Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-07-15
Capture of Brasaer City, La.

Capture Of 6rasher City, La.
The Louisiana Democrat published at Alex.
andr;a, gives u full Of the capture Of
Brasher City and other points in Louisiana.
1t says:
General Taylor, with Walkers Division,
Tough, tue enemy at Ashland, in North Louis
lara, un the tn ult.
Before starting Oh this expedition he had
dispatched one vi his staff officers to South
west Louisiana IL kcep:him advised Of matters
in that direction. Information he received
about this time determined him to make the
movement Which has resulted so eloriuusly
to our arms. In half an hour he VIA, in tue
saddle. In this way snd in ambulance he
travelled through from Richmond, La, t0rAl-
e1andria in tu.ce days, hardly paused for rest,
pushed OH With relays vi lorses, overlook
Col. Majors, Commanding a Brigade OF Cav
airy on the Atchs(alays, and instantly anGol-
dcd TO him his plan of campaign III. which
that gsliaut young officer was to play such d
conspicuous part. M.jU Or ~as to ;iisn boldly
| through the Crosse Teic, MarA,,-Vin and La
tuurcile county to Dona;dsonv;lle. thence to
'fhibolcaux, cut of The railroad unl te!, grapl
COMMUNICATION, then pu,hrapii lily to the Bluff
river, i'll the resr Of Brasher City, and at the
first sound Of Mouton'. and GrcensS guns,
attack them at that place.
Alter seeing Col. Majors well on lis r;ay,
Gen. Taylor returned via Washington and
UpclouSa, and pushed ,m rapidly to Generals
hlouton and Green's Headquarters 20 super
intend in person. the attack on Brashcr City
and its forts: Orders had been already given
them 10 make this attack, On advice Of Ma.
iors' movements, ami directions to opcn copl-
inunicatiop with him via the Lakes, so that
they could. make a combined movement.
Two Of Gen. Taylor's stall had been urging
on preparations for crossing the troops over
the Bay. Lieut.: Avery particularly had used
every exertion under direction of Brig. Gen.
Green. in the construction of skiifs and flats.
Mai. Gea. Taylor arrived at Gen. Mouton's
headquarters on the morning Of the 2lst.
Generals Mouteu and Green had,h ot been idle
in carrying OUT their orders. For tn: few
days previous they had organized the differ
ent corps and their positions in the impcnd-
ing attack. Shortly after Gen. Taylor's ar
rival at Mouton's headquarters, one of his
staff brought up from Gen. GREEN'S l.eadquar-
ters a.dispstch of - NJ, the previous day.
from Col. Majors, that the daring comInsn:
der had already arrived at Thibodcaux, alter
a triumphant campaign through the whole
Laiourche-had captured Plaquemine with
$50 prisoners, destroyed three large sea-goina
vessels loaded With valuable storcs, had taken
Donaidsonville with its garrison. Had at
tackled that same day the enemy ct Thibo
deaux, driven him, with Pyron's Texas In
fantry, at the point of the bayonet, from hi:
strong position-had charged and routed hi:
cavalry by. charging him with Lanes, Stones
aud Phillips Texas Cavalry, and was now
ready to cooperate with US in our movement
Of the morrow.
AT G.p. ~, on the evening Of the 2lst, :
" Forlorn Hope" composed OF volunteers FROM
the different regiments, embarkedin the skill
and sugar. coolers prepared for them. Their
wus the proud privilege Of stornlng the ii
most impregnaDle Fort ut the opposite sid'
CT the Bay at dawn the following, morning
while Gems. Green aui Moutou occupied tl.e.
at different points IN then front.
It. was composed rs before remarked o
volunteers from the 5;h Texas Greens oil
Regiment ID liz. Cavalry, Walters Battal
ron and 81 Regiment arizona Brigade al! TN
der command Of the gallant Major HRnt'r o
the jatter. III WAS Is h"LtTGouS l''''i''' l
cross that Lake ~ miles) in these frei
barks-to LAND: at midnight o. lbe enemy'
side, in an almost im!ene,rable swamp au'
await the dawn Of dty TO mako the desperate
attempt which would ensure them yicscry o
a soldiers death, but they sasEned to trca
it rs a holiday frolic as they were rowip;
away, waving their hats to Gen. Taylor an
Gen. Mouton, who were on tho bank watch
ing their departure. Tho boa. expedition
having left, Gems. Taylor and Mouton pro
ceedel below, patterSonville to arrange 70
the other movements. Moutcn, with tn
It'll Texas, 18th Texas and ~ arizona Reg
mlents stood post at Gibbons Point, Oh a
island Of thst rame, and Immediately oppc
site Fort Buchanan. From tins place III
.harpshooters could sweep the gunaiers iro'
their POSITIONS NJ the heavy gunsin the For
Con. Green with bis old Regiment 18Th Texas
Walters Battalion, . La. Cavalry, Valrcrd
a..d Nichols Batteries took poslti"n Just b'
lore day in Berwick City, read.ysto open .
oil their camps, (which cNtenpcd up end dow
tho opposite bank for Two niles, also to kce
in check their gunboats.
Immediately after daylight Cen Green III
! Oh ITO fret run GY M the Vnlyerle Battery {