, 1864-05-11
EnGEI FLXaS AAtr kgESTERH
L1UISIAHA--FEA LIUs1DS.
Retel Account Of opefations on ED
River.

1
River.
| We have been favorcd. with file Of the
ucrEto:: n=s!;; 9tt,:c-.c' The 10. - -
Ing April 18th. We make the foltnwing TX
tracts from these papers:
OFFICIAL c1s-..cH.
SHREVEPORT, April T., .s3..
To Major General Mnsruder:
TssIcr attacked sud routed the 1871 ARA; carps
th!ee E:tlcs lrcm Mansfield, Gu the evening Of the
eth, and drove back IL confusion the / IL Army
cegs ale9 sis 10 ana IT a,on
General eDsaseaaent took place on the eYanIo.
tce4 reinforced ftom 1hs 18th Army Corps.
Tbo fighting was eoTefe, the enemy holding hi.
peslt1on-
Tbs enemy re.reatea under cover Of the night.
IT, eaEa5 bG5sued ns1t aay espusng many
Full ECO prisoners in ali captured.
our Ioas ]. heayy;, Gen. 4oqton is killed and
eea Walker wounded Lieut. E dsa R'co4 coasansse sagH
snnEyzroa7, april 123Dtar Meu.: just rc-
uts men dfsmissed-no longer required,
captn1ed-1,c00 killed and wounded Five hun-
o1ed, wagons and two hundred ambulances cap-
tu1ed.
%, Our !oss 1,ooo Killed md wounded. VIII gi7e BY
nANEs AND HIS DACKRns,
The plan Of the present campaign In this
direction is becoming more and more aops
rent. There Is no longer any dtubt In nv
mind concerning the matter I Will tell vo1,
AoW put It up, and take the consequences.
banks, nks Sherman, started several months
since Tor "Te1as or hc11.", He threw his
forces al along the coast of Texas, or unfor-
titled peninsulas and islands, aud In auch
small towns IS he could gain access to with
out much opposition, with the avoWed intcu-
tion Of invading the State to its very core,
After knocking about there for several months
With no other result thin simply turning our
channel Of trade with Mexico in another d.
rection, he became clagrined with his success
or rathar mant Of success, and In his wrath
he declared be would enter the State By an
other route- -.
Then It was, he commenced maturing his
plans for the campaign in which he Is now
called to that point the principal portion Of
his Texas invaders and Immediately set about
organizing for the Red River valley route. 1t
his solicitations large force was concentra~
led At Little Rock and placed under the COM
mand Of Steele, and fifteen thousand men
from Vicksburg, Natchez and other points
on the Mississippi, were landed at the mouth
Of Rcd River,
Nov, for the movement and its objects.
8tcele was to march to Red River, ria Arka-
deiphia and Washington, devastating tue
country and drive Gen. Price into louisiana |
or Texas. 1lurlbut, or whoverer h.s com.
naad ofthe troops that were landed at Simms-
Fort DeRussy, and make his way to Alexan-
dria, where be, Banks, WAS to form junc-
tfon with him, ria Franklin, 0pelousas and |
Washington, And from thence pass up Red |
River Valley, both by land and water, aud |
join Steele 1t Aarehall, Texas; Steele cap
%-~ Ya%T.-
the route. Attic same time force Was to |
go up the Ouachlta to Monroe and from
thence hy lind to Shreveport Each Of these
columns were to "pay their way" by Ap-
turing all the products Of the country within |
their reach, destroying crops, farming uten- |
stle, &c. thus rendering tha country through |
which they passed noluhabitabla for tie |
present, at least.
This plan, 1t was supposed, would rid
both Arkansas and Louisiana Of the rebels.
Arriving 1t Marshall, they would conccn-
trate III their forces, and sweep through
Texax to Houston and Galveston
Thus far the plan has worked admirably, as
they supposed They have both continued to
advance, with but little serious opposition,
until they are within few miles of tue Texas
line. Generals Taylor aud Price haye grad
ually fallen back, US the enemy desired, and
one not acquainted with the preparations in
store Tor the enemy, would naturally conclude
that they are IN fair way Of carrying out
their plans But day Of reckoning is At |
Land, and will bet myself agalnst the incest ,,
widow in the State Of Texas. that the plans Of
the enemy will be frustrated before they can
enter Texas. Mar, more, will make the
Eame bet that both columns now advancing
il this direction, will be whipped ont aud
compelled to return before they can contain.
luate the soil Of Texas Who will tRkc that
bet?
Fl APRIL 10-The above Was written LAST eve
ming. This morning at sunrise the courier
arrived, bringing news OF our glorions victory
near ManEne1d. 1Wiu soon send you some
more news Of the same sort.
The following letter from an officer below
to his friend here Is just received:
HEADQUARTERS DisT. WHs7Ena Iou1srAxA,l
April 8, 1864.
Dean Ju: ! an, al o. K.-,rst this minute coma |
OF tie dcld. =: We have captured 1900 prisoners,
immense wagon tfafns and several batteries among
them the celebrated Nina battery. Iresres to In
form you that among the Ialled are Gen. ,Nouton.
Cola Beam and Arnant, Nal. Garfield, Capt. Fields
and Lieut.. Col Clsck badly wounded. Our loss |
End the enemJfs heavy. Tho:e mentioned are the |
only ones thai have come under my eye. The old |
louis1nuA brigade, Mouton's. drew the arst blood
md has suffered severely. Gen Taylor's saddle |
cloth was cut through by spcnt min 9 ball during
tie action. ] suppose We will hare tt again to- |
morrow.
Maj. Il. H. Dyer, Mst. L. 8. Leman and Capt. J.
T. Scott leave tomorrow for Houston. II. P,
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