The New York herald., 1864-05-04


Subsequent battles the two following days. they
very gsat disaster 70 the enemy, the In killed
wounded and the Generalization Of their forces being
hrger the numbers being considered than any other
basals Of the war.
Mr.. william Youns's Despatch.
NEw ORLxASs, April 20, 1864
asSmAL BAHKs' ARMY FALLING BAH.
ma Red river has not al this season
gsas since 1885, and the esenng depth Of the waters
- compelled General Banks fall back Alexandria
Ae enemy n full force presses closely, but serious
annoyance has been suffered from them. General Banks
essps his counsel TO his future intentions He
bssps hs powder dry; but not contemplated that
higher than military powers would keep the Red river
~, otherwise the movement up that uncertain stream
might nos have been made
wmsPmEos NEW MOVEMENTS.
There ere various whisperings Of new
nsals u one OF two directions, neither Of which
Ne in the vicinity Of Alexandria, and IL the
nsny nnd themselves unequal to cope with the
vasasesy or General Banks, they win be only badly
vsased Of his intimate friends are to whom
eiDcoees nothing respecting his Look at the
nap and you may discover navigable waters, where
transports may troops into the enemys country
ksa whence cotton be obtained than even all
sAas which was burned on the Red river.
BATTLES AND BEYOND P1xAsASr Hill.
ADVANCE
esd hs might have done BY fighting harder battles
SAAa those Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill But
b The opinion OF most intelligent military mon that the
VoaAon Of the Red river such that he could not
hAvs kept up his supplies 70 reach Shreveport and that
~ Inevitable sacrifice Of life involved 10 lighting other
lAaalss between Grand Eeore and Shreveport would
- justified By the very small advantages TO be gained
COMPLIMENTARY TIE CAVALRY AND CAPTAIN NINE.
b Of the flags Of truce lately, officers in com
aand Of the rebel cavalry have sent verbal messages
psasral Lse complimentng him highly for the efficiency
= his cavalry, and praising its fighting qualities.
Captain Nms whose SIX pieces OF artillery were cap
- from Captain Sims, Of rebel battery in which he
reoiccs over the msfortuues Of Captain Nims because
ths rebels who had suffered severely from the well d.
TRANSPORT rIRxp ueoS-KIIEp WOUNDED.
The transport Superior, which arrived Alexandria
rom New Orleans on Wednesday evening with detach
nso. OF the Third Rhode Island cavalry, fred upon
xs Red river Three soldiers were killed and thirteen
wounded Both artillery and dsmounted cavalry directed
me ENEMY BELOW ALEXANDRIA,
The enemy some eight hundred strong-Van zsndps
: Ganr movemen. and reached cache chensyy,e. nineteen
miles below Alexandria, ands within ten miles OF tho Red
sive which place they occupied on Thursday last The
andra has been set fire 10 and by The rebels IL
suppossd that his cotton gns negro quarters and his
prtvate residence, all included Ia this destructive
0onGAgration. That s the heudish treatment which q
Onion gets from bis rebel enemies, some Of whom
are bis neighbore.
rR ouSBoArs AND TRANSPORTS
arc oil below the falls OF Alexandria, except
ths gunboat Eastpor which has been stripped but her
ultimate fate s uncertain, she has not already been
bown up prevent her from falling into the hands the
enemy Some OF the gunboas have already succeeded 10
gsasing below the falls and Il Is hoped that the
Ger, OF which draw feet Of water may be
htened as TO pass safely through the channel, which
UArres only four feet OF water.
coNTRABAsps FROM TN wAsHrrA.
4 small steamer-the Ruby. Captain Moore-has Just
hora Inatf On
four hundred and eighty contrabands.
auNBoArs
Lieutenant Commander James r. Foster, with six gun.
eoats, went the Black and washita rivers about the
sch OF tho month Monroe The eet has since returned
trabands, besides conveying the small steamer
Ruby down with her cargo or negroes, who are
remained up sbore longer there danger
river would shut them 10, II s falling so fast Two Of
Ne gunboats penetrated TO Bayou Bartholomew.
ABOUT THE wAsHrTA COUNTRY.
10 get up 70 Monroe steamers Black river forty
~ un ,Sa wsn Rss ,Sep sS b bs
reusas and Ltte rivers. Monroe s two hundred and
scrty miles from the waters OF the Red river and lies
the washa river and on tho limo OF the Voksburg,
Shreveport and foxas Railroad, the rails Of whioh
aov taken up and the road abandoned. II is q small
Gown, one hundred ana ten miles from Shreveport by
puRAaRe a STEAMER yRos RrprL sERvIcr.
Captain Moore OF the steamer Ruby, commuu Gated
With Lsatenant Foster Of the feet and arrange
nsnts for taking his steam craft down from Bayou DAr
Ssae, eighty miles above Monroe by water, but only
thirty Or forty miles by land. The bayou ~ exceedingly
crooked and eight miles OF IL have thirtyeght bends
me engineer OF the RUDY started loot Monroe
end the captain on horseback to reach the boat do.
Aachment OF rebel cavalry, sevenlyave in number tried
20 everke tnem or 10 intercept the on
Aown 70 Monroe; but they did not succeed,
GrAos LKE TO sHREvKpoRr--A AT That place
stage runs between Monroe and shire yeport but the
us was suspended after our gupboats reached Monroe
On that stage line Captain Moore who had run mis- poas
n the service OF the rebels, from Monroe 10 Trlnilv
distance OF seventy miles. with commissary soroa re-
Gently travelled and left shreveport late az Apr s.
shrsvspors ,oersoy well defended BY chain o. for.
Nncations nye miles long Goods OF every description
are high, aud there no business done except what
relates 70 tho army Flour iB 81 90 per pound;
eonse $40 TO {2S pound; oorn, 80 per bashe and
pJsnty Good horses worth from 500 0O0 and
whiskoy 81 so drink, measured Qua in small wine
cass
kpoars ABour CENTRAL srxEru-rHp uspEr ccrscmYnor
General Steele was reported 10 be at noa~ washing
oCu, Arkansas, ono hundred and twenty mies from
shreveport the 9th OF April Tho cIlissns esssd
ssme apprehension that he would march down or General
Danks hove up thoro. M4
vhe rebel oonscrpton swept everybody into the army
HNn bic cf bearing arms, unless they could get dsald
Sos nthev service. Tho eutire wsshtc country wa,
soours. for consoripts. sN
RIVER rLgEr. aH
s Red river Esst 0Onssss Of about forty-nys steam,