Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-04-28
the RED RIVER EXPEDITION.
Baa:.s 70 Advance Again.
REBELS CONCENTRATED To
DEFEAT HIM.
Another Fight on the River.
SIGNAL UNION VICTORY.
REBEL GEN. GREEN REPORT
ED KILLED.

diers in Gen Smiths army this morning
fully confirm our victory near Shreve-
port.
Gen. Banks has countermanded his
order of retreat to Alexandria, and Gen.
Lees cavalry have been put in pursuit OF
the enemy
1t is believed says letter from a
staff officer that Shreveport will be
occupied this week. From all accounts
our victory is complete, and we have
recapured most four prisoners and guns
with many belonging to the enemy. 1t
would appear that our army is in good
condition yet and not disorganized, as
was previously reported.
The feet cannot get up to Shreveport
In consequence of the low water,
Admiral Porter is chagrined at his
inability to render that assistance to the
army which he had planned. Much is
being done, however by the light
draught boats and the marine brigade
in the Red White and Ouachita rivers.
NEW YORK, April "a
Sundays Herald has Louisiana CORES
pondence detailing the recent battles
and adding the following thereto:
GRAND EcoRE April II.
Gen. Banks having fallen back to
Grand Ecore, 35 miles from Pleasant
Hill, 80 miles from Mansfield and 50
miles from Shreveport will advance
again as soon as he is reinforced and ad-
equate supplies are received.
The loss of artillery is a trivial matter,
as nearly the whole fighting, owing to
the nature of the heavy roaded county
must be done by infantry. Admiral Por-
ter's feet will cooperate as far as posi-
Bile. The extent of the cooperation de-
| ponds on the depth of water in Red Riv-
! er. Other battles must soon follow, and
| glorious victories will be won over the
| rebels.
The enemy appears to have moved his
whole forces near here to crush out the
Union army According to the reports
of prisoners, Kerby Smith, Dick Taylor,
Green, Magruder, and Price are all in
the field against Gen. Banks and his
commanders. The rebel loss in the bat
ties of Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant
| Hill was three to our one. The lack OF
water between Pleasant Hill and Mans
field rendered it prudent to fall back to
Grand Ecore, where new supplies will be
issued sufficient for a long and uninter
rupted March.
GRAND ECoRE, April ID.
A detachment of the third cavalry
| brigade under command of Lieut.-COl.
| Keith of the 87th Illinois mounted in
fantry, made reconnaissance yesterday,
| to Double Bridge, twenty miles on the
| road towards Pleasant Hill. A small
| party Of the enemy, fifteen or twenty in
number, were seen, who fed precipitate-
| ly. From the Bridge scouting parties
were sent out, who touched their pickets,
but discovered no indications of the
enemy in force One of these scouting
parties, led by Lieut.. f. V. N. Hitchcock,
Assistant Auiutant General of the Brig
ade was fired at by the rebel pickets.-
He received a slight wound in the arm,
and leaves for New Orleans to-day.
| GRAND ECoRE, April Is.
About 25 miles above here on the left
bank of the Red River the rebels opened
on the transports Clara Bell and Rob
Roy, and fired twelve shots into them.
A force of thousand mounted infantry
said to be part of the rebel General
Green's command came down in front
of the battery and poured volley Of
Musketry into the steamers which were
getting the worst Of it, when small
gunboat came up and silcnced the bat
terry, and compelled the rebels to fall
back
T Gen. A. j. Smith Sixteenth corps sub
sequently arrived near the scene of &C
ton, having crossed over from Grand
Ecore, marched up the right bank of the
river and again crossed over to push
and punch the enemy. They captured
two guns and seventeen wounded pris-
oners who assert positively that the
rebel Gen Green was killed by shell
from the Rob Roy. This is another sig.
nal victory "-
The rebels left one hundred and sixty.
four of their dead on the field slaugh.
tered by the terrific fire of our gun.
boats and transports, in their precipita
, ted retreat Their slightly wounded
were taken off By the death of Greer
the enemy have lost one of their mos
, | valuable officers.