Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-09-28
Imp,r,.p, from L.vAs,.viIio.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l0.-The ne ws from
Lovettsville is Of absorbing interest. Late
yesterday evening, Gen. Mcclellan ordered
IN experiment to be- made with Prof. Morse's
Calcium Sharp-shooters. Four companies,
| numbering 1856 men, armed with 1913 pairs of
doub. e-barreled C.alcicum Spectral Phetosco-
| pic BriiIiantines, the recent war Illuminating
| invention cite eminent Professor left WASH
| ington at 7 y. m., and proceeded ct double
quick to a point on the Potomac opposite
Lovettsville, reaching their destination short
" after midnight. A section, consisting Of
| ~ pieces Of Prot. Meriam's 1.-THE distinguished
metereoiogist of Brooklyn) SulPheretted Hy-
drogen Battery were detailed to support the
Calcium sharp-shooters-the whole force
being under the command Of Major Ayers,
!, no was tel-g,aphed by the President ard
Gen Scott to leave the Cherry Pectoral iac-
tory for this special duty. Owing to some
delay in condensing the sui phuretted hydro
gen, and introducing it into the odorific shells.
the battery did not leave Georgetown until
twenty minutes past 10 o'clock, and the
roads being heavy with mud after the re-
cent rains, did not arrive on the ground until
3 a. m.
Major Ayres. having dists ibated a gill of
Pectoral to the officers and prsyates of his
command, to counteract the effect OF the
night air aud river fogs, aud at once ordered
the Calcium Sharp-shoeters to the front, aid
simultaneously the Supplemented Hydrogen
Battery was unIimbered and placed in posi-
ton on rising ground IN the rear Of the Sharp
shooters. The Double Barr led Calcium
Spectral Pho,oscopic Bri!liantines. being
lighted and cdrefnliy aimed, threw a food Of
terrific liz ht upon the opposite shore OF the
river, ard over the whole city and environs
Sc 7 1 %-tlo IT.. oa-.ADol. ,,,or ,,,orntH-
Gently sublime. The country for miles around
MONDAY glare. discovering rebel tents liter
ally innumerable in number. The effect up
on the rebels was in strict accordance with
Gen. Scott's programme and Prot. Morse's
most s~angnine expectations. Their pickets
were driven in completely dazzied. The
long roll was sounded, and fully 10000 rebels
swarmed out of their tents and hurried to the
river bank. where they remained hudd'ed in
a blind and s~turitied mass, forgetting their
arms, and being too frightened even to shrek
aloud. - ~
The sulpheretted hydrogen battery imme-
diately opened fire upon this immense and
amazed crowd, with no rible efect-a per
feet hailstorm Of odoriic shells bursting ex-
sctly in their midst. Three of the rebels
one of them believed to be Beauregard in his
night ciothes-were seen distinctly to fall,
and the destruction Of life must have been
enormous. The rebels being entirely blinded
BY the Calcium lights, snd% aspyxisted by the
conte uts Of the Cd tic shells. renamed stand
ing. and it cannot be denied that he last one
would have fallen, had not a squadron of 49,
600 Black Horse become alarmed, ard By
their repeated neighing, un.teadiedt the nerves
Of the sulphuret'ed hydrogen gunnefs, there.
by impairing their aim to :he highest degree.
1t happened, unfortunately, at this moment,
that Professor Phalon, who was swabbing
the muzzle of gun No 10. shook haUds with
N. P. Willis, who had volunteered TO assist at
the caisson of gun No 6. This conxrstula-
tory hand shaking proved TO be a fatal mis-
take. Some of The Professors soap getting
on Mr.. WiDis,s hand igni:ed the shells in the
~caiseon, to which he had repaired, and = vjo-
lent explosion ensued. blowing of Mr.. Will
lis's left thumb. creating an extremely I'M
pleasant smell, and doing other damage. a full
report OF which will appear SO soon IS Maj
or Ayres has recovered from the 1~atigues Of
the battle. A retreat was ordered and con-
Quoted in GOOD order, with the loss Of only
thirteen guns, whose great weight broke the
carriages during the ioltinx incident to the
rapid march.-Riehmosd Wig