Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-11
TnENtrIlH NiEInG TFCILE.

Tho AicXlndrniD Democrat gives the following nc
count ofthe Brttlc Of the Tccse:
The enemy, consisting ottiTe regiments {" lrvntry'
fhc lESfl View York. 2lst Indiana, sth Vermont lSt
Councr icut and lat Massachusetts, nineteen gnn''
wo hundred cnvnlry ami four gunmhtS, cNlSSrd ~"
Eay on Mrndiy morning thc 18th inst, and convoy
ed by thor guIhoats cmc up thai day as lHr ~ ray
icr. uryille early Tuesday morning Trey ndNHHutn'
and we're sti1u,liing all day with cur cavalry, Whch
resulted in slight loss on both sides Wednesday ear
" icuaIia seyere night with artillery, linhudfs RhG
infury of the enemy, opposed TO our cavalry, one
battery ofarilltry, the girhoHt 'ot" aNd H0ou I(D
Of our iniJntry. our men in The iutr"nchhenis '""N
no part. The action lasted four hours: ahd severe
wi,- lie loss OF the enemy, their loss being rrlOLIg
at $50 whereas 10 will cover all our casualties me
cause of this disparity was in an unsuccessful httrnrt
of one of the encmy's regiments 10 board nc '"'"h
ihnv we're moved down by TIE two o-'ouuG"s lilG-
ell Win grape and canister like chaifbenre the wind
In this na:t Of the contest Lieut.. Stevens, {. b ~,
was killed and three prNaies; ana capt f"i4ef W'nh-
dcd in the arRs, one broken IN one p!acc alu uhe
other in two The lamerici Lieut.. Col MrNnria
was i'm the thickest of the Tuesday scavarY al.ilniH
and the iglt Of Wednesday md escaped nnhurt. Al
ter the battle with some OF his men, ho iId gone
few hundred yards in advance to rtconnotro, was ST
ting ON his horse cisurely, when lie received his ia
wouEd from minnie musket shot by some one ~ !"
sugar house about forty yards of lie was NJ lihc
lef side. the ball penetrating through double caSrd
silver WA ch in his vest pocket, passing throngh SS
BODY, lie did not fall from his horse, hut rode oHtwo
hundred yards, and was helped from bis horse by MS
faithful soldiers, and taken on board The steamer H'S
stmCr, where he received attention iOh Inc uvst "l
rrvSirans and devoted men, but all TO no avail he
died ut o'clock that night, having lived eight hours
al er receiving The fatal shot.
On Thursday morning the enemy commenced re-
treating at double quick our f0rcss in full pursuit
Thcy were pursCed beyond Patei sonrie, Win heavy
loss bo.h IA men aud stores of all kinds. They r
crossed lie Bay carly Friday. Their retreat VS.
made in great confusion.
We consider, as we have said ahave, this yictoiT
compe'eon and proves th,.t all our men want IL
haifa chance, and they can always whip the lnierAh
abolitouists. This is only the commencement ol"uE
successes in This stale.
The Franklin (La,) Register of the l7th, gives
more detailed account of The fight, in which il says
hat two of the enemy gunboats, the Grey tlonn aHo
Esela, vtre struck number of times by me guns o
The Cotton and The former caused to dritt bread
side across the bayou inwhch condition she Feinan-
ed receiving boadsde after bToadside, wfthoutrepy.
httbs iuncTure the Eselia was seen 10 approaeh nor
and remain some time by her side. The EsicDa men
retired short distance, keeping asder cover oi he
Grey Cloud. ami took ups posioNwhich enabled her
60 throw her fire from behind the latter whose hhOts
theroaicr cr were but low aud ineffective.
The Reg sier further states that the 'Cotton wrs
nj ;ma;ey destroyed Jy our forces for fear she would
fan into ihe enemys hands, and intiniates that her
destruction was totally unnecessary.