Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-01
FROM WEST LOUISIANA.
[U:o:a tie A;l-r,a Ccuradera.y.I

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We are indebted 70 W.. Warren Adams, .
resident Of Texas, for some ra!uabla and cx-
t:cmoly interesting news from our friends CT,
the west side 6f the Alississipni
! The f,lIowin. is his account Of tic battle
of tie Sd November, between Green's Br~
! gade aad The advance Of Franklin's column.
! The Yankee advance, consisting Of 22GO men,
was about Eye miles ahead of the main BODY,
posted in belt of trees, in the midst oc an
extensive and level prairie. General Green
formed his linz, Placing the infantry in the
centre, his cavalry forming the wings. The
infantry adTanced at double quick. and thc
cavalry at galop, thus completely cnc;rcling
/. .tle cluu. of timber.
None OF tie Yankees staC,i-sIs..:. :airutas ac.
ter The advance Of our troops. Such rs start
Cd to run first oscap ped The balance were cut
TO pieces oc captured.
Green's command numbered only l,%0"
men.
The cremy We're completely ron,cd thrgw-
Ing away guns, knarsacbs, and all otner i'm.
pcdimentS to their flight. They left 500 dead
and wounded Ol Inc field. Our less vas liz
in all. They los: their colors and a splendid
stec! 10 orounicr Parrot.
Tho approach &c the main BODY prevented
tho capture Of ai their urtii'cry. Their
wounded were lcf, IL our men upon TIE
field, being correctly considered Us al, encum-
br;,uca.
Tic prisoners number 6j3 men, Of whcr!
are orc Coicnc!, two Lieutenant Co.Onals, ard
eleven Captains. The General in command
must have h2cn among the frs: AMI iiectcst ot
rhe skedadilsrs.
Green's brigade is Sibley's oil command,
composed cf Texans and I.ousianians, The
sane who fought :ha battles If lalverdc ard
Galveston.
famous rJIumn has retrcatod to New 0rcaHa:
and Il Yankee soldier is n0t TO be found BE-
tween the Arrhaiala7a and DonaIlsonTiIic.
The Louisiana planters arc returning /,
ti2r oaicstcad- and making preparations to
!:athc- ia a'.d grind their crops They 10 rot
Ga;E 20 be rloiestcd any mere tbs season.
f. Cen Richard Taylnr, who hes of late dis
y!areG mli,arY qualities Of the highest rrdor
expresses Itis fixed determination % stop trade
vn the Mississippi. He has planted heary
batlari"a q Gi&;c:c::: tonannan':ins point ard
vc may Suon 2a:; !cr stirri.g times alGnr H."
haa&s Of TIC ;i.har OF "atars.
There lbs royor been TIE like r the crops
in fcxGs this ycar. The ount.v viii rot
cnnsunlc half tho train Dhic', h1s been ga.h-
cred in. nrin@ 10 the Fedora! occupation 81
Leu:aiaaL thc Planters of Texas cultivated
this year large !e,:S ct saSc: cane. Thong
nGS ot larger ..r2Et!. tAan conmon, the c&nc i;
fni, Il juice. and Yields IN extraordinary
quantity 0, siccIaiine. The people loo!;
r,pou tli: rs y pivin" in.orrostion in their
::!vCr.
Gen Magr;;Iur IS using with ne aicsari
hand the iumeEsc resources at his disposal.
in strengthening the dctcnccs Of the Texan
r0a,: and fronter. He does his wnfl; tho
rau.llC and m'ich to the qualification OF tho
nerT!c.
On this side of thc river, atr. Adams tells
us, he was informed By an officer Of Writ
Adams ca"alrv, that Baton Rouge is entirely
free lrcm tnc Yankees. The headquQrtcr; ot'
our cara!ry r;ckets are now in the town.
SoI1c time siGCr there Was grand fight there
between tic Giggcrs and the whites. Tie
ni.gcrs clam"rai for pay. and wls:n paid, dc
cl:.-ti tiry were net paid as much "a their
whito skinned brethren. The i'll feeling cre;.-
ted row. tic larkies fired upon the whites,
killing about fifty, when the Yankees formed.
pitched into The sable crowd, and piassacrei
the greater portion uf them. These who s!r-
vised were d;sarmcl and ironeA. Tso days
after this "ancnta',,c" occarrc.ro the Fcie-
:2l t)scc at Baton II uga left, horse, foot ard
dragoon, for Nr;rhez. There i n doubt of
the accuracy G: iis statement.
Gen. Mngrudcr las sent the C-ilo:s captured
st Sabine Pass to Richmond, in charge OF one
"f the Irish heroes who drove the Armada
lack. This brave fellow, We understand, is =
private soldier, who WAS conspicuous ior his
conduct in the engagement. The act is char
actc,is.ic of Mngruder's chivalrous and prince
Il character, and reveals why it is his nenarc
so Jealous in his service, and So cnulons in
acts Of daring. We are gratisci 10 learn thag
the fortunate coi9r-be:rcr is safe on his jour
ney, ard will pass through Atlanta in = day
or two