New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-19
Newspaper Account.

TIE Baton Roage DAILY Ness Of ednesday, Aug
6-tLe day after the ba,tlo-esnianed the following:
Yesterday, tue 5th OF August, War indeed day Of
horror and confusion In Baton Rouge. AT sbou,
O'Clock she Rebel forces, Hnder the command OF MAI
Gen. Breeknidge and lIrig. Gen. kuggles, attae ked
the Union forces here, under the command OF Gen.
Williams and for the space Of more than two hours
pai ed shower Of shot aad bullets INTO the Union
ranks Their fire Nas promptly returned. From
youny man wounded in this engagement, and a mem-
Der oil the 4th Louisiana Regiment, We learn that
tho force engaged under Gcu. Breckipridge would
probably reach 100 men, Of whom but Tour regi'
mens were brought into action.
In. &. n. quIboat Arkanras, which WIS expected
10 materially aid in the attack Baton kouge, did
not arrive according to appointment. The u. >.
.unb,,ts, five IN number, anchored Above and below
the town, materially a,eisied IN LoldiDg the Rebel
force in check We have not been able, At this
writing. to gather any information with regard to
the Upion killed aud wounded, but suppose that
their oss csnnot he than 100 total. We passed
over the field yesterday after the engagement, and
noted rome IL dend, and probably twice that num-
Der Of wounded Confederate eodlers who were leit
upon the held from choice knowing that they would
be among their fri nds and relatives; they were
cared for by the citizens, and are all doing we'll.
BrgadieI-Gen. Williams was killed during the ell.
ss4einent.
Col Allen Of tue 4'h Louisiana was severely
wounded; al-o Gems. Brecki1ridge and Lowell.
To-day "wednesday the United States gunboats
Esesx and Suter went up rome hye miles 10 attack
the G. s. gunbost Arkansas.
Two reports are current in town-one that che
has been blown up by shell from the u. s. gun
boat E,sex which, il 10 said. reached the magazine;
and the other, that size probably damaged herself,
w On not to be manageable, and was blown mp 10
prevent her falling into he hands Of the United
States oficials
Since the above was written, we learn that sev.
eral wounded Confedeptes werc taken 10 tho vari-
ous hospitals in this city.
Ruuorr Of all kinds and descriptions, circulated by
"men Of all creeds, too-she jew. the Turk the
Christian" arc extremely prevalent. The nerves of
the inhabitants Of this city have been SO highly
affect ID for the past two three days, that every
sound in the distance is translated into some message
of slaughter and carnage The female portion Of the
population are alike down on Feds. and Confeds.
No one knows which way to turn him.
All tLnts eihsr melt or bum him.
Living a. We do in this day aud generation, replete
with all the excitement and nervousness that have
bsen entaied upon Us for the past eighteen hundred
years a small part Of exctability was dealt out 70
us VI LAT Tuesday morning.
Frops TIE hetc- Oyieaas Delta Aug g.
THE LOSSES AT BATON ROUGE.
BY passenger, just from Baton Rouge, We have
the following information:
In the battle at Baton Rouge. the Union forces
m stain ID oss OF about ~ killed md 2l5 wounded.
We have not q list Of the dead. Gen. Williams had
three horses shot from under him. lie was killed
while rsyng the 2lst Indisnians, who had Just lost
field piece. The gun retakeni but Gen. Will
liams fell his body having been pierced by several
bullets.
The wounded are in the following proportion:
Tventyfra Indiana e,inIent.
Fourteenth Maine reg uscnt.