The New York herald., 1862-08-19

did not arrive according 10 appointment ahe United
low the town. materially assisting IN holding the rebe
force ~ check We have been able az this writing 70
gather any Information with regard TO the federal killed
and wounded but suppose that their loss cannot De more
than hundred total We passed over the field yes
..rdas s engagement aud noted some nfeen dead
and probably thai number OF wounded Confederate
soldiers who were left upon the field from ch, ,oe know
Ing that they would ba ner friends and relatives
they cared for by the citizens and are AL dong we
brigadior General Williams was killed M the engage
ment
Colonel Allen OF the Fourth louisiana was severely
wounded, also Generals Breckenridge and Lowell.
To day Wednesday, the United States gunboss Essex
and Sumter went up tive miies 70 attack the Con-
feGerate states gunhoat Arkansas.
Two reports current IN town--one that she has
been blown up by shell from the United States gunboat
Essex, which II Is said, reached the magazine and the
ether that she probably damaged herself, as not 10
be manageable, and blown up prevent her falling
into the hands or the United states officials.
since the above was written, we learn that several
wounded Confsderates taken to the hopals
in this city.
Rumors Of all kinds and descriptions circulated by
"meL Of all creeds toothe Jew the Turk, the Chris
tan, are extremely prevalent. The OF the in
habitaHs OF ths city have been 90 highly Affected for
the past three days that every sound the dis
translated some message Of slaughter and
carnage The female portion OF the population are aie
down feds and confeds.
No knows which way TO turn him,
All thugs either melt burn him.
Living as we do in this day and generation, replete
entacd upon for the past eighteen ndred years,
small part q excaoility dealt out last Tues
u4y morning.
TIE vicToRY OF BATON ROUGE
From The New Orleans ilelta, August 81
me replse oi Genera Brecknrdge one oi the most
signal victories yet achieved by the Union The
rebel chief with sixteen regiments OF infantry
body of cavalry and tel pieces Of hcid artillery Before
he set out on the ata march he assured his soldiers that
they xoeld breakfast 10 the capital OF the state. The
FEAST they found IN readiness something ney did not
anticipate
The conflict nerce From four O'clock IN the
Ing unt Ten O'Clock the fht was furious. Three Of their
regiments attacked the Twents-hrss Indiana anu ior
moment produced fsmay; but the gallant Williams rode
up, cylg, New, iay iaen charge again and the day ~
oars The braves responded recatuTed treir lost
gun bG, Williams was dead. IL was a costly victory.
Yet the hero whom mourn wogld not count it
general BrecsnTuge commenced retreating at
O'Clock, ana at noon his men ten miles from the
scene u defeaf.
BaEcSnRIp6E on THE DOUBLE QUICK STEP.
tfroTi the New Orleans Delta, August 81
The strne made by sreolnri6ge's shoddy followers
on the nors,ng Of the 9th In their from Baton
Rouge, deserves public menion They began the retreat
at ten O'Clock and at twelve they miles dis
tam from The scene Of their iDglorious rcpulse This is
certainly the "best time record Nr Breckinridge
always ran well before the people. lie understands
ping On this cccas!cn he To fight another day per-
hals; but II is judgment, Jefferson Davis, waen he
hears or this exploit viii hang him up dry, right
side Mansfield Lowell Why not Breckinridge is no
more q soldier than Lowell But lot US forget him.
lie Is the meanost traitor raised in Kentucky.
Jnst think OF IT, lie had fteen regiments oil nia anry,
body OF cavalry ten pieces o. artillery and yet ne
WAS pushed oil the field by force not ons-fourth his
numbers.
To apprehension. this tight at Baton Rouge is in its
results one o the most signal victories Of the war What
with the tot OF the ragged sarvlngs oi Breckn-
ricge-the ssskedaddling party somebody styled
them yesierdayand the destruction Of tho Aikan
sas, TIE day deserves TO be remembered.
THE FEDERAL LOSS AT BATON ROUGE.
In the battle at Baton Rouge the Union forces sustained
loss OF abou. seventy killed and hundred and Ar
teen wounded. We have not list Of the dead. General
Williams had three horses shot frem under him. he
killed while Talyin tue Twenty first lndanans. who
had just lost fcdpiece The gun was retakea; hut Gen.
Williams fell his body having been pierced by several
bullets. The wounded the following proporton:
Twenty first Indiana regiment. wounded
Fourteen III kaine regiment. 10 wounded
Fourth Wisconsin regiment 10 wounded
Sixth Michigan regiment t.................25 25 wounded
Seventh Vermont regiment. .............15 Il wounded
hrtieth Massachusetts, regiment u wounded
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