Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-15
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The Late Fight 1t 1organss,
LOUISIANA.

The Late Fight 1t 4organss,
Loui0ona.
(spssssi OssrsspssAsssssf Ds.sssss ed Newell
MoaoAnsA's LAsDiSe, Sept. 80.
We ars slill ~ssospisg sseasd' hers.
= Caps. Gray asya With no immediate
prospect Of getting away. and ~ grsais
present chases sf deisg ssy good. !
veil tsll zen Wy ws esne hsss. Nearly
! uessh ago . tsasspsss wss 1sed int
eeer tAis pJass. which 10 very favorsbly
located Scs enterprises q thst deeesip-
ten. the river bsing unusually sssrew
night here. The psspstsasien q The
ostssgs having bsss reported to hssd-
oosrtsrs 10 New Oslsass, Gen. Hssros
eas forthwith ordered 70 proceed here
With his division and suppose hs was
to s.sy here end keep tbe rebels hsck
from the river, - he has dsns bot very
little else. On arriving d this place.
which 10 twenty Eve miIss above Port
Hudson, and thirty milss below the
mouth Of the Red River, Ne lasdsd On
the west side, and sent ont the % br'-
Rsds, (oars 10 the lst). to feel OF the
rebels. The brigade started 10 the morn.
| ing, taking road thst rss dirsseIy back
from the river, end sosn cane upan .
ANAL rebel force, which commenced
ekirmi.hisx asd falling back. About ten
mile. oct they tusned Of on road that
lesas 70 the AtchafsIys (SAefdlav) river.
and ssoa entered the tiobsr, which is
very dense and elfectuslly csneesls every.
thing tweaty rode blatant Here they b..
! ran to coutst our advance more earnestly
and at about Q e'cleck our troops found
themselves 10 the midst Of darkness, On
the bank Of the Atchsfalya, in front Of .
fsrt Of considerable size, and mounting
ssversl pieces OF artillery, how many
they could not tell 90 they fell back fer
the night, snd cent back for reinforce
nente.
The next day ~ went out, got 10 eight
Of the fs,t, staid over night: and march.
ed back in the morning. It was UNDER
stood that rebel force, numbering from
1000 to $4,000, we're strongly entrench-
ed on the other eide Of tho Atchaialya,
which is about 900 feet wide 1t that
point, With steep bauks and very muddy
near the water. We had no means oi
crossing, and they were too strong for u
lit We had 90 Gen. Heron csntented
himself with sending ont force Of about
600 ,nsn, undsr Ii. Col. Lsake, 70 cot .,
On army Of observation. They we're en-.
camped about three miles distant, and
we're daily employed in skirmisbing viii
rsbs, who crossed the river On q email
6atboat. Col. Leake has been cut there
about three weeks. Day before yester
day it began TO rain . little, aud th.
night following was dark and drizzly.
Under the cover Of darkoess the reb-
els crossed over seven regiments Of in
fAntty and some cavalry, and marchi6e
in large circle, surrounded our little
. force which, after . sharp fight, VA
captured. Very little 10 known sbou
, the matter, for certainty, 1t the pres
: snt time. hear that 1t. Col. Leake il
! eighty wounded by ball which kills,
) bic horse but there 10 no telling - yes
Z except that it is certain he is wounde'
and prisoner, -, also, 10 1t. Col. Ross
Of the 26th Indiana.
. There was snly one man from an
company 10 our regiment out on thu
. duty, the force being mainly compose
2 OF the 10th Iowa and 26th Indian,
Q two pieces Of artillery and some cavalry
. When the troops were ordered into lin
4 the 9th Illinois was ordered out to %
It what was going on, and the gunboat
. fairly swsrmed here bnt the rebels On
< " came over to take 1t. Col. Leake'
' command, aud having aecomplishe
+ that, scampsred back ~ fast ~ possible
Az far ~ 10 now known We sustaiLe
: loss Of fourteen killed Snd about tort
,r wounded. No blame can be attached I
!. 1t. Col. Leake for having been thus IN
# prised. The place is peculiarly favora
It BILE to the performances Of such . fea
D rho camp was surrounded by cane
Il fields and weeds, which we're 90 THO
y that = hundred thousand men might |
# concealed within . mile distance, %
n you not suspect the presence Of sing
i man. Besides tie Colonel's force Vi
entirely inadequate to guard against
" surprise so easy Of accomplishment.
If 10 result that every body here hes for
e told since he has been ont there.
81 Gen. Herron was relieved BY Geher
It Dana, and left % just 10 time to Be sb
, to sav II was not in command at q
4 time" TaoNAs.