The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-26


lower Shenandoah, the brlgades Of w ii F. Lee
fitz Lee, and JcRktns eidaavared by forced
marches from Leesbnrgl through NiliwOol TO reach
Manassas Gap In advance Of the enemy, bur failed
tO do Sd, and Crossed at Chester Gap with llills
corps.
have thus hastily Eccspituatad the operations
OF the cavalry during this ever memorable cam
paigH. II Is record that speaks fos itself and i,s
needed u show the fidelity of the one or the etli
cheney Ut the other.
PROGRESS OF THE war.
We take from our Northern flies and Con
'ederate exchanges the latest intelligence
about the progress of the war:
THB FsGHr IN LOUISIANA.
The very latest Northern Intelligence published
about the recent fight In Louisiana is Telegram
dated n: Grand Ecore, La, April llth, and Is pub
iished in the New York Herald:
The advance guard Of Gen Banks army, com
prising two brigades of cavalry, one Of infantry.
aud four batteries, was attacked by twenty thDu
sand rebels near Mansfield, fifty miles this side of
Shreveport and fifteen miles beyond Pleasant Hfli,
on Friday last Compelled to yield to superior
numbers, our forces Tell back TO Gen. EmOry's di-
vision, OF the 18th army corps, which repealed the
advance of the enemy and repulsed him with great
slaughter.
Gen Banks deemed 1t prudent to fall back TO
Pleasant Fiil where he could choose his own po-
sitiOn, and nn Saturday, about T NJ met IL re-
newed attack Of the enemy with Emory's aud
Smiths troops.
lie not only CALAMITY maintained his own ground,
but forced the enemy, which was 1850 strong,
under Kirby Smith, to retire hastily and In great
disorder.
We captured several pieces of artillery and a
large quantity of small arms three hattie flags, and
five or six hundred prisoners, Including three
y.sAIt ten n1nt( ma. tht ti.,nn
Cur entire loss Is three thousand, that Of the
enemy much greater.
Gen Ransom, commanding the 18Th army corps,
was wounded, bu! is rapidly recovering.
Col Bened CT, Of The 1921 New York, was killed.
The rebel Gen MOutOn was killed
Gen Banks will advance again shortly.
(Sigaedl JAsss BReDIN,
Col u 5 A, of Gen Emory's staff
AFFAIRS IN TIE SOUTHWEST.
The Memphis Bulletin, of the 18Th, says dis
patch from Washington Missouri calls Tor troops
10 be sent to the frontier soon possible. Gen
Sherman had previously teiegraphed TO Nashville
to send Oh troops, saying not moment should be
lost.
The bulletin, OF the 10th, Is received. The head
quarters OF The left wing OF the 10th army corps Is
Is al Pulaski, and the headquarters OF detach
meut Of the 4th division Is at Decatur, Ala.
Brig Gen Dodge, OF Iowa, Is in command.
The steamers Emma and Hinan have arrived,
crates. The Emma was fred into above the fort.
The direction in which the rebels withdrew Is
not known as yet, although II Is surnised that
they took northern course from the icrt; that the
parry which attacked the enemy, supposed to be
The rear guard kept up the bank OF the river far
as could be seen.
From reports that reach Us we have no reason 90
believe that Forrest has AS Yet removed his head
quarters from Jackson.
Since FORESTS late operations, much larger
numbers of refugees are 1Ocking nOrthwards than
ut any previous period since the beginning of the
war.
cesstul advance In the direction of Red river, and
has no doubt he Is by this time in Camden.
The new State Constitution has been ratified by
the people Of Arkansas, In a vote of 1850. The
ODpOslion vote was 237. The Senators repaired to
tneir room In the state House to organize on the
l2;h.
The number present was sixteen, one short Of q
quorum, but more will arrive TO morrow. Twenty
five Is the whole number. All the districts had
been represented in the State buttwo The Repre-.
sentatives met In their hall. Ails is Speaker pre-
TEN. FOrty-twO answered to their names Three
more are iu town sick. II takessix more TO foru
The candidates for the United States Senate arc
ID Butler, q 4 Underwood, Helcra, Isaac Mills
CO. Ais, DR. BelOatte, aud w d Snow, of Pint
Bluff; DIR kirkWOOI and T. BOyt0n, OF Lit Il
Rock; Col F'shback, Of Fort smith; of Gregory
OF Van Buren,, and A Doseen. and others. Some
of the members were captured and one Is said Il
have been killed, on their way to Little ROCK
Tue FORT PILLOW AFFAiR.
AB Witmore of the United States navy, write
to the Memphis .atyu;, the following account
the Fort Pillow fight:
The combined forces of Major Gen Forrest
Chalmers, McCuiiOch aad Porter, numbering sever
or eight thousand, made an assault on our ioTihca
tiOns at about six u, on the l2th. Oaf iof:c'
aVA Jul
ted States steamer New Eta, lying on the iolt
shellei the rebels and drove thehi from the posi-
tiOn which they had gained Oh the soutn slue "
the fort. They again assaulted our works from the
north side, and owing 10 the timber II was impossi
BILE for the guns Of the New Bra to disiodge 'hem
though continual shower Of shell aad shrapne
was rained down on them.
The garrison was 80 small, and the feDet tofc'
so Overwhelming, the enemy gained our Work.
about 30 II. and the gallant few VINO were lei
alive were taken prisoners. The guns VI u,e ioi
consisted OF two twelve poundet nowa.Acss' wv
pieces In all. Major Booth and two Captains o
.he 9th United States artillery, cosored, were Kill
Cd early In the fight, also two Lieutcnahts 0I IN
9th were severely wounded.
Giants Bradford and Porter, Ad1utant Lennon
ana i.Ieut Barr of the 18Th Tennessee cavalry
werS killed and some others, who could not bt
identified. Mai Bradford, commanding the post
was taken prisoner, and - Iepo!!ed oy reeeis a'
hayin~ been paroied, with the liberty OF thei
camns. and violating IL by escaping last night; bu
was loid that he was taken Out anu shot iate u
Can, Young. Provost Marshal, was taken pris
oner Slightly wounded aud paroed. with the libert
Of ,heir cnnns and allowed 10 see his wife. h
saws thai omr forces behaved galiantiy ihrOushOu
lhe whole action Our loss In killed exceeds Nv
hundred.
own men Tor refusing quarters Ha,,en 20 our men.
Lieut. Commander 1n0s Patterson, coMmandin
naval station al Memphis, sent the steamer Plait
Valley. with u 3 steamer Silver Cloud In Tow
with Ammunition to Fort fiiiow. When we as
rived In sisil of the fort the eommassary and othe
public butidlnss, with some .weIss ssoIes anu pr
seen ,nevinx about applying torches 10 the bal
We ,hrew shells Tor thirty minutes at detach
SQUADS, when . fias Of truce appearing We cease
fifing and sent boat asnnse. presently tetutae
WIN communication from G u. Forrest, sayin
that laree number OF our wounded were sufie
I'M tos want Of proper care, anl that he would o.
low W TO bury 0mr dead aud remove our w0unde
uades q n Of truce, on our agreement mat ~
would aos remove sny.sSs ,s o on. . ins n.a
plods snaoee our wouaded, cans,ag greater ioss (
iifs, agreed 10 the psopasal Major Aadesoa, ai
10 0es RoTress, drsw Ip the asrsstaent siyiag Y
possessiOa Of shs tOsllecaetons aad lsn0tsv tlll
n, The lsscs - ssa =. y. .n.s % noss. Inc rene
m vosE ~ W0uudsd who were abte % wal
eesesallv cane dowa ths hlu0 g0ad, supported y
ejthes sjle 81 Z rebel soldleE.
Hs then eseesAs Z llss Of he uesaled scat
Cs,ro by ,hs Platte Valley, md ssnssks:
know 80 n seoemln6 . fbse, whcse such ~
ncenae rnG1n1onoa y o0ete4 - Uao here oHoeed
aoy ausl ~. NJ 10 thls taetanee 4 loeha - =
ness llbe slasse esoceasy seaa eeaeea9e
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