The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-16
AFFAIRS AT BATON ROUGE.

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Our Baton Rouge Correspondence.
BATON Rotor, la, Dec IS 1862
AoiriM II eur Carairy- Capture Of Guerdias-A Ar,oa
dter Genfai aud Captain 7al,W-Arrira Of F,v Lt,.
dred contdtonds-A Nae FORK Rght,ng Nan ~ ns
| Serp.ce, DE-.
Captain McGce's cavalry has been actively engaged
during the last two days securing the country about
here, and has been twelve miles Beyond
Yesterday number Of prisoners brought in,
or believed TO be long TO the guerilla parties which inject
this region and watch aenv.y for opportunities TO Gro
upon transports.
This morning the Captain brought In prisoners,
among them brigader general and captain. Thceo
prisoners like the obere, turned to Captain
Seamans Provost Marshal 81 the city and confined the
State House, with orders that they should be supplied
with all the food aud they needed II curious
TO witness the examination Of men, and 20 hear
their protestatoIs u entire innocence.
The first on. called up the brisadser general. T. n
carruh. lie Is tall rather slender man, OF dark
plexion, md bf hair like that OF 0d Crimes "sous
inclined 10 gray" lie W sad 10 be u Tho vain
est Of living men, and 10 known 10 have ncsssSeA
around here in grand style with his spancttss on his
shoulders and gittcring In shining brass ~" sAh .
citizen TO ar be tho General pass under guard
~ could buy that the which the people
bpm Tnaeer nNsouar ~ fitE by ~ He IL srisAd'sr
general 81 the Louisiana state Militia, and owns panta
| ton about twelve miles from the city
''You were arrested with arms IN your hands, b.
| lievefp said the Provoet Mar,La.
"No, Sir.' replied tho General.
"whore you at the time"
al was on my plantation and had NO arms IN my hands
my place AT the time"
care you connected with The guerllstf'
NO. sir, am not"
"Have you any money nbout Your
II have some-n tue-less than = hundred dollars,
Believe
My orders 10 take and give you receipt fos
when you are paroled Il will la returnsd 10 you"
The General said be had rather keep il himself, and
soncNaat reluctantly handed Il with the remark
al don you will call u money lie had s,Ity
tix dollars In Confederate money.
The ne1t called Bacchos L. BabsiD, haId
looking customer WHO denied having Lad any Arnr bs
hands, or anything whatever % do with the ga"r'iiAs
lie WAS arrested seven mile, bs.o~ here
Tie next man was A. j. Castle also denied having
any Connection With guerilla band. Bat he u well
last he comm anded guerrilla o'mpany, and fred upso
one q our transports, woaIding several 81 our men lie
ght ard carried 70 New Orleans aud was psroled
by General Butter. u. back and again went into
The sorvco the rebet outstanding hs parole lie
4 Is tall and ugiy Looking fellow whom QUO would "
likely 10 avoid and COOKS could u crime
fear the Captain would sIaId chance q establish
Il ms his nEo0Ece. lie said be srrsscd Al saus
wiiboa, 10 ms hands and pleaded innocence, ms
most OF the rest -.
the robe service va D. Wharton, man With nsss
calico coat, who At nf,i denied u, bot having eesa
prompted sy Castle 10 admitted that % v 10 INC Fecs
aIicv came you ,obe ia these psrss'' ASKED 'hs Pc.
vos, Were yoo after ieeras,"
"whst regimen, do yoa belong ,a"
| .No resimcni,n replied tLs rebel
"How hagpeas q, then ssksd tbs Provost, 'ihss y"s
are . Con edcrats foidlcff'
"Ho belongs % cavalry company" rsplind cSi's
who secmed 70 BE- whartn1 . attorney aud advocate
"Ye-, added Wharton. - belong 70 the eavs'fy.'
| what cavalry" inquired the Provost
4 IAN independent company" sad tssue