New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-12

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/ tne RIP, caieastisg tnat TIE enemy might c6HHe
up eroggy e from their csIsbfasion u tfls rIori-
Gus Fourth5 to interfere scneyliat with their ar
rangements. To this end fle organizsd 4 ar0utSncx
party, made up Of tsFsnty howfzefs ana ele xnn,
Crescent Rifles and twenty cavalry AryigfIln
within some three miles Of Newport He7r5 re RI,
ceived Information that the enemy ere approaeh.
ing. and near at band Hastily posting his men, he
The liowitzers were pointed on the left IN II turn
Of the road behind q pfee Of woods TIE infantry
Icy IN tnbnscada, also in the woods bus 10 the
right Of the road, whilst the cavalry were ordered
20 IaEs position further to the right and sher on
towards the enemy. The scouts hAyinx advanced
3 short distance through the woods, and hearing
the tramp Of men In the road, called out @
goes there ID whieh those i'll tie road replied
:. reads, After e1changin 3 some other WORDS
Haekett, niiat4 them for rends, emerged INTO
Lae loaa, Hilicn ne lad No sooaer done than he
WAS fired on and struck party whom hev3o0
late, discovered were enemies His conaDaSl5ora \
dragged him back into tue wood and ii his f1l- Il
stance hastened back Colonel Drenx 70 inform
him Of the position and number Of tie enemy In
the meantime the cavalry, hearing the firing we're
seized with sudden and ccotnabie rsassic
putting spurs to their horses CAME daalng likes 30
many devils, in headfong speed athHart afid dia-
| gonahy towards the aInbuscade 5f the Leaisfan-
ians and directly upon the howitzers running ID
against the hoWizer gun, hteniDg and stamped
ing their horsea which ran more than nile with
| the gun before they could be stopped
On the first onslaught of the cavalry, Lent COL
Dreux stepped out into the road to ascertain what
WAS ttic anu WAS 132td153Y SHaf and EsitE4
by the enemy. our infantry then fred one round
and advanced, hnt the enemy having heard lie ex-
traordilary and unprecedented uproar accom-
panied BY the terrific snapping IF pine applings
kicked up by the cavalry had taken to their heels
incontinently and did not call q halt I'LL safe within
their entertainments at Newport News.
The other scout who was with w S Hackett, and
whose name regret not to have ascertained irl-
formed his party that he thought he had allied one
of the enemy after Hackett had been sIot-ttat
seeing man, apparently an officer on horseback,
he had taken good aim at him, and taat stimuli
taneousy with his fire he saw the officer fall for
ward throwing pistol from his hand III bis fall
which fell in The edge of the wood. 2
onsearch, the pistol was found at the point in
dicated, and the prints of the oticers hands were
plainly visible where he had fallen in the s6ft sand
The Richmond big Of the same date says;
DEATH OF Coz. DREuN, or IaoEIsi ANA eInuch
lamentto have 70 record the death of the gallant
Lieut.. Col. Dreux, Of Louisiana, by shot from the
enemy, while scouting within two CT three miles III
Newport News about day break last Friday morn
ing One af his men, Al lember of the ShreVe-
port GreFs named Hackett, was also killed. Six
Or eight Of the enemy we're made 10 bite Tho dust
but one such nlan Us Dreux is worth all tie vile
Yankees that ever stunk of Goldfish. Let his death
be avenged BY whole heeatombs. Col. ?: was q
gentleman Of great worth and popularity. His
death Will produce profound sensation in New
Orleans His remains are to be sent there for M
terrnent. IN
From the Richmond Enquirer we take tHe foIs
lowing account:
break, a skirnish took place between 100 Louis
lana troops, (20 from each company of Lieut. GoI.5
Dreuxs battalion) and body of the enemy sup-
posed to be about the same number. Lieut. Col.
Dreux had posted his men along d road by which
the enemy were advancing. As they approached,
the eagerness of some Of our troops caused them
to fire too The enemy, thus warned hastily
fred and commenced an Immediate retreat. In
fortunately, one OF their shots took effect upon
Lieut. Col. Dreux, and he died in few minutes.
Iie was in the aet Of giving the order TO fire when
he II ite 1.f,
was heard afterwards to say WERE don't snrren-
der The ball passed through his watch ystal
and sword,belt, and entirely throug his body
The confusion caused By the fall OF Lieut.. Col.
| Dreux was increased by the advance Of q body of
| Virginia cavalry who were mistaken for the
enemy. The enemy themselges claimed to De
4 vantage Of this condition of things the enemy
4 gathered up their dead and escaped.
Besides Lieut.. Col. DreuX, we lost one man. w .
1 S. Hackett, who was serving as a volunteer with
/ the Shreveport Gfays. The loss of Lieut.. Col.
4 Dreux is deeply deplored BIZ his battalion He
/ was gentleman OF high order OF talents and of
4 the most eminent worth. His soldiers loved him
to such degree that not a man but what wonld
4 have been willing to die by him and die for him.
He was devoted to them and they to him. The
service has lost most valuable officer and the city
4 of New Orleans highly esteemed and most use
fu citizen. He was about thirty years Of age, and
leaves q wife and one child. ss1S
| The loss Of the enemy, from the causes OK
/ planned was much less than it would have BEEN.
From six to eight are known to have been killed.
The whole body Of the enemy wonid doubtless
have fallen into hands, if the sEillful arrange
ments Of the Confederate commander had been
| carried out.
/ Mr.. Hackett was about n years of age. He was
| in the act Of taking second fire at the enemy,
| when he fell mortally wounded. The zouave who
killed Col. Dreux was observed by our troops, and
/ was instantly shot down. !ss
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hHntess Mas saya y u. D
Drany II Tonisiana = u e wn was a II II;
j mish near Newport News on Thursday night, has
cast gloom over the many friends OF the deceased
ID Iaenmond; Sol. " e = saia, Went ouf INTO the
ROAD 70 see lhe direetioh from Whlcn me enemy
were approaching, when ne was killed by shot
from az Enteld rfle N the hands of some dne Of
the pirates. 10 Is much to be regretted that the
horses attacned g Z, our hoWia2er gun BECAME
frlghtened ana ran on. Gould TINS gun nave been
used, the entire Dody of aakees, numbering some
three hnnared, might nave peeh captured. s n
i From a priyate letter to gentleman, II, this
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oni9s y Z .ahe =. .oi,o " . i,
AZ about Z. aayight, cur men came 10 10 the place to
nalt, ana NED INTO the WOODS. ane enemy no