The New York herald., 1862-08-19

soady dash across plunge bow ln1
vessel attempting TO pass in front OF her Porter,
cs the Essex, with seaEnans instinct, saw THIS plan
Of the enemy, and wisely laid below, but not more
than three hundred yards distant whence he plunged
scd nine inen shot Il the Arkansas, I'll, favorable
breach being made 10 her bow Just under her ports an
ncendary shell exploded ia the breach, instantly
setting the Arkansas tire Hor bow, where the shell
burst. beng the wndward end. a few inmates the
VIII fortuaets as 20 ne present at this last
naval combat os two iron cads had the Satisfaction OF
seeing the crew Of the rebel scutng on shore while the
narss bursting out on every side But he u under
stood recorded ali this time the Arkansas was light
ing battery TIL her iasi burning on she Heated INTO
the middle of the river, where, in little while, she hew
up Let ereduous unbeieving rebel nater his soul
thai this Dot the Arkansas that was sunk ana do
stroyed much for the naval part N the aisirim
!oriani, Ms enabling the gunboas TO act without mped
| meni With the land forces.
The battle OF baton Rouge may characterized
Of the sodierke, skiuliy planned lights OF lis
war Gen Williams with his well known ability as q
leader sccrned 70 rally behind houses snces
ing with glance the plan OF the enemy attack,
made an his ,reparations u resist ana Oppose tLem
Tive highways run out OF Baton Rouge-one above and
below each side OF the town about mile aid half
these two roads at right angles while extending
from road t. cad Is iage cemetery, facing t,wards tbs
city and looking directly into the camp Of the Indiana,
Mass chasess and Connecticut regiments The front Of
this cemetery fenced with pang, while ths cemetery
Is tncAy strsNn wiLL large tombs ana ovelSfown with
hist rank weeds. This the position oi the rebel
ceare Our centre composed OF the Indiana Twenty
nrst the Massachusetts, ana Connecticut, drawn up on
the opposite Side o the roads, aud tn forty
nve rods distant Inc rebel right approached through
eds and rolling country attacked with great
lmeuOsity ha fourteenth Maine camp and drove thom
out, burning aud pliasilg the camp IN few minutes
he soarteen,h Maine rallied, and supported by the
Nassachnse and Minis battery, returned to Tho attack
drove the enemy back Sith great slaughter. The
cart conkt this tide OF the battle
before and within house which rebels Obsinaey
determined 10 get possession of The most rcuous Of
rebels at tins place nuso negro armed and
cqprped With knapsck, nsket and un.lrn he led the
re6es met his death al the hands Of Of
PRESSED back by Our let, ami our ground reganed, the
tile ragged a. ruGt with desperate erccBcSs so1ty
da the rebels apprach and well they concealed
that they IN the cemetery and drawn up in battle
array witboat our knowing IT, With yeii they rushed
up dashed through IL and the road
boari'g everything before them. Al the oppos
ing forces were hand 70 hand, aud handCai o. mon
wfS aifen oat ~ tner cdmss aAa nscK lto the towh
hut raed every hand by their Officers, and the cool
Caring OF General iams assisted By TIE guuDoats hat
bes y lire shell IA a flank with perfect accuracy and
deadly elf CT troops bsayeiy rushed 10 he rort
drove the entire rebel centre back the road into
and beyond the cemetery, from which they were not
able again 10 emerge -Four times they made desperate
efforts T. come out from behind the tomhs ana
the road. but each time they driven back,
until, nnaly, they ii fun panic retrett. our
were 100 much exhausted 10 pursue. On
right tie mesutime the reie.s under General Clarke
made des peIAte effort flank and get
II here that the admirable generashp Of Hii4ms
displayed itself. Anticipating this very movement, he
bad placed Aannings battery Of six pieces supported by
the Wisconsin and Vermont regiments, while the Mch-
gan regiment was strongly posed AZ the crossing the
eIsnys left Here the battle ragged nercely and after
the rebels flank movement was repuised ana driven
back not to RETURN here il that the gallant
at the head the Indiana and Michigan regiments
lt not before victory had lighted up that ne manly
1
Williams fallen he would have destroyed the whole
o the rebel forces by ten A. NJ. all hiring ceased,
ard tie enemy had retired with haste and left
hundred OF lis dead the field OF battle Every
his dead was buried by our men except many who died
the retreat or were killed by the ongreachng shells
OF orr gunboats. The field presented evidences OF
the desperation of the comlats az The crossing Of
the where tie rebels had endesvored flank W
and where they were met by the Indiana and Michigan
regiments The fought hard. Those who had lost
arms up The rails the fences. More than
one rebel was found dead who had been killed In this
I'M preS cunil With
infant children knee!ing twelve dead rebes were
found in heap Everywhere they srewed the earth
anc made CHASTITY the quiet graveyard under which they
iay-yictnis 70 a madness when, much longer
persisted in viii make the entire land red blood
for the rebellion must be crushed IL have the
last most certain bat most fatal weapon lett u.s. Let Us
pray that they IL not force this last dread aterna
tvcthat they viii return % reason 10 time and dismiss
the bitter haired which they n0nrsh ia their hearls
agansl let them remember Jhat as 'love De-ote
love, does and hatred beget their like; and let
them be assured that will be sorry gay for bouhcrn
homes, wheu the heGce res Of rage and b.te begin
burn ia the Northern heart convinced tilai ia ya
there Of Feeling existing; but IL will come
To return 10 feeble OF this hattie The
ars,;,v svrre - their shoe. Iv IL----
l. atoms IN retreat ana yJ6fss .Ley have returned
70 Camp acore-aye,; this time those Who have been
practising guerilla warfare and snatng defence ess
wogsdel soldiers, have been punished The inhabitants
OF certain viaes, who gil iis,iess The evso
owar passes up down spgiug into life and bring cut
the mnrde oas double shot gun ire upon the hosps.
shipshese gentry will fEd thai they be made 10
suier and feel Our gallant Amy at ba,cn Rouge in
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a SOLDIERS ACCOUNT OF Tns BATTLE.
NEW ORLEANS, August 8, 1852.
The troops were posted as follows from right to left;
1hreth regiment Massachusetts, sixth Michigan Twen-
first Indiana, seventh Vermont Fourteenth Maine
Ninth Connect ictit Fourth Wisconsin and Fourth Mssss
ehuses Battery posted the left supported by Ninth
Connecticut and Fourth Wisconsin: Everett's battery
sixth Massachusetts,, supported by Fourteenth Name and
Seventh We mont second Massachusetts battery
Mans supported by Twenty first Indiana; battery
supported by sixth Wisconsin and Thtieth MaSsachu
SOFT
The Fourteenth Name Twenty hst Indiana and sixth
wisconsi were the first regiments engaged They held
In check about eight thousand FOR about ono
bo,u when they were forced bscK 1uarar o mile The
occury ing their camps hch they DESTROYED
On account Of a,heayy fog the Seventh vermont Ninth
cat and Yo h IN ere not able 10 sscer