 10 the vicinity OF Pleasant Ridge
Our army at Grand Ecore ortifyng both banks
OF tho river.
Admiral Porter reported that there were only nvo feet
Of water at Grand Ecore. The gunboat Eastpor4 was
aground there All the largo boats below but those
Of light draught were above.
Prisoners say that Kirby Smith aud Sibey were killed
10 the recent battles
The steamer La Crosse from the Rcd river for New Or
leans having stopped atPant Station take cotton
the and soldiers got drunk at distillery at that
place. whom company OF the First Louisiana rebel
cavalry made descent the boat and the passengers
and crew were robbed and paroed
Tho New Orleans cotton market had declined, prices
ranging from &c. for low m,dding to 76c for strictly
midding. Sugar active and advanced 1885, to 23c for
inferior to white clarified Moasses at $50. 89c
sippi-Skirmisha at Observation-Disclosures n
patton OF Camden, Ark. by General
Steele. SO.
ST Lovs, April Is, 1854.
Messrs Wade and Gooch, Of the Committee on the
Conduct of the War; arrived at the 2st
tgate the Fort Pillow Generals Huribut and
Ieggett had also reached there.
Nearly two thousand blles OF cotton bad arrived since
the 22d about thousand were for Cincinnati. four
hundred for Louisville and nuadced and eighty
Evansville
Memphis dates to tho 22d say that FORESTS entire
force was moving towards Alabama, followed BY Gries
soo Polk Ia said to be marching North Forrest Will
probably join him. On the morning OF the 2lst Gricr
sous cavalry upon Of Forests troops near
Jacksonville Miss. sharp fight ensued and the rebels
retreated the direction OF jackson, passing through
Lagrange number OF prisoners, horses mules wagons,
SC, were taken and carried to Memphis
General Price has evacuated Camden, Arkansas, and
General Steele occupied the place.
The Memphis cotton market was firm. Considerable
| inquiry Holders keeping back stock for higher
prices Receipts, lao bales. Prices ranged from 64c.
| a 60c
The steamer Idaho collided with gunboat and was
sunk at Paducah on Friday. She can be raised.
About hundred guerias burned large lot OF wood
Bardcld Point Friday, captured number
citizens OF Brownsville
MEMPHIS, April %, 1864
Grerson has picked up q few OF Forests men; but
Forces, keeps his troops well together and is strong
for successful attack His headquarters still at jack
son, Tenn.
CAIRO, April IS, 1864.
The steamer Darling. from Memphis, passed with ave
hundred bales OF cotton for Cincinnati.
Inauguration or Governor Murphy, or
Arka nsas.
LiYsts Rock, April 49, 1864.
Governor Murphy iuaugurated yesterday. Over
ten thousand citizens and soldiers present grand
procession OF the military members OF the Legislature,
State officers, freedmen &C., preceded the ceremonies,
which very impressive, and elected the most
thusastic cheering. The city brilliantly iumi
night The Governors message sent to the
ta,isi,ture lasf week