The New York herald., 1862-11-17
: INTERESTING FROM LOUISIANA.
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Affair ct Labadieville and 0c-
cupation Of Thibodeaux.
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VICTORY OF THE UNION TROOPS.
TIE REBELS DEFEATED AND ROUTED.
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Omcial Report OF General
WeitZel.
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yaHES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED,
&c.. &C.. &C.
uucs Of rHs KILLED AND WOUNDED,

tered Thsoodeaux on Tueeday The 18th ult at three
O'Clock p H., without opposition. he and engaged
ihe enemy at Lbsdhvile on Tuesday and put u<em
soQt after short contest.
General weitzel lost about sixteen killed, and sixty
worD3sa The number casualties the/ciber sde .
sspnc~n Among the rebel dead rs Colo1ss Mcpheclers
ths commanding officer, who bo-iec by our forces
NDe hundred and eighty prisoners captured pa
roled. one piece Of artillery also fer into our hands
Al Rscesnd two thirtytwo pounder guns and two
twelve FOUNDER howsers and considerable rolling stock
captured The rebels lef, this side OF The bayou
Isiourehe in great haste. The railway is now safely
gaaried henee to sraibodeaux.
Seneral Weitzcl's advance pushed steadily onwJd
from T,.oscear9 wthou, again oyeraking the enemy,
who running
Gesser@i Weitzsi's RsportNcf the Affair.
EkADov aRTERs KFsRRvE BRlGAps, !
6Asou LAEcracnE, NkAR iiuBopEAu1, La
Oct %, 1862.
AT O'Clock despatched Colonel Birch, Ia command Of
bis regiment, t,he Thirteenth Connectlcut,) BaTnetts
Cavasy and section Of Carru,hs battery, down he
haycn laourche Ia open communication With the city
4 just received despatch from him from Rceand
He fourd theStat,on three freight cars PASSENGER
ear, two barbe,te guns, spiked lhrty two poandeIs
Wo twelve p9upd iron howizers, ia good order, and
gous. eqnip2sents, &c, scattered along she road
me he etoTe 2ro,se now to give y9G more ds,'a re-
Mis- place ct O'Clock Sunday moraing last, and
arched en- the left bank until within miie Of
Nalseonvte where bivouacked in bne OF battle. Re.
cvu2 thai the enemy would by means OF the
a.iboat ferries which knew ia the bayou, proba-
bly, from SIDE OF the eayou 10 the other took
IN tow hatboat bridge and carried IL with me all the
way, ar hayo with me destroyed every boat
passed 80 prudential military measure. II has proved
" Of invaluable service TO me
no sed the first day with but company q he
Eighth New Hampshire on the right bank. The encny's
continually 10 sight Of my advanced guard Of
caval and just before going into camp ono captain OF
prisono were taken Immediately afterwards oneo The
Eighth New Hamlshire privates on the right bank
sah en- prisoner by the enemy.
started Monday morning again al six O'Clock but
tee.og that the enemy in force the right
ehire and Perkins, cavalry by means my boating
bridge, and in this order moved down the bayou.
At eleven O'Clock, when was about two miles above
iabadievilc received The report that the enemy
h force about one rne ahead the left bank and that
they hah six pieces Of artillery. n,medat1D ordered
Sour pieces of Carrhs battery (two pieces with
the rear guard and Thompson already ahosd) and
formed the Thirteenth Connecticut aud Seventy lh New
York 10 line OF battle 70 support Ihomfson
These two regiments formed spserddly, ard moved ~
once forward % she attack through dense caneGed 7
moved on with them, and after emerging from the
canese.d I received the report that the enemy was
Nd position on the right bank Also and that he had odr
pieces OF artillery that side At the tine |
ceived the report that the enerny's cavalry IN
Of my rear guard. immediately swung bridge
abe bayou, ordered eight companies o tie rwellh
pecticut over to support the Eighth New Hampshire
leaving two conpahies OF this regiment one secon G
Carruths battery aud Wiialuson's cavalry guard
rear Immediately ordered also that road BE cut up
The steep bank bth sides OF tine bayou the p@s
of artillery ana train I found that the
enemy the let bank, after delivering only the a.
- advanced guard, which killed enc Of my cavalry ana
wounded another, aud killed two horses had dsappo real
for some unaccountaoe Fearing ruse, IN.
nedatey ordered the thirteenth Connecticut the
bayou TO support The Eighth New Hampshire and The
Twelfth Connecticut rhompons battery 10 play upon the
enemyis artillery the rgh. bank which waf hr.ug
spiend'ay our force and my bFioge ordered Car
ruth TO cross over with his two advanced sections aud
the Seventy .Gfth New York support Ehoiapse and
enard the head Of the bridge and Tho front = ,hc
then crossed over, ordered the Eighth New damp.
Connecticut form right, and ordered these
ward TO attack AT They bad scarcely commenced
moving when the TnirteeHih Connecticut arrived at
double quick from across the bayou, Immediately
gdes OF the Eighth New Hampshire ana the Teis,ll Con-
nect,cut moved IN different lines Of directi0n they became
sueienily separated 10 allow me 10 throw the Tbriecn n
Connecticut on the line be woon The two ordcrcd inns
regiment forward in line o. battle The Inc in,5 formed
advanced steadily at my cosmand forward In n
very short time the enenys battery retTeated, and
Alse The infantry support. The fight did No. las,
Sng Ifourd that the enemy had four pieces O artillery
10 tbs road. IL was Connor's battery Company A,
W'tber Light artillery commanded by Captain J. Rais.
Ton (wbo was wounded and is paroied prisoner).
This battery supported by the remnants og the
Eighteenth Louisiana aud the Cresccn. City regiments
numbering together about i've hundred They
read m the edge Of woods at Georgia Landing and immc
diatsiy on the LEFT Of the battery.
ordered skirnisbers NJ once in The woods u secure
prisoners Carruth arrived about tins time, and
nim, with section and Perkins cavalry pursuit.
treaiing both OF the bayoa have since
leDcd that sinms battery OF pieces supported by
Volunteers was in front :hc len bank.
lost eighteen killed and seveniyrour weunded leu-
tenant Francis, OF Tie Twelfth Connecticut. tai
prisoner before the ght We hare buried i've Of the
enemy, and have seventeen wounded hospital bat
enemy prisoners the day battle and for,y-lwo Of them
sanoetata COS released them all parole The
killed delivered his body 10 come OF his brother
cfhcers who we're prisoners, and he deoenty buried
near The battle aeid the chaplain OF ahe Lghh New
artillery broke down n the retreat, We secured it, and
have y now our possession. All Of my command did
very Wen, b,th officers and The Egnth Hamu-
shire advanced steadily IN front Of the sneyc battery
The Twelfth and Thirteenth Connecticut crossed the
bridge formed in line OF battle under the very accurate
and splendid IRE OF the enemys artillery without seem
ING 70 notice at all Ny cavalry been Of iayaluabe
service 20 me- both officers and dsne spienddy
wish had -four times tbe number. The s2nsl corps
also, has been Of great service TO
crossed over my train and ped the battle field
had my own and the onemy's wounded pot in house
wbich took a hospital. I pto camp the next
morning yesterday moved on down ths right bank
OF the bayou, throwing the Sevent yfth New York
and Wiiamsons cavalry on the left bank left about
tbe enemy,s wounded, in charge of surgeon II .ltm
mings OF the Thirteentb Connecticut, left with
PROVISIONS money cnd supplies for their entered
Ihybodeaux at three O'Clock y. NJ without oppossion
certainly expected hght At this place. when
arrived shsr, distance from i found from the smoke
81 burning bridges that they were freating and me-
datsy ordered my cavalry In pursuit They followed e.
closely as their foros would allow, end prevented the
Bayon Iaourche the other across Bayou Terrebonue
found three freight al lcurche Crossing uninured
one containing arms shorc and sugar aad cou-
.n nng lot Of arms, ammunition aud acccutrements 1
Also found papers by the side Of the which were
thrown away IN their retreat, proving that the enemy
nsa sit hsy ou des Ailemaods q mp on Bur.
TONS plantation about mile below Tb,s-odeaux I
WI repair tue damage on the bridges tomorrow
ire enemy mar retreated 10 Berwicks bay IEend yon
bs' oi my Killed and wounded, also send you q list OF
prisoners paroed think Il would Dc well "a publish
abe latter list as great many are from Mo- CrIeaus
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
q. WEITZEI, Brigadier GsnersI q q y.lun,eeu
So Commanding Reserve Brisaie.
MAJOR Gso q sTsose, Assistant Adiu,ant General