, 1864-05-10

4 Fight and a. Foot Race-The BIZ
Scare At Little Hook.

ESPECIAL Ut6pANu u Tue kn1C3HQ l11nQne,(
MEMPHIS. Nayb, via CAIRO, Nay 9, 1864.
The steamer Celests, Capt. Thomson, arrived
between T. and i O'Clock last night. From persons
On board re learn that Iarmaduke had marched
in tie direction Of Little Rock, producing the
asfongest CONSERVATION. Cotton was got In from
Pine Bluff Rud other placcs In al haste, hat much
will probably fail into tho rebels bands and 10
burned. Troops were sent for In great haste from
Duval.e Riuff to protect nasas's B'ad, which place
was considered to b. tn danger. Marnaduke cot
retween Pine Bluff and Little Rock, II Is report
ed that he threw some shells INTO the latssr place
bnt this Is p7obably an <xssgeration- :.
Matters looked serious; when the hearts Of the
loyal people were 1el1evea by the approach OF Cen
Steele who has returned to Little Rock. Ills pres-
ence removes all teazsi the rebels GIN make no.
Important capture now.tlat ho Is In their front.
+ He had smart fight With Price On the Saline,
tompcllinF him to retreat. This Was on the after-
noun Of Saturday list, april s0th. Captain ". I.
Gruere, Of the 4th Arkanaas cavalry, WAS On board
the Celeatc, with dispatches from Gen. steale,
Sr. Lou1s, May gth.-The expedition Of General
Steele towards Shreveport has ended with bis TO
turn. under rather exciting circumstances to Little
Rock. A gentleman convp4sant with the facts, ar
rired here, communicates = statement to the fol-
lowing putport: =
"steelo left Little Rock with SOME 1ao0o iptan-
t1J and 3000 cavalry. under Gen. Carr. Arkade1-.
phia was occupied without difficulty, and the force
mored forward to Camden, and between Arkadel-
phta and Camden, a subsistence tratu Of one hnn-
drtd and eight wagons WAS cut OF and captured BY
the enemy, together with ihc escort Of $50 men,
who suddenly found themselves In the hands Of
superior force, snd made little resistance.
"At Camden, General Steele soon found the reb-
els about 800 strong, with cavnlry in his rear.
Two hundred and forty wagons had been dispatched
from Camden towards Pine Blpir for storcs, with
m escort Of LOO men, which ere c.ptueed By the
enemy.
"Tle steamer Aamo, with twenty tons OF am
mnnitlun tor Stecle's army, was sunk forty miles
6Sx I9 RoeF y ye esa aS m eSsn saas @
boat was put under arrest on suspicion OF tfeach-
cry, but subsequently released.
had to reduce their allowance to quarter ratlons.
AB bIs movement Waa to be co-opeEattve with
the main one Of Bauks, which had iailed there re-
P1ice undertook to retain Stcsie at Camden.
while Mnruadnke, With strong force, SET OF for
Little Rock. Steele, to act for the safety Of the
millions Of doais' worth Of Federal stores and for
the rescue OF his army. broke through frces lines,
and set ont TO get to Little Rock in time to ssye It
to reach and bag the proposed rane. At Sabine
Fork, IL became necessary 70 give Price battle,
which was handsomely done The rebels were we'll
trscted and bloody, laaus thee Or four houzH aud
resulted. In the comp1cte rcpa14s ct the enemy,
leaving Steele to reaume the exciting race with
Marnadnke. The l7ssez apsroaeaed Little Rock,
throwing ehells into the CITY en the afternoon Of
up, Joining the troops at the posi-, and Compelled
;ialmaduke 10 felinqpish his Undertaking: He
1lnde little rcartauce. the main body Of Steeles
srry was rapidly arriving
The Lce1siat was III sefsfon, and probablynrc not
one Of its members, caught, wonid have been
SHARED bv the eIdEnffatCd Ice,
During the entire march from Camden. the troops
wers constantly skirmishins With the enemy, uho
deayo1fnc to Impede their progress. There were
no ambulances for the wounded, and they bad to
be left In the honsek Of realdcrss on the road.
The captured eecort Of ',CuJ men were composed
Of The s6ih Iowa, 43dIndiana, and nth Ohip. On
| ~ fosty.Ave succeeded Ia eseaping.
Onr Informant represents S,eele's cavalry de-
plorab]y deficient In horses, OR men being COM
PEELED 10 ukc unbrokeu uulca, IN many instances,
or try to use them, for C valkT torses-
Prices toecea are still lingering In The vicinity
aud were stripping an otteaa. deso'ased conntFy
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