, 1862-08-22

EIfESS WISH 10 De pArDleu-
THos. ". CAmLL,
Colonel Commanding Post.
Captain r s. DAVIS, Assistant Adjutant
General, Headquarters Department Of the
Gull.
,ral Breckirridge to Col. Cahlll:-
CONFEDERATE FORCES IN THE FIELD, |
NEAR BATON ROUGE, August 6, 1862. {
To the Commanding Officer of the United States
Forces, Baton Rouge, La:
I have sent Major De Bauer with flag of
ruce, with the request that he will be a1to we'd
20 attend the burial Of our dead, who may
,ave been left within your lines. MAJ Hayne*s,
desires to communicate With
General Charles Clarke, that he may
supply him with money sud clothing, and |
such articles as may contribute to his comfort.
Respectfully, cir, your o5edient servant,
JouS c. BREcKISR1DGH,
Major General Commanding.
Col. Ca1i!l replied as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES FoncE5,
BATON RoUGE, La, August e. 1862. {
GESEnAL-In reply to your communication |
Of this morning, under tlag Of truce, have |
the honor to say that we are nov engaged in |
the burial Of your dead within our llnea, aud |
that we shall soon finish the now nearly ac-
de-camp, Lieut.. 4erger, have surrendered
themselves US prisoners Of War, and are being
cared for By cur surgeons. 4 flienf Of Gen.
Clarke, from this city, will attend to his Pc
cuniary wants. Respectfully, your o5edicnt
Cn1onr1 Cnn,n,nd;uo
Major General J. G. BRECKIER1DGE, Com
mandiDg Confederate forces.
TIE DESTRUCTION OF THE ARKANSAS.
coNa1AN1En ". D. PoRTER's REPORT TO TEE
SECRETARY OF TIE NAVY.
UNITED STATES GEEBoAT ESSEX,
OFF BATON RuCGE La, August 6, 1864.
UCu Gideon Welles, Secretary Of the Navy:
S1p-0n the evaninr nf tho Ath inst r w,s
S,rr, h1 an Wi15s1 W w no9,n,,as;n1 1u +ha
JTuited States forces at this most that the emo,
~ in cnnsidsraha streny,h was mnu;ne m
III n1or"l "00
me rsi1cl ram Ar1-eos,s zcith t,-o onnhoatz
fu,,1 ~, ia D;-ar 80 Tux. aa5 6afns;a
1era a1so in tto v;ci,;tr ofthc c;io r. suonort
TO at+ocr of 1he rehn1 or7nr ~
msde enc. a d;snos;tion of +ba nora1 forca
nndtr nv con,uand as thouphr won1i ~.
the most I a;5 tn onr s1na11 fnree IN shore eA'e
IN the 1norn;np IF thp 5th nat at ! o,c1ocl
81 ~ a,arr ,,,aJa a. ~ o++oots ~ on 1and +orcoe'
md draw in the len wing Of onr army. Xii,
ire Gen, Williams, Our men retrealing, l
opened fire from the Essex rish shot aud she'll
over them on the adYancing enemy, and
turEed thtm back with considerable loss. 1t
was doubtless The intention or the enemy TO
make g simultaneous attack By land and Wa-
ter, but the tire OF the Essex. driving the reb-
e1s back, evidently Disconnected their plans.
| Though not making he1 appearance, had
| information OF The vicinity OF the ram Ar!1an-
| eas about four miles above my aachor1g: on
| the river, and this morning I determined to
! steam Up the river, attack l"r, and. ii possi-
| bic, prevent her rendering. further assistance
| to t.;r lind forces she was co-opsratiag wiki.
| At 10 a. II. I came In sight OF her at about
the distance Of half mile, and immediately
| clWned GTe. Alter Al action Of ab shs twenty
zinut;e succeeded in setting her OF FIRE, aud
| at Int Tidian she blew up with i Tremendous
! explosion.
/ The Arkansas had crew OF 1S0 men and
| mounted ten gnns-slH e1ght-inch and four
| fifty poupdtr rined canuon. This yesscl-the
| Essex-Tuount5 seven guns and lad only forty
nen on duty ut the time Of our going into ac-
ton. My tirst master, Mr. Il. b. Riley, was
! in the Flt6 hosp'tal, and bis place VAS sup,
p1ied By second master David Porter koscn-
mi]ler, who conducted himself to In5 entire
satisfaction.
I have inc honor TO be, Eery respectfully,
}cur o''tdleat servant, ", U; PORTER,
Conlinanc1hg e3'1slon o1 nollna III western
""'e7' "
TIN ,r,..s, ,s. ~, .' n.:.;'s a II ~ ~,
lne a, A.nsas wa ~ Ios1t'ou u ne!
seg ,s, II G es.f .'st" ~ r.iE tass' WITS slt
'tu W, VI: VIZ ~ saaIo1a:u a2a loIs oioau
gu. sMss l'ns e.le It'er It. up ane COVE all1 ne'
10y :ah.ng :s1osS at lpe Us s;luie ilms Ieaay e
a2sn aross aoa prnge eer DOW l2:o any yes
~ " pass 80 luut u net T. lo'ssl
~ Ins 10y - 49, seat1.n ins et'1Gs, s1N
h,t Ing M @ n,1 ~ i thn M r,r anS sts,t Ia'o
~ H. .1,i.'.5 - iu .e1:d ~ ovo 5 5f
s p.osnno Sn sGa,u t't1 nstGen t shoh ta.o s15 -
kansas, az, 1afordele oreaca oelag maize II
net oW, JusI uuoss 9el po',s, au l!elltu'aI,
t sHeil VA sAllou'o III .Ae oieacA, 1usAa1tl.
Esr DOW, TAer7 tas snelt oersl, pclos IN
"lhn""Ia ehu. ~ " 1s" H!ln'l'es tnese were -
'trluta1e as 1o ee present AZ TINS last nae;t
cen4tns Q! tne NY iron elauS nao tas ss!ls
,aetlon Oh seeing re crew OF tne reoel scat
ting IN snofe, Sblle the ilames we're oafstsn:
our on .tsf! ssae, bn' Dc IL UNDERSTOOD 3D.
reSofded that all TINS time tue Arkansas va
ush:lng her battery, t!i her tastenlngs ourn
t lng on, ene !toasta mo 1ae m1aaIe oi III
river, Were, IN little ~hue, sue bie% uE
LIT 10 cre1ulous or unbsleEing rebel natte
bis soul tiat this vas not t5e Araansa5 LIS
was sunk aud destroyed. so much TOT tn
naval part OF the atlalr..=imp,rtant,a as enab1o
ihe gunboafs 10 act without lupedlment Wit
The land forces. .....
4 SOLDIERS ACCOUNT OF TIE BATTLE
NEW ORLEANS, August 9, 1862.
TIM 4ro,x,r ,ro., ,o,+a5 =, f,1,,,.. ero,
t,u4e .iuuFs en.t poseea - :o.1uTat ~
rlEIt ~ !elt. ,v.n ts5luete -M1se.sc ausGIt !, J.
o,n sl4ena1 ,ss .rs,11'a. r.. ~ sealnouas ~,
aian1e, ~! ~ oonnse''c4e, ~ "tsGuls1u, au -.
~ M nassae.auset.s' oiSter{ nat posseu oa u
| IT.: r.l
4lh Wisconsin; Eserests bal1erg, otn Mas
Gnosett, supported ny 14tn Mllne an1 tt
Vermont; "a Nassachusetts battery, CAptal
| Minis, supported 6y the a1st Indiana; -,
battery, supported b} 9TH Wisconsin and l5t
afaSsaGhnse,ts: ca, mr. :,
: Inc 14tn hAlue, ISL 1nu1ana aoa OIL u n'e u
5 lGan were me nIst IeGtiuents ensuSeo: 1't
I helo II cnesh aoont e1sat tuon sau1 cou1eas
: ates 1oT aoout one neul, TueI taeS W
q icTced bach a quarter OF nile, tne conleoe
c | atce occup, Ing lheir camps, "hlca thsy 9
/ f1rossd. ~ account ol neaEy ing Tue !.
e vermont, 9ia Conneciic9t1 anu 9tn Nls2oasl
we're not able 10 ascefaaln me exact positlt
), OF tie enemy, ana were OF ont very At:le Sc
) vice unt'l me new llne was 1oimea. Capta
Niu's, Captaln Esefett and Ine ba.ter5 on u
right ana t"o pieces o. me 7tn Massachoset
= on the extreme lelt, opeueo numerous L
upon thelr BATTERIES, Rnlch vas returned vi
spirit by inc conleoela!es. Ine oagtle rag
i without moments lntelm1ssion anu y,
eTsnt seventy 1or TWO hcurs' Ourin= u
If time nothing but confinnons foT o. art'l !
r, r., tne fattle OF m1sketfy, hhe SHOUTS OF I
. conbatsanf6 and the groans OF the wound
I. and dying are to be heard. Captain NlH
r. battery Was compelled to fall back, his gu
- belrg 60 hot that it was impossible to 4
> them. He took his position on the left of +
21st Indiana aud ordered water to be broug
II to cool his guns, While thus engaged thr
,g regiments OF the conteaerates charged I