New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-17

Lincoln gnnboats appeared round the bend, some |
six miles distant from our point of observation.
They kept well together, and descended the river
| with cautious slowness that showed how care |
9nlly they were the lookout for those terrors Of
the Lincoinites, masked batteries.o 4
| After descending about mile and a half they |
stopped. and both opened fire on battery on the
Missouri side, which battery we could not see for
an intervening point of woodland. In short tnae
/ the. battery responded. This, was sastoiy of
Gen. Jeff. Thompson,s, consisting Of several SIX
1 and twelve pounder field pieces. The reports of
the guns showed the great disparity on our side.
| The enemy's shots came with suen and heavy
report--oars sounded sharp and more rife like.
/ JEFF Thompson was in Columbus az the time.
/ He Immediately went up on a small steamer,
landed round the point, and Joined his small but
4 ndomitable force. Our gunboat the Jackson, also
started up the river, but did not go within fighting
4 distance, for the enemy's boats began retreat,
fring as they went, and Th0mpson's battery fol-
lowing them up theriger bank, firing at every few
4 hundred yards, Finally the enemy's boats disap-.
peared, the oannenading having lasted about an
hour and half. ~.
About two hours and half afterwards the
4 enemys boats appeared again, and proceeded
very boldly down the river. They came little
further down than before, and again opened fire
the invisible point in the bend, where Thompson's
battery supposed to be. The jackson started 4
TO meet them, fwhen they stopped, but kept on
aring at the battery, and once in a while sent a
ball at the Jackson. The Jackson stopped and
81 stood still. - .-g- -- T. ..s
large sand-bar filed up most of the interven-
ing space, ana tle JACKSON c0nG not go round t1e
4 bar without exposing her defenceless sides. She
: waited Tor the enemy to come round the bar, but
f he didn't come. Thompsons battery meantime re-
t turned the enemy'5 fire, but did not pursue when
the enemy retreated the General had found in the
: rstengagement that pursuit was useless, for those
Of his six and twelve pound shots that struck the
ron-cased sides of the enemy bounded back like
j india-rubber balls. One of the enemy's heavy
shot glanced against the bull of the Jackson, doing
, but little damage. Since then, Gen. Thompson
It has applied to Gen. Polk for guns larger cabre
n whether he will get them not is more than can
Y state. 7r 60 fr-- ~ 7ff-f ' Z f'.'+s
II OF course, no damage was done to the enemy's
i, boats on Tuesday. 1t is reported that Mississippi
. scout concealed this side Of the river alta point
!. where the boats had to come shore as they
Is retreated, brought down one man on board with
e. his trusy rifle. On Gen. Thompsons side, nobody
t. was killed; but one man was seriausly wounded
d in the leg by the explosion of shell, and four Or
d FIVE more were slightly wounded. This is for
J. tunate, for our men were openly exposed to the
1t heavy shot and shell of the enemy '.
Gen Thompson and his command with rein
forcements from Gen. Polk, are encamped on the
20 Missouri side, and will doubtless act in concert
with our forces in any defensive or offensive dongs
: that may take place.. -'r ~
= Ibelieve the idea of the enemy attacking US here
- is pretty generally abandoned. You have heard
~ how the Lncolntes have secured Padueah. A
gentleman from that place reached here on horse
back yesterday He stated1hat the Hessians were
es helping themselves to everything and that many
i'd of the Secessonsts moving into the country
d. leaving the town totally at the mercy Of the Quo
Yesterday morning, jeff Thompson's scouts
,o brought in three Lincoln prisoners, whom they
I s caught scouting near Birds Point, on the Mssour
eu side. One of them was considerably hurt, he hay
.e ing plunged his horse into the thiGket, in his en-
", deavor to escape only to be unhorsed by the mi
III OF tree. The great original gyastcutus itsel
could not have drawn greater or more curiou
crowds than assembled yesterday around the plac
he where the prisoners were confined, all anxious
et see them, and some of the country boys partieu
larly anxious to see what Yankees looked LIKE
hnp "a
al contingencies, is slightly foreshadowed in the 10
en oa loging proclamation OF Gen. Thompson:
10 I'VE have already published this proclamation
ED. CRESCENT '-n .s4-H %r.
That's the talk, isn't it? There will be fun b
an tween THOMPSON and Fremont yet. l think,
is fact, that there wA be fun all around this part
Ter the country. Everything looks that way.
to Heavy showers Of rain yesterday converts
to dusty Columbus, into muddy Columbus, besld
giving us soldiers good and much needed was
ing. a !. G.
ere The Louisiana Troops at Coubus-The neontes Exchar
= Prisoners with us-The Military Buste-AForward Mo
Vi ment Troops-still More ComingThe Kentucky Leg
lns laure-Gen A. S. Johnston-Pe sonal Iems-srrEal
w ths Mails, etc. ~ '..+ o.
vas Special to the New Orleans Crescent.l 81 ~
CoLuMBUs, KY, Sept. Is, ls6l
ll'. EdlGa-I would not write so frequently {
nr Inot fancy that this place is at present one of
HI chief cynosares of the continent, and that you
cen all your .ders will willingly read everything IL
comes from this quarter: The camp of our re
ment has, been removed from the pleasant blutf,
,oat which have before spoken, TO one OF the ~
rom DhcA on Coiuimous, inu - y ~
the the Louisiana Twelfth The expectation OF anotl
ard removal prevents the boys from bestoWlng
ard labor and decorative art upon this camp that I'll
20 did upon the camp at the bluff for we hold OF
selves in readiness to move any day, at an hou
rted notice Capt. Alf. Lipscomb's company, the C'
roll Guards, are now eneamped with our reglmel
six and all well. Capt. Lem sprague's New orlea
vac | company is also here having become attached
the First Missouri Regiment, a splendid body
men. Sprague's company have mad some sickne
oBipp to their long encampment on damp lands
rate other places. The health of Our regiment IS
ork- rood as could be expected, after the fatigue
and axnosure of the last fortnight Drs. Hart and
,er's, Donnell have not more patients than they
UNITS attend to- few GASES OF the chlils are all u
our company tic Continentals, can complain OF
this Yesterday was,told by Capt. White, of the
nessee Mounted, Rifles, CONNECTED with Gen. j
lnle Thompsons command, over the rver) of tra
action which shows either that Gen Fremon
lea9 not disposed tG, push his Infamous policy, Us
claimed by him, to the bitter end, or that some
his officers have been doing an important th
ar without his Authority. OF 25 Linconite prison
held by Gen. Thompson, only three wefo WIZ
fork to be exchanged So. last week messenger '
ner, sent with Alag OF truce 10 brus rum, Aiop;
an exchange for three of our men EMlssoutaa
i'm. held captive there, and IN the category OF u
who were to. be court marhaieu and, shol.
proposition was acoeded to- and at Charleston
- town iu Missouri some twelve on fourteen m
q ro- west OF this place. the exchange was made.
49, Confederate Commissioners were Col. BoWen
l nve the First Missouri Regiment Malpr Miller, of
h.l Missouri Cavalry. Capt. j. s. White OF the TEN
@eusa- @ SEQ Mounted s3aes, and Col. Birch, Aid to
we're Piaow. Tha Federal Commissioners were I
Isicks and Major Newman, of the Fourth Hi
Reginlent Adiutant Hotchkiss and Capt Nolen
war Of the - Cavalry. Each CoInmiSsion had
Arm escort of forty dragoons. The exchange was
that malIy made the proper documents being drawn
ward and Signed by all the parties. After this the
era and Confederate officers ained together pl
anty and spent an hour so in amicable
or of COURSE each side endeavoriDg to outdo the o
IS IN in courtesy. l have not yet heard of Linco!
any Of his Generals authorizing any eXchang
prisoners and If this exchange at CharlesSo
not important, as recognition OF our stltu
sioux beligerens, it is at least something new ant
,9is p9ne seresting. ..su-- ,.,
klllee All is life and hustle in and around Cofambu
youamay well imagine, Troops conttnGe TO a.
daily and swell the armyto still mora formid
dimensions and already some are moving fn
on toward the vicinity Of the enemy. Sc
, regiments moved Today, vita their bag
-" wagons and everything betokeAing marc
saroo, some length. cannot state tNslr precise de
stowI tion-but IL is further into keRtneky-probai
ute to occupy some place before the Ineolntet
there.
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