The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-07-14
GENERAL. TAYLoR'S SUCCESSES In
LOUISIANA:

GENERAL. TAYLOR'S SUCCESSES In
LOUISIANA:
From Alexandria, and from an undoubted
source we learn that the following are the iruitsof
Gen. Dick Taylor's victory at Berwrcks Bay and
Thibodeauxville:
F;fteen hundred prisoners, seven thousand En-
field rifles two hundred thousand rounds of ammu-
milton. eight hundred sacks of coffee, three thou
sand barrels of -four, twenty thousand suits of
clothing, twenty thousand pairs of boots and shoes,
two Trains of cars with locomotives complete, an
immense quantity of commssary stores valued at.
two million fye hundred thousand, not estimating
ten siege guns captured In the fort. The enemys
loss was three hundred killed and wounded; our
loss was three killed and sixteen wounded
The capture of three sea- going steamers at Fla
quernine, loaded with cotton, is confirmed. One
vessel is valued at two million dollars.
Sunday night, Lyon captured five hundred
negroes and Yankees, and a large lot OF beeyes,
horses and mules, at Magnolia Plantation, below
Bayou Sara, and Powers captured over one hun
died negroes and thirty odd Yankees at Oakland
place, opposite Red River Landing. The Yankees
were paroled and the negroes brought off. They
passed the neiehborhood of Woodyile this morn
ing With the negroes.
Dispatches from below to headquarters say the
Confederate cavalry had succeeded in capturing
Algiers. T.. 49,
Gen Taylor holds all southerners who have ia
ken the yankee oath of allegiance as prisoners of
war. That's right
Generals Magruder and Taylor had taken Ken
ner Depot, ten miles above New Orleans, on the
New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Rail
road The capture includes batteries mounting
fifty heavy siege guns, which commanded the thin
strip of land between the river and the marsh
that surrounds Lake Ponchartrainr- -. Cor. Of No
bile Register,
CAPTURE OF BRASHEAR CITY.
The capture of Brashear City by the Coufcd-
crates, 80 miles south west Of New Orleans is
frmed by the following account from Yankee
correspondents
81 am sorry | am so cifcumstanccd, In conse-
ouence of our having been cut of from communica-
ton with Brashear City, that am not able to give
you the full particulars of the capture of that i'm
portant place by the rebels From refugees who
arrived in camp to-day, learn the following de-
tails On Tuesday last, at o'clock, a. w., not
expectedy as was stated, small force Of rebels
made their appearance at Berwick City, mme-
diatey opposite Brashaer City, and opened fire on
our encampmcnt at that place from two small
pieces Of artillery. The attention Of our gunners
at Fort Buchanan was drawn to them, and after
few shots they were apparently dispersed This,
it appears, was a ruse on the part of the enemy,
for scarcely had our soldiers been placed in posi-
ton to resist any advance of the rebels from that
place when they were suddenly surprised by a large
force of the enemy, which had during the night
crossed Lake Palourde and come up in their rear
Rebels entered the town, and our men surrendered,
[ am very crediby informed, without making any
very determined resistance. Our loss on this oc-
casion was nearly 1000 men, including a camp of
about 600 convalescent soldiers. But this was not
the worst part of the business. The rebels, by
the capture of force, gained possession of Fort
Buchanan and Fort Shene and another smaller
earthwork further down the bay. On these fort-
fcations were mounted eighteen or twenty guns of
heavy cali5re, several of which the finest rife
pieces we had in this department.
Some of the pieces we lost were those recently
taken from Camp Parapet, others raised from the
steamer Hinsman, that sank in the bay last March.
Altogether this is of the severest blows the
rebels have dealt US in this part of the country
In military circles Brasher city is considered a
place of great Importance. The Notifications at
this point command Berwick Bay, the Atchafaaya
and in fact all navigation from the Gulf to the
Attakapas country. The rebel force we encoun-
tered was under the command of Magruder, and
is varlousy estimated at from ten to fifteen
thousand. The rebels in taking Brashear City
captured quite an amount of quartermaster and
commissary stores, as well considerable ammu-
milton. The enemy also eamc into possession of
the personal baggage of many of our officers and
men who had left Brashear City on their rapid
+ approach to Opelousas, Alexandria and Port
j Hudson.