Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-03-22

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ever made a desperate charge on the
howItzer battery, but were repulsed
with great slaughter. Capt. McRae's
battery was defended b. Capt. PlImp-
tons company Of L. S. infantry, and a
portion OF Col. Pino's regiment of New
Mexican volunteers. The Texans
charged desperately ana furiously, were
picked men, about GOO strong. They
were armed with carbincs and revol-
yers, and long seven pound bowie
knives. After diScharging their car
bInes at . close distance, they drew
| their revovers and rushed on the bat
terry amid storm of grape and cannis-
! ter.
The Me2icans of Pinos' regiment
were panic-stricken, and lngloriouSly
fed.
81 Louis, March Is,
Brig. Gen. Pope, in q dispatch to
Gen. HalIeck, says:
Our success at New Madrid has
been even greater than was reported
Twenty-Five pieces Of heavy artillery,
consisting Of tWenty-four rihed 81
Founders, two batteries Of field artill-
cry, and an immense quantity Of am
Imunition, several thousand small arms,
hundreds ofboxes Of musket cartridges,
three hundred mules and horses, tents
Ior an army Of y 900 men, and an I'M
mense quantity Of other property of
not less value than $l,000,000 has fall
len into our hands. Their men only
escaped. The cnemy's whole force is
demoralizcd and dispersed in the
swamps on the opposite side of the
river.
The enemy abandoned their works
so hurnedly as to leave all the baggage
of their officers and the knaUsacks of
their men, their dead and unburried,
their suppers on the tables, and can
dies burning in their tents. A firious
thunder storm, which ragged all night,
enabled the enemy to get across the
river without being discovered.
Oar heavy battery was erected dur
ing the night Of the 18th, within 500
yards of the enemy's works, and open
ed at daylight on the 18th, Just 81
hours after the guns were delivered to
us at Cairo.
Ddfin& the Whole OF yesterday on
lines were dra"n closer around their
works under furious tire OF SIN pieces
Of artillery.
The fear Of an assault on their works
at daylight, induced them t. flee pre-
cipitately during the NIGHT.
Many prisoners have been taken. al
SO the colors Of several Arkansas regi-
meHts-
Oar loss IS about so, killed ana
wounded.
Baltimore, March Is
Sergeant Major D. II. Johnson, Of
the IWenty-thIrd Massachusetts, came
q passenger 10y steamer COn2U2O00re
From him we gather the following
Interesting particulars:
Onr troops under Gen Burnside land
ed on Thursday evening, near the
mouth OF Swan Greek, on the west side
81 the NeuSe river, fifteen miles below
Ne"oefn. o~Ing to a dense fog, the
: n2|al vessels dId not participate III the
n4hCS' EAriy on FRIDAY morning, the
h9hC commenced. Our troops advanc-
co along the county road running p2r-
"IeI "ltIi-tAe NeuSe rI7er, but mile or
TWO III the rear. Inc road was sklrtcd
on the west side by railroad and q
dense swamp. All along the river side
we're series Of batteries which were
taken by our troops, one after another,
after some bloody hand-to-hand con
tests.
Our troops were divided into three
Drlgades under Generals Reno, Foster
and Parks. We advanced gradually,
the enemy deserving their guns until
We reached line Of earthworhs ex-
tending across the road from the river
to the swamp. On the west, dis