Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03

-An Example Made OF the ouHty--
A,Morpipg rith' the Military Gem
msndsns Of New Orleans. VIC has
NEW os1zssss Wednesday. June ls.
On the 5th Of May the Brooklyn
the Oneida, the 1roquois, the Sciota
'Wissahickbn. the Penbla, and Ken
nebec proceeded mp The Mississipp
from this city, on their way 10 Batol
Rouge, sNatehes and Fisksbdrg. Al
the different towns along the rive
banks, wherever it vas deemed desira
BE; boats. q were lssded, and ofHcerl
and men going ashore were treated
kindly, sud, IN many instances, cordi
ally By Che iphabitants, At no plaet
was the reception of our forces more
Heartily manifested thaua Baton
Rouge. The Acct in due course Of
time, proceeded to lNatehez, which
place surrendered as they passed up to
Ficksburg. and it was. there decided,
as the last named place threatened re-
sistance, that it would be a saving Of
life and property to appear before the
aewa with such strong force that q
peacesble surrender would follow
With ibis fdea, the Brookfyn, Hartford,
Richmond and Kennebec proceeded
down the river, meeting with no op-
position, the officers and men landing,
as usual at given points, and, as Usual,
were kindly received. At Grand Gulf,
the Hartford took in tow a asehooner,
and coaled as it proceeded down the
river. Arriving in front of Baton
Rouge, an unarmed boat, containing
the Chief Engineer and four boys of
the Hartford, vent ashore, The purpose
being to get some clothes left to be
washed by the engineer on the upward
tripd When near the landing . num-
ber of men made their appearance on
horseback, armed with double barrelled
shot guns, and raising their pieces
simultaneously, fired, fhe shot striking
like shower of rain all round the
boat, the men in it at the same time
falling over as if killed. At the sight
of this perfdy the Kennebec opened
on the town with eleven.inch shell and
shrapnel shot. The Hartford was kept
from coming promptly into action by
having the coal schooner between its
guns aud the city. The firing was
kept up for some time, when the
French Consul, under the protection Of
Gag Of truce, came off in skiff; eK'
plantations were made, and the bonn
bsrdment ceased.
Upon further examination it seems
that the men who fred upon the boat
were part Of an organized band Of
-'guerrillas" residing in the country,
who had on shore followed our vessels
for long distance, with the determi-
nation thus 10 murder our men when |
the opportunity offered. The entrance
of these men into Baton Rouge was
against the wishes of the inhabitants,
but so thoroughly have the people
been disarmed by the leaders of the
rebellion, that they could not get
weapons enough to drive out these
numbering villains, and suffered the
bombardment as Consequence. Up
on the first fire the "guerrillas" rush
ed up the banks, and were seen gallop-
lag for their lives down the streets that
led out of town, the Hartford, mean
while, sending shells over the city, in
hopes that some Of them might over
take the monsters in their flight. For
tunately no lives were lost in the city,
but the terror that seized the inhabi-
tants cannot be described. By the
time our officers got ashore, the entire
population of women and children had
started for the country, and we're al
ready in the woods that surrounded
the rear of the place, and but few could
be induced to return. The next morn
ing the Fourth Wisconsin and Michi-
gan regiment landed and took posses
sion of the arsenal and barracks, and
friendly relations we're at once restor-
ed; in fact, the permanent occupation
of the place by our troops was regard
ed as the only safety to the citizens
To make an example Of the guilty,
Col. Dudley, of the Thirtieth Massa-
chusetts, who had subsequently came
up to Baton Rouge with bis regiment,
and taken possession of the State
House. detailed-a force to punish these
guerriIlas, and sent them into the
country. E-1 -f
The first place they visited was the
plantation Of Mr.. Puney. the second
officer in command of the guerrilla f
party. The command having reached
the place, which was deserted, certain
men were detailed to take the fence
rails of the entire plantation and pile
them against the dwelling house and
outbuildings. Meantime the artillery
ax-men cut down the shade trees OF
oak and magnolia. These prelimina.
ries ended, the torch was applied, and
in an hour there was scarcely ves-
tige left of what was once pleasant
home. The command next proceeded
TO The plantation of Mr.. Cassell, the
leader of the band. It was highly ,
cultivated farm, and had all the ap.
pliances of wealth. Cassell had al
ready been alarmed, and through his
spies learned that stvengeance was on his |
track. To escape. in part. at least, he
bad brought his wagons and fine teams
together, gs1d had the. former filed
with his cotton and richest household I
furniture. His negroes we're all to-