Shreveport news., 1864-05-31
NEWS ITEMS.

negroes. ~ yankees. 20 wagons, IVu t''H'lu
rifles. 100 navy reviewers. store h""-es
filed with commissary, quarccrui:,ster aud
"a large quantity OF medical S'orrs.
TIE neg ors Were rcttrnci TO Their own
ers and the yankees were rtrosed. Gen.
Shelby continued his ,narch ON the IS.
Richmond. May She ,ucmy in Ches'
terrified county have wsthirawn from The
rail road TO their entertainments.
Smith Giincr is commanding the eypc-
dition with headquarters ut City Point,
where negro brigade Is cntrenchcd.
No iighting at Wa than Junction to-day.
The euemy's loss yesterday was one
thousand killed. and wounded.
Bulirr made a narrow escape from five
OF oar pickles near City Point on Friday
evening.
\ telegram from Gen. Lee says the en-
envy la advanced his position and is
uareh.ng towards Fredericksburg.
1he news is !avorabty construed in OIL
cal circles.
AT Chester, GA saturday, between Rich
moni and Petersburg, the Yankees Were
r"pn!: cd with a loss OF one tlops nj wound
Cd.
All the Yankee officers, one thousand in
number, were sent to Dansii.c on saturday.
Before leaving they became very r,iracio'
ry.
Richmond May 8 The following official
dispatch from Gen. Lee has been received
here:
Near Spo'ssylrania Conrfhouse,
May 5.
/ T, Hon. ,Jt,o 4. .Sec'ioa After sharp
Encounter with the 9th Amy Corps, Warei's
and Iorrett- divisions o. cavalry. under X
! Il Anderson. with the advance of the army
rcpu'sed tSe enemy with heavy slaughter
! aud took possession 90 the Courthouse. l
an more than gra;id".! i, The G.i.er oil al!
victories that our loss i mali
! tSgneil II. +. LEE. General.
| Richmond, May 9.---ln Interruption in
the telegraph communication between
] Ricbuiond and Weldon, witt the hour r3S
expectation of the line being lies 'ored> hl-
caused an Accumulation OF pres reports n
! this point. the material point OF which are
suhjuiucd
! Orange G. II May 7-Ewcll again repuls-
cd the enemy yesterday. Thc yankee Toss
is terrible. and especially in the early par;
! of the engagement. Ewc.l's los, wa,
| small.
Last night our men held possession of the
enemy battle Geld on the left and centre,
Capturing number OF wounded.
Our success is very great bat not decis-
i've.
The charge o! Gordon's brigade is rep
resented TO be the grandes. o! the war.
tnir loss thus far is i've thousand. q:
whom large portion are slightly wound
ed.
The h.hi occurred in densc'y wooded
country. and hence little OF no ari.ier!
was used III thu fight.
Richmond, Vi ~ S-The following was
received this morning
Headquarters. Army Northern Virginia..
T. Tie Secretary of Var: General Gordon
turned the cnc,ny's extreme RICH; yesterday
evening. an drove hin from his rife pits
Among the prisoners captured are Gcns
4 81 1i..- .ssttN.
wer. also taken.
The enemy has abandoned the German
ma Ford road and has removed his pontoon
bridges towards Ely :.
sIIsTt sfrmi-hias along our line
lolgnedl X l. LEE. General.
non e'nd airermIrie engaged nlne uI me
eneny's gunboats in Albcrmarle Sound on
tie OH, sinking one and disabling two
The. fight lasted from p IN. til! night.
Dalton. May 9.-Uoo,er's corps attempt
ed yesterday to carry Dug Gap by storm
twas defended By GIfgg's- oh Ken uck Y
cavalry and the LIST Arkansas inf ntry. who
repu!sei their assaults. iuiiicnng IA neavy
loss on the enemy Our ammunition BE-
coming cAhaus ed the men resisted the last
assault by lie ting the enemy with stones
anil III" af,ita! q. cranberry Texas brig.
AIDE. wnen the enemy We're routed AID has
lily withdrawal.
Our loss WAS very small. One Licuten-
ant and twenty men was captured.
Slight shirmishing was going On in from,
up to hat.
The enemy having massed heavy force
in front OF Rocky Face, ioHr line, OF battle
being visible, it was thought they would
attempt to carry it by storm this morning
| bat a yet no demonstration has been mad T.
Atlanta. May ll--Thc assault of Rock Y
Fac" hi =. began this moraing, AMI was
rcp"l-ed with neat slaughter
ihc wounded OF the cScmv are with
drawn.
Among the prisoners brought here yestcr.
dag. were several otii -crs recognized as be,
longing to ight 5 rad.
1l,it1i My i2-Enrmy mad" fuGr as
sali,ts Gn QUE works al Mn CI6cli Gap yes
terdsy. ard were handsomely rrpuI Cd
several hundred of their dead We're lett ON
the field.
The enemy are making heavy demon-tra
ton upon the Cleveland road this morning
but little fighting has vet Keen done.
Washington City. May 1.-THE enemy
continues 10 str-Dg hen his " rks.
1t is stated that Lee 5 army has been re
int"rced and now numbers 100000.
Saturday afternoon the Rebels suddenly
developed line of BATH. o. our left. COB
bling up our piclieis aid driving back tn,
reserve. Gems Meade and Wright Will
stall. were out beyond the front AT the tim.
and had a worry marrow escape from cap
tire.
The seccssioniss have a story aiioat tina
Backner and breckenridge joined Lee. auC
Il portion of Johnstons army rein fore ed
Beauregard at Petersburg. Breokinrdgc's
junction considered in military circles pos
sible, but not impossible.
A gentleman from Georgia whose state