New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-10
FROM ARR ANSAs.
Further from Gen. stccIe's Expeditiou-Hts
Disastrous Fniiure-Capturc Of 1000
Wen and several Trains by the Rebels
Hncc for Lille RocL-Our Force. Just
I'm Time.
ST LOUIS. Monday. May Q. 1876

ST LOUIS Monday. May Q. 1864.
The Democrat of this morning publishes the
following.
Tie expedition Of Gen Steele toward Shreveport has
ended with his return under rather exciting ciIcum.
stances. to Little Rock.
gentleman conversant with the facts has arrived
here. and communicates statement to the following
purport.
Gen Steele lett Little Rock with 70 600 infantry
and 600 cavalry. the latter under Gen. Carr.
Arsadelpha was occupied without difficulty, and a
force moved forward to Camden
Between Arkadelphia and Camden subsistence
train Of leo wagons was cut Off and captured by the
enemy together with the escort OF 4s0 men, who sud
denly found themselves in tho hands Of superior force
and made little resistance.
At Camden Steel found the Rebels, about 1000
strong cavalry in bis rear and 30 wagons dispatched
from Camden toward Pine Bluff for stores, with an
escort Of COO men. were captured by the enemy.
The steamer Alemo. with twenty tuns Of ammunition
for Steele and his army was sunk forty miles below
Little Rock. by coming in collision with another
steamer
The pilot who had charge Of the boat was put under
arrest on suspicion OF treachcry but subsequently
released.
and had to reduce heiP allowance to quarter raiions
As the movement OF Gen. Steele 10 be co6pcra.
tive with the main Of Gen. Banks. which bad failed
there remained no course but to return to Little Rock
Gen Price undertook to retain Gen Steele at Cam.
den while Gen Marmaduke set off for Little Rock
Steele to act for the safety Of the capital OF Arkansas
with its Union population and millions OF dollars worth
OF Union stores and for the rescue Of his army broke
through the lines of Gen Price and set out TO got 10
Little Rock in time TO it from Marmaduke, who
was also making every exerion to reach and bag the
proposed game
At Saline Fork 1t became necessary to give Price
battle, which was handsomely done. The Rebels were
well mounted, and in fine condition. The fight was
protracted aud bloody lasting for three four hours
sesultng In the complete repulse Of the enemy. and
leaving Steele 10 resume his exciting with Mar.
madukc.
Marinaluko approached Little Rock. throwing shells
into the city on the afternoon Of the LIST instant Shortly
afterward Corr's cavalry came up and these Joining
the troops at the post compelled Marmaduke to ein.
quish bis undertaking He mado little resistance. as
the main body OF Steelcs army was rapidly arriving
The Arkansas Legislature in session. and proba.
bly, not Of its members If caught, would have been
spared by the exaspcrated foe.
| During the entire march from Camden troops
constantly diminishing with the enemy who hung
upon their and tanks. strenuousy cndeayorng to
impede their progress.
| There ambuanccs for our wounded men, and
they had to be left In the houses Of resdehson the
road.
The captured escort OF COO men composed Of the
36th Iowa the i3d Indiana, and the nth Ohio Regi-
ments. Only Is succeeded In escaping
informant represents Stecle's cavalry dcplorably
deficient in horses, being compelled to
broken mules In many instances. or to try and them
~ serve in the place Of cavalry horses.
Gen Prices forces still lingering In the vicinity
stripping of the desolated county anew.