Show fv ewt f V B BY Y TELEGRAPH st louis 9 the democrat publishes the following fo lowing the expedition of gen steele towards shreveport has ended A gentleman conversant with facts communicates the following t in regard to the expedition steele found n no 0 stores to subsist his bis troops and anti had to reduce thi their ir allowance to quarter rations as the movement waa to be in cooperation operation co with the main one oneie of banks which had failed there remained no course but to return to littlerock Litt luttle little leRock rock price un under deroo ook to detain steele at camden while marmaduke Alarm aduke with a amstrong strong forcey force setoff bet set off for fur little rock steele stele for the safety of the arkansas capitol with its union population anil millions dollars worth of federal stores and anit to discue rescue bis his army broke through and ard set out to get to little rock in time to save it from who was making every exertion to bag the proposed game at sabine fork it became rec necessary essary to toglee give price battle batee in which he be handsomely drove the rebels the fijut was protracted and boady lasting 3 or 4 bours hours and resulted in the complete of the ahe enemy leaving steele to resume his exciting race marmaduke the iatter laiter approached littie littfe rock throwing bhella into the town on the afternoon of the Is shortly afterwards wards carrs cavalry came up and joining the troops at the he post coni compelled diar Alar Marmaduk madu e eto to relinquish his undertaking he made little resistance as the maii mati in I 1 body y bf 0 steeles army was rapidly arriving during the entire march match from camden the t oops were constantly skirmishing with the enemy who hung upon their rear hanks flanks strenuously endeavoring to impede their progress there were no ambulances for the wounded and they had to be left in the houses of afie residents on the road onn oar inform informing informant int represents Steel steeles elff cavalry deplorably deficient in tors hors horses es prices priced forces are still ifill lingering in tb vicinity an i 1 were stripping P pino ping a ew the often desolated country ne new naw W york 10 A harald special has the following in regard to the battles on friday and saturday at 5 in in the morning the contest was renewed against our line and the roar of battle came from a quarter from which by certain in it was concluded that lee was reinforcing longstreet on hah HaB cocks cocka front and a part of burnsides corps was accordingly moved to his support taking position to the left of gen warren completely filling the gap aito which two bri brigades gades had been thrown the prece proceeding eding 1 evening on moving at daylight towards te the assigned position through a close forest they found it occupied led by rebels prepared to dispute its posses P lon ion sion thefil the fighting at thib this point was over by 9 01 clock it being found impossible to dislodge the rebels from their position early erly in we the morning hancock was eriven back close to his breastworks by a superior force but subsequently rallied his men and succeeded in regaining most of the ground round between 10 and 11 II however lon Lan longs Longa longstreet t treet succeeded in turning the left of his bis advance and throwing great confusion this extended along the entire line and came near involving he the whole corrsin corps corp sin in inextricable confusion ile he was once more forced back to his bis breastworks and the rebels actually planted their colors inside but could not sustain themselves and were ejected at this time heavy reinforcements for cements were thrown to hancocks Han cocka support from corps and his bia men were rallied and taken we I 1 in hand band and all dan daner danger er of further disaster was removed the charge ot of longstreet was completely overwhelming bold boid masses ot of infantry were hurled upon hancock time after time with an impetuosity that nothing could withstand it was elc ed angly fortunate for the oth corps and the whole army that he was chec checked ired iced at a critical period and driven back with as much precipitation as he came the ground in front of hancock bad had been fought over a number of times and tha the number of wounded and dying on the field wi waa wab very verj large at night Hanc hand ck occupied his breast breastwork won s g and had nothing but prisoners and rebel dead to show tor for or th the tha e slaughter of two tiva days fighting lie ire behaved with conspicuous gallantry throughout he was on the field in person where rethe the dangers were thickest the corps corpa retained its first position till dark daric about in a charge was made which caused it to give way and it was tinie to legain regain the ground thus lost this of course compelled the abandonment of a great portion of 0 the line of breastworks in front of this corps cor eor B and brought the skirmish line within half a mile of grant and meades bead headquarters Sedgewick Sedge bedge la corps maintained itself against the vigorous assault ot of a superior number at different times during the dagand da day yand and hal had no serious reverse until late in t the he evening when a charge waa was made on its ita extreme right for the purpose of turning it aa as was done aih with hancock in the morning old division was finally driven back in great con tie fia fission sion slon and the enemy succeeded in effectually our right flack flank the behavior of this division was waa severely criticised criticized by those s cupi posed to know the moat most concerning the affair affair the nattle cattle recommenced at daylight on satur day but the firing was desultory desu tory and ing iq no fierce attacks were made by either elther side both generals being intent on strategy and neither being beine anxious to bring on a general engagement lee was intent on cutting cuttina our communication via germania ford and grant appeared to be utterly indifferent to this he be seemed rather to court it by withdrawing Sedge wicks micks force from his bis position and throwing it backby backay germania near his hla own headquarters and pushing rushing burnside out on the Spott sylvania court house road threatening lees leea line of communication the new line of bittle battle formed by the change in the position of 0 corps ex extended tented nearly north and south and gave lee lse the choice or being cut cat off from his capital and risking everything upon the wage or of battle at 2 p in burnside was well under way to Spott pott sylvania an the result could only be a I 1 precipitate retreat on the part of 0 lee to prevent our army being beilig thrown between himself and richmond or to contest a battle that could only end in his tion by the hanya hanaa from southampton the alexandria has been given up to her owners 4 1 j ane alabama put int anti inti capetown for coal and supplies march 20 semmes says he be des troyed 1 7 federal vessels during bis his cruise in the indian dlan dian seas he be eti etl estimates mates the damage to the hn F federals der alb ala at the germans had advanced into jutland I 1 ani and a n id oc occupied cli pied Horse horbe Hors horg cn nv the danes are strengthening their batteries on olsen sound bound bashing washington ton 10 i A jk messen messenger er from Spott sylvania C urt house yesterday mir hirning ning states that thab iian flan cock vs vias tras as c compelled amper led to retire on the spottsyl vania vanla road u until join joined ed by burnside Bur when he held his ground on sunday morning the battle was renewed and we drove the rebels to po river yesterday morning we put artillery into play and when the mea messenger left beav heavy cannonading canno was going on it is believed lieveld that lee will make a stand oa on north anna river in the three dab das operation operations we cap captured tire a about out prison eiT ert and lost about killed wounded and prisoners new york 10 A special to the post bays gays troops are constantly arriving from the north oaly only about 90 men and 5 officers are left of the th at jtb ti vermont regiment it is s said bald that between 2 and rebel wounded are at fredericksburg left in the field by their friends an official dispatch baya saya gen wick was killed in the battle at Spottsyl Spott sylvania vania vanta yesterday AC A barleston telegram says iare larf aired d shells were thrown at sumter on friday I 1 I 1 morning and ana saturday night n tat ent 90 were thrown I 1 into the city on saturday and 10 on 8 inday sinday chicago 11 bermuda hundred fighting fightlin commenced a at noon yesterday and continued till night between several of 0 our brigades under general and the rebels commanded by beauregard in person our forces drove the enemy back 3 miles nearly to petersburg we hold the railroad rall cail road between there and richmond new york 11 A despatch es a c from rom tanton stanton bays says there was some hard fighting 7 ting at Spott p sylvania but no general beneral battle the at army is represent represented etl eil in excellent condition and with ith ample supplies bupp tupp lles lies gen wright is placed in command of 0 sadge sedge wicks corps grant did not design torener to renew the attack yesterday being engaged in replenishing from his supply train ao so that he cou id d advance without it all the battles thus thug far have been a series of attacks and repulses muskets have been almost eri eti entirely used as the swampy nature of the ground rendered artillery impracticable lee very absurdly claims a victory when he be withdraws from our front and retires ta ward richmond gen geri barbetta Tar bettys betta division of cavalry whipped the rebel cavalry near this place and drove them from Spottsyl Spott sylvania vanla vania court house but hut being reinforced with infantry they drove our cavalry a hort short distance ds tance the fighting was exceedingly cee fierce generals turbett ard robinson were both wounded gen sedgewick was shot through the head bead on monday morning by sharpshooters hitti bittl B by the city of manchester from liverpool bith 1 ir is if affirmed firmed that the french government will not pot prevent the two fast tast steamers laun iaun clied at nantes for the rebels from being armet armert notwithstanding gaytons Day tons re mon no more fighting in denmark the are penetrating jilt Jitt jutland lind in force it is said that prusia prucia la ad and austria have declined an armistice on the basis ot of the continuance I 1 of the blockade of the german ports potti washington 11 the senate have instructed their committee on the conduct of the war to enquire into tuc the lied river disaster new york 11 the tribune has the following in regard to the battles after that of satur saturday day general warrens warrend corps passed parsed through todds dodds divern on saturday night toward rhe the front and at stin sunrise rise was within two and a half halt illg milta mil tf of Spott sylvania court hous they wae waa immediately put into actio accio j to relieve the cavalry the enemy were also just in time fon foe a similar movement and sti Sto stuarts arts cavalry were simul taneo isly relieved by longstreeth Long streets streeta corps tired with a long night march they rushed into luto into action on the double qui quick ck gen division leading the charge the rebels 3 retired before them and we pushed them on for 3 I 1 miles ailes the he last engagement of this mornings morning mor ninga Js fib fi fight b t was a severe one our losses wire great we charged them there so impetuously that hat owr oar luen juen men wre w re our flanked on the left and anti had bad to fall backa back a chort distance from our lines but the enemy gained no advantage for our artillery was brought into action and the rebels were unable to occupy the position which our men had abandoned the ath corps suffered in the previous fight so sev set severely arely t tt at thet e was ewaa not a single eingle division of it in perfect fighting trim about noon batteries ba teries were posted ours outs on the edge edse of a pie e ot of woods A theirs on an opposing hill the discharge of shell for some soine time was quite busk and a vere As evening ap preached pro ached the troops from the ah and gih 61 c aps i i several heavy ives liea ilea were concentrated in front of tho the position to which the rebels had fallen back after the engagement in n the i early latt lart of the dav gen waights di division is i 0 took the lead at 7 15 pm as the light began to fad fads away the heat beat of firing began to cease and the enemy commenced to give way ve we had beaten the enemy and ana bad had driven them from the ion which they had so f j str strong ongy y contested but the darkness wag waa so great that we could not safely press them tarther and Spott sylvania court house still remained that night in their hands monday morning was spent quietly in camp both for much needed rest and for supplying the army with rations the tribune sass saya our losses in tie battles on sunday and at aday were at least grant grint an I 1 meade were both at the front on monday ight superintending super intending han HAH hancocks cocks attack who under cover of ar artil liry crossed the poll po a branch of the and pushed the er edemy edemy enemy emy beyond the town benow ve now hold bold about prisoners A richmond paper found on a prisoner says saya butter is within 13 miles of richmond Rich mend washington 11 during the lat 24 hours boura about min men from the army of the potomac cp wounded in 1 the battles on thursday and friday have ari rived comparatively a few of them are suffering severely mady many of them will BOOB soon be returned to the army it is reported here this morning that gen warren was wounded yesterday and died on hia hla way to fredericksburg the rumor is 13 generally believed new york 12 A ile lle heralds ads aWs special says that on tuesday gibbons and barlows Bar iowa lowa divisions were withdrawn from the south bank of the po ilir bar lows divis division loil was closely followed by the enemy ti taho who ho was checked by our artillery posted along a ridge commanding the tile river early during the day the whole army began to straighten out in line of battle for a renewal of the engagements engagement skirmishing being kept up between the advanced lines of the wo two armi s B the enemy bestirring himself as though he be intended offensive on operations our line formed with the aj corps on the right the ath in the centre and the ath on the left with burnsteen Burn Burns irea ires sires lifa corps in the rear ot the left for the the protection of the immense trains and to act aa as a reserve in any emergency the country here is quite rolling studded with gloves groves of pine ana and hardwood affording much for handling troops and arid the use of artillery than about Wild wilderness Vilder ernes neB the enemy durin durine the night strengthened bib bis formidable position with rifle pits breast works and barricades rendering rent rens ferin lerin it et stronger ronger rodger than any line of defence occupied by him since beaving the ibe on the rapidan Ra thus matters stood until far into the afternoon fighting being quite sharp at intervals at different boins but wi without tout anything defante def inte five pm was fixed for the grand assault general orders announcing the successes of sherman bherman in the west and butler on jmmes river were read to the troops producing the wildest excitement As the hour approached pro ached for tor attack the enthusiasm of the troops became almost ungovernable grant accompanied by his staff start meade hancock and warren were all stationed on an eminence within sight of each oher ober while the ast vast columns of our army slowly gathered together for the great struggle just as the attack vs vaa as about to be made the enemy advanced on our right |