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

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Capture of Brasher City, La.
The Louisiana Democrat published at Alex
andr;a, gives full accounted the capture of
Brasher City and other points in Louisiana.
It says.
General Taylor, with Walkers Division,
fou2h, the enemy az Ashland, nNorth Louis
lara, On the 1th ult.
Before starting on, this expedition he had
dispstched one OF his stat officers to South
west LUuiaiana " kcep:him advised Of matters
il. THAT direction. Information he received
about this time detssnined him to make the
movement which has resulted so eloriously
to our arms. In half On houf he wa. III tue
saddle. In this way and in ambulance he
travelled through from Richmond, La, to'Al-
..e1andris in tLrce days, hardly palsedto rest,
pushed oil with relays of horses, overlook
Col. Majors, commanding q Brigade of cay
aley ON the Atchafalaya, and instantly nnlol-
dicdio him bus plan Of campaign IN which
that gsllant ynung officer was t., piny such d
conspicuous part. Mnjors vas TO rnsti boldly
| through the Crosse Teic, Maralsvin and LIS.
~fourcile county to Donald onvilte. thence to
,rhibodeaux, cut Of. theraliroai and telegraph
| communication then pu,krapialy to the biatt
Ir,ycr, IN the resr Of BIasher City, and at the
frat sound of Mouton'p and GrcensS guns,
attack thein at that place.
Alter; seeing Dol. Majors well on his say.
Gen. Taylor re.lrned. via Washington and
Ouelousas and pushed on rapidly To Generiiis
Mou,on and Green's Headquarters to,super-
intend in person. the attack on Brashcr City
l,ai,d its forts: Orders had been already given
them to make this attack, on advice OF. Ma.
iors' movements, ami directions to tpcn COM
inunication with hin, via the Lakes, SC that
4 they could. make a combined NOV ,meut.
Two of Gen. Taylor's stalf had been urging
on preparations for crossing the troops over
the Bay. Lieut.: Avery particularly had used
every exertion under direction OF brlg:: zen.
Green, in the construction of skiifs and Hats.
:. Mai. GeaaTSylor arrived at Gen. Moutons
Headquarters on the morning OF the zlst.
Generals .Moutonshnd Green had,not heen idle
in carving out their orders. For tn. lew
days previous they had organized the dllier-
enl corps and their positions in. the lmpend,
ing attack. Shortly after Gen. Taylor's mr.
rival at Mouf5n's headquarters, one ct his
!, staff brought up from Gen. GREEN'S leadquar'
q tors a.dispatch of l2M, the previous day:
from Col. Majors, that the daring comran:
; der had already arrived at Thibodeaux, attel
a triumphant campaign through the whole
. Lsfourche-had captured Plaquemine WITT
$50 prisoners, destroyed three large sea-golne
vessels loaded With valuable stores, lad taKer
5 Donaldsonville with its garrison. Had at
lacked that same day the enemy ct Ihlbo
!. deaux. driven him, with Pyron's Texas In
! fantry, at the point of the bayonet, from III
atronr position-had charged and rouyed nj
! ! cavalry by: charging him with Lanes, Stone.
: aud Philips Texas Cavalry, and was nov
ready to cooperate with US IN our moVenien
gotthe morrow. 80 t,5..
. AT 6..p. m, on the evening OF the 2lst'
WForlorn Hope,n composed ofvolunteers iron
the different regiments, embarkedin the skitf
y and sugar coolers prepared for them. Theft
= was the proud privilege of s%torlning the a
most im~pregnabie Fort ut the opposite sid
ofthe Bay at dawn the following, mornlni
while Gems. Green and Mouton occupied the!
- at different points in then front.
a Il was composed as before remarked
70 volunteers from the Ssh Texas Greens OIL
Ct Reciment.) I'd LIE. Cavalry, Walters Batta
q ION and ol Regiment Arizona Brigade all II
70. der command Of the gallant Major Hans'r'
lC the JabJer. II WAS d
ye cross that Lake (12"miles) in these ire
er barks-to land at midnight o,F the enemy
is side, in all almost j mnenetrable swamp al
await: the dawn Of day to make tue despeia
q. attelnpt which1would ensure thcin victory
.te a soldiers, death, but they saerned. to ire
" it as a holiday frolic as they. were rowii
-y, away, waving their hats to Gen. Taylor a.
cir Gem MoutoD, who were. on tho bank wasc
10 ing their departure. Tho boa, expedite
i'd having left, Gems. Taylor snd Mouton pr
ne, ceeded below Pattersonvifle to arrange !
the other movements. MoutoI, withtt
7thefexas, 4th Texas and ID Arizona Rel
m ments stood post at Gibbons Point, ON
cts island Of that name, and Immediately OPT
~ site Fort Bnchansn. From this place
as sharpshooters s"uuli sweep. the gunalers fro
nd their positioDs at the heavy gunsiIi The Fo
vs. Gen. Green with bisold Regiment (5th Tex
Walters Battalion, 81 La. Cavalry, Valves
aud Nichols Batteries took positaon Just
&c. lore day. in Berwick Guy. readysto open
ard all their camps, (which cNtenqed up end 90
md tho opposite bank for two mlIess also 70 i,
Id cheek their gunbcats.
ALL Immediately after daylight Gen Grsen