Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-08-19

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Nfw cEk, AuL lS. ihs rt1sm.r- .No,M
state and RoaH0El, from New Drlcan, the l0th.
have arrived bringing The particular. of the
delc.t oi the rabcs At Baton Rouge. and the
destruction Of die Arkansas ! etter from
Baton Rouge saye, Nmh Battery rerui,d the
iue and did item great Slaughter Breckenridge
lo.t hr night arm ~ i cannon bail The f.bt
took lace Of rBe elgeol the town, Gtn. Wi.
LANA. biog unwilling " oppose Tie hclrig.-
women ana children W. captured 4 large
number oi Prisoners, including Can, Bant.
htecEeu idsc's AIDE zen Nplmms, ho was
killed, saved like hero.
Nuns men are cuuutd T. mpr,hahic glor,
The le.- vi che cnomy must ha,. been severe ..
oar meH charged and {. charged urDn item
We have taken thra5 guU..
Al0ttcr account sIys th}; tbe r5bl troops
NaIe harlOl-iy -timat.a 10 nom h'e 10 fifteen
taou.and un1er Gen. Ll,cl aud Brsc&enrldge
The compat was obstinate. Oar lo., Was 80
KILLED, including i large proportion Of oihrcrs
luc Resell loss, according o. lAr prisoners. Was
,mmau-e Ampug the KILLED was Gen. Lowell.
ne nam Arkansas was jos. abov. Baton R9use
hur dared MOI take rait l.. the coaalc,.
Later accounts STATE that the Arkansas VA.
sgroaad above Baton ROUGE wncu IN. Esex
and other auutoAts wen, to her and let nrr M
fire and she soon after blew an.
The beautiful steamer Le,rls lVhn,0au re,
mia the guubp,t Oaeda 80 mir. ,,h,,e Nm
Orleans en- the6th The transport wa. sunk
che hud the ho1y OF Gen. Williams on board
with an escort ii six. ms BODY guard also -
Of our ana thre,. ConlederAt, wounded soldier,
The BODY was recovered ana q, wouu,ied sol-
dIers ana tbre,. OF tl,r. BODY GUARD saved
The Official r.pnrt of CDl. Cahill cumrnanJ.
I'M, the uu.t alv.r Iii, death Of Gen Williams
states that the rebel force was about ten row.
ments. After h,ht ID about four hour, 81
great severity. the enemy were epuI,ed. and
Gen Wllnaip. was kIlcd ara, h,li tbrou,b
the chest. Daring tho battle our forces wer
obnged 70 retire about quarter Of a mile from
,her original position and the enemy were
able temporarily to occupy the caol,s Of the
Dist Indiana. tn VI &nd 10Th Name regiments.
and t, destroy much oi The baggage and camp
euuipagc. Inry we've, however, driven Out but
our numbers being much leeeened hy sick
ness and the men on the field beng exhausted
by fatigue and heat, It WAS deemed ner pedlent
to pursue thr gebes- The enepiy has retired
several miles, aad s still retiring. | am tx
pecung It possible tnfy may receive reinorce-
men,s, ana am dspasing OF the Now York
troops ia the strongest positions
Oar forces engaged Numbered less than 1910.
The enemy had Vt least 5000, with l. or 10
held pieces aud some cavalry The ram Arkan-
sue approached with Tie intention Of engaging
our gunboa's tut grounded Brig 1en. Clarke
and his ''dc' Lieut. le'gnF' delivered themselves
to ns u prisoners 81 war ! have also ~
woanded prisoners and about % eap'ured.-
breckehrid2e TIE o,h "ssed permission IN writ
Ing ia bury his dead. Coi Cah'Il replied that
our M" we're Engaged d" 'Ae WORK "h'c'' viii
Soon be accomplished.
\ passenger nom b"on Rouge states
mat our l's' was :" Si''a ana ia wounded
ueh. N'''mS 'nH 10, = "o'esS moi under INN.
lie WI, "''e" "ulr ing '.e -l'' lnaian1
regiment ""'e" ma Jus l"st heid Fieee. tie