Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-23

city yestesd lie was formerly Captain OF Company
B, Ma jor Smiths Battalion OF Sharp>hoQters.
The wooden gunboats continue 10 she, our works at
ong interyals,-Ch1s Courier, 16M.
From the Louisiana Democrat, July l.
T.e Cnpta,e OF the FeteTai FortGcatioas ac Brssh-
CITY.
Friday morning last tue Courier from below brought
bterEg ana important news. Tie eEect coed
people paipabie anG ~ once every Que was impa
:tnt fer our extra, giving to the pubic the &c.
OF the glorious victory by The process OK
arms in the Feche country. We aza noW abia 10 -
before readers the 'ali particulars
Gen. Taylor, with Walkers division, fought the erC-
nv at Ashland, in N0r,h L0uI9uua, on tbs 9Th ult.
Before starting this pedtOn le cad tllsga ,CI2d
one IF bis staff ofczs TO SDa invest Louisiana 70 keep
him advised Of matters in that direction. Iao2ma:cn
received aJut tls line dc er1iceJ him t. nQl lie
movement ihat he's resuec 80 ,loriousy t. Cr alI->
In half ar hour he tte aaddle i tbs way and
in ambulance he Travelled throu Ii ire EIcaGnond e,
to A!exandra Ia three days; nardy p1usog for res,
he pushed with tel75 0i borsea overlook Col Ma.
jors mmandng brlgede + cavalry o. the AtcEafa-
aya, and ins ant'y un'Udod tc him his plan Of cam,
pa,gn, hich tcat gsan5 roong officer was TO pla:
s1cn ,nspiciG-s paGt NJ rrS TAs to push boldly
thrCu ugh the Grtase Tee, MaraOgo!n enc L1!oarche
country 10 d na >9ryie 'he2ce II in!50tcauZ, cut
If the railroad ard eegrpph cnUnuu&aTicO, hen push
rapidly tc the Boo riVsr ID J.e CT Bcasaear Cny.
and at the frst sOubd Il NoU 5 3retns guns
attack hem at that place
After seeing uo. llai rs ". On he way, Gen. Tay
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on rapidly 20 Gels. Gnu0H and brGela be- d4uaT eTB
to supt1iute1d in pets,u the attack Brasbear City
aud its forts O:dzrs h&1 already been given them TO
make this attack and directions had been gwen to open
communication with hitn via the lakes, so that they
could make c0mbinCd movement
Two of G. u iay!or's staff had been urging On pre-
oaratons for crossCg the troops the bay. Lieut.
Avery psrt cuary, had usd every exerton, uDder d-
rection Brig General GreeD, the cO1struc ion OF
skifs and IFS. Gen Taylor arrived at Gen. M"utons
headqaarters On the morning II the 2lsL. GCneTas
Mouton aud Green bao u3t oeec idle in carTy0g cut
heir orders For the few days previous they had or
gapz the df rent rps and their positions IN tie
lDpendiug attack Shorty aflec Zen iayIur's &rrV4l
at Moutons headquar O bis 3tah brought up
from Gen Grerns headquarters depAtch OF II NJ. the
prevous day, from Col Maiors; THAI daring comm
der bad already arrived at ihboGsaux, after rlump
a1G campaign through the whole Latourche-had cap
tured Plsquenne with so prisoners destroyed three
large sea goiDg vessels loaded with valuable stores and
had taken Donaijsouvie, with lis garrison had a.
tocked The day the enemy st ihioodeaux, driven
him. with Pryon's ieXas Infantry at the pom OF the
bayonet from bis strong po lton heo charged ana
routed his cavalry by charging him With Lanes Stones
and Pnlips's Texas cavalry, ana WIS now ready to
with Us in our movement OF the morrow
At 6PM on The evening Of the 2lst, "Fororn
Hope'' composed Of volunteers from The iereDt reg
ments embarked ia the skfs and sugar coJe1 pTepaT
ej for them Theirs was the proud privilege ot storm
ing the almost mpregnabe fort the opposite de Ci
the bay at dawn the following moiniDg, while General
Green and MoQoa occapied them from df rent points
in their front.
It was COMPOSED as before stated of volunteers from
the 5th Texas (Green's old regiment 20d Louisiana
cavalry Walters battalion ard 2nd Arizona brigade
all under the 'mnand OF the gallant Major, OF the lat
ter. 1t ives hazardous miselon to cross TIE Lake
twelve m!esl in these trail barks to land ct dDght
on the euemys side, il an almost mpenetrabe swamp
and await the dawn of day to make the desperate at
tempt which would them victory o. soldiers
death but thsY seemed to treat it as holiday tOAc
as they were rowing away, waving their hats to Gen
Taylor aid Gen. Mouo who were on the bar watco-
ing their departure Tie boat expedition baVDg lct,
Gems Taylor and Mouton proceeded belo" Patterson
vile 10 arrange tor other movements. houlon, WIN
the I b Texas, 4th Texas aud "a Ariz)la regiments
stood post at t7lbooDs Point isan OF that name
and Immediately opposite Fort BachAnGn tron. Ih'5
place his sharpshooecs could sweep the gunneTs ir"
heir positions at the heavy guns Ia Zoe or GeteE&l
Green, with bis Old regiment, 2tn tt2as !" aIer CAT
talon I'd Louisiana cavalry, Valgad-re and Nichols
batteries took position just before day Il Berwick
City, ready to open all their camp, which extebd
up ard down the opposite bank Ter two aes, and aso
to keep 10 check their guubo2ts.
Every matter of importance being low ready hiJor
General TAYLOR waited With conf ience i0r toe boJm
If Green's artery, which 20 be the signal o. az
{ ck.
Immediately sfter daylight, Gan. Green fred me frat
guu from the Valvadere battery at gun0oat ot IT,
enemy seaming uo the b4v in tie direction Of the upper
fort ff3uchananl. instantly she Whole bay "4s IN
blaze ell OF cur guGs first Played upon the i'b'IeLS5
line of tents Of tbe enemy which were occEto oy aoo
one thousand Yankees. Ihay were Completely sofFFS
ed-they mad not imagined Al eUeny IL twenty MiI-s
OF them on this side OF the bay, heir prisoners &sI
ths Their beayy guns from the three ior!s 70" opca
on Gree at the E.OIert the e2arp crack Q, MOO
tons Thousand Enfield r5s is he ID continually ron
G,bboos point, aWeepng be, Cnun2ra from their pa
ces like ghIriWld would dash le sand CT the desert
all are anxious to near the OF Mr )t7 guns. The
worthy Dc oil OF CD Stc ewe strs his ear tor the sig
nal il III al )rs has arrived G. lie bWlt crossing, "e
have BAG lem ALL still we do hear them alto
the canuonsde has beer going without InfernlssloA
for one and d halt hours. What had become Ct the
storming party they have not yet attacAd there Is
no sign OF them presently W hts cne t0o, aud then
the long disraut s1Cnd e. artillery fron me b0 -ha
inrs is there their commnnIcatvp 16 tu o compseey
Just al this momeu7 TO adj 10 ;b7 eDeuy'd conIsPo
and disaster the long pu2d tCr lrofu hope plad- Is
appearance in tte eJge OF tna woods with re'I lex,
as veil tney d ash once, TILG oayontts nXed aLd
pistols drawn u!l at Threatening "ais Gt tns piChu
tort-n twenty mlncles hey hao cimocd ts "at!s ols.
Dersed lis garrls down re and sulpes aDd
bosted the .honnfe b!1c g its rauPatts, leaving
small be- nd 10 take OF tle Crt. Re gallant nun
ter rushed tc the camps beow the adrghIed enemy
throwing down taeir AID guaranteeing lndIscrIm
iuaely, until he had swept the whole place Greea ID
the meautime had engaged their gunooats WITH tAe
Valyadrre aud chols batteries and alter hoty con
tested duel oi bali hour drove it sha meu!iy away.
In half an hour Gems Taylor, nouton aud creep
with th ir respective stats had their headquarteFs Ii
the city of Erashear.
Captured 1900 prisoners aud 33 Commissioners oli
cers AZ 00u fO commisssrv stOrES, $l,0VQuuV quar-