The New York herald., 1862-10-12

the United States; the distinctly broadly
q ana can claim other position than that
ar an .sy snSy q Be- s sssd % after from you
your OF the act Of Congress and the proca
pspsSty from sSs ~ exemption q irs% s
by no act OF hass S You ana
yourself liable o the coahscaaon Of your properly
military militia % and other however. eve VIII VIII %
you soemniy called upon to declare yourself in
favor OF The ssyernmen Of sssnsns & to re
ample othes fellow remain In the same
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ernnlen, and the high respect entertain for your
as a % he states A All
the more influential pernicoas and, geye % ala in
opinion dangerous to the interest Of the United
ket and marched TO the field III army Of the rebellion
am very respectfully your ooediess servant nsyLER
Major General Commanding
In conformity the order OF the Provost Marshal,
householder by the police and they are being hlled up
For the last three four days the city has been crowded
by hosts Of persons, especially females vending tnelr
appointed for che oath be administered TO them that
act being to secure to them General Buffers
mediation with President. Every leading 70
these places was flled to overlooking, and the
crush OF crnone was immense, though, to DO
the feminine part Of humanity the Cres
cent City common justice, they do not in
dulge in the same amplitude OF steel trap
az their fir sisters of New York and Philadelphia so
large number Of persons had omitted to await then
selves OF the Presidents proclamation and so great was
the rush TO his cemcncy before the day Of grace
over that impossible to administer the oath
all who applied take it, and the tno has beer, con
seluentiy, extended Saturday next. All persons tend
erIg their allegiance after the 23d ultimo will have their
registered in separate book and as the owners
Of many OF these names would have willingly abstaned
from giving their adhesion 70 the legitimate govern
nen the book like the prophets SCROLL may be said to
be g full Of lamentation and mourning and Woe"
Another expedition. under Colonel Mcmillan, OF the
Twenty FIRST Indiana Volunteers OF which briefly spoke
last has returned from up tho having accom
shed measurable degree OF success The expedition
numbered three hundred men detailed from several
panes OF tho regiment: hut owing to some fifty sixty
or them being placed on picket duty, than two
hundred and forty two hundred and fifty we're in tho
skirinsh that ensued
Tie expedition LETT Orleans the goth instant for
Donalsonve. which place it. however, had TO pass and
proceed Baton Rouge search Of gunboats to assist
the operation At Baton Rouge Colonel McMllan found
the Sciota, the ltasca aud tho Katahdin, on which
the commanding officer OF that division Of the squadron
Upon this the gunboats accompanied tho transports con-
veying the troops down the river, when the Scota
ohored lew miles above Doaaldsonv e for the proec
ton of the steamboat lberyie that then loading
on the west bank Of tho river The Katahdn aud
the itasca down to Donadsonville opposite which
they anchored; and 1t then dark they waited till
daylight before landing.
Early on tho following morning, the ed, Col Mcmillan
effected a llndng. when, finding the rebel pickets
posted in wha, remained Of the village, he followed them
ciaseiy for nearly i've miles down bayou to
sugar houses. At the approach Of tho Union
troops the rebels took the canes among which they
that he could 10 nothing with enemy who would not
his ground, Colonel Mcmillan
10 the town for which he took his limo of march tax
iag with him few Blankets which the enemy had left
behind in the precipancy OF his flight! II
taed iha the rebels had all their provisions the oppo
side Of The bayou where they had small orcatiun
OF five guns though some OF the officers o( the
Twenty first the number at nine Colonel Nc
MILAN also informed that the warehouses OF
and Cox used as barracks for rebel troops.
ON The oath the Union commander determined TO OK
nine the rebel works test the strength OF their for
unl AZ
heard so many conflicting statements in regard to them,
varying the number Of the enemy from thousand to
twenty five hundred On leaving the river the dis
Of about mile and half the enemy opaued Gre
from six FOUNDER Light artillery, but in consequence OF
the raiidy with which the Union force adj auced. the
rebels compelled To beat hasty retreat
their ln. alter having frod but one shot Tho enemy,
again op ned when tn, Uuion commander brought two
of his three into battery. and drove the
When within hundred yards Of the rebel fortih-
cations the latter opened we'll directed fire
troops with their guns. There is as said beiore,a dit
of opnicn in regard tn their number. Colonel
.cMillau estimates them ut FIVE or six namely-one
twelve FOUNDER eight FOUNDER, thrce Six Founders,
aud rerhaps one Ave FOUNDER The commanding officer
Immediately ordered his guns in bat,ory and
the iirc brsky. lhe fro from tho enemy very
crac aud had not the Union men laid down the carnage
must have been great II the shots passed
them without doing any damage, save TO one man. under
the following circumstances had shot abou, car
rying load Of the guns, when or
the enemys shots struck the wheel OF gun
carriage IN front OF him, taxing the tire
The Buckets attached underneath struck the ground
throwing quantity Of dirt which struck tho face of
ihc erteryman with srch violence a. 70 cut 1t very
BADLY. etey cutting cut eye. Il seems that the
had Lo shells grape or canister but hai 10 connc
himself TO round aid ccncal shot.
Finding his guns overmatchod Col. MCMILLAN deter
mined charge the enemy fertilization at tho point OF
the bayone but while his officers were making the ne
cessary arrangements carry the order into execution
Colonel discovered Of rebel cavelry tie
command Of Major Mcwa.egs, about half iniie of.
passing rapidly along a road that had bccn
@ ID
ieids, parallel % the one leading TO the river,
dosa which the Union troops had marched Their
cavalry IRE body OF men and mounted on
splendid hossessome CT the best seen by our troops in
this state.
to tank troops, the ordo. TO charge the battery
conntermaned and the dionary force began 10
retrace siefs when less distance than and
Lat from whce the rebel cavalry rsi made their APP
rance they emerged from the woods but too late FOR
the Unioniss to fall into the intended amouscadc They.
however, pushed and succeeded In getting between
the EaDn force and the river, but only to fall
before The well directed fire Of our battery,
losing several OF their men, and to be driven
back dolble the speed they came UP with. II was a
fortunate thing that the rebel cavalry 50 easily
pulsed. as our troops had expended all their artillery
Inuition save six cartridges which, however suiIced
10 them iron being cut OIL from the river, which
o,oncl Mcmillan succeeded in reaching with his COM
mand completely exhausted by their long march aud
rnshing frequently going at double quick
The men had 10 be halted three OF four times to enable
them TO rest. ON the whole, the expcdtonrry forco
seems have got out well from what promised 10 be-
very ugly scrare.
troops took one prisoner fOunu WWU
assessor OF csonyc They also brought away fow
of the citizens, refugees COL Mcmillan found IL
impossible 10 strike an effective blow from want OF
sufficient force and transportation 10 follow down the
bayou TO Napoloonvilc, Thibcdoaux, Terra Bcnnc and
other places Learning that the spanish refugees pre-
erred remaining the neiglborhood to Eight the ebcls
mode Seminole. he resolved to return to camp, which
he did on Thursday last.
Our loss only missing, namely, Lieutenant
Harding, aud slightly wounded-the artilleryman al
ready alluded TO- The rebel loss could not have been less
than from thirty TO forty In killed and wounded some
the citizens report II much more Only three or
four horses captured, but few having boen left by
the rebels
The steamer Ibervlc did not escape scatheless. On
Tuesday the 2d nst she started from here up the rivor
under lag Of truce, having board Judge Walker
Gently returned from ship Island and other passengers
On arriving opposite Houmans plantation, belonging to
Mr. Burnside, Judge Walker and Mr.. Scale wore per-
m,ttcd 20 20 on shore to Dcnaldsonv and ascertain
whether the gueras in the pcighborhood world respect
Tag Of truce On his return the Judge gave his most
positive assurance that the white nag would not DO rod