Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-20
LATEST NEWS.

BY TELEGR A PHI
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY.

CORRESPONDENT OF Ine DelId, WIFI the naval
expedition under Lieut. Buchanan off Brasil
ear city, gives an account of brisk action
which took place on the Sd instant, between
some OF our gunboats and the rebel batteries
and gunboats on the Teche. There has been
lively work in that region. The confederates
have crossed the bay at Brashear city, and
have gone up to point on Bayou Teche,
about IA miles from Brashear, where they
have placed Instructions in the stream and
destroyed the bridge across Bayou Beuf, to-
gether with large amount Of rolling stock.
This bridge is about eight miles from Brash-
ear city, and Col. Thomas, with the Sth Yer
mont regiment, was engaged in repairing it.
The distance from Thibodauxville to Brasil
ear is about 20 miles. A portion of general
Weitzel's command is at Tigerville, about
half way between the two places, and as soon
as Col. Thomds completes the repairs on the
bridge, the whole of his force can be thrown
on any point on the road in few hours.
The Deltas correspondent says
''The night of our arrival here, we chased
the rebel gunboat Gotten, but she got away
from us by her superior speed. The same
night we captured the rebel steamer "A. Is.
Sipur. She is a small boat, about the size of
the Fancy Natchez, and is very useful. Yes
terday Nov. 3dD all the gunboats went up
Bayou Teche, found the enemy about fourteen
miles from here, and passed above the OBJ
structons they had sunk in the Teche. The
boats engaged them for two hours, and drove
them off, including the Gotten. The Kinsman
bore the brunt of it, and received fifty -four
shots in her upper works and hull, and had
one man killed Ga soldier of the 2lst Indiana)
and five wounded.
s'The pilot John Bellino, had his leg badly
shattered, and died to-day from the effects of
Gooly tho EStralla
ceived three shots, and had two soldiers of the
2lst Indiana killed while working the gun,
and one man badly wounded The Diana re-
ceived three shots, but had no person hurt.
She will have to be hauled out, as her stem is
shot away. The Calhoun received eight
shots, but, fortunately, they did no material
damage.
Captain Virgins fought his ship nobly. He
was in such position that he received all the
fire from the artillery on shore, and at the
same time had the Gotten playing upon him.
He, however, drove the artillery away. and
put several shots into the Gotten. The whole
rebel force was there, numbering between
three and four thousand men, with lit is said)
seventy field pieces. 1t is reported to-day
that we did them great deal of damage, and
that the Gotten is sunk. They had thrown
up a mud fort on this side, but evacuated it
on our arrival. An attempt was made to re-
move the distractions, but without success !;
but think that when General WeitZel ar
riyeS, SO as to afford protection from the
sharpshoOters on the banks, we can do so.
The enemy destroyed one thousand hogs
heads of sugar, lot of molasses, and also
burnt ninety-eight cars and steam engines.
The Gotten is iron-cased, and did some excel
lent shooting. She mounts one long thirty
two FOUNDER, four twenty-four Founders, and
two six Founders, rihed guns. The iron cas-
ing on the Kinsman and Diana turned their
shot beautifully.
"Lieutenant Buchanan has just returned
from another trip up the Teche, with the Es-
trella. He had three men killed by a shot.
The Gotten was there. They had battery
on each bank, but he succeeded in driving
them all off. l think the Gotten is casemated,
as our shell glanced Oft. She was on fire
once. We could plainly see our shot strike
her, but she fights bows on"
A CASE OF TARRING AND FEATHERING.
military commission was sitting in New
Orleans to try a number of SecessioniStS who
had tarred and feafhered man named Ellis,
proprietor of the ''Peoples Course" at the
Hopkins plantation. 1t appears from the evil
dence that race was recently run on the
course, when two men named Harrison and
Adams required Ellis to stop the sport, and
on his refusal they seized him and arraigned
him before mock tribunal, in which Adams
sat as judge, ordered him to leave the state
within twelve hours; that the accused parties
were all present except Harrison; that he lcaS
tried as an Gb0Iati0AaSt and O URionlSt, dam
gerous to the peace and dignity Of the cOnfed-
crate states. After the decision he was re-
CURED to sign paper, acknowledging him
self an abolitionist, agreeing to give up the
track, and accepting the decision. This he
refused to do. He was then taken up two
flights of stairs, and put in close confne-
ment.
''Some hours afterwards, at midnight, he
was taken out, under oStensible orders for the
parish prison, but he was taken towards the
swamps. He asked to see his friend, Thomas
Askew, but they refused to wake him up al
that hour.
CELLS himself testifes as follows: On ar
irving at the swamp quite crowd of people
had collected, who called for Burnett, who
came forward. He asked what he had done
that he should be treated thus, and if they
were going to murder him; when ADAMS,
who was there as master Of the ceremonies
said if he had signed the paper all his troubles
would have been avoided. Adams asked him
if he had any money, and how long it would
take him to settle up his affairs. He said he
had some eight or ten dollars, and handed
that with his club book to Adams. He again
inquired what they were going to do with him,
when, with an insulting reply, he was told to
take off his clothes; and on his refusal, he
was struck several times, and they were torn.
He asked for fifteen minutes to prepare HIM
self, thinking they would kill him, but it was
refused
''Adams then gave orders that he should be
tarred and feathered, and told them to put ii
on good; and the process was proceeded with
He did not know the men who executed it.
After it was all over Adams called out
NUNS the word If any man here reveals
what has been done tonight he shall not Iiy,
forty-eight hours afterwards. All who are OF
this mind say ayer 'All who are of different
minds said Adams, SAY nayp But not a
nay was heard. Adams then told Ellis there
were one hundred and thirty nine engaged in
the affair, that he could not live if he revealed
what had passed. and that God himself could
not save him.
''With kick and push, as soon as this
was over, he was told to go and see his id
Lincoln friends And in his cruel condition
he endeayored to make his way homewards,
which was no easy matter, what between his
feeling at what he had gone through, his moi
knowing where he was, the fear and shame Of
being seen, and the physical misery his con
dition caused him"
General Butler, on hearing OF this outrage,
Immediately arrested the offenders, and or
ganized the military commission to try them.
LETTER FROM NEGRO SOLDIER.
The Delta publishes letter from one OF
the COlOred soldiers enlisted i'm the federal