New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-30

SsnntOEtss
Special DiPa,,A to The Boston AiycE ser. on soc,
No official reports Of the recent battles on ke'
River have been received from Gen. Banks in addition
10 thOse published in The Ne>OTls7as E-d. tnorcial
lotteIe fOm persons upon vi Ose testimony reliance IS
placed IN high quarters, give an even moro
account Of the condition Of ihiDgs than any hereFtor1
lnhlshea. and comment severely on re Iacb w i,
Scnce and ceneralship sad 10 be dHplayed o, Hsn,
Bks and Gen Stone wkc was sent 70 MN LOT Oui'' "
StaG az bis request % - r % M
vas total, def ated and routed by l2W0 under DICK
Tsylor / Wsg done in this manner Gen banks seu'
.,th OOO lyalry in the advance viii az tber wagons
.G)in nun Der lust behind Them. Ills force o. caFdr!
80 s,nn,ted bv about . 900 infantry while the great
n,aa III The army was mr. in the rear coming up ~ any
snr but good order The result ear De easily ig ned
.Tq. whole Rebel sr1ny charged OF the cavalry sam
paed them, threw them back on le infantry ard the
whole concern turned around and ran actually ran. IL
was eOInret rou The Rebels eir.ured LOO prison
ers is GINS 100 wagons and large supply Of pro
,;sons ana so forth beside driving our army tsck 10
7siles back 70 Pleasant it1l
,,oasont hin and was defeated INT army has re
,.etcd 10 rand EcoTe and the Rebels are ln;f outside
-she town Oar army is now IL t:htc OF decentralization.
An the troops IN tow ana een aiaC 10 go out Of
n Officers and men blame eeth othcrt ana unite IN
saying that II WAS most mer3 bie and criminal piece
of generalship. Brig Gen. \. j. smith must be ~
oepted altogether nom CONFORMATION hs mtn louga-
Admiral Porter whose DISPATCHES come down TO the
18th inst gives quite satisfactory history OF tae
9Anuaign the above filh uOtldd UiIFcu " l"C ~ "a
inst tie appointed day at FogCy bayou five inii IS
from Springfield which place the supplies hrous 1T
by transports wcrc 20 ho hauled 10 the army The only
Of tie enemy during the voyage was on lie
St6 inst when man rode out 10 the bank and de ID.
crntely shot Acting Lieutenant COutbody Conmap Ter
Of the ChillicOthe. aud a good officer.
An on the transports were IN the best Of sri its.
Firing had been heard and reports were cuIreht hat
our army was victorious and hopes were entertain OF
arriving At Shreveport the appointed time but ulme
diately arrival ut Foggy Bayou Admiral Pore g
eeyed 4 MESSAGE from Gen. Banks announcing bis de-
Ss and retreat, OF course The Aotis had TO follow
rulL
What could We do but come back says OIL cHlcer
attached 10 Of the gunboats. The water sll.
ing We had - transports 70 protest which the Rebel
srTpy might destroy, beside niciing other injury
n We came tack and literally for gt car wey tn Ough
The Rebel army attacked AZ every point. zId We
have fought them for the last three days steadily.
YESTERDAY the 18th, about twenty-five mice above
here Gen Graene alta ked The CHnhotts and trans
ports with 100 and three 1Js % artillery We
Opened them Immediately secured a crots-fre ON
thcm and, although the banks were very high, We
gained brilliant victory In haf ar hour Their arti
lery senced with TWO pieces disabled, aud in an
other half hODt they completely routed over 30
were killed outright, 200 900 wounded, muskets,
kDspsacks &C. living all around tho field, aud their
own wounded men uncared for. From the letter We
learned that W. had killed Gen. Greene and number
o. other officers.
The next place at which they attacked - was Q
AuH but we soon drove them out OF that aud ell
down the river. Ii was one continual fight but We
brought everything to Grand Ecore safely and with
comparatively ANAL loss" DELLA