New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-22

sfo1my me oaffery--detscer your fr6et IA
porf.stghts ef the artillery-nsen, and carr
a,nls--dou6ie guiek---marei.p MsoiizSv
!, could not have moved with nere cornpss1II -
than that gallant regiment foIls~ea the ~ lSI
8 stride of its leader. Supported III ths Ttce,sfv
Third, the dark mass moved up tie hin lfks q,
nody, the lurid Light glittering and Aieksrine q
Their bayonets, as the combined ~ Of The sne.
mys artillery and infantry opnsd rurdavudy
upon them. They hinched not-thsy faltescd
not-the stern voices Of the officers, ~ - dsad1y
cannon shot cut yswning chssms throaeh the.,
alone were heard g Close up--steed{S !. -
steady Within 4 hundred yards Of a. tn
mt, voiiey, sharp, instantansous. a. : d. Of
saha.n1ueF-another h.1 moment, rubbing urdsF be
wnlte smoke. short, furious skruS = suith Ia
1ay0net, and the artillsry-msu r. - Hks
enan from their guns Another - s1gorsia,.
tne enemy.s line was forced down ~ efds of +
hlil, and the victory wa ours -tke noeif4on =,
tifeiy In our hands-their. own piecss tsrnNj sd
playing upon them in their retreat. Il w.
Uougn. At % cruel price. most Of The oaIssss be
ing either killed or wounded. The whole tide
OF the battle now turned to this petns The Re
suit depended entirely upon the ability Of the
victorious army to retain it, Major Hindwau
was ordered up, and posted his forces at the sde.
OF tine captured cannon, while the American liza
| correspondingly advanced.
Stung with modification, General DrummeuSS
concentrated his forces, to retske 81 Z des66srs
g9afge the position. The interval es76e
darkness was alone filled by the roet III fa3 A5E
afacts, and the groans Of the Wouuded -.
yanced with strong reinforcements. outGSakina
eaen SIDE of the American line. We were oniy
able, in the murky darkness, to ascertain the
apRhr;oaeh ah;. oy their heavy tread. They halred
within twenty PAGES. poured in rapid IRE, and
prepared for the rush Directed BY the blaze.
cur men returned with deadly effect. and, after
desperate struggle, the dense column rec0iled
Another interval Of darkness and SILENCE, and
again most furious and desperate charge ~
maze by the British. throwing the whole weight
OF their attack on the American centra fhe
gallant Iscenty- First, which compuel1 Ii, rs.
celung them with undaunted frmness, NEf pthe
tlre from our lines was " dreadfulIy = ye''
a1ndmans artillery served with ths - -
1ect cooness and effect Staggering, ~ s1xsn
recolled. During this second attart, 6snefai
Scott in person, his shattered brigade nov con.
| solidated into single battalion, made two de-
termned charges upon the right and left flank
OF tne enemy and in these he recsite1. the scars
winch ms e0untrymen now ST. - biz manly
1font Our men were now almost worn down
with fatigue, dying with thirst, n which they
could gain no relief The British, with freah
after the interval of another houi !. made their
third and final effort to regain their position.
They advanced, delivered their IRE ne before. and
although it was returned with the same deadly
effect, steadily pressed forward The Ispenfy
FIRST again sustained the shock, and both lines
were soon engaged ina g conflict, obstinate and
dreadful beyond description. The right and
left Of the American line fell back Tor ncment,
but were immediately rallied by their o1fnne
so desperate did the battle nov teSo1ne.
that many battalions on both sides waro breed
back = the men engaged in indiscriminate mo
lee, fought hand to hand, and with muskets
clnbbed; and $50 terrific was the conflict where
| the St0ffnuod hot asn usvrI ,
man had to engage them over his guns and gum
carriages, and finally to spike two Of his pieces
under the apprehension that they would fall
into the hands Of the enemy" At Ieu9th
| most desperate and determined charKe -
made upon both Of the enemy's TANKS; they
soon following, they relinquishsd The fight, and
made final retreat. The annlfsS of warfare
on this Continent have never shown more sdes-
perate fighting Bayonets were repeatedly
crossed, and, after the action, many Of the men
We're found mutually transfxsd Ths British
force engaged was about five thousand man
the American thirty five hundred the combined
loss in killed and wounded seventeen hundred
ana twenty two, officers and men. The battle
commenced at half-past four O'Clock In the
afternoon, and did not terminate tin midnight.
We were so mingled, said the Major, and so
great the confusion in the darkness, that as I
was sitting with a group of officers in the early
part Of the night, on horseback, British SOL
der came up to us, and recovering his musket,
under the supposition that he was addressing
one of his own officers, said, ssColonel Gordon
will be much obliged, Sir, if you will march up
| the three hundred men in the road to his assist
| ance Immediately, as he is very hard pressed y
I called him nearer, and, pressing his musket
down over my holsters, made him prisoner.
"What have done, sir % said the aHtonished
man; ''what have done y and to convince
British officers, as he supposed, of his loyalty,
| exclaimed, 80 Hurrah for the King, and datisI
the Yankees! !" As he was marched to the rear
the poor fellow was cut down by grape -she;
In another part of the field Captain Spensp,
who was soon after killed, pulled up sudden
on body of men under full march In r.t.
to his demand, What regiment is that ! 's ie
was answered, (" The Royal scots'' With grest
presence Of mind he replied. &c Halt. Roy.
Scots, till further orders!' and then turpine
his horses head galloped from their dangerous
proximity. 1t was horrid conflict, -
But here We are. at the graveyard, with iia
dropping willows and Towering locusts Still,
still and quiet now. No armed men disturb It'll !.
calmness and repose; no ponderous artiilcfS
wheels rudely cut its conseoratei mounls Il iloss
savage exeeration, no moan of anguish brosks
now upon its hallowed silence The lonn eYays
and blossoming heather wave green alike 6vUr i
the grave of friends and enemy
Bee from this point how gently and rr1cefally
undulates the battlefield the woods bowipr to
the evening breeze, as the soft sunlight p0urs
through their branches, show not IL rude
gashes Of rude cannon-shot; the plain, loaded
and bending with the yellow harvest, betrays no
human gore; yon hill, scathed, scorched, and
blackened with cannon flame, the resting place
Of the deadly battery, shows no relic of the sroe
death-struggle, as covered with the Fragrant
clover and wild blue-b bell, the bee in mc notonoup
hum banquets DER it. Nought mars the sereni-
ty of nature as she smiles upon u.s. Yet, burnt
in common funeral pyre, the ashes of those brave
men, Of friend and foe, there mingle in the bo-
som whence they issued. The frenzied passion
passed, the furious conflict DER, they have lain
down to rest. and like young children, sleep ID
the lap of that common mother, who shelters
with like protection the little field d-mouse from
its gambols. and the turbaned Sultan sinking
amid his prostrate millions Shades Of nv gall
liant countrymen! Shades Of their daring foes !!
Farewell! Meier had warrior more glorious
| death-couch-the eternal Cateracts roar your
requiem. ISilliman
ELoPEMENT AND VILLAINY.-The st. Louis
Republican of the 14th inst. gives the following
particulars of case Of elopement and villainy :
On the recent trip of the steamer Express
from Cincinnati, man calling himself John
Davis came on board at New Albany with q
younes rir1 ahout teeu wears Of ovo ,vbor, Il