The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-09

lcorrespoedence o. the Memphis Builetin-]
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.agg ttrts Hos1CA 3ritesS1ss4. !:
We have, this evening, the best Of ssv.
from the front, By oodtier direct freii1I
General Steele himsey. He has eeptVrSd
Camden BY one ~ the most btiliiaSSs III
d. etdts of the wa, aanl to large scope 81
county lying. between the ArkAnsas' and
Ouachita rivers, embsaeiae aeaPly ! thirl
Of the SttG = 6rSsota Ahras vifhsth1
uncomfortable loss. since the erpsd}tiss
; sssi,sss s, ssA A5a ~:
accomplished in)th6 ne of an apem ,
determined to defend their kew. C.mden.
Arkadslphia, Mashiagion and CamdeSS;
form : triangle, apd .thp, military road
upon which W Travelled vss on the liss
to Washington, and from thence. direct to
Shreveport. By glsucipg ssths msp roe
vail see that Ne vsre forty miles vest Of
Camden, and within few hours march
of Washington. 4. .sssAss .'.4 saal.5s
Camden is strongly fortified. having
nine forts, on commanding hcirhts. ven
laid out and built. The wood Is cuk for
miles around, and Ill approaches to the
place capable Of being we'll dsfsaded. /.
Crossing the Listie Miaaonri q I poips
menacing Shreveport. Washington, or
Camden, Gen. Steele concealed tie raj
destination Of the expedition, which w.
the latter place, marched beyond the
junction OF the roads, and dsladed Price
into the belief that he intended to xss.ck
Shreseport acting upon which ftkdbry.
that astute strstsgist hasteued to Prkfrie
d'Hohn, dug riae-piis,s threw up earth.
works pierced with embrasures for his
6sad-Piseee, and valianey awaited the az.
tack. Ascertaining the position in de-
tail, Gen. Steele executed asudden Aank
movemsnt, which Price discovered inst
in time to save himself from an eniiIsdinp
IRE, and opportunity abandoned his works
and commenced hasty retreat. Steele
pursued, apparently With vigor, capturing
some prisoners, Having placed Price on
the are Of circle, - regards the roads 70
Camden n, Steele commenced movement
towards that place, upon roads Represents
ing the bisecting line. Discovering his
mistake, Price concentrated his cavalry.
and attacked with them in front. fiank
and rear, hoping to enbarrass Steele 90
that his own infantry might have time to
regain the forti6cations of Camden
Fighting continually for 81 miles. the
gallant leader of the 7th sruhy corps
pressed vigorously on, and took quiet
possession Of Camden and nine forti6ca.
lions Of great strength and skin, leaving
Price several miles out in the cold. Find
ing that Steele and the ruthless ipvs-
ders" had complete possession Of the
works of defense, upop which hc had
hoped to defy host. the "Missouri pa-
triot" beat sorrowfuI retreat 10 Wood.
lawn, eighteen miles distant, amid the
budding verdure of whose spring clothed
groves ne was, at last accounts, engaged.
In refiecting upon the vicissitudes Of life.
and the exceeding uncertainties of uncer-
talnties, in.erludiag shsprofundity Of his
philosophlzlng with occasional bursts OF
that mournfui and touching melody ! :
at might have been, II might have BEEN
a sort 81 preternatural activity Just
now prevails in the vicinity. Under the
live administration Of Gen. Kimball. sew
eral expeditions have been started in "a.
rlous ways after the jayhawking gentry,
the success Of which viii tend greatly 70
traDquilize the State.
The Legislature is working 10 a patri-
otto spirit of harmony upon all questions
except the Senstorship, upon which :
diversity Of opinion seems to prevail
The Cd Of May is the day set for that
election. as7
A letter from one Of the officers of the
command, states that the cotton of Cam.l
den and vicinity was burned in anticipa-
ton OF the Federal advance. sal
Yours, LII