Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-26
Anslher AccogaI q Case River Battle

Affairs on lhe Geehe and LnfouIche.
The New Orleans correspondent OF the New York
'WOrld gives the following account Of the late battle
In LOusAns, and The situation on lhs Tschs and Ls.
fourehs:
The Era ana True Delta" gave Us full accounts on
yesterday Of great bstte fought the ssth, the
"Era" ayson Cane river, thirty i've mlies above
Alexandria The "True Dstau iuunates that Il re-
csivsd It's information from the military officers board
two transports hich arrived Thursday night while
the Era" vaguely credits t ta 'pAEssngerS" As these
pspers the organs Of the Commanding eneral and
news OF military operations In tails department can
be pubiEhsd without permissfon, It would have bsen
easy for them get authority headquarters 10 give
the facts spPeEring there without depending pas
sengerS The telegraph s row st work mp 10 AieHan-
dra having been put in operation since its occupation
by thai indefatigabls officer Capt. Buckley II these
thinps were farfa bev are known At hssdouartars
hsre the very day the news reached Alexandria
On the contrary, I do know that on ThurEdsy night
when those boats first arrived, their passengers and
officers ell told this only, that battle had been fought
and that the slaughter both sides hsd been terrbls
and that In consequence the Federal forces had been
comT slled 10 fail back sgain 80 Alexandria Not
word said about priaoners being taken, absut
any success, Other than general belief that the Con
fedeTAtes had suffered very severely in the engagement
We hear the street, indeed, that the battle for
there certainly has been ended very dsas.rousy
the Federal army, much that the expedition will
have 10 be Abandoned gentleman who is related to
highly distinguished officer says th6t the latter has
written TO his wife that the losses Of the Federal army
have been quite severe that be expects back
Another strange thing Is that OF the steamers
brings down @aius hundred cOntrabands, mostly
and cniiOr6u.' we nave Al dDGHGAnb supply OF mem
now and are trying TO put them out on the psautaons
II the rebs forces hsvs been SO badly defeated and
broken up, why bring away the negroes from the plan
tat INST
Perhaps the most significant Item In this batch of
Is tbs burning OF the steamer La Crosse after her
capture by Hguerrllas" this aide Of Alexandria, Sew
eral DAYS sitter they attacked the Mile Stephens and
she escaped It Is Eaij that this done by gusrss
irregular plundersTs are called thus-Rnd ts
ezptors Of the La Crosse psroed the and retained
the officers dnctudng army oeerl prisoners there
rssson to besys that they were no more generals than
any Of Gen Tsylors srmy, 70 which they undoubted-
ly belong Ali thsss things seem % LOOK As N ough
thsre serious attempt being made 20 turn the hunt
Of the tiger into hunt by the tiger especially ss Is
found EeessaaEy 70 prohibit boss from leaving AexAn-
believe, nsvsrthsissa that there has been battle
and though am wiling 20 credit the stories current
among said and sober men, that the Federal army has
met with DISASTER feel assured that It has met
with quite chsek 10 Its advance As to Dudleys bri
gade brought here with the last lot Of prs
oDers that came down, that was entirely broken up in
the engagement which resulted in their capture. Tbs
doubted 80 much that would not mention il Ia ny
last letter; bnt Massachusetts gentleman, who Is In
terested in that organization told to-day thar II
igue II So Dudeys brigade could not have done the
wonders on the 25sh with which the " Era aud Delta
credit it.
One of the most important civil officers Of the Gov
residing here has received letter from Alex
endris from sufficiently high persOnsss 70 be reia-
Bile, assuring him that al the cotton which may be eK-
peeied from Red river, has already been sent down
and this is only hundred and twenty bales ths
prospect Is very poor one. As Tar as heard troms
the torch has been put by the pRnters 90 every bale
OF cotton the river point which is chiefly attrbu
ted to the lsoss conduct OF tbs naval part of the
psdition which commenced its work by indscriminats
destruction Of all private property within It's reach
The planters are finishing the work on their own &C
count
have been altogether indsposed to believe all sso
reg tending to show anything Ike large force Of
Confsderstes the Teehs but tie arrival OF h0 trans
port steamer Starlight from there Thursday evening"
loaded down with quartermsster and eonmssAry stores
and Bringing the that ihe rsSthrea or four mOre
coming with ali the other GOVernmsnt properly
at Brashear leaves other conclusion than that the
other side Of the Tsche is completely in the hands Of
| the COnfsderstsA
Again the ques arises why not this property
taken up the Atchsfalays which is the near way 70
Red E aud far leEs dangerous thEn 10 around
by ssai Why did they not come By way Of Bayou La
forchs ths easiest water route 70 fe eyt The
is unquesOnsby that both these avenues were render
ed dangerous by the presence OF the enemy in such
force thst the boats could Be protected against
them.
Nevertheless the four thousand at Pattersonvils aye
mostly men IN buekram. Thase Is, no doubt eonsid
cradle cavalry force ranging along the Tsche few Of
whom went into Centervle last week, and took
two thousand in money ana the goodN Of sutler but
the loss made good Of the citizens Of the place
by gunboat which. next day, lay off the Town and
threatened Il with snnlhaton II this not done.
As things now look, th Red river expedition has
rEesd the whole planting interests ia the Lafourehs
Techs Terrebon1e and S the region out Of the reach
Of the Funbcss the rysr for t Is be exDsced
country fn Of negroes aud agricultural ihpements
stock and everything else ssATy to carry panta-
tiOn labor they did last sumner when they were
kind enough 70 leave everything about they found
It, except the military property every particle Of which
they took away. All Of this which could be OF any
to them, Is now being brought away. I an in doubt
however whether the other property and persons viii
be intrusted TO them sgain, matter how generous
they before The darkies, / know, hSVs been
coming in for time having taken the Rlarm even
before their masters.