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-i VOLUME 5. NEWBEUN. N. C, SATUItDiY, SEPTEMBER 6, 18G2. tit'MBKft 5. ' I pnblUhed Daily and Weekly " Crm th Projrm Jfaildingt, Craven Street, 1 r .' ' ' ' "' . : ! Dailt Pkookmi. mrr...... ........ .$$ 00 - yniuotn t ' " 3 invoths. '-"' ' month vVlxKLV PatfuKis, one yew m frnumtbs... .... .... i 00 I 5 so a ?o i ov W tatsS.yglwM to t t It tins. ABTBurmiKa bate. the flli.g rates win be oharged for atladver ll.m,i' inserted lalba "Dolly grew1' after tlrie 4ii - "ft . o Twain Ll U LH ' On. Jay &t Two weeke $1 80 TVTtiw day WT'Twdirentln 1 50 Fair days 175 Tfire mootlie w 3" Kiva days.... 9 00 Six nwath M 0iiwek 9 90 Uneyear 30 00 Twelve liuet or leu will he In ell rwti connted at square wi odditlonal oquares will be charged the flame, i Kates h tb& weekly. On autre, one lasertioa, $1.00, and 'J3 cents for very aub utsqneu( insert neut Inaertinn. Ho attention wilt be ttentlo win be di aid to advertisements soot by letur, tmleas a remittance in muauy accompany tbea, JOB PBINTINH, Of every description, neatly aud promptly exe fated et this office. A Wound nl the Ilund of Friends. It was with no Httlo regret that we rend in a late paper an order from the VTar Department compelling the resig nation of officer, who, by reason of wpuuda reeoived in their country's cause, were obliged to be absont iroin their Regiments for a longo period than sixty days. We are informed by tlve boat medical authority that there are very few wounds, which do not t.er-'odtato a physical inability for ac tive ecrvico for at least that time. A rigid enforcement of this order will practically cause the retirement of three-fourths of the officers wounded in this war. A wound is, among brave turn, considered a mark of bravery, a token of honor. To have fought and bled for one'e country's cause, has, Rmot)g all nations, and in all ages, een held to be one of the highest lion- ,or4i which a citijwn could aspire. No rank or money could purchase from t le vuUr n those sc ire, which are his letters patent to the title of a brave and honorable men. Shall the sol diers of this Republic be compelled to feel that with them the tradition of antiquity is changed f Must the offi cer, who, without a thought for his own safety, leads forward his men un- . der the leaden hail, believe that, with the ball of the enemy, he rer eives hu licharge from the service which he loves I Which will he think the great er wound of the two I But laying aside tho privato feelings of the individual officer, and putting tho mattet entirely on the ground nf the Government's self-interest, it is a poor p licy that dictates BUch a rule First, it diminishes that incitement to bravery witlijwhich it is the interest of the Republic that every officer should be inspired. The braver the officer, the braver the men, and the more successful tho army. Secondly, it will deprive the Government of the services of many a brave and experi enced man, who, through a wound re ce vr 1 in that service, may never serve it again. Can the Government afford such a loss ? Bullets make ex perience. He who has fought well once, will fight better again. The oftener au officer hears the whistle of bullets, the cooler he grows under them, and the better able to command his men. Yon canroffill this man'B place by a tyro. Should any oue of the great Major Generals who lead onr armies be wounded, and unable to serve within sixty days, would he, too. be compelled to retire ? Though in a less degree, the loss is similar in the case of every officer so dismissed. His former bravery and experience will avail him and the country nothing, and wo must lose him We believe the order to have been dictated by a laudable desire to till up the ranks of many of our shattered regiments. But far better would it be to permit a certain increase of officers in such regimouts, far more just to thb wounded officer, far more for the good of the sorvicc. The pay of the officer during his recovery, can be railing compared to what his services. when ho has recovered, will avail the country ; aud our brave wounded offi cers at home will be spared the pain auu mortilicution, which wo know this order is causing them. I BVKNSIDet. ' What, Gen." Burnsidel No. The steamer Buroside! No. The town of Burnside., And where is that ! In central Illiuois. It will be remembered that the hero of Roanoke and Newborn was the Treasurer of the Illinois Cen tral Railway, before he was called into the field to suppress this rebellion. In recognition of his distinguished servi ces, that corporation has just named one of the most flourishing settlements on its line after him. ' And what worthier name could hitve beeniriven it! An appi opriate way, moreover, is this, of perpetuating the fame of our former gallant commander. But, pleasing as such a compliment may he to him, wo are confident that it is far less so than is the assurance, conveyed in so many ways,- -that his name is cherished in the hearts, and amongst the proudest memories of all who have served under him. God bless tho gallant Burnside in his new field of labor, and make him even more glori ously successful than here t lMllorliil Melange. The several bunds connected with the different regiments in this Depart ment, were musteivd out of the service, on Saturday last, by orders from the War Department. The bands have furnished much pleasure to our soldiers, and tho citizens, since their connection with tho army, and especially Binc'o the occupation of Newborn. Most of them left for home, cn tho Haze, which sailed for New York on Monday. We regret the loss of their beautiful music, acquiesce in the wisdom of our supe pcriors,who have deemed thedischargo of the bands, a necessary and econo mical act. Officers wishing to purchase Crape, can find an extensive assortment ofthe artielo, at 'ho Ctor of Boll, Fai isit Co., Middle street. A Union Meeting was held at Beau tort, last Saturday. There was quite a large attendance of the itilia'ji'...i.to of tho "Banks" and tho adjacent coun try. Ten men enlisted in tho North Carolina Regiment of Union Volun teers. Ihus tho work goes bravely on. We shall soon have a regiment of loyal men in North Carolina, ready, soon to battle for God and their native '.and. Corduroy ronds I Reader, did you ever travel over a corduroy road ? A road consisting of cut wood, laid cross wise across your route ? Did you not elish the jolting, and tossing up and down which it gave you t We recom mend a carringo nde over such n road to all afllicted with a dyspeptic turn. What an excellent appetite Btich a course of treatment blesses man with. With what rapidity will the good, sub stantial cheer of the farmhouse disap pear before an individual who has just come in from a corduroy jaunt If you doubt it, try it yourself, and see if corduroy is not an institution. We opine that it is. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald confirms some re cent statements as to General Beau re gard's enforced retirement from active service, as follows : "News received from the Southwest state that the ru mor about Goneral Beauregard resum ing his command is entirely without foundation. All the secessionists m the vicinity, ns well as tho prisoners made by our troops, agree in saying that Beauregard's career as a general is ended, aud that the soldiers have lost confidence in his military talents. They accuse him of having lost, by want of abil ity, the advantages of his position at Manassas and at Pittsburg Landing, .and of having let fly an ene my which it was very easy for him to annihilate. His retreat from Corinth is also looked upon ns a movement which has completely demoralized the great army of the West, one of the first in the confederacy, and hastened tho time of its dissolution. That army is now gone, and its fragments can be found nowhere. Gen. Beauregard is said to be now at Eulala Spring, spend ing his time m pondering over the in consistency of public opinion, and re gretting, perhaps, inwardly, having raiiiCJ a guilty Laml against tho cotia try, to which ho owes his lifo aud po sition. A sad affair occurred at Ilatteras, last Thursday. Two negroes were en gaged in au altercation, which led to blows, when one of them drew a knife, and inflicted a blow npon the person of his antagonist, killing him instantly. The murderer was seized and brought to this city, by the Jersey Blae, for punishment. ' 'in A scouting r -d- UfXiCV A. fcyon;lst N.C Volsi,' left Washington, N. 0., on Wednes day last, and near Indian Island, cap tured eleven prisoners. On Sunday morning, three federal cavalry scouts, were taken prisoners by the rebels, neur Washington, N. C. Major General Butler has been very successful in enrolling the Union men of New Orleans in tho ranks of the Federal army. The 1st Louisiana Reg iment, comprising 1500 men, are now officered, and have been mustered in for duty. In connection with this matter, wo would say that a regi ment of loyal Alabamians, and anoth er of Aikansnns have been raised, and and another is in process of formation in Mississippi. We are glad to hear that Gen. Banks is gradually recovering from his inju ries, and will soon bo in the field. We ueed him there. If any one doubted his military ability, his conduct in the Shenandoah valley has stamped him as oue of the most occomplishcd mili tary leaders in the Union army. His former enemies now admit his superioi abilities and worth. V- c The Curlew leaves to-morrow morn ing for Washington, N. C.,at 7 o'clock. Ocean Wave for Roanoke Island, Monday morning, at 7 o'clock. Tho Haze for New York, at 5 o'clock Monday morning. Mail closes to-morrow (Sunday) nizht. at 7 o'clock. The Newlmrypnrt, Mass., Iltsrald says the supply of shoes is small, and the prices tend upward ; tho manufac turers are busy to till orders and pre pare for the fall trade, while the work men are cailoa iroin tneir uencnes to the field of war in thousand. The consequence is that wages are nearly double what they were last year at this time. The inner bark of the "sweet gum tree," which grows in profusion in the Southern States, steeped und drank, is said to be u suro cure lor dysentory, aud all siinilor diseases. If this bo so, our soldiers will do well to remember it. The New Orleans DdUi says that Breckinridge's shoddy followers be gan their retreat from Baton Rouge, at ten o'clock, and at twelve they were ten miics away from the sceueof thei inglorious repulse, and pertinently adds,'hat Mr. Breckinridge always ran well before the people The rebels make great boasts of tho piety of Jackbon and JeiT. DaVis They must be, as Aunt Judy Stinch- field used to say, "infernal pious I" Woixetter Transcript On the morning of tho 4th inst., whilo the U. S. gunboat Huron, Cap! Downes, was lying in Mafllt's chan nel, off Charleston, S. C, and near Rattlesnake shoal, a schooner was de tected stealing out to sea ; she was allowed to pass, and when outside the Huron, the latter slipped her cable and gave chase, coming up with the schooner in about three-quarters of an hour. She was boarded and taken possession of, and proved to be the schooner "Amiila," of Charleston, for Nassau, laden with turpentine ; of this she had 305 barrels, of about 40 gallons each. She is said to be u fine vessel, and has been sent North to be disposed of. The Printer states that the Aldcn type-setting machine is so simplified aud quickened in its operation, that skilful compositor can distribute, com pose.and itistify the nstoniBhingamount - of iorly thou, a id ems a d;i ' : From New-Orleans Fortress Monbob. Saturday, Aug. 28, 16C2. ' lie steamship Cambria, from New-Orleans Oie 16th, put into Fortress Monroe lor cnul this alternonn. The brings the mails, and is bound for Philadelphia. A strong petition from the cili.ens of New Orleans to the United Statefl Government ia beiwg raised in favor of Gen. Butler remaining ill Command in that city. Theaerfsis not generally important. The health of New Orleans, according to the report of the Secretary of the Board of Health, was unprecedented! J good for this time of year, particularly with to many unacclimaled per- tfier Thr total deaths for the week f j'r-tj lh 16th inathad been but 110 igniuat oT6t. Wo find the fallowing paragraph M' Tke Sattonal Jdtvcate of the 18th. j-.:, " An intelligent young gentleman who left Baton Rouge on Sunday evening, informs us that the Confederate army was stationed tun miles distant iiom that place, hourly expecting large re-inforcements. On becoming rc-inlorced it was their intention to renew the attack on Biiion Rouge. The United Slates forces had called in all their pickets, and notified all non combatants to leave, with such moveable property is they choose to take with them, an the gunboats would shell the city the moment the Confederates renewed the conflict. iBipartnal Order. HeADQCARTKKS DlTAKTSIKXT OP TUB Ol IT, I Nsw Oki.sans, Aug. 11, 18s2. j Special Okdkk No. 251. All thu property of John Slidell, an officer of the Rebel Govern ment, is hereby confiscated. By order of Major General BUTLER. R. S. David, Captain and A. A. G. ' brilrarlloB mt DuiUrtlle. From the Delta, 18(A The Rebels having, in front of DonaMsvillo, fired on a Government transport laet Thursday, Admiral Farragnt, on Friday, ordered a por tion of hia fleet to destroy the town. There is nothing h ft of the place now hut a few Mtick. The town is about fifty miles fpjin New Orleans, and was Che contemplated capital of Louisiana. Thuro (a nothing left of it now but rums and rubbish. We understand that all the towns on the nanki of the Mississippi River have been noli Ued that, jutl as sure as guerillas are permitted to lire on the transports passing up or down, they wiil be shelled and destroyed. Drags Arm. Correspondence of the N. Drlln. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 2, IHD'J. The trmy ol Gen. Brairg, which numbers about 20,110(1, is now at Chattanooga, at which Point there are at least 8A,000 men, under Price and Bragg. The object of the gathering then ia two fold to sururise. surround and capture "Buell, and "ptroot" on to Tennessee nd Kentucky, lliese men are in a mai wre'ehed condition. They are destitute nf lot Inn , lliey are not lint t teu, there is not a pound of lea to be hud for gold, and enffee is $2 50 per pound. The troops subsist chiefly on Corn bread end mnlnsses. Half the men would desert to day if they bought thev could get away in safety : but Hi ate kveps a closer wnlch on them limn he di us on Ihe eneuiv. He is a course and vul gar lymnt, ai d I should not be surprised to hear ui y lime of his liaving been shot hy his iwn men. lie diinks tn excess, as uo all Uhmc fticirs. He quarrels with those around him. lleHiirccuril, ho is the most popular Nan in tlie army, bus resigned iti Consequence of a quarrel with Hrngjr. Ihere are seveial union prisoners in tnts place. They are confixed in an iron cage, like wild beasts. They do not gel half enough to ent, and are treated w ith all aorta ol indignity. A member of the 53d Ohio Kegitnetit, who was some time ago taken out of Iherago anil put into h - hospital as a nurse, yesterday told he doctor in charge that he prelerreil to go back lo prlB.m to being a hospital hand. 1 hey urged him lo remain n the hospital. "No, sunt h", "I'll be d d, if I'll attend these prop'e." I be Hi bcls rave no medical stores, indeed, hev are desti'tilc of almost everything which it i necd:ul tor an army to have, The Conscript law m the most unpopular measure yet passed. Planters who have been drafted have offered as high as f 1,200 for sub stitutes. One man offered ten uegroes to a . S harged UO da) s man. What I say or Ktagg g and I'nce s army is quail true of the forces in Virginia and hrnughout the Southern Confederacy. I have seen sninc numbers of The Delta. It is doing good. It encourages the people. Keep on steadily, and punch tne sccesbionists vigorously. It tho planlcm could have protection, I inink they would take Rides against Secession. They are very tired of it. Their iiegroes aro hall naked and half starved, and the Inhuman coundrels who cause' the war here, will not allow them to sell sugar and cotton so as to be able to buy toed. GOVr.imOH HOOKS S BODV RCAltD, ftrm Tlie 'K. O. Dtlta, Aiit.Vi. Gov. Thomas O Moore, the chief magistrate of the State af Louisiana, rhade his appearance tn ihibodiiux last week an business. Ihe moment the fact became known, the people turned nut to mob and murder him. Many peo le. were aimed. He begged for mercy ; and still but for four women, who gurrotii d a him, Us Would have, been shot. Ihe people detest him on account of his cotton burnii g and sugar dtstioying order. AKIlS Tl) RK IlK.UVF.nr.n l'P. TheMtaot the 12th says: "The gentle men of New-Orleans are called upon lo deliver up forthwith all the ore arms in their posses sion. Hits is timely, we trust mat pains will be taken to do this work thoroughly. Let every gun, musket, pistol and knife be taken. 1 his should hate been done a month ago. Robert A. Dobbin, senior proprio tor of tho Baltimore American, died on the 15th, after a protracted illnesi, in tho 55th year of his age. . . . Cxrhanfi af Prfsanrre, Indianapolis, Aug. 24, 1832. About 3,000 Hebe! prisoners left t'uuip Mor ton yesterday aud to-day for Cairn, to bo ex changed. Between 400 and 000 Tennessccans look Ihe oath nf allegiance. These men were released and scut home. Hailing of ihe Ironsides, l'liit.AKEi.tni a, Aug. 24, 16(12. The iron clad Ingatu Ironsides went to sea on Ilstufday woit.iiij. Any one familiar with those twb well known works of the imagination, Bryant's " Lines to (.Water Fowl," and the course of criticism of tho New York Evening J'ott upon the war, our Generals, and the future pftcy of th country, will appreciate the following parody from that right-minded castigatob of folly, " Vanity Fair." , LINES TO A WUlT-1-FO., I. Whither, wh en mails full due, And 'vouy" tuust be niiwla without delay, . Fur hrirli thy pro-y deptln dost thuu.iiunue lay niiuuny prey I Might mark thy daatnrd flight of aplte and Wrong, As, liiukly lamina nith the chumou iio. - Tny "Nigger'' Bow along I ill, Scek'st thnn to splash thy ink For Heady uioksa by buulliom riven wl Wliil.t Mm, likn lorkiDe; b.llowi, ri aai wide, ' nuk la outue lor our m I The party power whose enre leaenes uiy way a wrong ana rntblesi Host Willi dirt; and iutnlei abla air la wandering and lost. All day thy flings have fanned Tiie l'eud inal shames our Northern almoiphere, Yetatimpud nut to sualnin our stricken lajd, Now tne dulk sight la here I Ah I anon thy tuil should end ; S.MHI aiinuld at ihvu find a ti nilor'a home, and rest In lull aiming thy fellows; rods aliuutd beud Sjou o'er thy dutard enst. Art done 1 There la no leaven Cnn aiiuctilr thy spawn i yet on my henit Dei ply liuth sunk the le-smi thou huat given, Aud almll nut tuuu depui U When oner mom onc to eons Ij iuil tinouyh butiuilluaa Time hy solemn plight tn the h.iig way th .t t uu must tread alone, Turn then, and seek the liightl OOclnl Rrpart of Ihe Bntllc ( Ralea licugr. The following official reporti. from the Colonel commanding the Second Brigade of the Army ot the Uulf, and hii luboidinata ofiK-era. so admir ably tell the whole story of Ihe battle of llslon K'jug", that I send them on, without further com iue.nl : COLONEL CAHILL'3 REPOET. Baton Roiob, August 9, 1302 To Capl. R. J. I)tu, A. A. Gturai, Dtfartment ttf UuOtf. .... c- Sir : Deing called to the command of the Circes t lUioii Kuuge, un the occasion of the Nctiou of August 6, by the unliiitunats death ot General Williams, it beeoinus my duty to report ihe circumstances of thu glorious victory. Hu mors of the enemy ill heavy force had prevailed toi some onys. Oil the alteiuoon of August 4, Ueuersl illiaons called the attention of the commandants of regimctiui and batteries to the probability of an attnek at mi enrly hour in the iiiorninir. The Fourteenth Maine, Col. A. Nick emon ; the Twenty tirst Indians, under Lieut. ijiimt (jol.'cinrk, and Buveiith Vermont, Col t'ul. Keith; the Sixth Michigan, uuder Acting Koberts, wuro encamped, the Hrst with its right reating ou the iiiteraectioa o: Hid Ureeiiwell Spiinga road, uud fronting on a road ruuniug to Hie iuteiwtMuu ot the llsyuu tiara and Clinton roads. Thcaii encampments wero'iu hi-avy Inn bcr. Tho Tffcuiy tirsl Indiana were cucainred mi about the snino line front, and on the right o' he Oreenwell springs road. On neaily the same inn front, but slill further lo the right, at the in ti'iaection ot Ihe Clay Cut aud I'erkun roads, ere the onto Ai.clugau lue seventh Ver iiiuui were tome distance lo tne rear, ana oe tween the Sixth Michigan ulel Twenty lirnl III- li iiii, with lliu run p lionling the city. Lver- bit's battery, under Lieutenant Cm null, was in bivuiinc, ou llu right of the Twenty first Indiana .Slill further lo the right were the guns in charge it Hie iilsl Indiana, un tne extreme right, lur gnus ot Aims uniiery, unuur licui. , were orougui in position esny mine action on the right The :i0th MussscliuseUi, nudor tkil Dudiey, were brought up from iheir quarter) in i lie Capitol ou the uigltt of Ihe full, and took position on Ihe left of the Gth Michigan. On the extreme left, in advance nf the left bank of the Bnyou Gnp, with mi nbliqne front toward the lute, scciinu ot I no i eyuii bars and Uliuton roads, with two pieces of Msnning's Mattery, werj the Uih Connecticut aud 4th W iscouiiu. The remaining guns uf Mnniiiug'i Battery were in position on Ibe light bank uf the bed of Bay ou Unp. Thii was the real line of defense loi the lull flank, covering the north and east of the araeiial grounds. Gun. Williams, in his instruc tious to myself aud Lieut Cel Dean, cununaud iug 4th Wisconsin Volunteers, was very clear and positive in his orders lo hold this position at all hazards, as ha anticipated tl e enemy would advance f under cover uf the lire from the ram Arkansas, with the gunboats from Ihe Ked Kiv ei.) through Ihe open grounds if thu Hawmill and Doiigheity's plantation, aud take possession ut the Manas ground. 1 he above mentioned advance eu the left bauk of Ihe Uayuu was only ordered by Oen. VVillian t, after a leugthly coo sideration, ou Ilia ov ing of the 4th iust., with thu intention of checking an advance ou tb ame position by the llayou Ssiaaud Clinton mads ; and for that reason wo only brought for ward th light howitzers of Manning's Hat lory to the sdvnnee positions, leaving thu iieavy guus uu the original line. At early daylight on the morning of August lte eneinv threw Ins whole lurce on the cninn of the I4ih Maine Slat Indians and Bill Michi gau, with the batteries attached to each reel mt'iit. i hese troops aloud their ground nobly. meeting the tremenduut force thrown upon Hu m with uiiiliiichiug bravery. Ou looking over the haitle grouua since the engagement. 1 cannot conceive how it was possihlu fi.r so many man to have Decu engaged in so small a space ot ground The attack wns almost simnliai eons ; but the hist tiro in line from ti.e enemy's right was di reeled ou the Uth Maine, and was iuatsntly an swered by that regiment by a solid line volley which must Imvu done terriule execution. The cuuiunuies of the 21st Indiana, which were in advance as pickets, hud fallen back iu order. The whole regiment advanced l( word thu Mngnuliu lemeiery ai.d east ot it. At this tinio Minor Hayes was seriously wounded, and was lakeu from the Held. The regiment worked, advancing and retiring, ami changing (ro;.t the enemy showed himself through the smoke. Al nearly Ihesclvse of the action Lieut. -Col. Iviiiih, com manding regimont hud to lenvo the Held badly wouuded, leaving the regiment without a lijld officer, in command of Cnpisiu Oriuishy. It was in this stage uf thu battle that Gen. Williams fell mortally wounded. He had just said to the men of tho Hist, '-Uoys, your fi.dd officers me all gone I will lead you" The men answered with three cheers for the General. Tho sounds ha I se.uuely died away wlieu he f II. The G-mi- -ral i:-I rritnj!y iss'tvd au ord- fr ih line l,. fiJ'. .... , r to fall back, and the artillery having doue so, the regiaionta retired in good order lo the posi tion now eccupied. For detail) of movement and eotiduct nf the regimont and batteries, I would refer you to the accompanying report. I ' will not trespass ou the patience ot the command ing General further than lu say what the officer commanding rrgimentsaod corps cnn not say for themselves that mure limlaui led b svery, cool niss, and (kill In the handling of their com ' uisuda ha not been displayed ou i ay bait1 field than on that of Uston itouge, and lb it, too, by ufliuer wbu uevor before handled troop in Gght From tho 21st Indiana and dill Michigan, myself, in common with otheri, expected a great ' deal, and were not disappointed i but wbeu I i look back a few (hurt mouths, and bring to my miud the arrival, of the 14th Maine at Ship Island and to-day consider the work don by that regl-. meiit in the action, th smoothness sml .1.11. ' . Das.ol4taausirtss so,4iataitltiBniii aawt- i der fire Iroui the veterans of th Confederal sar- r vie, I can only say that, for his efforts in build- iug up his regiment, the moat serious task ot a , commander, and his conduct in the fluid. Col. Nickerson of ihe 14th Maiuedcserveathe highest ' praise. To the impetuous Lieut CjI. Keith ef , ihe 21st Indians no words uf miuecau do justice. He was everywhere, iu every place, working his : men through tents, trees, and underbrush like , veteran, and when serioualy wounded and taken ! from ihe Held he would not give up, but moved ' around among his officers aud men, counselling aud assisting ia everything, to the injury and ' irinuiioii oi uis woimus. wu. uuDi-rt ol lhetn Vermont fell mortally wounded, and ha sii.es ' died, lie was a gentleman of a geuerout nature and cf cultivated mind. Col. Nickeison, of the 14th Maine, had hi ' hmse (hot from under him by a discharge of grape. He sprang from under his dying steed, and, waving his sword, called upon hi men for ' one ninru charge. The men sprang forward with . three roaiing cheers, and drove back the ad- ' vaucing too. At this time,' the gallant Captain . Krencb, of Co. K, I4'h i.aiue, received bis terri ble wound The charge was made In prese.ica ' of Gen. Wi.liams, who complimented the men i very Highly, uapi. I'rcneu was placed on board , Ihe unfortunate steamer Whiieman. and waa lost -when she went down. Ilia name deserves spec- ' ial mention. The conduct of the officer and men of thu (cveral batteries, was everv;hinnr that could be looked fur by tiie Commanding General I tie various uaitciles were very much reduded by sickness and deaths, and, even with Ibe as- ; aistance of details from the iufautry, were work- . ed shurt handed. Lieut. Mall, in command cf ' id piece of Nims battery, wishes special men- , Hon made oi the successful rally by men of the tilst Indisua aud three meu of the 9th Connect!- cut, who, w th the assistance ot private Tyler, who left his siek bud, and acted as sergeant, " gunner, &c, and private tehieid and Clogston, ; osulso Sergeant Cheever, w ho left the hospital sick, to do his duty, rallied and brought off the ' gun, when every man and horso was shot down, . aud the piece iu tho hands of the euemy. Th nsuies of the privates of infantry engaged in this ' gallagt exploit will be forwaided as soolt at as certained. The 9th Conn, and 4th Wisconsin. were biuught np from their position early iu tha . action, and were placed, by Uen. Williams' or der, in line serous the grounds of tfa Orphan Asylum, Immediately in ror of the eamps of the stlst Indianna and 4th Maine. . Ti regimtnta'. . moved with alacuty and ooeyed all order promptly. Cspt. niia w riawyer. ot company M, utli ' regiment Conn. Volunteers, deserve meBtioa . for his bold recouuuUsance on the morning of the 6th. Going out on the Bnyou Sara road three miles, aud finding no trace of the presence of the uiiemy, he look a cattle-path through the ' woods, coming out ou the Cnaton road Deyond the original line of our pickets. Ue scoured the country lolieid's plautai ion, in scouting arounj which, Iio luuud one ot Ihe enemy cessions, near by another, aud in a short lime he discov ered a,l four. Crossing over to liernard's plan- tatiun, he found another, and a damaged ainlu Isnce. Rctaruing to head quarters, he proceed ed, by order of Col. Paine, commanding a de. ; Iscl.iueni of meu aud boises from Manning bat tiry, and a platoon uf his own company, and i biought tlicin in. lu couclusiuul would beg leave to call the attention of the Gen Command iug lo the aervicea of Lieut. Henry H. Elliot, Uth ' N. V. Volunteers. Lieut and Acting Assitta.it A' jutaut on Gen Williams' staff. To his cool nvss and intrepidity iu action every officer in . the a tion can bear witness, as alsu to the still mure tryiug duties of the detail of his official business. 1 am under deep obligations to him lur Ills ehe rful and sesluuj services for.the time 1 remsiued iu command. I unclose copies of correspondence between myself aud Lieut. El liott. Col. McMillan; of the 31st Indiana, hat 1 b en unwell for some time. His counsel and ad vice have been freely ottered on every occasiuu. All of which it respectfully submitted. THOMAS W. CAII1LL, . Col. Cominr.udin at Baton Uooge, ' All t pi aila mm Fart Darling. From the Richmond Enquirer, August 13. That barricadu may yet prove ineffectual, ' " and tho futo of Richmond may depend upon ' ' the pluck and determination with which our butteries, which protect it, are held under the ' 1 ussault of the uiorlar fleet It is given out that the delenCcs at the bluff are impregnable, and the people are lulled into apathy bv this assurance ot the scientific strength uf the land batteries. It will bo remembered that similar assurances were given out in regard to the) f, works wuicii proucted litjaulort, in South Carolina ; which lined tho Mississippi river lur nuli'H Detow -cw uricaiis' and which se- cured Norfolk from the possibility of Success- lul assault. lot it win be remembered that Port Royal was taken without the disabling of '' a single gun of the enemy ; that Nosy Orleans Ml by inu.iny in Hurt dackson, auaTwilhout m single shot iroin the army placed in the vicin- j ny for lis d-lciicc ; uud that Norlolk was ''eva cuated' in a sudden stumped?, no enemy pur- miii g, the enemy himscll be'ng amazed at the , precipi.aacy of our retreat from a position they : lieinsjlves declared to navo been impregna- ' ble. i i With a 1 this experience before us, it would i bo weak in thu extreme to tiust to ofllcial as surumcs nf thu impregnability of defensive works, though lliey be as strong as Gibraltar. , Reasonable precautions having been taken, and proper works constructed for defence.aftur that, , all depends upon the men placed within them to resist assault. If we put such men ia ; charge of such works as abandoned Ne v Or leans without a shot, or blew up tho Mciriinao fur from sight or heaving of the foe, and she-: datlillcd fiuiu Norlolk with breathless prec pl iancy, we must not expect the strongest and , most itiipivgnublu works to s'and again!-! gun boats, inonar Heels, or even more harmless as sailauls. It becomes the government to Sue . that iifiicers and men are plucvd in charge ol' , thu works itt unity s lilull ol pluck, persis tency and ui'conqiicrablu determination. . ; Stiiickfn ritoM tub Pot.. First Lett'. Clysaes Westbrook, 3d Itegiinent Ohio Vi u t--tiers, having, wliiU n command of a picket, -allowed th oj of his own nun to posi bey up d I he lines, wheie llier wero ambuscaded, and o;ie rejioi'led to be k lei his name) is, by di-ig-'iim of the 1'i tsi .tn . slt icketi from tho ro U of ibe mtv?.
Newbern Weekly Progress (New Bern, N.C.)
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Sept. 6, 1862, edition 1
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