The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-19
NEw oR,Eass, August 10, 1862.

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| Loss Of Life mo- so Great as Supposed, DC
with much satisfaction have st tie that the loss Of
life board the whieman whoa she ouqd red IS by no
means great supposed When J wrote you
from Baton Rouge. the sth instant, was no,
aware that many Of the passengers hid been
picked up by the Pinoi. The female Of whom then
spoke, however, Is among the lost. have since ascer-
tanned that her nate Kingston, and that she
woman the town, Of singuariy fascinating man
Strange anomav though she abusive towards
Unn soldiers the day previ that on which she
walery grave, did she End herself among
sick and wounded wearing The hated uniform than
her womany instinct overcame her rebeious procyi-
ties and she actually deprived herself OF portion
her apparel with which to bind up the wounds of tho
poor fellows whom on the previous day. she regarded
with bitter hatred May it he that the riding
angel on witnessing that last act Of charity, dropped
celestial tear, and running his pen through the long
record Of her faults and faes botted them out for
Ladies Of Secesa, you who have preserved TINT
last and brightest jewel of womanher virtue-whilc
you have sacrificed your national honor at the shrine Of
treason Of Christian charity from this frail
sister OF yours, and go 70 and do likewise.
New ORLEANS, August 10, 1862.
Destruction Of Donaldsomuie lathe Headquarters o. The
Rebels Burned By ADMIRAL Rarragaa-fhe vess Is En-
odsed-Ho,c the Measure Erecaed-HoO the GusrH
las Operate, De-, dc.
While was at Baton Rouge heard Admiral Farragut
say he was about down the aud clear out the
rebels Well he has done elloctualy at Donaldson.
ville tho headquarters, apparently, Of tho guer,
las, from which village tho Sallie Robinson and tn,
Brooklyn fred at; for the place has beeI
burned At noon yesterday tho Hartford (1as
shp) Brooklyn aud Cayuga appeared before Tho
village and landed force Il mon, with the tcnlon
| tla nla and
nest OF pestient banditti in hamcs The officer u
command OF the purity set ere to sawmll close 10 IN
house Of Captain Langn, tho guerilla chief. upon which
the Hartford's men fred on by number Of guer
las concealed in the adjacent woods, but with Vt hit
any of the sailors. The marines Of the Hartford We
then sent for, and ley soon made short work OF til
business. They returned the fire Of the eueri.ias wiz
Immediately seen askeiadiling" through the
as il Old Nick himself was them. lh'hre was a.
Piled to the lower end Of the village and the win
blew up The river the entire villa consumed
The State Of Louisiana and Other Of the South
States divided into parishes. shall take pa. is
type Of the rest Well, in this parish the pro
baby LARGE planter, the leading man IN tho community
Call him Jones' il you please Wei Mr.. Ioucs has lreaI
influence among his fellow parshlners and he uses til,
influence TO Induce his reighbors--sav from ihrty L
City mento arm themselves, each with his shot gun
rifle, or wh'tcveg weapon may be handy in the house
and TO take mis- hersc with him. AS vessel
seen approaching, and bofore--or swift horses
kept constant running give info mation-J,nes
his concealed in favorable spot-say
shelter Of thick " DDS behind the lcvee-and whe
the vessel approaches she is saluted with a voley
mGsketry sometimes win lying artillery aud before Tia
fire b. returned ii the vessel attacked prove u b
a gunboat they OF. nobody board knows whee.
Similar operations carried on andward. If they
hised by supe Tor force ach separates from the
and flies ht meward. Pursue one Of them, AMI h.
lodges you through the woods, turns his horse loose
approaching his house, md hides his saddle where you
find it; and when you get to the house you fin
Mr.. Guerilla compiacenily seated on his piazza, pho
sophicaly smoking The pipe OF pence and presenting III,
appearance Of innocence pcrsonihed This Is crrec
picture Of he in which the guerias osga-
izcd in this State. / received my information from
naval officer Of rank, who is thoroughly posted In the
matter through long service on the Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS, August TO- 1862
Release of Fenal. Secessionst-Nrs. Phi,ips Till a
Ship Islond- G Buffers Tlr s cess onias--
$3.50 900 Pad L-Decline in the Price of Flour-Srs
caato,s Nonpiussed. &C.. dc.
Mrs Larue, the young wife Of the gambler, who
was sent Ship Island for melting riot, has been
allowed to return New Orleans promise that she viii
demean herself in becoming The Of this
clemency illness which renders it necessary thai
the charming but violent little sccesh lady should be near
physician this city.
Mrs. Phillips still remains at SHIP Island. and Jonas
Biggs Alderman and Judge Walker, editor Of Joh
sliies organ, the Delta, have been sent to tina
delightful spot their uncomfortable tendency spout
treason.
General Buffers plan OF taxing the subscribers the
defence Fund" Is working first rse. Up 70 last nlghl
Lieutenant Field, financial clerk, ad received sl3OOoc
r. la, 1ox, 10
have his hands iu and tuesday there will be th
most m urnlul bowling Carondoct stree when tbs re
acory factors hnd their property seized pay the
The Trade Wind did leave i've O'Clock this cvcg
ing She leaves at nine tomorrow morning The dli,
enables to say that -four has fallen to $l2 per barrel
which price it selling the levee to-day. Pa
sengers by the Roanoke having the article board
deavored to hold on but, az several Of them must
to New York they compelled sell out and
do otherwise than follow suit. The delay Of tn
Roanoke, consequent her getting the bar knocked
all the specuatans Of her flour dealing passengers "nt.
cooked hat" to common phrase. Had that vessel
arrived before the Creole and the Blackstone shippers
her might have realized SIG, something like it, which
would paid but the arrival Of the other
had the effect OF Cutting the market destroy
all hope OF profit the part Of the Roanoke gentlemen
have learned since commencing this paragraph that $40
per barrel could not be obtained for -four to-day sae
Of five hundred barrels though small parcels sold for ST.
per barrel, as already stated.
Our Baton Rouge Correspondence.
BAroN RoUGE, August 5, 1852.
Fatal Cotlsion the MsssiI pi-Wounde Soldiers Lost
RemdJkatis Etare-A Sccsh Lady Dro,cned-7Ae COL
iision No Accident, Orc.
The Mississippi bears evil reputc for the blowing up
OF steamers collisions snaggng and careening
oholy in point occurred last night rather early