Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-04-11

says that II proposes within few days to
givo cheering intelligence. So far every
thing Is encouraging in the affair " hich oc-
| crrred q few days since between Hardee's
| and She-man's forces. We repulsed sue
ccss4nlly Ave assaults upon our lines, and
he'll d our position until the object was ef-
fected in drawing off. We lost two guns
because the horses had been killed. ca
! lose in the affair az about 400 killed and
wounded. and the enemys about 1000.
| Ofthe battle on sunday correspondents
STATE that q very decfeed adv vantage was
gained by our troops. The e'semy were
driven seven miles with heavy loss. We
captured some artillery
| The first battle occurred on the 10th,
| near the junction Of the Black with the
South river, on the Fayetteville and Colds
| boro road, some fifteen miles below Ben.
| tonvile. in tho vicinity Of which place the
battle of Sunday occurred
| The weather. however. Is very nnc. and
Grant may advance though 1t is believed
| he will not move I'LL Sherman is nearer.
| The Wing of the 22d learns that fhz.
hugsts cavalry attacked Sheridan at the
White House on the 2lst and severely
! punished him.
tFrom the Jackson Daily News If the Goth
nd Qrs. Army Confederate States,
March 20, 1865.
Hon. J. C. Brcckinridge:
Gen. Johnston reports that about s p. m
| on the 18th he attacked the enemy near
| taentonviiie. routed him and captured three
guns. mile in rear he rallied on re-
! ceivins fresh troops. bat was forced back
slowly until 6 .. m. when receiving more
! troops he apparently assumed the offensive.
| wifi CHI WINS resisted with no difficulty until
dark. This morning he is entrencbed.
Our loss Is small. The troops behaved id
mrabiy we'll.
Tsense thckets prevented active opera
, tons.
tSigned) Il. Z. LEE, General.
A terrible battle Commenced yesterday,
| 10Th, at Bentonville, y. c., and ragged al
day The enemy were driven one mile and
suffered grea, slaughter. This morning
! (2Oth) the battle was renewed, but no par
| iiculars have reached va.
| LATER.-The enemy il in full esreSt.
| We captured ~ pieces Of artillery.
New York March 26.-Richmond papers
o! the 22d state that Gillen has been re-
cciving achievements Of cavalry at Knox
Vile That the vayion. towns Of ssrate
gr,ic importance in Southern Tenness sec,
Northern Alabama and Georgia are being
| rarrisonrd. and that the greater portion OF
| Thomas army is at Huntsville and Decatur,
Ala, and Passport. Miss.
East Pnscngoula is reported burned by
! the Union forces.
Fortress Monroe. "a. via Baltimore. DO
| TIL. following advices from Newborn have
reached here. Gen. Sch"fclds forces.
| which moved out from kins'or trirm-
phnn,ly entered Goldsboru on Tuesday
evening, 2ls,. meeting very little resist
! ancc, and ceatnrra \ large amount OF
property. including ~ railroad cars, To-
como,ives. guns, etc.
| A portion Of Gen. Shernlans forces ar
| rived at Fayetteville. met the enemy on
the same day n, Mount Olive. where quite
an engagement, ensnci. The enemy being
overpow and fanked. r"trca'ed in cen
| fusion towards Raleigh. while Sherman en-
tered Smi hviiie. hal. way between Colds
boro and Raleigh.
| Gems sherman. Schofcld and Terry ar.
| in hourly communication with each other
! and are pressing the enemy closely. Th"
prisoners ,ahrn admit that they are unable
ia successfully resist This com animation. and
| that italcigh must certainly fall.
Gen. sherman wagon train had arrived
a; kins,au, and bridges would he repaired
20 that the cars would run through TO
Goldsboro and Raleigh from Newbc,n in
a very few days.
| All the avenues for carrying supplies to
New bern have been taken possession o
for the benefit Of the public service. This
increases the great necessity of opening the
port o. Ncwbcrn, which the authorities
her. all favor. 4 population Of over 200
encc all Of whom in \ short time must be
ted by the government, if this port i no:
Immediately opened. which will seriously
,.nharrass the movements of our armies.
The 10000 refugees whom Gen. Sherman
has sent to Wilmington. and the great mum
Der arriving from all quarters. make i. n
military necessity I" open at once both
Wilmington and Newborn as ports of
entry.
An order from Gen Schoicld, dated the
l-,h. says tha: all officers now in the city
belonging t" the command Of Maj. Gen.
sherman wii! proceed u, once by railroad
to Kingston. 10 report in person for orders
to the general commanding. headquarters
in the field
The \ . True Delta. of the ist inst. in q
leading article. says it is reported that Vice
President Stephens has declared TO his
friends that there would be peace by the
LIST of May. III. editor says: We only
receive this in the guise Of report from n
Washington correspondent who vouches
for the truth. but there is every reason TO
hope that Stephens really said it.
From the y q Times of the lst.
New York, March %. - The llcrald's
Sewbern dispatch of the Goth says. that
supplies are being rapidly forwarded to
sherman, and that army transportation is
/ abundant.
1t appears that the evacuation of Kins-
ton by the rebels WAS mistake. braS de
MES having ordered it. He produces a
telegram sustaining his action. The 'ele-
graph operator escaped, and is now in
| New bern.
The Tribnne's Washington special
says, Gen. Crook has been assigned
to command in the army of the Po-
tomac. Gen. Singleton, just from
Richmond, reiterntes the idea OF a
renewal Of peace agitations, and it is
certain that neither Lee nor Davis
have any intention of submitting.
Sheridan's men are being removed,
and will soon be in the saddle.
The Charlotte North Carolinian,