M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-08-21

or gunboats went to her aud set her
on fire, and sue blew up.
The transport steamer Lewis White.
man ran into the gunboat Oneida
fifty miles above New Orleans on the
night of. the 9th, aud tue transport
Sunk. She had the body OF General
Williams with an sscort VI six Of
his body guard ; also iorty.two Of ours
and three Confederate wounded
The body was recovered. T. t.1ty.
eight wounded soldiers and three o /
the bOdy,gnard were, saved.
The official report of Colonel Ca.
ihill, commenced after the death of
General Williams, stated that the
rebsl force was about ten regiments.
A itel a fight Of four hours, with great
severity, the enemy were repulsed d e.
General Williams was killed by o
rifle-ball through his chest during the
battle.
Our forces were obliged to retire
about a quarter Of mile from their
original position, and the enemy were
able temporarily to oScupy the camps
OF the Twenty frat Indiana, Seventh,
Eleventh and fourteenth Maine Reg.
iments, and to destroy much Of their
baggage and camp equipage. They
! were, however, driven ont; but our
numbers being much lessened by
sickness, and the men on the field be.
ling much exhausted by fatigue and
heat, it was deemed expedient MT to
pursue. The enemy has retired sew.
eral miles, and is still retiring.
4 expect it is possible they may re-.
ceive re-inforcements, and | am dis.
posing my forces in the strongest po.
lsition.
i 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 approach ed with
the intention Of engaging our gun.
boats, grounded q, a distance Of six
miles, and to-day (the 6th) was en-
gagged by the Essex and destroyed.
Brigadier General Clarke and bic
Aid, Lieutenant Yerges, delivered
themselves TO US as prisoners Of war.
have also thirty captured.
Breckinridge, on the 9th, asked
permission in writing, to bury his
dead. Colonel Cahill replied that
"our men are engaged in the work,
which will soon be accomplished"
A passenger from Baton Rouge
states that our loss in killed is seven
Ity, and two hundred and fifteen
wounded. General Williams had
three horses shot under him. lie
was killed while rallyiDg the Twenty.
frst Indiana, who had just lost @
feld.piece. The gun was retaken
but General Williams fell.
i The wounded are about as follows
1. Twenty. first Indiana, 81; Fourteenth
Maine, TO; Fourth Wisconsin, 10;
Sixth Michigan, 25; Seventh Yer.
mont, IS; Thirtieth Massachusetts,,
II; Nineteenth Connecticut, 2.
Among the prisoners is Gen. AL.
len, of Mississippi, mOrtally wound.
ed.
A letter from Baton Rouge states
that the fight between the Essex and
Arkansas was a fair stand.up fight.
Porter lay three hundred yards dis
tant, pouring solid nine inch shot in
to the Arkansas, till breach was
made, when an incendary shell was
exploded in tho breach, setting her
on fire.
The rebel crew left her, and shc
soon exploded.
The funeral Of General Williams
took place at New Orleans, August
10, and was very impressive.
/ Probably the General Lowell re.
ported killed is Colonel Lowell, and
not Major General Mansfield Lowell,
who is understood to be at Richmond
A letter from a surgeon reports
that he saw eighty.three dead rebels
in one email corn field at Baton
Rouge.
Lieutenant Norcross, ofthe Thirtiqth
NJ Massachusetts, arose irom q sick bed
joined his company in the tbickest
of the fight, and with bls own hands
saved q field-piece about to be- ia.
ken.
The rebel wounded state that Gen.
eral Ruggles was killed. A rebel
stated their loss at eight hundred men.
Minis battery saved the day, when
tw0.thirds Of It's number were On the
sick list.
/ The SecesAionists in Baton Eouge
fired on our dead and wounded as they
were being brought in, consequently
their lIonses were pulled down.
Breckenridge, on the morning oil
The fght, made a speech, promising
his men to have band playing in the
State-house at nine o'clock A. NJ.
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