New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-21

GlpiUed iot - " uv"rrIent horses and uu'at.
Bat Ills nuibiIlg for n n,n $40 i,d been uuder
ire III nine re baiiys. Or. j. w. nourscn,
bTiggd- sur-.on, var remarkably e;i,icnt II, o.
lnllzlng III q conducting liz felf hospital aIrany
mehte.
OPERATIONS ON TIE RIGHT
While tie lett sas Tins forcing 'Le enemy into
town, the ngt WIZ, uro,r Gen. Chds. tki.k, di'.
not lag bei-Td t,er. i ,IiniG,e wac fi"s-i'
olth this division, and ti- pIeseLce hsd magical
effect u, on the Iuen. there was Gaig CT Ito did
rot share with item. lis tall torn s,cL ed uhiqui-
ions--bere, There, ever Where vhric there was
PERIL where there as al tn'inN 10 oIlye 90 2
position 10 gain. o. iDe -a.tahtfy and nttl- toai-
Ing Of his yOIDg ton Cau'i 81 QUA r"t fptF, Nt'"
il 40. That he il as u"dctt ~ he.i- wettOrUus-i
WORTHY scIou If Il Ioalc ,io,a. Gen. bittknndl'
led eisoHzly reveal cha h's, and toward i.4o io-o
Of The action, couI"sup 10 thc +fh ANA jih krG-
tuchy, who had fallen back utterly eAhtaaeu, lie
Drew HE sword bid y IT, one Api ealing u"h. ii /,
IN his siear, musI al toL'., NY men, cI.lFe T.
THIS charge d. UI5cd q, ICE by an oihc,r WHO Ia'-
tcipaed ..s OF lie no.. RI nai 6Ld Cle, i've GC's
OF the battle.
Tie urn rushed forward 10 20 pr .culpr order
frirs at aud puisnIng the enemy wl'n de'sgil.n-
alton that could act he iiwau,d, diving :. ciG
fufineI ihan they Lad yet ittn driven. BIT d1riL.
fhe whole engagement the ih nud 81 kcujucsy
depiayed tie uiu,st gsa'tT, wo.i " - tie isi- -
ihev had won at S .ion Better men never ioil. ged
flag or iac'G a enemy than "puIose these so
iinents. Col. Tho. H. i!1n, ci he jil, Wa 10
c,Ai lnand If the brigade ana reccN rd tegioo; .h.t
in tie lett hil Willie a.ti'eiy en red cn Tie he'1.
lie is modi soldier, AID tie hea..lG,al oI on u,f-
eer and hi- ian oc,as!Oned psng 0i gre' ns ti.c
minds of ali bis men.
Lieu,..Col Caldwell -ud CAPT Grips Wich'iIr
v,Ie worthy Of Then regiment, ich eHhj,i's me
heaviest lose oi any o. iDe ii-ii. r.. 40 Kentucky
Was Without held c.hcers, but ubGer Capt. MIL II Il
proved iost, tea'iuE inrou n 10, teal 81 The nay
lis tajtef,d aid buii,i-iiad-d tahrci, now three
consecra;ed 30 glory y baptism % fire ant blood
SPEAK IL The rtuCsy rel,iu'Iis more III Gctail
b"cHgse Know r'"re o. their 'oud,rt, al Tor ;ue
Tce-Ol, that they tore tie tiuni oi the tgHt. Bit
lis WAS OF ly liz accordance with tie yiomie III
Gen. Breckm 1dge, VINO, Ia b.i-i .dDftss "a few
GAYS before, lClI rs brf,e, noble add rug s,I
X, nluchIsuo' tiiat lie wUuIa lead them Wherever
there Wa. darctf.
TIE LAST CHAkaE-1lih DAY wON.
DarlY tie iieq .e.t !ar, 81 lie Il HI, 4" ncn The
r0u 81 nu-helrl and tie shaip cie ~ rll!ery Was
ku.i ed III strli.ed 10 catch some note OF
intelligence IRON tue ?an AT.anras. Long sIhce sis
slond have ret e'gagug nc enemy giant ~.'-,
which lad airt"u! lVG.oG g dreadful faiD OF eto'
and rhen into gu mi, ct. Bat Ia,rc was 10 Wei
&, NE sound from he guns oi mite vessel. III on
all tongues were tie queries: " ner. csln ile Ar
KANSAS te T. "WLy i. s.ie Dol here " And there
cane l., UNIV ling thought, has che failed aIO
all tbir deadly. terrible struggle have been ior
nau.htl
We had already driven the enemy one and hall
mile. FROM the position whore LIE wac hist -nconi-
Tered. We ia1 stiz-d al .is cap s, sid fore him
through TIE ruuuT1s of tie town. lieu c.iInr tue
last cbar.e, and night nObly dId our eaiaurtea sol
diers discharge Their du,y. Nsy-worp. covered
wirh duet, aL0 coIruInej by the heat Of battle the
IN liant 'o,s Iiunged lesdlong Ito the hight, aud
b,lole them ted the lsihees. Ia VAIN did they
tuns ~ their rcserv.s. Ne GROVE them bill qoie
10 tie rive, completely under the protection vi thclr
sul-boa,s, nliby 81 ITEM taking 10 The "atei.
IL Wan tlltn llat Gen. life, kinrid.e ordered re-
cali. lie lId received u message hat II would be
I ossible Tor the Arkansas To participate tren Ia
Il q ebgAg, uent, but tbat ty O'Clock, rhc could
axe her ,art. Slowly aud With reluctance Our
troops Tell hek, although exposed ~ the heavy
firing Of the gunbcatr. About | mile And bali
from town tney wee halted, and the poor, werrl-d,
AIDED fellows Threw themselves upou the ground "
Ie-t.
II was at this lsst charge that Gen. Chss Clark
nj biz hip badly ahnttrirG, And ~ the own request
lie conveyed 10 house III town. CAPT. fors"r,
Lls aid remained win Inn, and both were alter
waIc nfce lTisoueIs. Throughout tie whole en-
.ag, meat Gen. Ciak's conduct wss notable for lie
intieii dnn4y. lie Could have snily been re-
moved but G knew that tue wound VIA fasai ole,
and prefer. eli remaining BEHIND.
BUKNlSG LNEMY's STORES.
Upon the I..Ii rack, G,n. Bre,kinridse ordered
the various capps aud .toIes Of the .Leuy 10 te
DESTROYED. his WIS accordingly done, II q vast
tmoult Of property was Lurl,d. Here were huge
piles 81 iok, beef, b.cOi., nOur, wbisky molhsn-r,
AID sugar quantities OF Clvthing, al whi,b our
tToops looked wi-lfnls, ill gwen 10 ie fianes. Tie
encainJueuis were these vi tie hnue, vermont,
sla.sacbu.etts, New HamltLire, Michigan, and liz
dianu re inenis. There ar o. comfort ai'out
n III. tents Aid luxurious appointments III many OF
them. TIE snieIs' s'oes w re crowded WIN ceii'
"a. i1r. Bat Do,biup ereaIed. Many letters, 10
iurcr and documents were ked vi, but The boys
bro, gii away no booty. Had our meahs OF trans'
10. N VA
Jrou1b t off u months supply for our army.
FLAGS or TRUCE.
Gen Breckenridge mirUsied the delicate aud i'm
portaut duty vi LO.dllg the he.d e. Capt. John A.
Buckuer hp Adjulaut-General. This officer, VINO
hid during tie morning rendered. hIns,D con,plcu-
our target Tor The eIeIiy, reiLhlnr1 behind WIN
battery and seventy five ueu. Win ttis sniail 10 &c
lie maintained he IOsi,iOn uuiL urar ,uaoown, when
the whole army wa wIthdrawn To ts pfes, ut ro-i-
ton. Nnile Tim, posted, a fsg Of tuo wAs rent
from the eueiny's e requesting lerinisrion 10 bury
tie dead which was Instantly grained. Later III ibe
day another flag approached, with docuneni adj
dressed "TO TIE Commanding Officer oil The Con-
feceraie Forces onitde VI Baton Rouge Ibis was
from Col. Cail and dI-cbimed th- right OF tie
officer r-ding The first. H. appears that alter Gen
Williams, VITO was ellie. IN command, war Killed,
and Cols Keith and Mcmillan had iallen, there was
~ controversy among tue Uuiousts rs 10 the ranking
Officer but the succession finally devolved Oh ChhilI
FIGHTING IN 4 GRAVEYARD.
One Of the most hoty contesteJ poinls OF the held
WIS graveyard, from which tie enemy bad poured
a calling fir, but wi Ich VIA finally wresed from
them. Here the 9Th Kentucky found shelter, and
suffered most OF liz l~s Truly j, might have been
rem srked then 4" III the midst VI lie we are III
death.
AN INCIDENT.
Awe drove the Yankees iuto the town, they
sought the protection Of homes from the windows
of aLici, they discharged murd-rou- volleys npon
an, ,roops. IL one boGse where they had lodged
Themselves they forced II mau holimR AN infant In
bis arms, 10 walk up and down II orch, while they
go con, L,biud him They well knew that our