Shreveport news., 1865-04-25

though, rs clothing. provision, arms,
and ammunition. things of daily and
constant demand-things indispen-
siblc.
NE VS. lTENI>.
Since the following was put in
type We learn that Northern paper
was received at Headquarters. stating
that Lee was not captured. and that
he hal whipped the enemy No,
having seen the paper. "" can only
r.pea, what ". have heard, aud re-
mark that We do no, credit the
accompanying reports.
War Department.. Washington. April.
Maj Gen Dix
Gen. raj -brIi Ian attacked and routed
Lee army. capturing tLens E""Ii Ne
shaw. B,t.ou. tuI>c. ald many nih.G gen
era, Officers. several thousand prisoners
:, larg. II .mbcT Vi onanuu. AID 'x.l"v.s 10
force Lee 10 SURRENDER. All oi ns- army
detail, wI,i tie given IL speedily a. posi-
Die, but TIE telegraph Is wofhIne baiy
6 gu-d) l. VI. STANTON.
a, ri. i. l-"j.
To Lieut. Gen Grant:
! have The npuor to repUT; that the enc
my made = stand al Ii, Iut.i set ,n Of th,'
Burh- .llI. ,nli visa The road Trey wee
IcuvatIrg GA. | attacked .nvan "! h ~"
d!Nts,un- u! HE OIL. corps and iout"'! ;.cth
handsomely. making - C"uh"cupn wtih
the cav..ny. | .t.n -!.l pressing on boz"
mlth Infantry and c4vauy Up To IT,"
pres n time ~" have C,riur"d Gene EN".i.
BIllou. Colse, DeuArry anI ,us;I, Lee.
-cs.ia. Thousand pii,onrr- ~ pieces "'
arlin.,y. c.,s-ou-. ard !.rge. number ct
w-suu,. 1t ii" .u1ng is pressed i think
va. Surrender.
lSisn,I) +. II. SHERIDAN.
Mi Gen t"rndr.
Philadelphia. AprI! !, i:lor
To Editor War Eagle. Cairo:
Cook has received a dI-pa'ch from II
ID Cook, at Washington. stating th,' hes
whole army Is Corner-d and IA "" >urr"n-
drrcd. lnr- j. positive.
(~isncd) r. !. HEKRoN.
Major General.
Cairo. Airil = Iniurmn, .nn has reached
Til, ptac, to tue effect ihtt t"rTcs; h;t-
captured EAstpurt. with all It's garrison.
W.. could not learn ia" extent Of Our loss,
either in ammunition OF in men
The Mobile Re. i-ter o! the 9Th va y .
Time. o! the llth >ny-:
VI. suppose tina; il j. useless TO conceal
the fact tina: IL raidiug party "i the cn'my
dashed int" selma b"trr- oar forces could
be- concentrated t. prevent II. The loss l.
nothing but the government works At t:'ai
place.
From dcsrrt.rs Capt Eaton, of the sig
nal corps, learns that Montgomery has
fallen into the enemy hands. Probably
the sam. party tina; captured Selma.
Headquarters Army in the Field. April
1.-Mobil. paprr- oi ;hi- morning aini,
tn. whippiu, nf Jo.n,t"n by sherman. and
tn. os- OF feu thnn-nrd men. sherman
is now marching through NItg. III"
SPANISH F"n~, March q 10 \. NJ.
To Col q. q. Garner:
Drove. in the cn..ny's skirmi-h"rS AT day
light. capturing guns. KNAPP ,cks and bian-
k.t. They ran back t" t!eir 10. works,
and appeared in s'f"ng and extended
line e bate.
W. had several men wounded.
Several launches discovered sounding
in the cove below. The ,'uns will drive
them away X l.. hlB>ON.
Brigadcr & eneral.
Spanish Fort, March u. r N.-Thc
..u-mv seem to be attacking ere 10 ear
nest an has opened on every part OF the
line with mu-k-'ty and light artillery.
a feet OF fifteen gtinboals ami trans
port is at Hollywood.
, Not many casualties yet.
All quiet a, BiaKs,"v.
Spaui-h Fort March n. THE enemy at
tackled the. lei, and centre and drove in the
skirmi hers and n. reserves, but their main
line WAS repused.
The enemy is developing to the extreme
left and tow ards the righr.
| B!akely. Marc 27.-The enemy is firing
heavily at Spanish Fort. Have not heard
the result. G,sn Mtnry is ther'..
| Have just returned from the front At Sib
legs Mills. Everything quiet there.
! The enemy were held IN check at Bay
Minette-burnt bridge.
Montgomery. March ~ The enemy on
the railroad below moved down tue road
/ after the capture and destruction of the
train below Greenville.
The force is reported at $500, princi.
paliy infantry
| The railroad has been but little injured
| as far "a ascertained.
| Forces are rapidly accommodating for the
defence of the city, and the alarm has
subsided.
The report of the capture Of Clanton'.
command between Pollard and Pensacola
| il nnfound-d.
Petersburg. April 3-The Army of the
! Potomac has been in aud ont this morning
me ely making "a flying visit.
| The enemy commenced evacusting last
night at ten O'Clock, and at three o'clock
! this morning we're across the river. having
! burnt about million dollars worth OF to.
| bacco, the South Side road and the bridge
| across the App00AttoI.