Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-06-02
THE CAPTURE OF BATON Ro ;;es

For the amusement Of our Baton r.
readers, many of whom were Of n.ta.
wars at the time, We give thsfsllevi,.
account Of the capture Of that civ. !.
New Orleans correspondent Of Is i.
ton Traoe1sr. Those who staid Il.
know how much truth there i 1, .
while those who were outside, k,s,h
much truth there is il the othe, -. ].
tons of the intelligent scotch,a.s
Leaving Gen. Butler to admi,;e,..u.
affairs Of the Union in this CITY. aa1 ~
sloop-of war Pensacola and guaboet
tabdn to exercise . wholesome in6..s.
over the rebellious portion Of. ~ ~
munity, Flag-odicer Farragut, iolloviss
up that success which be in~augur,tad. =
splendidly, has proceeded up De lfisss.r
sippi, with the determination Of fsanes.r
the defences above this city asdiot,11s.
Com. Foote. The impression. ssa,.1s.
among those best informed, that he .ss
meet with little opposition, ..ae-o4Ks
rebel defences above. this city eys -
constructed With 3 view Of oupoeis~
feet coming down, rather thss aGmS
ing up the river, and intelligeoss ssSSd,
received confirms men in this opinio.
The sloops of war Brooklyn, Unsids' a
1roquois. and the gunboats Scotia, WI.
mona and Kennebec left here On g. Ia
On the 7th, the Hartford (Aaesbipl. q.
Richmond, Kineo and Ratler ssiled. .od
this morning-the 8tb-the Aissiaeips; j..
and W~issahickou got under wsieh ~
steamed up. -.
The first news received here d u.
progress of the squadron was %. the.6A.-
when it was reported that The Bruekly,
was within ten miles of Baton Rouse.
still moving up. This mesning / Va a
board the gunbont Kstahdn, . of IL
g~uard-ships left here, where l mot q +.
telligent Scotcbman, who desested from
Camp Moore, whose stateuspu, il TN
can be relied on, snd I see no rsasdi Is
doubt them, ara of the most1Grstfyiur
character. This man slept 10 Il Ssrfi.
cations above Baton Rouee.iast ssndsy
night, and was in the city W.. u
Brooklyn and three gunboats pasesdtkae
at 9 o'clock Monday morning. .Hafisee
a glowing account Of the demonstrates
which occurred. At the approscA 9TH
ships the rebel Gags were hauled dova
and the stars and stripes" displaysd
from public and private buiidinxA 1he
greatest enthusiasm prevailed among tbe
inhabitants, who rushed down to tbs.riy.
and greeted them with cheers. and
waving Of hats and handkerchiefa Ons
of the leading men Of the town rods
down on horseback. and cried ont, " Hss.-
rah for Lineoln, bread and meqs!" -Ths-
are represented in the highest
state Of excitement, the Union sentimsDtr
overwhelming all sympathy With The r.
be!lion.
The deserter to whom l referred, jeft.
Camp Moore, which is shout seyentY.ains
miles above New Orleans, ii company:
with four men, and came down the river
in q skif. He reports that there hays
been about 5000 troops encamped thers,
two regiments left there on the 9sth
to join Beauregard, but proceeded
no further than Vicksburg, Miss, tie On.
ion army having obtained possessiee of
the railroads and cut of reinforosmear.
All that had arms to fight with, and their-
number is considerably Less thai, ~.
whole force, were to have lsA Comp
for Jackson, Miss. The Coqfsdse.
ste' troops were represented in : destitute
condition, two-thirds Of them bsipg bare.
The New Orleans papers con.
q while ago that news from III
seat of war came in slowly on account q
the manoeuvers Of several Union brig
AIDES, and deserters report that . strong
force of Unionists have succesded n Ct
ing in the e q Of Beauregasdas army.
The rebels had q forti6caton sehoat
distance above Baton Rouge, consisting
If . quadrangular breastwork, tho right
md left angles of which commanded H.
liver above and below. The fort mosnt
d g. guns, all of which, with tho excep-
ion of two 62-pounders, were light pieese.,
Iveraging from 6 to 12.poundeFs. -
anged mp the river. This wort 49,
vas considered the strongest On To lFt1o
between New Orleans and Memphis. ~
evacuated on the 30th ult., and the troqqps
lisbanded. This, the desertsr vonehe4d
or, BY saying that many Of tho dsolqs-
red soldiers had arrived In Camp More
,efore he left. and hundreds wore &6ok.