Shreveport news., 1865-04-25
lIcaiquart-r. Sixth C"rps.t


April Il. IL ,. ~.
Mi Gen WEIGH, Chief OF S:Ah Army Of
Potomac
Sir In pursuance o! Instructions Of this
morning from Maj. Gen. Meade, moved
from Petersburg by the >huric-t prRctlci.
bic road to Ia" lett %. Dtn'rnviii". with The
OBJECT .. then taking position On tn" left oi
the ID corps striking the road running
from nar,"nvUi. To Burke, station. per
hap- a mile. and runninG ~haCp !" the right
! proceeded across towards u nearly par
allcI road. on which th.. enemy was moving
and along which W. had thrown mp 4 I'm"
q! In'Truchm..ni.. A. soon ~ tn" l.Irtn.
division Gen. seymour could b" formed
it was moved up tho road held up by tHc
enemy. which Was carried: thru tirnin. -
tn. l-it II wA> advanced Gown III" road
against u pretty strrn', resistance Ky ih!-
tim" lihc,tuu', division VA pu. into 90
-i'iUn - rapidly a, possible on seymour
left Tn. lines wer" again .,lvauCri AMI
w"!.. sent down the ROAD for i distance OF
about two miles. arriving ~ \ deep and
dangerous creek We found Nat n" ''u,'-
nv had .'ormrd his line on tn. "rp"Sj,"
side. ~h"r,. ". attacked amt drove hj,n :"
a point distant u All mite iarIh-r. In tn"
hg-i a;t.cl. q, i"r'inn Of tn" cavalry "rc-
rated on onr nigh !!Ani. In :, -uh-.q len.
attack the III 49, "t casA,ry "perI'e! % oar
lett iad right n,uk ct TIA" enemy. The
result hl- been CoIupi"t" -urcc ! t"
combined forces cAptur'4 htr .~rctai nti'-
c-r-. among them '.ru- Ew,.Ii And CU>ii-
Lee and large numbers 81 other prisoners.
! hall - into emp abnEt two ni.v, hc
vuuI hi, point snri a"..I instrurti"n-
The l., AMI - divisions. Nn-.ton. and
>,.yrroui'- and the artillery engaged to-
day. h.hav"I spI"ndidts. \ return OF
casualties will be forwarded 4. soon - POI
.ihl,. Tn. corr> hIs n"hl. Sustained III"
reputation II GAINED Oh the u inst. wei
40 On previous h.!I fought fields
II g WRIGHT
II .yo' Gru"Ial.
rhilaA-l,h,,. Apr.! 80. coos.. ha-
received dI-pa'ch-- ron! Washington tia,
ihr report that ,;rn Robert +. Lee i. taken
j. cnuiI.dlc.-I l. i tt!x Hugh Lee The
army. exc"pi small fragments, who's" esp
fur" with Lee. >h"gri!n report. !, inv ita-
hl.
New York April tn. C,mncrci>
special -av- hat intel c"n'" from 'h'. =
yer Potomac ;'-d,. -..- II ncurk -c"i"nn
l. moving in III" Sh"u,ut an Nn!leE 10
w,,l- l.vnc,.hlts. Srm.I L.. usnner
t. survive Grants blow ii front, Hancock
vii. ~;iIk,. h. rear
Arnrhcr Washington di-patc!. ~. ;An;
~ncrm ~ column l. ~ .I'I IN notion. AL
!, l. believed J"hu-t"a viii not ,tvmr. TO
hold X .,'ign, but rrtr"A: To- he Interior.
Th. Washington Intelligence ut vr-'er-
day learns ON good Authority rh..t the Com
mis- Toner al lutcrnai E..vcurIr viii. IN u
,:lv W TWO. issue an order AUTHORITY ~" taN-
alton on all tobacco broush, from any
southern pot I" the North
Henry ) Fp"t-. late rebel senator. ar
rived in ,... Etnn Yesterday and landed at
Castle. Garden. He took -r-cra.e p,--,g.
ia ORDER to avoid Nr Seward, pnsspor;
regulations but this rti--. did not avail him.
II" was seat up II Gen DIX : headquarters,
and j. moss IN the Eiridsr street Ill.
TIL. Herald. Washington special says
that the War Department Ia, been literally
b,.sriscl By tobacco spectators - obtain
p,--., to Richmond. I, is asserted in the
-,tu- special that traI. permits w"r-
granted bat MOS, %. the Applicants were
ttviS..d to w.i' mil IN" wo al .! soldiers
IN the recent battles had been property
cared for.
The sam. special says that some kline
ago. Sii.N, thu rebel r"pr"--nta' '. IN
Paris gave "a mortgage To a French bunker
for $6n.opu upon his property IN Ne" Or
leans. The banker now claims IN prop
.rty under thu laws Of Louisiana. Ih.
suit Ia be Instituted in III" United states
Court will be- the 4 II case.
The ll"rtlis special from .>Itherian
Station. th" 9Th, says: Th" real battles tor
/ the possession OF Richmond wer. fought by
Sheridan aud Wright on separate days.
! The former compelled Lee to weaken his
: line when the latter took advantage OF it,
weakness. lie. made a grave mistake IN
sending Pickett 50 far from tn" dct"nc's o'
: Petersburg While he siren g;h.u.d hI-
tanks he penc,rat..d his centre. eating his
army completely in two. IL, separate
parts can never again be wholly reunited
/ TIE fatal error Will cost him hall OF his
army. So confident was Gen Grant OF the
/ success OF his plans that a. soon a. h" d!s
! covered the position of Pickett. that mo
meut tn. Assault Was determined upon.
7 Shcriians cavalry and three corps were
ordered Ia push on; directly west in order
! To be nearer the line of retreat which the
enemy must take when the result wa- sue.
c,.ssiul and Petersburg ours. Tn. entire.
army was then put in motion for the same
purpose and in III. same direction.
When Wright cut his way through the
rebel lines Lee saw he must be prompt or
all Wa. lost. Soimportant was this consid
cred tina, he led brigade in person. AMI
narrowly escaped death by the explosion
of she'll. which stunned him and killed
several in the vicinity. lie. is believed 10
account for a n Early equal number thai
will probably be lost by struggling and de
sertion.
Our losses in killed aud wounded and
prisoners will Ger ainly Lot exceed 5000 oil
G0Do fo, tn" past week.
The conisgration was mote extensive
than before reported. II is estimated that
nearly 1900 buildings were destroyed. in.
Guiding the principal mills. factories
banks. newspaper efioes, government
works and War Department, aud tn,
bridges over the James anG one unfinished
ram.
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