Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-22
War News


above MeaPhi. soon after the attack
Forr,ss sent a Gag sftrucc demanding The
surrender o. the fort All garrison. IA thc
meanwhile 20 disposing AS forces a. - tase
th- advantare 81 our foacr,. Maj. Booth
-ho commanded. refused the fag Of true
snd the sghtin Z vas resumed. Ahsr~arl.
sseooai aAg csHse n Which vas also ~
fused
Both asx. gave The rebels ths adsaaiace
% gaining ae- POSITIONS. Tie battle 49,
kept up until 3 =. NJ. when Ma Book
vas Allied. and Ma. Bradford took rom-
m.nd. The rvbel. made ssch furi0us at
'aet thss cvr men ~r-- compelled 20 .ur-
reader
Immccis,slv urcn The surry sscr a scene
-hieh bsihss description Up 20 that time
comparatively fe- Of our men had been
allied b.; INSTANTLY on taking posses, ioa
% the fort The Seeds commenced an inIis-
erininAts hatchery Of the uhitss and blacks
including those % both colors -ho had BEEN
previously wounded.
Ihs BLACK soldicrs. becoming dsmoralir-
cd. rushed % The rcar. ;lsr White ogiccrshav-
isg thro~n down their arms Bob -hi,e
ard blacks yer. bayone'ed. shot o. sahercd
E'sn dad bodies we're horribly rnusilatcd.
sad children ard several negro woun-n
~ere murdered in cold blood. Soldier.
unable % speak from wounds wcre shot
dead and thctr bodies thrown into The river
The dead asd wounded nsgroe. ~srs piled
IN heaps AM burned. ard several citireu.
uho hal loined eur fore. for pro,ectioa
~er, Killed ard wounded
oui Of - garrison q CO. bit 30 r.
Haincd Aiv-. MAJOR Bradford i, saito
h.ss escar~d hut "a 70 fear-d he !. ka,.d
The steamer Fiau VALLEY cane up Al about
SS'f. NJ. ard as hsilsi By The rrs.~Is
under hsg q truce. Some men we're
sect ashore 90 bury tho dead ard take a.
board such q the -oun,s,d as the ENEMY
had allowed 20 Evr 80 men -er, tak-a
seoart inci0ding : or : coiorcd EirAt
sssd On lie ~aY uP.
Nrw NoEN. April Il Tss Hcrail's
Ar~y u the Potomac dispatch .avs zen.
fitzpatrick isfi for washinsten today.
iAcscs be proceeds . Nashville O. report
10 Gen. Sherman Tor command % the cav
airy u ths Army ~ Tie CsabeslaDd
Lrrrrr RocN. Apra -. Oa Ne stA
inst. The rsbcl Geo. Marmadaks attacked
Gsn. Steele nth 500 0r 1000 cavalry ara
Eve Pieoss % artillery. ca The south sde Of
The Little Missouri riv-r. and after s,c
bosu sighting AS rspsi.ed. 18th The Io,.
0ffour kiiled add tueaiy Ihrcs sounded
Our ioss as t-snty uSunded. There d. a
lArgc forc. q r~bel. .bout eve nile. Ahead.
bGi il q not expected that tbey vii make
stand
The InbuDss dispatch say, Brig Cener-
al Prince has been ordered % the command
oiths military dis'ries q Psdacsh. Colau-
eus and Cair0
NV loEE. eoth A wa,hington Dis
patch say, q j. rumSrsd here tonight that
Lee - moving portion q "a sruiy 20 thi,
SIDE q tbe ksPidan near Madison Court
House. Nothing however - reliable. In
torIaAiIon hAs beea received IL The prcssao.,
Of cousidcrabl. rvb~l cavalry forc~ near
Lcesburg and m~asurrs have zen taken o.
chsck their advanc- should th-s attsrnpt q
CHIc,eo III. April ~ The Essai.-
Joarual Puhiisise, letters from the Rel
River eHpedition. cising he details Of
severe Z niou disaster 81 Fi~as.nt Hiu H.
SOTO Parish. Ia Dlr casalrs u the "a. All
Az CAB 1isIsisn. ~ ;tc isih Army Corfs.
aiisr hard fought battle. u-rc psg O. roaf
b. n llrrsIr sfrrarrn.Hr rrrIaeI fnr~a
oar caralry bad ben driving th- ENEMY
90 to dass. hut On ~ forenoon 81 ~ @fh
s~nt ta-k ~1rd f1r Infantry Supports cen
ksn'om. m comuaui 10 tic % and ith
divisions " lie l.fa Corps. uas ordered o.
scna foruard bugals. and BE- did 80 A.
Noon b. foiIoucd 9TH tlse fourth division
Afrr advancing abont fs- r1iirs from vh~r-
tlc 90 tirision 20 rs comranI srt tt-
lfa Cops -rrc caeampsd. che rebels a,a.ie
Sana. al1 or Inc. con,,siing oniy of 80
9 n lnisrfrY. formed in q bell 81 wooIs 90
~iih AZ opsa hsii .n froat 81 the sn.mv in
~ woods ou the other ude zen Stone
ofEans Bluf frne. chief Of Gen Banks'
staf. rs on tie friI an took tbc direction
% uoser.entt. Gen. Ransom "a iu favor
of adtauting only In force bit Lis vish as
dHfr~garlrt After -kfrfu.sA across tlr
bed 90 arolt an hulr. fh- fhc curuIr al
fanrr,i on us fn utcru D. Irline uurnlssrs
esiiuatsi "a 1000 tsen Earsorn r1t 80
tte afai.llle troops e. tle f-1rf. a-l cr.a1
81 uu fhrm. The crrnr Bee h.1t.if. Doe
airancrd stFal''t snon 40 fhn raralr.
gave vav nnd frI back Tte panic oftAr
cata.rt 81 trraors ilrsd &c n-rlv ttnt ft~
rciftai became -rre--i rsrt. The Gersr-
a. Cd ct ia D. poser f1 ralis ths rsen. BE
tnalUg b. iup.-sl ..e uuhoat rrtn fore.
nent. b. male every sfort O. sss- ti-