The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-11
SATURDAYS DISPATCHES.


is the 0nondaga, which has jus: been
finished in New York. The Yankee
gunboat destroyed by one Of our torpe
does yesterday was blown into fragments.
The official despatch says that hardly a
piece as big as rowboat was lett. Az
ter the explosion, the rest of the fleet
stopped
Nothing has been heard Of the situa,
ton of affairs On the Rappai,anpock this
morning. Grants plan was to turn our
right and get between Lee and Richmond
Longstrect turned the enemy's left and
was pushing him back steadily when he
received his severe wound. He was
shot, owing to q mistake, by sows of our
own'mcn, of Maboue's brigade, aud Gen.
jenkins was killed by the same brigade.
Gen. Kcrshaw commanded McLaws'
division with distinguished .hcaor. Bat
ties Alabama and Gordon's Georgia
brigade suffered severely.
SATURDAYS FIGHTING
TAu interruption Of telegrapbic com.
munication with Richmond on Saturday
afternoon, which was not restored until
late hour Sunday night, has prevented
the receipt of the expected press des-
patches in regard to the operations of
Saturday Private kilograms, however
received on Saturday, before the Inter
ruption, took place, render it certain
that the conflict still continued on that
day, with encouraging rcsults.---Ea Msr-
cmy.
LATEST OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GEN.
LEE.
Gen. Gordon turned the encmy's ex-
treme right yesterday evening, and drove
him from his rife pits.
Amongst the prisoners captured are
Generals Truman, Seymour and Shalloc.
A number OF arms were also taken.
The enemy has abandoned the Ger
mania Ford Road, and removed his pom
toon bridge towards the Ely's Ford Road
There has been no attack to-day; only
slight skirmishing along our line.
(signed3 K. E. LEE
A despatch from Chafia's Bluff says
that one of the enemy's gunboats had
been attacked and disabled, and after
wards boarded and burned on the 7th
instant. Two iron clads. bore down on
our forces, but subsequently withdrew.
We have no further particulars.
RlcHMoNp, Sunday, May S-.Thc fol-
lowing was received at the War Office
this morning:
JACKSON, Miss, May 5:.-Ofhcers, who
left Gen. Taylor's camp, five miles from
Alexandria, on the 29th ult., confirm
the news of Banks retreat 70 Alexan-
dria. The Yankee gunboat Eastport
had been. blown up and two transports
had been captured. The rest of the
enemy's feet was ADORE the Rapids,
with no chance of escape. Taylor has
certainly captured 1000 prisoners,
The.success of Gen. Price is complete.
Marmaduke had captured Stecrs wagon
train and Steele being surrQuaded, Gen.
Price demanded his surrender. Steele
consented, on condition that his negro
troops should be treated as prisoners of
war. Price refused to grant these terms,
but referred the matter to Gen. Kirby
Smith, who replied that the negroes
must be sent back to their owners.
Steele refused to capitulate on these
terms. What further action had taken
place was unknown; but it was believed
that the whole Yankee force would ulti-
matcly be compelled to surrender, as
Smith was reinforcing Price.
Summit, Miss May 7.-..A gentlemen
who crossed the river below Bayou Sara
Oh the I'd instant says the Louisiana
forces had pursued the enemy down Red
River, recapturing Fort Dc Russy aud
Cbediville. On the 25th the enemy
made stand at Markham, where they
were attacked and defeated with heavy
loss, estimated at not less than ten thou
sand men.
Yankee transports going up Red River
with rcinforcemcnts had been whipped
back at Fort Dc Russy since we re-occu-
pied the post The Yankee 'wounded
have been sent to Vicksburg.
General Walkers division had crossed
Red River in pursuit Of the retreatiDg
enemy. The Yankees had burned four
gunboats above the Falls.
TNote--.In order that our readers may
comprcbend the state Of affairs we will