The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-19

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2lst Indiana, 7th Vermont, and l4'h Mn
nesota regiments, and TO destroy much of
their baggage and camp equippage. They
were however driven OUT, bat our numbers
being much Iessened by sickness and The
men on the field being much exhausted by
fatigue, it was deemed exDedent not to pur-
sue. The enemy has retired several miles
and am still retiring am expecting it is
possible they may receive reinforeements,
and even disposing of my troops in the
strongest position. Z. Our force engaged was
less than $500 The enemy had at least
| 5000 with twelve or fourteen field pieces,
and some cavalry. The ram Arkansas APP
preached with the intention of engaging
our gunboats, bu: grounded at the distance
of six miles, and to-day, the Oh, was en-
gagged by the Essex and destroyed. g
Brigadier Gen. Clark and bis aid Lieut..
Ysrges, delivered themselves TO us as pris-
oners of war. | have also thirty captured
prisoners. Breckinridge on the 9th asked
permission ia writing, to bury bis dead.
Col. Cahill replied: our meu are engaged
in the. work which will soon be accom-
plished. ~
A passenger from Baton Rouge sistes
our loss in killed at 20, wounded 2l5. Gen.
Williams bad three horses shot under him.
He was killed while rallyipg the 2lst Indi-
ana, who had just lost a field piece. The
gun was retaken, but Gen. Williams fell
The wounded are about as follows: 2lst
Indiana, 81; l4th Maine. 10; 4th Wiscon-
sin, 10; oh Michigan, rs; 7lh Vermont,
10; 3nlh Massachusetts,, 10; oh Conuec-
ticub 2. Among the PRISONERS is General
Allen, OF Mississippi, morally wounded
Among the wounded is Lieut.. Col. Keith,
2lst Indiana.
Gen. Butler issued a General Order an
nouncing, in eloquent language, the death
of Gen. Williams; and also congratuls-
| tory order to the troops for their successful
engagement in which he says, the enemy
lost three brigadiers in killed, wounded an ID
taken prisoners, and many colonets and
field officers. He has more than 1000 in
killed aud wounded. YOU have captured
three pieces of artillery, six caissOns, two
stand of colors aud a large number of pris-
oners.
A letter from Baton Rouge states that the
| fight between the Essex and the rebel ram
Arkansas was fair stand up fight. Por-
ter lay 300 yards distan pouring solid nine
inch shot into the Arkansas Till breach
was made when an iDcendiary shell was
| exploded in the breach setting her on fire.
The rebel crew left her and she soon ex
ploded. h. ~. tss,e.4 rs Ig.Ffef :
Thefnneral of Gen. Williams took place
at New Orleans on the sth, and was very
| impressive. ..s,s-. a.
Probably the General Lowell reported
killed is a Col. Lowell, and not Msjor Gen.
eral Mansfield Lowell who is under stood to
| be at Richmond
A letter from Surgeon reports that be
saw eighty.three dead rebels in one small
cornfed at Baton Rouge. Lieut.. Norcross
of the Both Mass, arose from sick bed and
| joined his company in the thickest of the
| fight and with his own hands saved field
piece about to be taken. 3. s.. s-r,s-r,-,a
49, The rebel wounded state that Gen. Rug
| giles was killed. rebel stated their loss
at 800. -t-a ---.s-r
Minis battery saved the day when two
thirds of the members were on The sick list.
The secessionists otBatou Rouge fired on
our dead aud wounded as they were being
brought in, consequently their houses were
| pulled down. Hrra
Breckinridge, on the morning of the
| fight, made speech, promising his men 10
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8 A. N. aJftrr r07 rH ~TgT
SPECIAL TO TRIBUNE.
| CULPEPPER. Aug. l6 = The enemy APP
peared ia force upon the South bank of the
Rapidan yesterday. This morning, as the
sun rose be drove 10 our pickets to within
half mile of Gen. Sigers headquarters
Maj. Kreps, who occupies the front, mount
ed his battalion and advanced with two
| guns to meet the enemy. Although the
enemy crossed with two regiments of cav
airy and advanced boldly, he fell back pre-
cipilately, upon the approach of Maj. Kreps
to the south bank of the Rapidan, where
he was SUPPORTED by infantry and artillery.
AS Maj kreps approached the river The eu-
envy opened their artillery upon him and
held bin at bay. Both parties remain fac
ing each other and it is thought the passage
of the Rapidan will be obstinstely COO
tested.
10 the skirmishing we lost one lieu tenapr
and FIVE privates of the FIRST v irginia cav
airy. SOS sAsh Ag.
SPECIAL TO HERALD.
Mr.. Dennis of Indiana, visited the hospi-
tai at Alexandria to-day and found the To-
diauians wounded in the battle of Cedar