The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-28

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little further along tbs ROAD 10 The right, were rie
pits and beyond them tort OF considerable size, with
star 'front.' There signs Of It's having been re-
Gently in use In this neghborhood the destroyed
70 the ground, the lawn and shrubbsry covered
with rubbish and br ken statues IN me garden
(Which was now rum) was silent FOUNTAIN,
.diapdated summer house, and more broken statues
TO the right, across the road, WAS sugar house
and sawmill, both literally broken 10 pieces oy our
shot and shell, hundreds OF which had struck the
buildings which were sight and range Of nearly all
artillery To the eft we're the negro quarters Ten
antess. In one building counted twenty niue moes
pork corn.meal This belonged 10 the enemy ana -
said be all the army food they had in that neighoor
hood.
DESTRUCTION or THE HART AND TRASsPoaTs-THE CAUSE
Reveille at four, breakfast at ive march at six, was
the order sent round TO The different commands Oh
day night the latter hour on Wednesday morning
the advance and pursuit were continued
have already given account of The loss OF the gun
boat Diana, and transports Newsboy Gossamer ana Fra
No. 2, near Franklin, Monday. The next day, about
shutdown, the sHart iron-cad) was lowed across tne
Teche two miles below New iberia, scuttled and fired
She was not yet completed She promised be ore OF
the most formidable when anshed thai the south have
built. She was clad with railroad iron dovetied oge-
Their. Her armament was very heavy A rived thirty
FOUNDER Dahlgren on her bow and large brass gun on
the stern, with their carriages, perfect aud viii be
saved. The Hart, the rebels incnded she should be,
proved very serious obstruction, and when left three
days after) she still lay she sunk.
50 rapid did our army follow up the enemy that they
had no tmo to get their transports at New iberia away
and the Blue Hammock, Darby Louise, Uncle Tommy
and Cricket all either fred or sunk. All the COM
missary stores and ammunition with which these trans
ports were oaded destroyed with the The torne
he hospital boat mentioned In company with the Diana)
was captured near New Iberia the day previous When
our TO- her stopped by the DIANA she was on her
way to New Iberia with her load Of wounded. This COM
mander OF the Diana warned her not to proceed any
further, as Gen Grover In the hborhoodt but
advised that he should return to Franklin, remove the
wounded on shore and destroy her by ire.
She accordingly returned, but was compelled to sur
render TO our forces before even her wounded were
ed The Cornie with her crew and nearly sixty wounded
prisoners, steamed to the side OF the dock when her
wounded were landed. Fortunately on board her WEI Q
Capt Jewett and Lieut. Alice, two of officers who
were captured and refused parole when the Diana
We arrived at New Iberia on Thursday. Here large
foundry was taken possession Of by forces. SINH
lar was Seized at Franklin two days previous They
were used fVf manufacturing cannon, mniious OF
qua carriages &c. 4 large sawmi was also taken pos
session Of at the former place. and two regm nts sent to
take possession Of the celebrated New IBERIA SAT- Works
the enemy have with in this line az the whole the
South was furnished with large quantities OF salt from
these mines.
On Thursday afterYcop da.hing cavalry charge was
made BY Major Roblnsons Command Az. ." companies
were N..'msonx, BaTretts, perklns' and Massachu.
sets company. rne rea- guard o. tho enemys cavalry
to check our pursuit, made stand for the
purpose or attacking our party They numb nearly
two to our one and when , our psry them
bravery ana impetuosty that, completely taken by
prse they made feeble resistance and turned and fed
In great disorder They chased nearly four miles,
seventy five prisoners captured halt at last
ordered the enemys infantry had massed in consde
rabe force 70 receive us We lost ten wounded and NJ
teen horses killed. The names Of the wounded men
given below. One OF men was taken prisoner by the
enemy. he could not cheek his horse In a second
charge no was rescued by our men. General mory COM
pmented the commanders Tor this brilliant affair
When left General Banks' headquarters Friday
morning. at ten o'clock four miles above New iberia or
Aaxufn fha hax,in hQan nd
neighborhood since six o'clock A. we had already
captured between fourteen hundred prisoners
Some were barefooted others without blankets and hat
less and all meany and scanty dressed in home
spun.
INCIDENTS NARROW ESCAPES ON THE BATTLE FIELD
GEN. BANKS AND STAFF THE FIELD
Between two and three O'Clock on Monday afternoon
Gen. Banks and staff were in the rear Of the advance
column short distance, when shell from the enemy
passed directly the Generals head apparently not
more than six or eight feet, ST. king the earth within five
feet Of Capt Dunhams horse, which was galoping At full
speed that officer At the time carrying destatch
from Gen. Banks TO Gen weitzel. The she ricocheed
and buried itself in the earth not three feet from an in
fanryran who was sitting on the ground covering him
with earth. Half an hour later the General and staff
were riding up the road to the 'front.' and when nearly
few feet ahead Others falling to the right left and
around them, rendered II pei haps one o. the warmest
places that any commander and staff were ever In.
far in the ADVANCE upon which they rode eisurey back
TO the right of Of the columns drawn up line OF
battle While they in the neghborhood of the
gar counted than eight shots which struck
the road and earth near them, all within half hour
saoI AT Inn S ooLosnswnow ous SOLDIERS a5 ,
from Of the enemys batteries passed between Colonel
lngraham, commanding brigade in General Emory q d.
vision, ard Colonel Blanchard, One Hundred and Sixty
second New York. They conversng together, some
distance apart and little In front Of the battle
when the shot struck the ground few yards In advance
ricocheting completely Colonel Blanchards mead
horse and ALL Afterwards striking the ground between the
colonies colonel. i was a very narrow escape As the ball
repeatedly told by several officers that the soldiers
line Of battle would make remark crticise every shot
and shell OF interest," and many Of their expressions being
excellent jokes they would be received with laugh
ter There perfect absence OF fear among the
And while am upon the subject may as well state that
nearly every regiment, and many OF tho batteries and
cavalry companies engaged In battle before,
aud several Of the two former for the first time
under fire. have the authority and word Of honor from
nearly all the commanders TO state that they
men fight better or appear In better spirits throughout
corps. have locked tor and asked be informed
Of case Of cowardce and pledge my word that neither
saw nor heard Of one.
Lieutenant John Freer Of Company d. shot In the
stomach at the head of his c9ppany just before tho
On receiving ball he staggered and fe exclaming
"My God, am shot; tell my wife that l died doing my
duty" He was native OF Elcnvle, Ulster county,
about 20 years OF age.
Private A. Grimley, Of Company d. Of the regi
ment, about this time exchanged several shots with
rebel MD behind tree As the latter advanced to lire,
both pieces were discharged at the same instant. The
rebel was shst dead, whtie the ball from bis musket
grazcd Grimleys head.
When Colonel Kimbley moved on the right works on
Tuesday morning after tho evacuation Grmley had tho
curiosty 10 look behind the whether his
enemy lying there dead supposed. There
indeed he lay his ce upturned with hole ia the
Of his forehead, showing where the ball entered On
turning the body over Il was discovered that II had
passed completely through. His death must have been
instantaneous.
Twenty others Of the rsbcl dead lay along the
side Of the breastworks, whe several fresh graves
marked the places where others had been Inferred.
MARROW EscAPEs
shell burst directly Colonel Goodings head
about four O'Clock on Monday Afternoon scattering the
pieces In every direction.
8Apothcr time shower Of grape whstled on all sides
~ him.
while riding the field with Captain Fordham his
Assistant dutant General, little later round shot
struck the ground distance ahead ricocheted again
and again in direct line, and rolled harmlessly At their
horses feet.
young rebel. about eighteen years Of age, belonging
to the Eighteenth Louisiana, about shutdown shot
through the stomach and taken prisoner He asked
Lieutenant Bailey for drink Of water. When given
him he thank ed him very Kindly prayed that God would