New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-19


clothing ,nd sneh A.is may eostou,e to his soio
Rosl .c,inlly Sir your obedient s,rvaot.
JOHN c. BREC SIvRIDOE. M-jos-c;en. Com
Col. Cahill replied as follows:
HlArQrAuryEs L. 6. Forces.
b.ToS korGE La. Ane.6 1862.
GEyIRAI In reply 20 your c4ion u ts morning
rnd-l asr otrucc bsve the honor - that
engaged m The burial Of our dad within ue- sud that
.nal soon n.h the now Yearly accomplished work. Gco.
Cste tn his Aid Camp Lieut. iorger have snfrcndered
our sarseSIs friend Of GEN CLARKE from eay. Win
attend 60 hs pecunisry ~sLt,
THOMAS w. CAIilLL, Col Gem.
Hsjor.Gen. J. C. BkKcKISuDeE. Com. Cort. Fsroo'
Tue following is a copy CT Gen. Buffers general
ORDER announcing the death of Gen. Williams TO The
Department Of lie Gulf:
HKADeuARIkKs DEPARTrYNr oP TIE GrIr.l
EEs-oSLKAys, Aus. T. 1862
GENERAL ORDER No. J6.-Ihe Commanding
the death # Brig Gen. Thonss Wiliams commanding
Second Brigade in camp. At Baton Rouge.
MOI Gen. Breckenridge y the troops led ~ Gen Nisa'
AMI The destruction Of the nail clad Arkuss by Csp Porter
4 the NaNyis made 'orro" NJ By the i Of ssf oisNe 3"
lat and successful fellowso DYER
Gen. wAism. graduated West Point in 1887; at once
oued tie Fourth Artillery In Florida. where he served with
distinction thrice bIeveed for gallant ara
services n hrt,eo ~ Ernesi Of Gen Gov ~.
country in sympathy with his wife and children ne"
tlst cogniIy'' Gaze and precious charge ,,-,,,-
w. HE c0npunous In Ao had leaned 10 love him
weep fri~nd ,h' g.an gentleman, the b.ve soldier
The he'd officer the pure paio, and
md the devoted Cine All nor. wen. cot When
:an., ded BY s,DgulaE felicity the manner Of Lis DEAN
illustrated each Of thss & nerous qsaiues
The chvsc American gentleman he MP the vantage
OF be Of the houses Of tue eyiohng he mace ~ me
open hedlst the women AID children q s cie nea should
good general bad made hi. di.posons srd prepared
for battle TIE bread o. day hen be met bic foe
brave soldier he received the eesihshot esdns has
ps.ol hero he G.l ting ii. bstl On country. and
e!ed as v eut ~ the cheer = victory .
Chrisan, lie sleeps in tie hope Of tho Blessed lie
III. yi,!u,s We esnno. e1o-ed-lis example may
lsesrd mourning bis desih VEL pay may oar hi" end ee
Ike HE"
The customary tribute Of mourning VII be WON BY the
&c ~ "ona,.sd Of Maj Gen BUTLER Commanding
X 5 DAVIS, Ceptain aod a A. A General
The fyllowiD ing lie order conveying thanks TO tbs
troops:
EEw-osIEIss La. Aug .. ieoz :
GryIRiL ORDyR, No. G.--Soif'ers cf Tie army
Of nc Gr Your 'uces,.es hess heretofore been 'uos'.n-
Taking snd hoJi,s The important strategic sad com
msrcia positions, VAN the Ad Of The gssIt navy, ~ ue
wisdom q your eonbnaiion. and TIE no'A power jour
arms It has been e fr the last few days 70 bsp'Ie yos In
The Spanish conquero1of Nerico npcrishabs
by 4nd the, country sna burning III. iPort ship, 20
but Win equal provi gsa sent your' home
Uea I'D to oPefss on The .e. cost you sd,Incsd
more than $50 miles into TIE inteIior
Atsek. thoe by division Of Rebel enemies. under
nom some would have honored before his sos,scy q
douby superior numbers you have repas.d In Tie ope" he
/
the Of tho marshes OF Neksburg 70 mako oo~dy
attack
He has los, three BHgsc killed wounded and
many Colonel. and field officers lie has mole ha
| 90 III led and wounded.
You have captured three pieces Of artillery hI csissou two
,tsnd Of coloTs, and large number OF prisoners
ieu have pUned his drsd the held OF bstte and are
e.,in, foI biz wounded You have convinced him that you
arc sick Mt to fight your enemy II e desires the
You have shown him tbs, be cannot take an outpost aer
srai auull le
void be only :. praise HIMSELF out he wi" s' that he Is
IN mi, ,s tho SorhEss, and the North West ming I'd
their blood tie 6sd asty lad Joined their Lea'
ssia. stood by Msne massachusetts,. imported radi.ns
Wisconsin aided Vermont while Connecticut represented by
liz, OF the e'f een shamrock o'sht ~ ' is'nef' Gid
Wts we al 20 ,urn the o. Of many brave comrades, We
WHO absent envy them the privilege Of dins sPoe We
Tor couny under tue starry foios e Ter VIC
trioas flag A.. 1880, ....a, A..
cot. :, IN have iAsefib. d on tnem Baton hoggs"
40 complete the victory the ironcsd steamer Akanss the
les. naval hope Of tine Iee.l,en h.idy sa s s.a.
de 40 the Manassas the Missspp and the Louisi
ana by hei svu dsuscaol ,,n t,rprrp
BY command Of by"p"' bcAAAA~
RS. DAVIS Csptsis and A. a.. A O.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
We ore permitted to make the following extraeis
from private letter Of young man Oh board Tue
steam sloop-of-var Brooklyn.
n, tho 9Th ue were nj anchor on NeW-pllf ans,
rl.n ono ~ onr trsn.pOrs came down with the re
,or, tb.t there had been an engagement ut Baton
Rouoc. that our trooj- had been attacked ana aiter
- IT, RI f. Iii had defeated the enemy with great lts,
aI,bongh ,Iev were six thousand strong and we hpi
anIv tire. thousand Gen. Williams led our Troop,
~ ner.on and was shot through the body, ana dyed
n ~ one tour We also learned that The ram ArSal'
ors was above the itv trying 70 draw our gunooa's
a1ray from the city, 30 that they couiu no' "u o"i
! Tse mex, morning we weighed anchor ana pro,
o..dsd M the river in company ~fh The iiaftIof1
and several eunboats Aisr DARK We YER h,o o.
;n,o he ouerrlll4s near Donaldson o,Noiai "
10 nosket shots struck Our main stay, nsttoh,d u
ord fell harmless TO the deck. we oPeheu io wiz
;anh sbsll but were unable 10 determine "hht exc
TO, ,yos done. Soon after we met thc e'cap eI
yVJ;tn.au' Ionded with wounded soldiers ana hooc,
,'i-nna~e They informed Us that we E7soA anu
en- ,,u,boa,s went no 10 attack the Arh'sa', u""
tint lie Essex managed TO get aheao OF le' ~"u
enemy fearing an encounter or oeoauso I'm 49,,
~ her machinery WAS ont OF oider, U,"" no' ~
Ns turned around aud conveyed the nI'i'an
DonaJdsonylIe. Alter We had LETT bef anu neauou
no stream we prepared 10 give the enemy ~ "1
rece,,iou should they fire Oh Us again. DIs 'ney u
NOT no est ~. aud We anchored Oh baton h'"n' VIZ
GIr lr6ops buried 81 Of the Rebels on o',r new,
u.,, odies were found piled together ia hesP o.
t''i,D lad leeu our fire. Tie Rebel Gen. amen
90, tilIed. ,nd Gen. Clark was mortaily wounoeu,
iaLen ,ysorer, snd has s,uce died. 1pe Hg' war