New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-30


evincing great courage and determination. ~
enemy were repufsed several times. T6s2s
strength was fifteen regiments Ours actually ex-
gagged was three regiments and two companies u
artillery. Our loss in killed, wounded and nixssS
10 350 Theirs is probably much more.
Ihe Confederate army reiterated across the rsSer
~ steamboat and two fats in good order III II
shown ny our losing only one man while erossi5
boat; Gen. Grittenden ordered them spiked saN
the boat burned, and the guns arc now At the hNe-
tom OF the Cumberland The river IS much sHog1eu
by recent rains and SNOW ia the mountains Ehe
enemy nave no boats, so there Is no danger III -
considerable force crossing the river. Oar nsen
mostly brought away their arms and will naaSres y
stand either at Monticello or at Wolf river txxssm
miles beyond jamestown.
The Register Of Sunday gives the soslowmgA A&-
difional particulars: 3
TIE BATTLE or FIsHrSG CREEK a few a5dihssu-
81 details have reached US Of the battle OF ES1kE
our own officers. Onr dead being iii let a =
held OF battle, the Yankees, in tie fush Of GLeGr
victory, perhaps oyerestimated them and their -
count says 70. An intelligent officer, who waaA
estimate.
Col Sam Powell, who, witt, part OF big reeinaH
was ~ the Warmest Of tIe fight and Waa eegiGosy
wounded in the arm, reached Knoxville yestssd
morning musket ball, grazing his left bfeS.
shattered his left arm near the shouIdar. ne n
ports that Col Battle's Twentieth Tennesgee ReaE-
n1ent Col. Statham's Fifteenth Mississippi, -
Co.. cummings Nineteenth Tennessee regimea1k
bore the brunt Of the battle. The eu9a0emea
lasted over two hours, when the troons venp
thrown into disorder by the death al Gen. -
Golfer, Whieh occurred early id tie action aud =
treated. Gshs. Crittenden and Carroll occupie1 4
position on a hill overlooking the Geld. CO.. -
ell was not aware OF being wounded uufil -
time after, when, on attempting To draw III vi1f1
he found his arm hanging poHerIess at lid r.
| But for the untimeYy fail Of ZoTEcoHsr, oe ~
another officer commanding the same eou6den5ol =
| hs men been in the field to take his place. II r
| confident the Yankees would have been whfnuoG
Col Powell Is an accomplished gentleman. m -
proved himself brave and cool soldier W3StSf
that bis early restoration may again ienA -
country the services of his arms, nerTed % reueD
strength By the recollection of Fishing Greek. -
| the memory of his gallant brother, Lieut.. Roh91k
Powell, whose blood was the first that beieWe&
our cause in the advance on Barborrville. GqG
Powell thinks about ten Of his men were killed -
ten wounded. some Of them severely. @ 3s
sColonels WalthaH, Staunton and Murray -
each Wonded in the right arm. 81 s N @
Among the dead mentioned, the Nashville Raezfoe
hears the names Of the following Capt. Dodsus
Of the Hermitage Guards Lieut.. Peyton, 0k ~
| Hickory Guards; Sergeant Gray of tie guNaue6
| Rifles, and Lieut.. Col. Carter. s&A
Major Fogg, aid to General ZolIicoffar, WHO M
severely wounded in the hip, has bsan takea g
Our latest adyices from General critnuden =
that he has rallied his forces and ID falling haek =
| Carthage, Smith county, on the Gnnbesland riysE.
The number of troops reported to be ON the Es.11
to Knoxville was rather exaggerated, or theB -
become ashamed of their panic and have hllasa
back to join their regiments. They vim vet -
out the stigma of Fishing Creek, or we are =
| prophet. ai54 sgs,s sig5 5