The national Republican., 1862-08-19
The North Carolina Election.
fAs Rnny Dsiattd and Driven of with
Great Nauslter.. .
DrselaartkSe saSA to HSCe Loss
.,r. ~ .lSNs.
Gsa. Levsll Reported KILLED.
| 80. Uni0a Perez, KILLED.

osusrai W1llans. Csanander sf ~
s.a UAisa Reres. KILLED.
Dssssussssa 81 The steamer Arh hsasss.
In CAnr xaAa Oman Canzx, August ls-
Sooats report 10 hssvy force Of rsbsls within
ten milss Of this poia.
Lt h believed hat Jackson has gone 10 some
other direction, and may appear when least ex.
psstsd.
A slisht akirnisA took place On Saturday
between the 9th New York cavalry and . body
Of the ensmy at The Rapidan.
Col Carroll, acting brigadier general, was
wounded In he breast yesterday, while visiting
The plckets ct The ford near Rapidau station,
By one Of The rebel picksts, who arc constant
II firing st our own.
FOarxzss MoHlos, August lS.-Ths Newbern
(North Carolina) Progress, Of the 18th instant,
In speaking Of the election which was held 10
that State on the 7th instant, Gays, In regard to
the 6nal result, dnce receiving the intelligence
Of tho defeat Of johnson, the secession oandi.
date for Governor, by the unparalleled ma
jority Of forty thousand:
"Ths glad tidings comes 10 hand, just as We
20 70 press, Of the overthrow Of secession In
every department Of this State. The Union op-
position party have elected nearly every mem
ber 10 both branches OF the Legislature by
still greater majorities. Every candidate who
advocated . continuance Of the war and .
separation from the Union has been defestsd
In every instance.
1T has been fair and square Issue, strictly
OF . political nature, With no side or local
| Issue Of any kind. Gov Stsn!y regards this
vote o. an emphatic decision In favor Of the
Union"
Ntw Yoax, August l8.--Ths steamers North
Star and Roanoke, from New Orleans ou the
10th Inst, have arrived, bringing particulars Of
| the defeat Of the rebels OF Baton Rouge. aud o!
l the destruction Of the rebel ram Arksnsas.
A letter from Baton Rouge says Minis bat
terry thrice repulsed the toe and did great
slaughter among them.
Brsckinridge Is reported 20 have los. his
right arm by cannon ball.
The battle took place on the edge OF the
town, General Williams being unwilling to
expose the helpless women and children. We
captured large number Of prisoners, iuclud-
ing Captain Blunt, Breokiuridge's aid.
General Williams, Who was killed. behaved
like hero, aud Capt Nim's men are entitled
70 lmPsrishsble glory. .f
The loss OF the enemy must have been se-
we're, - our men charged and reohargsd upon
them. We have taken three guns.
Another account sAys the strength Of the
rebel troops 10 variously estimated ct from
5000 70 1900. under Generals Lowell and
Brsckinridgs. The combat WA obstinate.
Our less u $50 killed and wounded, including
large proportion Of officers. The rebel loss,
according 70 the Abatement Of the prisoners
taken, was immense. Amoog the killed Of the
rebels, the name OF Gen. Lowell Ii reported.
~ A,ka f,,at ahnvr nS<.
Rouge, but dared not take part In the combat.
Later accounts state that the Afkansss wss
aground above Baton Rouge, when the Fede.
raj steamer Esex and other gunbosts went to
hsr and set her ON fire, and she blew up.
The transport steamer Levin Whitman ran
Into the gunboat Oneids, ffty miles above
New Orleans, On the night Of the 9th. and the
transport sunk. She had on board the body Of
Gen. Williams, with an secor. Of Eix Of biz
body guard; also, forty-two Of our own and
three rebel wounded. The body Of General
diers and three Of the body guard were saved.
The omolal report Of Col. Cahill, command.
Ing the post after the death Of Gen. Williams,
states that tho rebel force was about ten regi.
nents, and that after aght Of great severity,
the enemy were repulssd. General Williams
was killed BY . ria, ball through the breast
During the battle our forces were OF one
time obliged 70 retire about quarter Of a
mile from their original position, and the
enemy was thus able temporarily to occupy
the camps Of the Twenty. first Indiana, the Sew.
snth Vermont, and Fourteenth Maine regi-
msnts, and TO destroy much Of the baggage and
camp squipage. They were, however, driven
out, but our number being much lsssensd by
sickness, and the men In the field being much
exhausted by fatigue and beat, II was deemed
expsdisnt not 70 pursue the enemy, who had
retired several miles. and Ia still retiring.
am expecting that 1t 10 possible they may
receive reinforcsments, and am disposing oi
my troops In the strongest positions.
ty-hve hundred. The enemy had ut least five
thousand men, with some twelve or fourteen
asld pieces, and some cavalry.
The rebel rsm Arkansss approached with
the Intention OF engaging our guub0ats, bu
grounded st distance Of six miles. To-day
9th instant, abe wV engaged by the Essex, and
Destroyed by that steamer.
I Bhgsdisr General Clark and bis aid, Lieut.
Zsrger delivered themselves up 70 us a. pris
onsrs Of war. l have also seventy wounded
J prisoners and about thirty captured.
; BrsSkinridge, on the 9Th, asked permission In
writing 70 bury his dead. Colonel Oshill To
piled that our men were engaged In the work
which would soon be accomplished.
Passengers from Baton Rouge stats that oul
loss wss seventy killed and two hundred and
fifteen wounded.
General Williams had three horses shot under
him, aud was nsally killed while railying the
Twsnty-frst Indiana regiment, who had just
lost hsld piece. Tho gun wss raiaken, but
General Williams fsll pisrcad by several bul
lets.
General Batter Issued . general order sn
noun0ing, In eloquent language. the death oi
'I Gen. Willisma. He also Issued y congratu
lat0ry order 70 the troops on their suocsssfu
engagement In which he says:
"Ths enemy lost three brigsdiers In killed
wounded, and prisoners, many colonsis and
field ofaoera and more than 1000 In killed and
wounded. You have captured three pieces O
artillery six oaissons, Two stands Of colOrs, aud
large number Of prisoners"
: A letter from Baton Rouge states that th.
! fight between the guDboats Essex and Arksn-
sss was fair stand up Hght. Tbs former lay
thrss hundred yards distant pouring solid nine
inoh shot Into the Arksnsas, till breach wa
made and she exploded. On bssehing hsr ant
setting her on firs, the rebel crew left and she
, soon axplodsd.