Lcm-l fdvru f. Duke University Libraries (Louisiana news Conf Pam q#143 DT10 l 45 c m:L + SPECIAL DISPA TCHES TO DAILY DELTA. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. i-fl ' lit Tlie Victory Complete. Gen. A. S. Johnston Killed by a Minie Ball. ( Jen. Bnshrod Johnson wounded Uepovied Abandonment In the Enemy of their Transpots and Gunboats. GEN. BEAUREGARD'S OFFICIAL DISPATCH. Miui-ui:, ^pril 7. Tha (oIlMviog dispatches were rseeived here tbis morning : CoRrKTn, A' lock. A greet bl ioed this morning at dayl'gbt. , Oar forces nave driven the ene . miles, sod «nr vletorlon , col .mat are still advanoing. 1'!;? Firm Louisiana (Ragalara) has taken a battery. Several other batteries bavo been captured. Gen. (ijndden, ot New OrlOinn, had an arm shot oB. It was reported that the left wing of onr army had reached the Ten- nessee river, hslow the enemy "a right. Toe loss Is very heavy and;'. \j going on. It is stated 'bat Gen. Boell had cnmed too river. Col. Kit Williams ■« reported among Hie kiliei!. We tare tl>e enemy's camp, ill h-- >mmtinition, The battle was very sever*, and the loss ■>o both sidea. Fighting is still .;nie!> on neai iiih river, the "ncroy having retirod to thel» riflo pits. miv.inoing and flirutio,;. . jnties, Grant, Sherman, M-Ciornand, Wallace aed Baaitb com- manded the Federa; forces. (Jen. Smith was sick. It has been a glorious day for os. Report Fiys that among the slain on onr s'de wete Col. Bote ol Nash- ville, and Col. Brown of Mississippi. Gen. Hindman'a horse was killed by a shell. The Ml Injured the Gen- eral's leg. A dispatch sent by a General high in authority an- nounces as bis opinion that She entire Federal force, ganbojta and transports, are ia the power of ihc Con- federates. R, Corinth, Apii] o, 3j P.M. The battle is still raging fiercely. Gen. Bunhrcd Johnston was wounded in thi <;ide. We have already captured fooi b ck. Batti-s Fblo, A P. M. The battle of Sbeloah use l.ee n ion?nt and resulted ladnm vi-'tory of the Confederate arms. The en- emy Cave been driren to ths river, :mj are no" trying to cross in transport qnder cover of a heavy fire from their gunboats. A. S. Johnston was killed while leading a cbaige. Gen. Prentiss has been captured, lis eays that the enemy had 35,000 men in the field, and tam oaiy his u - vision and Gen. Sherman's were engaged. They bad 18 batteries engaged which 'vera a n«t all ?aptured by nt. I pril 7. Tne latest troru the Beld confirms our previous re- ports. At 6:30 r. a. the enemy were in full retreat down the river baiki, the Confederate ■ pressing them gallant'.y, led by Gen. Polk. Baa, Johnston was killed instamly by a Mir.ie ball in bis to 'y, and a fragment of a shell chattering hla hg. Thi s'aogbter on both side) was tremendous. Great havoc was made among the Federal llicers. Gen. Beauregard is now in command of the whole army. He r.r jnonncea the victory equal to that of Manassas. It la rep >■ 'ed that the Federals bare abandoned their transport*. R, EXTRA Thurtday, .Ipril 10, 11 *4.M. SPECIAL DISPA TCHES TO DAILY DELTA. EXCITEMENT IN MEMPHIS. Amral of Gen. Prentiss and 2700 Federal Prisoners. Capture of 80 Cannon and "0.000 Stand of Aram The Enemy Asks a Three Davs' Armistice. (ion. Beauregard Refuses. Five Gunboats Passed Island No. 10. Confederate Batteries on the Main Land Captured. RETIREMENT OF THE CONFEDERATE FLEET T " c 0RT PILLOW. Memphis, April 9, 1662. There are a thousand reports in el! parte of the city l» relation to awaits at Island No. 10 and tbe events 0? the recent great battles on the Tennessee riyer. The cars are now standio,- in Main street, crowded to their atmcst capacity with Federal prisoners, on their way South. Tw?jtyaoven hundred prisoners bare already ar- risnd. Gen. Prentiss is among them. A reinforcement train, iust in torn Corinth, repoits that tbeenem? had applied to Gen. Beauregard for an armistice ot .three days, in order to bary their dead. The application was re'used. The Confederates secured a vast amonnt of muni- tions of war aa the n suits of their victory. They carried awny from the field eighty pieces ol the enemy's cannon and thirty thonsaad stand ol small arms. Hen. Sherman has been killed by Morgan'* men. It is now positiyely asserted that Island 10 has not been taken by the enemy. Tbe batteries on the main land, below the Hand, hare been tar pn. Several of the lugitives arrivoi bore this morning. Alter making tbeir isca'pe from the oaptnred batteries, they were compelled to wade many miles through the water. Two or three of our gonbaau went an to the Island yesterday under orders of Commodore Hoillos. The troops now at the Island will defend tbe position to the last extremity. Oen. Tiniean, now here, has been ordeied by Gen. Beauregard to take command. The Victoria, jott arrired from up the ilrer, report* that an o( the enemy's, gunboats bad passed tbe Is- land. They transported the troops by whom the battery opposite Point Pleasant was taken. The guns left in the battery were sp ked by our men. The number of the enemy '-i '>rces that bare crossed orer ll variously estimated at trom 5 to 20,000. The entire Confederate force an the Island fit for diHy is I Commodore Hollins, with the Confederate fleet, has fallen back to Fort Pillow. NEW^OMiEANa. KO.VOVV, APRIL 14, 1865-Iil H. "Telegraphed to the Sew Orleans Picayaue (SPICIAC lu THE P.'CATL'NE.J -'4r LATB3T FROM CORINTH. . KNE54* CONCENTRATING. The Trophk-s el' the Battled. Oeaoral Ordsr oa too Daitli of Osa John* ton. tU!l trace, with bis iM, Oeptaii .a and Major olunroa of iKrfEtiicky. * C*pt Ricbarde was blindfolded and led to '3«ll Ke'.son e tent. Nelson informal him '..-.« bv'iej had already been f>rwarded M friends of the deceased in KuiOcfce. He represents the bearing of the Federal -rat to have been very arrogant. Geo. «ek w*e present at the interview. -Yorrest s Cavalry had a skirmish with tne «aes» e p.ckeu on Sunday, and killed eight of Im eaeay. V\i'. lael of the prisoners brought in coo •irai tfce report of Gen. Buell * death. Tae federal General, Thomas L. Critteo- ■»i «M4a the Hzht on Monday, the ?th A ccecsen^er, arrived here iii ; s morning, atfK\* the main body of tbe enemy as having V.tfebnrg, leaving ouij the rearguard. fibs; cf hie transports bad gone down to* ■STvaoeeeee r.ver. X'aa aaooiT hae burned the bridge over ISni ireek, on the Charleston Hold line, be •"Santo Hi*ri«ipp! and Alabama, thirty miiei '•« Girinth. ■««■» Hardee's lose, in tbe battle of Shiloa, ■w»t ".weatyfoar huudred killed and wonoded U-ibo» iiM brant of battle, was twice slightly •ettafcii k) lea din.- three several charge* to - '. ■« tianj fr.'B the bill top, near Lick . km -r.B.-sikinridge lost twenty-two nundree i ■■& mi wounded. £«.tj, of ths Texas cavalry, died ••-' ri<». of woudcU received in the late Oaflfi*. Tmta. Savannah via Augusta. • • cnvlllf. Fin.. Kecevet ed. v, April 14.— Tne Savannah News, .■tStu..' mom' a?, learns thai Jacksonville, Fla», »•« -evfcaaied by the Federals since d Is ljw in possesion of tne ill reported thev were go.ng to » • ■ I. *■•«• ■ Cap! r' L Cijipbe.1, am broken. i E«°naart, B.-jwd-s.-, gf*r «-n tad aWft, slightly wound 4§* * ' ■ —fix Backley and Bjwlea NEW ORLEANS. KHDAY. APRIL. 10, 1S«*-1* n. latest from the Seat of War. THE CASUALTIES. "We issue, at the earliest moment, as much *4i/tional information relative to the events « Che 6th and 7th iust. as hue come to hand -va-.e oar last publication, in order to eaiieiy, •**■'»» as possible, the anxiety of friends who ira awaiting tidings from the battlefield. Cfeere being bnt one telegraphic wire to -tit* apon between this and Corinth, It is jB^oesible to ablain information as rapidly vat m folly as is so impatiently and nata- rwtfy desired by the thousands who are in- ■ treated. We have made arrangements to «»9tH :in promptly and in as fall detail M may *•. Tmtegr&phed to the Khw Orleans Picayune. Washington Artillery, Co 5. Killed nnd Wound.-il. ' -OuBisth, April 9.— In the battle of Stiiloh. &e following casualties occurred in this com- yaay: On llie lith iDBt., Killed, J. H. Demerit!,, sergeant ; Private Hartnett , Driver John O'DoUDell. W'uiiHiIrd, Sergeant Giffeu was ■9tpj.tk by a shell in the leg, iunicliug a flight wmid ; Corporal MoCready received a Minid D his thlg',., not daugerous ; Corporal A- Uoilauger was wounded in the left hand, . t*ng well. Private Bayue was wounded in t4-9 right arm ; J. M. Davidson was seriously ^c««aded ; Hopkins received a slight wound .u the leg | Strong, badly wounded ; Watson, «flg!Hly wounded in the leg. I the ith inst— A.V"'— Sergeant I Green, tbor through the body, I'riv&le Walsh, in the lag; DrlWi Burns, i»oof*y, Davis and Campbell, wounded slight- ly/; Driver Gary, shot in the hip ; Corporals •HKggina and Bruce, slightly wounded by a *»Wt hall Privates Holmes and Mel-'. *r<*htly wounded. C. H. Slocumb. Vi Mr*. Slororub. Vhe writer of this dispatch, C. II Slocomb, T«< Lieutenant of the company, was himself TrnonJul, but, we are happy io learn, not aacgeron«ly — E'h. t'ic. vite Urrwsni Reclmeot. O^Bi>TH, April 9.— The Crescent Regiment ' -mu in the light both days, aud suffered con- *-i»rably. Your son and I are s.ife. J. W. BlfloHAM. ■ I H Faix-bl'd. UrOacOM City Guard. Osbi^th, April l J— We were in the tight Sunday and Monday I am safe. Ws. S. Ai -tin, Captain Crescent City Guard. •A I c T rlckelL i - (>>muBiiy A, Craaoaal Kcslrucot. :-.!kth, A pril '.'. — After two days' tight- iu, wo are safe J. B. McLix, Jr, Co. A. Crescent R«g. . . B. H. Lin. * oii'l' iio P. Oilcan* t udrl". BUTTJI, April .h— Lieut. John Young. I v of tin- 6th commenced, aud formed in line of battle two miles fmm Mickey's House. We an preparing to meet the enemy with reinforcements. Gen Hardee and stall are all sale. The General and Capt Hunt ate slightly wounded. No one of our General ollicers killed, ex- oeptlns I he lamented Johnston. Gens. U-.iuregard aud Polk, and their si. i'l», are all safe. '*v-S r ./. .V. SPECIAL DISPATCili: THE LATEST FROM THE FORTS. Several of the Enemy's Gun- boats Passed tae Forts. They are Being Resisted. Steamer Star Burnt and S eral bthers Biirning. The Steamer Dov^bloon 3: — THE ENEMY'S OPERATIONS IN THE RIVER. The following dispatch f/as received morning by the Govornar. tl indicates a dM- perate attempt on the pnol the enemy capture the city by avoidiii|*the tort - it Major General's ollice wo ire theie is no norioiH can.« • Apt Beieral of the enemy's ganbootj hare passed ty Fort«, and are being resisted. X^rtietLtnvis tave aC- ready passed Ibis point, and are rc»nD'ng»»ery The Star has been bntnt, but it not know • other damage. Two or thret veiseli are do* burning. Tar Pjablooii (us got ap n«. "»* J1 A. H T-lha, Opera;.).-. C*, Wednesday Evening, April 7. i^^OIIRSPBBIlUIISPiWIIES LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR Kj. «J MO RENEWAL 0? THE FIGHT ANTECIPATED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ONE H'JNORSO PIECES OF CANNON AND A VAST QUANTITY OF SMALL ARMS SECURED BY THE CONFEDERATES. THE ENEMY'S CAMP DESTROYED. THREE THOUSAND PRISONERS, INCLUDIX3 OVE HUNDRED AND FORTY OFFICERS, AR- RIVED AT CORINTH. ISLAND NO. TEN STILL HOLDS OUT. BRIG. GEN MAC