, 1864-05-02
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
FROM. OUR ARMY At
GRAND EC0RE.
GOOD NEWS FROM
ARKANSAS.
Gen. Stec1e's Success 0Fcr Price.
CAPTURE OF CAMDEN AND
WASHINGTON BIT STEELE.
How Ee 0utwitted pr:ce.
GEN. R0SECRANS ON STRIKES.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
Important Proceedings in
Congress.
VARIOUS REPORTS FROM THE P0-
10MAc ARMY.
FROM WESTERN LOUIS.
LANA.
CAPTURE OF CAMDEN AND
| WASHINGTON BIT STEELE.
How Ee 0utwitted Prizes.
GEN. R0SECRANS ON STRIKES,
LATE FROM EUROPE,
important Proceedings in
Congress.
VARIOUS REPORTS FROM THE Po-
10MAc ARMY.
FROM WESTERN LOUIS.
LANA.

The Red River Expedition.
{spec,a, Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne]
WARRINGTON, Apn' 80, l84.
A ApEirate letter from an officer, written at Grand
Ecore, shortly after G0 Ranke' battle, says 'Gea.
Banks was advancing with the confident impress
sion that he had only TO advance, and advanced
faete1 than tho rebels retseated- Seeing our e1-
posed position, they brought on an engagement
near MauEned which resulted in the loss Of all the
train and artillery. which were irregularly dis
tributed in the train. The attack was 20 aud.
den thot ali w4ro panic stricken. The
horses were cut from the wagons and artillery
and precipitAtely de to the rear. Then the cav
airy became engaged Int only for moment, when
tLey abandoned their horses By equad1ons, and
fed The 18th Army Corps was ordered up, b1i-
gsde At time. Thus this corps Was fcarenlly
routed, losing come 1900 or 1870 men. and those
who did escape were forced to abandon their arras
Had not been for p1nnder, and the captured tran
this entire corps would have been taken prisoners
one brigade at time
~ have talked with many OF the 1sth..1ho were
taken prisoners, and escaped while the rebels were
plundesing the train. The 18Th is almost without
arms. 1t WIS commanded by Gen. Raneom and
four hsigade commanders. Gen. Ransom Was
wounded by bail passing through his leg, above
the knee, and three Of the brigade commanders
were killed. The remaining one, Col. Ramon, Is
now in command Of the Corps. Gen. Banks IL
universally condemned By officers aud men. The
ew rebel prisoners we haye are very jubilant, and
say: well, Gen. Banks has been the best com
missary we have ever had In this Department since
he has been In command. We couldn't get any
thing from Rutler.'
=" The next morning after the second days fight,
cur exhausted and slightly wounded, who were too
much worn out to get of the Aeld that night On
waking and finding no one about, made up their
minds that or army had advanced, nnd 10 went
forward. After going two or three miles, they
came upon our captured train and many other
wagonh. This confnted them; but On they went,
and after they tad passed the train, and were
within short distance Of Pleasant HILL they were
fred upon BY rebel pickets They then knew their
condition, and retrnced their stepH. Thus both
armies were running from each Other.
I'VE lost ftum 20 to 30p1eces Of artillery and some
500 men in killed, wounded and missing.
"Ihc army gives Gen L. ]. Smith great credit for
hiR conduct, and Eay II it had not been for him ali
would hare been lost, The army seem to be ex-
pecttng an attsck. They have been In line Of bst~
tie to-day.'r
NV Yonk, April so.-The steamer Tazoo ar
s1ned this morning from Ne" Orleans. No news
a ietter nom Ae1and.is, L., 18th. eayt: 'A11 Is
-4a1et at Grand Eco9e. The enemy are still around
movement again. they will not be wanting" The
esme letter confirms lhe death Of the rebel General
Green IN the tight with the gunboats.
The Rcd riTer is slowly falling. but the MisBts-
slppt il ri4iug fast and rise expected COIN
nance in the Red river:
General Stone md othe1s Of Banks' staff, had Ar
rived, en- sU.ae for New Orleans.
There is no truth in the repor. Q! the eoncentra-
tion OF large force in the Shenandoah Valley near
Kas's's 'a division Of ETeirs corpss which our
troops there outnumoe1 two to oae. E4rly'a
ally Of Inboden, White. Aosby and Gilmore, and
| do not tn Ill amount to Elk hundred.
Something important il expected before long
from Gen. Avertl
Cen Burnside visited Gen. Grant to-day on bus
! tues connected with bis Department.
Rrmors That Hooker hss come on from the West
| and ia At Haspers Ferry are utterly unfounded
INV YORK. Apri! al-Thc Caledonian, troE New
Orleans the I'D vim Havana, eGth, and the Mezrimac
from New Orleans the th, hare arrived. Among
the passengers in the Latter is General Anderson
also number Of other officers and 30 slck aud
wounded eold1ers.. General Weitzc1ls passenger
IN the ColuuabiC. General Ammon lett New Or
ieaus for home On tht a4th.