Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-05-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

AMERICA.  NEW Your.. APRIL Id (Evrorrso). General Grant has left foi the Army of the Potomac, General Forrest's forces have captured Fort Pillow, on the Mississippi, by assault. 400 out of the garrison of 600 men are stated to have been killed. Telegrams state that the Confederates killed all the negroes and many white troops after the capture. It is reported that they are now evacuating Fort Pillow and moving ou Memphis.  The Confederates nre in possession of the town of Paincith, Kentucky. Unfavourable rumours are current in New Orleans concerning the Federal situation on the Red River. Two hundred Feder&ls have been captured near Alexanaris, Laiuisiann.  The streets of Alexandria are barricaded against an attack.  The previously reported attack on Alexandria was untrue.  The Federal Arkansas expedition is still advancing towards Texas. It has had two successful skirmishes. The House of Representatives has censured Mr Long of Ohio for declaring himself in favour of thy recognitiou of the Southern Confederation.  The steamers Syron and Cozet have arrived at Nassau from Wilmington. The steamers Greyhound, Will o' the Wisp, and Syren, have sailed for Wilmington. The steamer Petrel has arrived at Nassau from Charleston. The strarner Juno, front Wilmington, has foundered— nearly all hands war o lost. Mr Chase is in New York making financial arrangements.  - - The motion for Mr Longs expulsion has been withdrawn, and a vote of ecnsur4.% passed by eighty agatist seventy. Mr Chase arrived in this city yesterday, an! gold, which had been forced up to 189, suddenly fell to 174. It opened this morning at 172, and at five p.m. stands at 1741. Exchange, 190. April 16. The roads in Virginia are rapidly drying, and an immediet advance of General Grant is expected. The re-possession of Pillow by the Confederates again closes the Mississippi. It is believed that Memphis has no a Urinate force to defend itself. Re Confederates, under General 11,auford. have evacuated Paducah, after removing large numbers of horses and other spoils. _ .  In the afternuou a panic prevailed in the share market.  NEW YOILK, April 19, niorninr. The Confederates have withthawn front Fort l'iow in a northerly direction. General Shermati's account of the capture of hilow states that 300 coloured troops were murdered by the Confederates.  President Lincoln has made a speech at Balt m st ating• that if the repoits cone-ruing the muphr of negto i at Pillow were coofirmed he would retalist?, hut asked if it would be right ti trice the lives of individuals or only one man. Therefore, it would be nee.ssary ta determine hereafter upon the form of retaliati _ . _  It is raported that ilardee's C.irps has left Da% ,n, 'Pennesse, for Virginia. General Fitzpatrick has been relieved fr im Lis command in the Army of the Potomac, and ordeied t, report to General Sherman.  It ia reported that Grant will give M'Clenan an acCve command.  A naval court-martial is in to :sion, in New York tor the trial of the murderer of the mate of the hal quo SAIOII for murder.  Boni houses of the New York Stat., Legislature hsve ris;:ed a resolution to pay the interest of the debts !0 all creditots of greenbacks.  NEW Yonit, April 20. On the Bth mat., the Federals under Generals Stone and Ransome, advanced from Natchitoches Louisiana, to Pleasant-hill. The Confederates fell h itk skirmishing. for five miles, when they suddenly assaulted the Federals with superior force, and after a desperate conflict, routed them, with a lose of 2,000 men, their artillery, and nearly all their trains. The Coaled crate despatches state the Federal loss at 4,000. Several heavy failures among brokers and speculators had occurrld. To-day, how i ver, prices rallied, and during the day the tone of Lae market is decidedly improved. A severe engagement occurred on the Bth instant between the advance of General Banks' army and the Confederates at Pleasant-hill, beyond Grand &ore, Louisiana. Thb Federal Cavalry in front were routed, causing a demoralising retreat of the infantry in the rear. The 19th Army Corps, of 7,000, then advanced, checking the Confederate progress. Bstiks' army has fallen back to Grand Ecore. The Federals estimate their lose at 2,000 men and oae battery. The Confede,ates, howeter, estimate the Federal losses at 4,000 men. A large number of wounded have arrived at Baton R.,uge• General Lee is rumoured to have crossed the Rapidan. The Federals have been driven from Big Black River wish the loss of several hundred prisoners. The New York Herald asserts that Grant has relieved General Butler fi orn military duty, and appointed hint to the civic supervision of the Peninsular Department.