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"Vjilo S F *»rey, severely in shoulder and thigh. *

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Company G.-Lt L L Clybrcn? Commanding. '

Killed*rW t IkgU v, J K Cirbnro, J G Gaa* Ifcin*. C L Gardner. J C Holland, John Kirby, '

W U McNeil, Betttly Outlaw, John J Perry, *T G Sutton ami J A> W«a.Wounded.Li W J Taylor venou^v in head.

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n Honey aevettly in head. L C Jone* flight!v .

in ftbonlder. Wia Poach neverely in the thigh.J A Smith merely in arm and leg. Godfrey '

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news sumlwtajr^r.mow thk ttuna-miHiitifirri,

Savabnah Hffwbtic** tnrc* a very intorchingnarrative ofcrent^Hk have recentlytranspire*! on the M twiteippi,obtained from i! of

!w»! about lJ/HJO iiKft, willj a full ct|nirn»ei)iof material war, «-U of which wa« raptoredbj Price. entire force (except 1,400 moaetedtrocpa) bad boon either killed, wounded ortaken prisoner*.

Banks' army numbered about 32,000, onljr *

£000 of whom bad made their ew^ape, tbe re#** 1

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lue having bees disposed of in the same maniasthe command of Steel*.' The forces ofCirbv Smith bad only sixteen 0 pound ridepros'with which to fight Banks' forces, bat helow bis serenly one pieces of artillery, eight ofrhich are 32 pounder Parrot!*, forty-seven 12rounder Napoleons, ami sixteen 6 pounder*.\roong the stores were sixteen wtf^ons loadedvith medicines, thirty two ambulances, (theirst that our army bad ever seen,) all of the incmy's ordnance, commtsmrr and quartermastersstores, and 20,060 small arms, amount*ng to a complete outfit, which they had never

iad before. They now fee! able to say to theirriende on this side of the Msaiawppi, that they«t)! giro a good account of t|cremnant of!lie enemy left id their department, or ip other Jiroftk tint they intend to clean them out, imd establish Confederate independence west of jhe Missisaippi. ..

Hie following address of Con. Smith will \how what has been accomplished by onr brave ;roop* since the commencement ofAw present jaunpaign: |Headquarter* Teaks Misaituwt Dep't, j

Camdex, Am, Mat 4, 1864.Soldier* of the Trant*Mwimppi Dep t:The campaign inaugurated at Mata&rfd on j

tbe day of national tot and application, has !inder iVrvidence, been crowned tritb meat?thmmnand brilliant soecc». Yon have d©- ?fcated a foe three lime* yoar number. Thekids of Manifold. lleauant Dili, Clcntierrille,PoUon Springs iliri* Mill* and Jeakirw" Forry, attest your devotion. 8,000 killed and jeonnded, 6,000 prisoners, thirty-foer piece* of'urtittory, 1^200 wagons one gunboat and three jtransports arc already firmta of your victories. IIhc path oi glory k still open to yon. perron- jKent security to yoer home* before yon. Call 1together ronr comrade*, and shookkr to then!*Jcr *o w«{ yet free the toil of onr belovedcountry from the invader * Joottfet*. Soldiersof Arkansas Muamm, Texas and Loumana!yon have the tbsnUof a grateful people. Vonrliving will be respected.vocr dead honoredand revered. ii Ktaar S*irn«

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Cujrtox, La« May 24, vu Striwnr, 26th..Bank* ha* escaped from Alexandria by way o

Sbrcveport A J. Smith's corps ha* gone opto N^tcUe* and V»Usha»g; the balance to foilreircafc toward* Iff* Orfau*, bm#g sow at

J&ganta,m hank of 0hP*$t.Gen. Caaby ha* *rrivedafld aaaoaedamuasnd,B&&* having goo* to New Gifean* It » reatnkkuMta!»A Id* fpjiiliL (Wttl i Ai-ittMHWI| iw VW;»- "wnt *"

fjtiu Dick Taybr b trowing Atthfc&Uya Hirertwelve roile* Ubw where Bank* craved..fUnk* troop* ««w reported, *e good ambotfty,to be very mack t^eia&ttkWiUno the H»iwt day*. the batteries belomngtoScott* comnu»niiJi**e fired into five

Yankee transport* crippfog three f©no«*ly,knocking oat Use steam pipe of one and drivingcrtf il^ gnobaa Ui*t camera her relteC Lmof Use enemy not known* Thw Jn ffljfljftd (i|pw^kdjr 6r jiRir adrain# the cfwwr m*v

Cwro%* L*., ru Srwwtr, May 2$..At ti* oVloc^j y«*t*fdar evemj# theYumatroy *etv*» lite inarfcwit up tK&r eamp atMfCganta, whef* titer had Urn fortifying, andmoved down the fiver. Uto cavalry' and *r~

tHlcry went by land, tbo infantry on transports.Wbwteo'i Tesaa ttrtliy was twenty mileswe* ofMorgans* at last aceomit* amiWr infastry **ra m Stamper* waiting for Walker tocense up. *A liajor of Ike Confederate Army, who

rromcd .the river yesterday, reports as follows;Seven gunboat* and ten transport* have been

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cipiimi on ivcu ivivrr. mc wnwc aumocrof Yankee prisoners* thus Cur, taken by tt* in!«om»uua and Arkansas U 16,000. On theI2lh instant, two gunboabfrnd three transport*wet* captured in Southwest Louisiana by ColAlexander. At! tho property ffotntoeh*» to Sittspon h*» imn entirely destroyedby the enemy. They, burned iiidtiwffmhttte^rhotxm* e*tfwi glut, warehouse*, eons crib^ andtrerrtbtfig the, Many farailw* are thus leftdestitute i**fh of food and clothing.Two transport* passed up the river tertwdaywith negro troops. tieoeral Canby has goneto Yickabnrg.

Yankee papers received by fiag oftruce containthe following despatch:Afiftiifttirri 8et ai>*a, Flaa aitir Blaciiiawk,}Mouth of the Rod River, May 16, >Yia Cairo, May 22. )Hon, G, WiUf*t StrrHary of tkt Xary :

1 have the honor to irform rou that theportion of tho squadron caught above the fall*at Alexandria has been relieved from ita unpleasantposition, btving to the indefatigableexertions of Lieutenant Colonel Bailey, actingEngineer of the l&th army corps, who proposedand built a tnse dam of 600 feet across thettver at the lower falls, which enabled all theVv*aci» to pa** over in safety the back water ofthe Xtwil^inpi reaching Alexandria.

Yonr ob't serw't,David D. Porter,

Rear Admiral ]mch texas. {

The Yankoes landed a force of three bun- jIred men at Lavaca recent!v, and set fire to jthe town. Seven blocks were consumed. |

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Atlaxta, Mar SS.-rlfeary akirmtthifcgcommencedyesterday noon; betwee* FoHp BadMcPherson'* cOrpe, near Lost Mottaiir, twclrcmiles Southwest from Marietta, and - firemiles Northeast of t>a!7as. *A15 in tiie fefternoon,the conflict raged vritl* great vjJRce,our troops meeting the enemy band to fcjtod/ft is reported that the enemy was repdsed with1severe Io?#. .

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Wheeler attached Caaavrlle on Tdfcdsy, defeatingWolford's cavalry brigade. He lmedISO and brought off 80 wagons and 150 ffaonen, v.

The Yankees are running car* to Cass Station,Scroti report that three Yankee csrpihate crowed the Etowah, ta route for DaTksTbey are still crossing. Tbey inarch in'close order, with no 4r*ggiing, and ready hfa fight.

3dcPhcm>n occupied Dallas on Tuesday *

evening. There was slight skirmishing in theafternoon and on Wedncsdgay rooming, withPolk's corps. The Yankees levy. heavy contributionsupon the people along their line ofmarch, and burn all mills, factories and goodresidences. In cases in which the owners nave

left, they destroy everything.Atlanta, May 26..p. tn..Firing was heard

last evening and sgait. to-day, supposed to beboot thirty miles from here, between Mariettaami Dallas. 3 *

Gov. J'row b » her* with the Sute reserve*

troops. The greatest confidence prevails.Ah-asta, May 27..Johnston'* advance

cam© up with the enemy at New Hope, fourroik* East of Dallas, at noon on Wednesday.Hood's corps was the first in the fight; amiparts of.Stcvcaso® and Hindman's forces onlywe engaged. We had hot oije line of battle,

j The enemy charged twice, and were handsome!ly repabci*I A printe note from Johnston's headquartersat Sunrise, yesterday, says the affair on

Wednesday afternoon was handsome.I* tila Fiato, via Atujnr*. May 27..The

fight of New Hope on Wednesday was a decidedsoccer There was no gorcral engagetocnlon Thursday. There was sharp skinn&h\ing going on Friday morning on our light,

{ with an ineffective demonstration against the a

j West Point lUUrond.| Ofir fc*a the* iar k Im than 1,000. Thatj of the enemy is at least two to one. , ^|(3m, Reynold*, wou&ded io the haul* of! New Hope, b in excellent condition and oat ofA dagger. No oftktw of oare have been killed,f Thw fight of New Hope waa between Hookerscorps and &dv«WO&fa \Hmdman's ami? Stewart* divisions.1 (iVn. WhrfJcr Uj tM cavalry fight at Altoonawaa successful.Ntw Hop*, Ga^ Mst 30..While Jfeclu** y

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|T":T ij|fli Inn ^^iniT"*i'w»k^uiub«ri cirove in th«w* ©f the crfcm*^taking poweseion of their breastworks. liethen ordered a charge, hot asccitaibiog thatthe enemy was in fail fence, he eoonteinnamMif The ©rtfer did not reach Lewis* Lngadc,whose gallant regiments the tth and 3tbKeftJbeky, rmhed forward with impetuosityami entered the *?f»»loe breastwork*, when*they feomt them**leas confronted hv Login* '

Fifteenth Amy Off*. Their fo» was 130killed, wounded and missing.Nawilof*, Mat 3t..Scareelj a shot w*#»

fiml yesterday or to day. Bo& armies apetaking advantage of the temporary loll to enjoythe rent that afforded after the fatigues ofnet last thirty day.*- The weather is verywarm ami dtft almost intolerable. Small*|oad* of prisoner* continue to come in ; about300 have oeen captured, so far.*mow rtoama.

CuinLapTox, Hay 2»..The following despatchJu» been nvWvod at hcadqoartm:jLa*a Cfrr, FuJ% 23,m Sarxxx ah, $T.

.The folfowfog despatch has jmt htofii rereivedfrvitai Capt J. J. Diekeraon, from CampCall, near Palatka, Ea*i Florida, dated ?3dtttst.:Capt N. f«. Borte, A. A. G. * .ffter a hard

engagement of forty five minute-, I hart succeededin capturing the steamer Cofttrftbiag,carrying two S$*ptwiu) Dabigrrn gttm, takingabout tlrtjrltf prbonef*, together with sixtyfirpstand of arms and three stand of color*.Six of the enemy were wounded and abouttw^jfy killed and drowsed. Among the prisonerare eight oonttnissioned officers. No onehurt on our side. I was comwlled to burnthe boat, to prevent her felling into the enemy**hand*, a* the gun-boat Ottawa was anchorednnlf » ff vr mil^k ilitfjint* "« » W ^ » »»*"« "t-» I * *

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J. J. DiCKEftgo.v, C#pt.took tjie coa«t.

Ciurhstc*, May 27..TSie following official; '

telegram ha* hwn receive! at Headquarter* :.

Adam'b Rrx, May i?6.To Capl //. IT. Fhidcny A. A. G.:

Kar!r tJiH* mdfnifif t)»f» r-nr-mr rnfl/i<» dfrriotl-atraiion* along my front in the Afbepoo *»dSouth Bdi*to Rivera. F<*r or five /jronboateand transport* attempted to ascend tho Ashepoo;they were prornply met at Chapman'sPort bT a portion of my forces under CaptainEark^oftbe artillery, and forced to retreat

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