, 1863-12-16

aMbu6caQe- Inc Drld5c WAS soon 0DsLFnctol
with caissons. The enemy made desperat!
attempt upon the bridge, but the place was
steadily defended This had gone on half III
hour, when Colonel Hatch's force arrived
Colonel Hatch had hardly joined in the &C
tion when lie fell, severely wounded. Thu
command then deyolyed upon Colonel Ken
dricl, who placed a portion OF. 'Ec-~ 4ows
cavalry with revolving rifles d h. The bridge
Col Folcy's command was now attacked b.
superior numbers, but held their own, ant
tho rebels were beaten of. In the meanti1ai
the artillery at the fort was attacked By keep
ing up ilre under order Of Licut- Fuller. Al
ten minutes past four p. Ill.,, finding their cf
forts all in vain, they retrcatcd prccipitately;
with heavy loss, leaving twenty-five deaf
md four wounded on the field, and carrying
off six wagon loads Of others wounded, a!
previously reported. The Union forces tool
eight prisoners III all, five Of whom vert
wounded.
I an indebted to Mcssrs. r. T. Colburn, O
the New York 1Eo,3d, Thonfas ". Knox, o
the New York Herald, and other gentlemen
who were passengers on the steamer Vor
Phu1, for the following account Of the disas
CT occurring to said at Gamer:
On TucsdaS, the 6th instant, at about Q r
H., rs the Henry Won Phu1 was entering the
foot Of Morgonsea Bend, above Bayou sara,
battery Of six guns, located on the shore,
opened upon her. The first missilc-a TWEEN
y pound shell-cntered the pilot house, oc
cupied at the time by the captain, pilot and
barkccper, almost instantly killing Captain
Gorman, the shell tearing away hls abdomen
and upper yiscera.
Then followed q second shell, which did no
particular damuge. The third shot again en-.
tered the pilot house, killing the barkecper,
named Murray. He WIS struck In the groin,
ten OF. fifteen shot and shell followed in
quick succession, crushing through the texas
and cabin, ono narrowly missing the supply
pipe. '...>.-
The pilot, James Allen, stuck faithfully to
his post-the engines Jet being intac!-and
soon passed out Of rangc.- r.
Six miles above the scene OF firing lay tl.c
gunboat Neosha at anchor. On the arrival
Of the Won Phul the gunboat took her in con
voy to the Red River. .''''
% ~ 'ae usau =. = uo 1eau' . .ue. samo oas.e.:
Of which struck the boat One shell pierced
tic side and striking the boiler, partially dis
ablcd her, hut did not explode 1t. Her Gu.
gincs were able to convoy tho Vol Pllul out
Of range. Ths sgunboat Neosha immediatel:
replied to the battery with her guns, but the
rebels paid no heed to tncm, continuing to
and nnormc1 steamer They kc1,t nm the
oonf,,at 1,,,stdnal
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Thc f:orornment ,rant ,,r ,tc,, w,. con,
sn3cloue IN 1,;s ottant,ons tn tho wounded
l,,r;no .,,a f,r;nro,a fnr vo,chf,1ross ,o,,
tbe ,,oot sbon1d t.kc nm TIN casna,tie. On
tho w. r.p,,,, .,.o~o =. fo,,o.r-.
@3 - ~ .,.. -, sr.,-,r.
Cant c,oman rfr,ca. nuch vur,ar n.,,,cer,
er, Killed; John Martin, deck6and, killed; james
sUs1 sc9ons1r hn1f Hlf Edwa1sa a. aobt1x. IT. y
BecscaE; slightly; D: Mcleod, barber, slightly
s3m HEmtln; sltga.S Mr - dhma haa !a cGaSln M y
Lcuis. lie was on a return tip from below, His
Mounds 1re not constderea dangerous; @ ;, and = Ar
slehtiy 1n,nfed % ~ a an IN anexploded | she'll 1' ""'
Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon
Mr.. Allen, the pilot OF the Won Phul, who
first saw the captain fill dead at his feet,
the tarkeeper-the clothes Of the latter al
most touched his own when lie was hit-yci
amid this accumulation of horrors, knowing
ttc f,te of nil m hoard deDeui1ed m him. hs
stood firm ut his post, not knowing how soor
u shot might reach him, and by doing so III
sayed hundreds from, death or captivity. MOI
until aftcr the second firing were the 1adie.
taken IN hoard the Neosho.
1twos fcared the rchc1s m,cbt onan fir.
,o,;n re,r Rod RIVER Init +hev d,d mt 81,
~ - A. 49, 80
r1,,s T. ~ e-.+ +,,oo +,o Won ph,,, ho,
haas ,,.a.~ aso aaa ~. of,oo-s ,ro,
ea,,sat,,,.;nas t,,a,,,so,..os ~ t,a,- Saoa ~
we h,t ~. nomnnts hefore ne at+ac,
too1. ,,.co
''eA r ,oo
At 1''lue nocA e,ooo see 'nen nau con1e III elne
tne Occupation, o'oov u WHOM are NJ"
tne eeael1l nlms' 1ne psopIe VIZ Sa'asne'
tnae sia,e.s mue' so ~ ene uo, ah,a a,u ~
no.".'N $4,000 49,. s sn" 49, u~atss.,a:. ~ ~ ~
s M1.s- s-s.~..,aet s. - - r.. 49, +1r,1.,
,nanths I sr,ansos with - ne1v constitution
-,.;11 =. =, t1,.+ 1aro-ot1o ,,oe;+,n,--ro,,fod
c,o+a s,ror hro,:c, offcctn,1jv never tn he m
stored
II ;s stated that the 5stb illinois regiment
ro1 lynch is tn hc furnished Will, Shrine
ncld mnskets
Twertr.n,ne ,o1y racr,,,+e -onortoa ~ 11 8
Provost Marshal ph,,1;ns to-;7av and warn m
s;yne,1 to commands
q rood nronort;on m IN st-enptben t1e f,t1
r11;no;s caynlrr.
Fortv desertcrs were brought in. e, routsfo
their regiments. from the North,
New Orleans papers Of the 9TH inst, nj
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