The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-03-25
THE JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRAT.


els had t6reo thousand mon, and six pieces
of artillery. We we're completely success
fol ; silonced every gun, and drove the last
man from the field. We have no infantry
force with us, and could not land, to know
what VIC bad accomplished. We burned
tho town, and proceeded five miles farther
up tho river, where, finding tho water too
shallow for US, it was decided TO turn back
and arc here at our old anchorage Of the
night before, just above Trinity.
Our losses are considerable. "Ft. Hind
man" Is disabled, with a loss OF o men. The
river is narrow, so that but one vessel can
70 at a time, and she and tho Dosage bore
for Il time, the whole weight of tho battle,
All tho vessels have lost moro or less, ex-
cept tho "Conestoga and "Lcxirgton."
While ! am writing, q dcsortcr brings US
the Intelligence that the Rebels are assem-
bling in forco in Trinity. II this intorma.
ton proves to be correct, and l have no
doubt it is, We arc in for another fight in the
morning.
.1idrch Sd. 10 o'ciock, a. 1.-Two camo
down here this morning. in confident aniici
patton Of a Eight, but tho RoboIs got enough
Yesterday. During tho night they aban-
doncd their works here, buried their guns,
and fled. The fleet now lies Off tho town,
throwing an occ asionnl she'll over the place,
to prevent an approach, whi!o our crews are
ashore, meavhing their guns. destroying
the gun.carriagos, dismantling tho fort. col
Letting plundor, bringing off their guns, &c.
1t row seems probable that We may not
have another fight whilo We arc up here,
They may attempt to annoy us with mus
kerry, but are too much dcmornlizcd to
mako aaother stand, and, between hero and
the mouth OF abe Rcd, there is no place so
favorable for Them to give baltic in, rs this.
Their losses in yesterdays battle must have
been very severe. Tho guns in this fieot
equal The artillery that would be used by an
army OF 10000 men and this, directed
against tho limited force o. tho Rebels,
must have inflicted terrible loss on them.
1t seems TO mo now, Incredible that they
should have held their ground so long,
against such IA fro. In a good cause, they
would be heroes ; they are dcsperadoes.
No report has yet come on board of the
number OF guns found hero, aud | have, of
course, no knowledge of tho length Of time
we shall be detained, but think it probable
VIC shall be able to got. under way and start
down, in two or three hours. | can scarcely
make myself believe, exc opt as I pass
around and SEQ the sick, that wo all went
through the battle Of yesterday, and came
off without u mark. =
! O'Clock, +. 1.-Two have remained hero
all day. Tho fruits Of tho victory arc, the
destruction of two forts, tho capture Of
three heavy siege guns, tho ropulso of tho
Rebels, with a loss we. know not how heavy,
and the opening of tho river. Wc had do
molished tho fort. and got tho guns on
board By l o'clock p. NJ. but, Unfortunate
~, tho "Conestoea" got aground, aud all
our efforts to got her off have, thus far,
proved unavniling. We are a5undantly
able to protect her, and she will ultimately
be got off, but tho delay is extremely vexa.
'ioua. Tho river is falling, and wo can re-
main up but a limited time, and wo wished
to uso this iimo in picking up a littlo etray
cotton, thus combining business with pleas.
uro.
This Ouichitaw country is the finest por-
ton of tho South havo yet socn. Tho eli.
mato is delightful, and tho soil yields its
riches in nover-endisg rroductiyencss. AS
We SEQ it now, it is in tho first blush of
spring. Flowers of many. varied hues beau
tity tho turf of richest green tho peach
and plum are in full bloom, and forest trees
are Frightening iuto ~vorturo hourly. /
moan to see thisc country at some time, when
wO do not, us now, como with fro and sword
to dcsolato it. Except that it is malsrious,
(and all tho South is SOY | do not believe
thoro is Il finer country in tho world.
IL. M. MIXER.
Our Columbus Correspondence.