Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-24
THE NEWS.
Tue CITY.

TUE CITY.
IL, oniy otRcia! capital stock in the market
y..',T!av was tao despatch of General Kirby
>ai;h, announcing the defeat Of Banks in the
ri battles Of the campaign in Western Lou
,.iz,iA ;,i.ut s y9oeks ago. ~.ss t@:;G fss az
.rs, and other news bed come in settling
The QUESTION Of that campaign aitogs ther,
0r...i Smiths despatch, though welcomed
zih satisfaction, created no excitement; AID
ros that the Trans Mississippi situation Is all
il ~ a:,ts, the popular attention will be-
enc mJ-e intensely concentrated upon the
a.7e0...a IF tho armies in Virginia, leaving
:le little side issue III Northern Georgia TO be
....'e! !. General Joe. JJhns.ou's own way
81! :jun". The city was, therefore, without q
.4;.. hiring tie day. Su7dry minor incidents
3; n,.7as. tiuns;ircd, which will be found in
i5e.; -of.r:rIaces.
FROM THE ARMT CF GES. LEE.
Ai'aoc.h we have co new battles to record,
= re acc,uni3 from the glorious old army
j; N-.l2rl Ntrsin;. which would g!addcn
. tre.-. of tone. Our army is not only in
'ls Le~c 7orsibL spirits and 6shtiag ccndi
III. ~; IA cort lent that if the enemy darrs
81 thar general engagement he will DC fin ally
sa3 iIreire7a5ly defeated. The movem: Mt of
Gran: +; from our righ:. thongn appa-
'2:iy i :, king marGuvre, is in fact tanta
1,G7' 'onatt.ing. Itneithcr causes our army
:: '.ctre." nor in any way lntcE.rres with
ii, pt.e. OF G,"eral i.:e. Tho >l,.y is not far
8. ve ;ral assured, when the mend cious
'3,'s ot he enemy will be com plctely cx-
:''d .cL lis most sangni..e horca turned TO
'i,erg nni mourning,
FSOM THE s0UTH.sIpE.
!Ae enamy III ,de demonstration in force
n yesterday, in the neighborhood Of Port
E.ittaII Junction, mile or two from his
;s,e General Beauregard attacked him at
on:e, !e!eat;ng and driving him back, cap
;:ru. "a number of prisoners, besides irtlict-
il; severe loss in killed and wounded. Our
is sas comparatively slight. Eight or ten
II H.. wounded arrived from Chester last
s;2ai:g 1t is supposed that the enemy tempt
Elan engagement for the p-lrpo=e of masking
"a: r9.yoat of his main body to 60 to the sue
70: 4 Grant. This, however, is not known
.I't night from General Bcaurcgard:
NEAR CHESTER, May 90, 6:l5 2. NJ.
i>aeral Bragg:
We have driven back the enemy's line about
mile along tho whole extent of his 'front.'
We lave captured some prisoners.
G.. T. BEAUREoARD.
rns TRANs-HrssIssIrrI DEPARTMENT.
TIE following official despatch was received
i;om Gen. f. Kirby Smith yesterday:
it.rg'Rs Trans MISSISSIPPI DIr'1NENT,
sLrcy crort, La, April l2, lsG4.
G:ae!A! S. COOPER, Adju'ant and Inspector
General:
Sri have the honor to report tna5. the
!.h Amy corps Of General Banks command
- si,na.ly defeated three miles below Mans
~ H., on the afternoon OF the Sih. The
.Tny corps, coming to i's support, was
;s.p.-el witi, less and in disorder.
Reinforced by PARTS of the 10Th and !'th
,,I-. he enemy in force made stand st
a'.at iIil!, ~ strong position, twenty miles
2.'s* NS.s,ield Our troops attacked with
%;sI"'U9.:ii on the afternoon of ths 9Th -
'.!n, closed on most saneuinary struggle,
G"'I:h H.: enemy were worsted, and retreat
s's' lar cover Of the darkness, leaving their
'I1h ID "a the field.
= ''m the best information we can obtain,
J:HeF"i Banks command numbered ut least
,%"'y'lvc thousand. Of which twenty eight
..",li ~@'li we're engaged at Pleasant Hill ON
WI eavairy pursued TO Natchitoches. Gen.
WE! c9rrnanded on the field.
s,captured ,wcnty-one pieces Of artillery, !
s',,N 'I Free ,icu-ard prisoners, and over two
a1S3's4 We ;2ns.
S1' lJsS Is eevtre-over two tusand killed |
yi'' S'Gadsl-Gsncral Mouton, CJls. Beard, |
!, w. Armant, Taylor and Brchel are among
j.. y,H-'A'tes. Providence has given US u
s'A' ;;,1 snrious victory.
Respectfully, 4. KIRBY SMITH,
General Commanding.