New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-17
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A TRoPHY.-We have received from Tennessee
Mimic rifle musket, captured last Sunday the 9th
in q skrnsh which occurred some eight miles |
from Nashville. party of forty men of scott's |
Regiment, commanded by Capt. Scott started from
their encampment at 4 O'Clock in the morning, and
in an hours time came upon body of the enemy
encamped in a field. AS the field was enclosed
with stone fence, our men dsmounted, and leav-
ing their horses in charge of squad of fifteen men,
climbed the fence and advanced on foot. The en-
emy were just calling the roll and at the first rife
shot were seized with panic. They were a hun
dred and forty in number, was ascertained from
the number of their tents, and the roll some
other document found, yet fed in the widest dis.
may from twenty-five of our men.
We are informed by a participant in the con.
fict that the officers the first to fly, seizfng
| the wagon horses and appropriating them without
ceremony. Only two or three men made stand,
| and they were all killed. One of them, however.
| killed two of our men first. He took q stand be-
hind beech tree and fred twice as our party ad.
vanced, killing man with each shot. He then at
tempted to escape, but was shot through the head
and instantly killed. It is his musket which we
have received as mentioned above, and with which,
hope, if occasion offers, good exeedtion will yet
be done in the ranks of the enemy in retaliation for
the fatal accuracy with which it was used on our
brave men. Some thirty other rifles were cap
tured, but owing te the urgency of the occa sion
were burned.
In the meantime, sixteen of the enemy were
| overtaken with the swift leaden messenger, and
| counted dead on the field. Many more, of course,
were wounded, and some of them must have sub.
sequently died, as the Nashville papers reported
the loss of nineteen. The rest escaped to body
Of furpn ooffc
| and returned with supports enough to carry off
their killed. They did not attack our men, how
ever.
Accompanying the musket is the cartridge box
pretty well filled yet with exterminators There is
| also haversack, marked with the name-almost
illegible-of a Lieutenant in the First Wisconsin
Regiment. OF course it was not taken from the
proprietor of the musket, but sent as belong
| ing to perhaps the only officer killed on the occa-
| sion.-
TuEsr1AN. Next Thursday evening, at the
| Academy of Music, novel enterprise is to be
| essayed. We refer to the first appearance of our
| Thespian Association, formed by the boys and
girls of the public schools, both high schools and
primary. This idea is intended, to some extent,
| as means of improvement in elocution and ease
| of manner in public, but especially as means of
raising funds for the Free Market.
The public need not suppose that 1t is to be
puere, childish concern, without any artistic ar
rangement or ability. The fact that Mr.. W. B.
Chippendale, so well known in the New Orleans
theatrical world, has charge of the undertaking is
enough to guarantee its merit in an artistic point
| of view.
Mr.. Chippendale, now Lieutenant in the Sumter
Regiment, is in the city, furlough, for the ex.
| nrocc nurnose nf l,rinpnr ont he fret nnrforn,
ance. The bill, we hear, offers "a Don Cnsar de
Bazan,'' and " Grandfather Whitehead.' We an
ticipate for them fine audience and q brilliant
| success.
VOLUNTEERS GoNE.-On Saturday last, two Of
| our finest volunteer companies started for the
| scene of hostililies. Capt. Guy Dreux's cavalry
company from Jefferson Parish, left on the Golden
Age, about 70 or rs strong. Let them follow their
| leaders, and they will be apt to make some whirl-
wind charges.
The Orleans Guard Battery, Capt Ducatel, were
| escorted to the Jackson Railroad depot by COM
| pany of the Orleans Guard and large concourse
of friends. They carried along their guns, but
| will have to stop several days at some point on
their route for the purpose OF training their horses.
| They will be followed, perhaps to-day, by four
| companies of the Orleans Guard Battalion Major
| Queyrouze commanding.
| BADLY CRusuED.--Y yesterday German, mem
Der of the Calf Guards, stationed at Camp Chal-
| mctte, was badly injured, in consequence of fall
ing off one of the platforms of the O'Clock exeur
sion train Of the Mexican Gulf Railroad as it was
on its way out from the city. He was sitting
balanced on the rail of the platform, and sudden
| jar threw him from his position in such manner
| that all of his person escaped the wheels except
| the right ankle. That was completely severed,
| except small portion Of the tendon The train
was Immediately stopped, and the unfortunate
| man picked up. surgeon was on the train, who
baudaged the limb very tightly above the wound,
to stop the bleeding, and rendered every other as
| sstance in his power The sufferer was left on
the side of the road, in charge of two men, until
| the train returned, when he was placed on board
and brought back to the city. The train stopped
to put him out two or three squares before reach
ing the depot in front of his residence, where
his wife was sitting the door, little expecting his
| return in that condition. r--"-r
COURTS MARTIAL, Erc.-Some interesting in
| formation relative to courts martial, courts of
inquiry and of assessment, will be found pub
shed to-day in an order of Gen. Lewis. These
courts can be ordered by the Governor only,
| as Commander-n-C Chief, though the members are
appointed by the chief of the respective corps
All charges, also, tending to induce a court mar
tial must, together with the specifications. be
made in writing AID transmitted to the Governor.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED--Arsene Kline, an EN-.
ploy6 of the Bee Office, was accidentally killed
on Saturday by falling from the second story
} throughan open hatchway. AT the time, he was
engaged with others in raising some heavy articles
, by pulley when some of the machinery gave
way, and he was precipitated to the lower story
being instantly killed. ., g,
F1BEs.-About o'clock on Saturday afternoon
last fire broke out in the building No. 81 Grayis