, 1861-11-11

from tho Louisiana Artillery. We retarted 1,
down the river at 10H O'Clock Wednesday |
night, with parts OF five regiments On fva
boats, snd the two gun boats. We dropped !
down to within six miles Of Columbus land !
la1d 70 W morning, when we moved down to !,
within two miles Of the Same place and
lanoeo on the missouri shore. At9 O'Clock !
the gun ooafs vent around the point and |
opened on Inc enemy's batteries on the Chalk |
bauns. lhe kenturky shore Fises In high ::
oluns while the Missouri side is low, covered
WIN WOODS, with clearing here and there ;
we had to drsg Cur guna up the bank Thirty !
1ses algaj oy ESnd, "hicn we oid VAN /
hse's ILL., h' III, tne enos ana smell drop
Ping &foono; and an oroer 10 hurry up the
oa1tefs urged us 10 1he ctmost. some Of
lne1f enots "ent na1 nAe over Us. oat
1ney CLIO 10 oanage' ne taen maae a circuit
ara came on tne 1ear o1 Iae'r camp ~ Bel
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TUnt 0fTE E0Tn1nE On we fEff4AE$u &lOWiV
oeisg TOO t'fso 10 run. we attempted TO rally
aad make stand' nut after "e LID halted IN
| battery, could not step The infantry. 80
away We went again, intending to make a
atand On the river e&nk and give them another
turn. cleared tue road and got along rs
faet SO could with our two guns, which were
together. The road "as full Of soidiers, and
had hs1d work to make them make way fo1
the artillery. The road was strs1n with
knapsacke, oVercoats, etc, out they ciuns
well to their ARES We Teacnea tae Goat, ana
the coicne4s ane oncers lrled every means &c
rally their men, but without success We
were then ordered to get aboard a qulck 81
possible, and We SID our guns ABOARD livery,
tell you could have ororgnt on my Gals
ZOE body hJ leaving the eecesh gun va hat
taker, but considered l was tar ahead BY leav
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in ~ ieeaPl'1.a W. nao aoo"t 7'ooo LIZ
~ them from the field. when thev were r.
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les getn5r Will cavalry AUG 1oof paStef1es II
,a. Columbus, and their heavy guns from
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lid "a IHe sne' 'nes eo"4u 1o'A aAs1s uo"a
ore the battle from the shore, where Pillow :
nrt said to be in command. Our battery was y
~. terminate. part Of them be1np in N. fhics
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in | OF the tight AL dAY, and CBlY three or