The New York herald., 1864-09-09

the rebels was found On this log Colonel " !. lnn
drum, OF tho Nineteenth Kentucky, commanding bri.
gado, with about i've hundred dtsmouued men,
and attacked the enemy mis- flank win great galan4ry
and spirit Simultaneous with this attack General Leo
opened on the enemy's front with artillery ana mus
kerry.
THE Rebels RETREAT BEFORE A VIGOROUS ATTACK.
The attack vigorous aud effective thlt the
rebels immediately abandoned their position aud 70
treated In great haste
IL here that Captain Mccomas (acting engineer cn
General Loe's ssaif) wounded while enieavorng to
hnd suitable point tor crossing the stream HIS WOUND
s very severe one, ball having passed through his
thigh. Captain McComas young officer OF intelligence,
energy bravery and Il IL 10 hopod that he VIII not
be permanently disabled for duty
our artillery was crossed et point about three miles
below where tho bridge stood and ton niles from tln-
ton, Mt nine O'Clock A, M.
LEH ORDERS rHg EHEMY TO We pRIvEHctNrnS OCCUPIED.
General Lee then selected about four hundred well
known hghting from the Sixth Missouri Fourth
Wisconsin and One Bundred and Eighteenth illnoa,
charge aud drive the enemy in Whatever force
he might appear. Gnriousy did those nobo
dozen ambuscades but nercey did our raders dnsh
upon them that but little advantage was gained thereby,
and they were driven In hand 10 hand light INTO ana bo
yond the town Of Clinton, tue bright geamus OF our
sabres 10 the sunlight, MS they descended upon the
heads OF the oeng rebels, filling its noncomhaent c,t
zons with asonishnent aud alarm The arsocratc city
OF clinton had before been deRecrnted ~ the pro
scace OF Yankee hrelinas except il Grieraon rad
In Of lheso charges captain Guy Pierce. ~ tho
Fourth Wisconsin cavalry detailed General Lees staff
was severely wounded IN tho wrist and hand
ENTERS RECEIVES COMPLEMENTARY LETrER
General Ice entered Clinton about when the fol
lowing very laitering communication was handed 70 h'm
by Indy With whom IL had been lett by tho ehyaric
author
SCOTS LETTER TO Ike
CAllroR. La, August Is t5ft
Brgstier General A. H. LEE Commanding cavalry Force,
ID apartment Of the Cult -
IA the seat Of native parish hllei wth
non-cnmhatants The evidence OF true beedin wch YOU
possess that highest characteristic OF true and valiant
soidernamey, generosity and maruanhnity 20 the htIp
less. leave the town that they te spared e cirDio
eiusion o innocent blood with promise TO meet Nol NJ
little distance in fair combat IN the name Of my fair conn
rywOen and their aged paienta beg the town
from useless outrage and pllage. hardly deem neces
10 make this request 81 have Already had sui
cent evidence Of kindness of heart oltsdc of the
fierce line OF battle Believe me, General With most dis
hngnished consideration, your obedieat % seTyant
Commanding Confederate Forces District OF East Lous
ana and Southwest Mississippi.
ARRIVAL or GENERAL HEBRON RriSFoRcENrvIs.
MAJOR General Heron, who had Chief command of tho
expedition arrived IN from Port Hudson about two
O'Clock p NJ at the head OF body Of Infantry aud ca
valry.
YAKrs FIVE rR oNrR7 NC1 rnITG CHAPLAIN.
At daylight on the morning OF the 2fth detachment
OF cavalry Cuder Major Craig, u the Fourth Wisconsin,
noyed out III eearch OF the enemy. After mach OF
fully fifteen mile he upon their camping ground u
tho night previous and learned thnt they had retreated
prccpitaey IN the direction oi Liberty Citizens along
the reported that the rebel force utterly denor
allied, and that soldiers scattering In every drec-
tion to their homes
The object Of the expedition having been pshed
evacuated Clinton and returned, part Of our troops
to Port Hudson and part TO Baton Rouge.