The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1862, Page 1

‘ WHOLE NO. 9472. — THE BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE. ARRIVAL OF TUE NORTH STA Additional Particulars of the Affair. BRILLIANT UNION VICTORY. The Rebel Army Under Breck. inridge P.outed. Two Thousand Five Hundred Yankees Plog Soven Thousand Rebels. The Way Brigadier Genera) Wiliams Was Killed. The Rebel Generals Lovell and Ruggles Reported Wounded, Whe Rebel General Charles Clarke Wounded and a Prisoner. HEROIC CONDUCT OF THE UNION TROOPS. The Destruction of the Ram Arkansaa by the Gunboat Essex. HOW IT. WAS ACCOMPLISHED, Officiai Report of Commander W. D. Porter, of the Essex. The REPORT OF OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS, bey Ren he. ‘The steamships North Star and Roanoke arrived at this -port yesterday morning from New Orleans, whence they oth sailed on the 10th instant. The news by these arri ‘vals is four days lator, and is highiy interesting. We ave roceivod full particulars of the battle of Baton Rouge from our spocial correspondents, which we publish Delow. Oar Baton Rouge Correspondence. Barer Rovar, Ls., Anguet 7, 1562, PARTICULARS: or ‘THE LATE RATT On the receipt of the imtelligence at New Orleans of the Dattle of Baton Rouge, om the Sth instaut, it was deter- mined between your regular correspondent at the frst wamed city and myself that I should proceed at ouce- to Baion Rouge, for the purpose of gleaning all the partien are of the fight, and, im the event of the reels renewing Mhe attack qe wend on by the Reanoks full detatis to the latest “moment. Accordingly, armed with the Beceseary pars, your special correspondent took @Peseage on tho Fteam transport Empire Parieh, Captain Thampeon, to whom he i indebted for MMONY conricrigs, ard arrived st Batoy Rovge between ght and nino Welock this nidroiig. Tt wab father a didicult matter to get the necessary iniurmation, in cun- Sequence of the hurry and bustle conseqnent on the get- Ling up of the necessary efficlal documents for transinis fion to headquarters at New Orleans, and the sending Mown the river of the accumulated sick and wounded; But, by dint of patient waiting and perseversnen, I ob tained from officers enguged tu the baitie the following Saberesting facis:—~ THE ENAMY RXCONNOITERED, General Withams received information as early as Menday, the 28th ult., that the rebels had started trom Camp Moore, for the purpowe of making an attack on Baten Rouge. On the receipt of this intolliyence he sent ‘ut a reconnoitering party to Baton’s ferry, on the An- Bito river, sixteen miles from this place. They returned» Peporting that they had not fallen in with the enemy, ‘with the excoption of a few pickets on the banks of the wtver. It seems, however, that the rebeis had received @nformation of the recounoiseance, and sont out a force to @ut off the expedition party on their return. Our men Got scout of this,and by the quickness of their move mente escaped falling into the handy of tbe enemy. AYPROACH OF IME ARES, About two o'clock on the afternoon of the dth informn. ‘Won was received from some negroes that the rebels were f@pproacbing in force from the Greenwell Springs road, ‘pon which the troops were got under arma, ready for ‘Qhe menaced atiack. At half-past three o'clock on the Gollowing morning the reveillc was benten, and, the iroops Raving formed, they were marched ovt w meet the eno my. About a mile out of town our iittie army was draw ‘Bp in live of battle, awaiting the oxjected attack. WOW Te BATT: COMMENCAD, ‘The engagement was brought on by one of the conps. ies of the Twenty-first Indiana, which was on picket Gaty about mile back of the camp, being driven fa by the rebels. As soon as the firing was heard Genoral Wi). ‘Mams sent the other companios of the Twenty-tirs: Indi @na to the support of the pickets. On reaching the scone @f action they found that the evemy was in two wren force to contend with successfully, upon which they fell “Dack to the front of their tents, followed vy the euemy, ‘Where they made a stand and engaged the entire brigwle @f General Clarke, consisting of wo Missiseippi regiments, end a third regiment, compored partially of men trom ‘Mississippi, the rest being from Arkavsus. The fighting at that place was vory severe. ‘The Indiana boys por- formed prodigies of valor, and kept the enemy in chet for a considerable time. Genera! Willinms, fladiny, how ‘ever, that they were too far advanced to receive support from the other regiments, ordered them to fal) bu x, ‘which was doue to the distance of from twe hundred w ‘two hundred and fifty yards. ‘THE STRUGGLE ON THE RiGIT AcD LEFT wince. Jost about this time the right wimg of the Union army ‘was engaged by Colonel Allen's brigude. This wing con wisted of the Sixth Michigan and Nims’ bavtery, Si multaneous with tuis movement our loft was attacked ‘Wy Ruggles’ brigade. Attached to the left wing was the Pourteenth Maine and Everett's battery. The fighting at @dis point wae excessively severe, and the roar of battle ‘was hoard all along the line Crom left ve right. This Aanted for about twenty minutes, during which timo the febels kept their troops marked under the cover of the ‘woods as much as possible, while the Union soldiers were @xpored to their fire in the open field. Considerable in @onvenience was experienced by our troops, Wo, ta con” ‘Sequence of their facing to tho enst, which eansed the Morning sun to shine in their fnces, rendering their opera. ‘Gions exceedingly diMoult. Sti! our brave troops finch @4 not, but manfully bore the rhook of overwhelming @umbers, in the face of every difficulty. The Thirtieth Mamachasette was now ordered to ad ‘Vanoe and support the Michigun troops; bit while they ‘Wore gotting into position t was found that their aid was mot necessary, a8 the Michigan boys had already repniset “heir opponents. The Ninth Connectiont aod the Fourth ‘Wirconsin, which wore bold in reserve, wore ordered @bdout the same time to advance in mnpport of the other regiments; but as they were going ov the field the enowy ‘Wetired. At one pertod of the fight the enemy got into he camp of the Twenty first Indiana and burned it, npon ‘which this regiment, from tho cover of the woods, pont. @4 8 most terrific volley into them, doing fearful exe ‘@on, and causing them to retire procipitately, They ot @ similar fate from the Twentioth Maine, into whore comp ‘@oy had forced an entranee, though they succeeded in ‘Burning this camp too. ALIANT MXPLOTT OF TAR ALXTA MiCHIGAN, ‘While the fight was raging three companies of tho Sixth ‘Michigan Volanteera were in pert! of being out oF by the Fourth apd Taicteth Loyusiana rexypente, commandey by 0 regiments suddenly emerged from the woods and march” ed towards the three companies, with the view of turn- ing their right flank. They bad succeeded ip capturing two guns belonging te Nims’ battery, and a well known rebel officer, named Henderson, was seen w wave # flag im triumph over the guns. Some say it was a black flag; ‘ut doubts have been expressed in regard to the correct” ness of the statement, The two guns were brought to Dear on the gallant Mchigan boys; but they were too nimbie for the rebels. Lying flat on the ground, the re bei balls dew over them, upon which they start- @d to their feet and poured so well direct- ed a volley into the enemy's rauks a completely astonish him. ‘This was baudsomely seconded oy the remaining guns of Nis’ battery, which, making a detour along the road, se severely galled the Louisiana regiments by a well timed cross tire that when ‘the two companies of the Michigun Sixth came to the Dayonet charge the rebels were driven back te the cover of the woods, leaving the two guns they bad eaptured behind them, Nims’ bettery thus got thelr own again, The rebel Colonel Allon was mortally wounded in the en- counter, and General Williams, the brave Union com munder, was killed by # rifle bullet, which plerced bis breast. Captain Cordon, of Company ¥, Sixth Michigan, took the flag of one of the Louisiana regmnents. A black flag wag also capt ured—probably ube identical one that Lue rebei offiver, Henderson, £0 deilautly waved over the trophies he was go scon to lose, INOIAN.S AND MAINE DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES. The dardest part of the fighting was im the centri bravery, and it is compliment of saying that, but for those damned Indi ured, though @ Union soldiers who do aut see it exactiy in that avians, Baton Rouge would baye been oa there s ight, wrt a , When the long roli Sumter, Kineo and & two former to protect our left uy right flank, The Fesex and the Su woods, their sholis screaming ture GunoaTs pI. beaten the gunbeats Fosex, Hidin took up their positions, the ud ihe two kattor our ter opened fire iu the gh the trees, ng Alter the batt! ime the Union troops began to fal! the Penitentiary, when several well directed shots from the eleven-inch guus of the beats kept the rebels in check. Shortly after this the fring ceased. At bulf-past three P.M, ‘firing was reopened, the gun Donts Kinoo and Katahdin shelling the woods in different ai rections where the enemy were, doing great exe ution, It bas been stated that one shell from the Kineo killod from forty to sixty rebels. ‘Towards oveping the firm again ceased. but the gunbouts continued t sond in a shell every balf hour in different paris of the woods during the whole night, with the view of the rebels at bay; but they bad already fled, the gallops charge of the Siath Michigan having compleied their dis- somfivure. NKIDGR’S SWORD TAKEN. ‘The vebels were led by Major Geueral Jobn C. Breckin- who seainpered off in sueb haste that be loft bis sword vehtnd, 16 was picked np on the held, and is re tained asa trophy. Perhaps it was this circumstance What gave rise to the report that the traitor lest hix righ arm. ‘There can be no- mistake as to whom tie sword belonged, for Brockinridge’s name {s engraved om it. There were two other Geverais on the deld, namely, Clarke and Ruggles, ond one Aciug Brigadier, All. Genera’ Cyuko wes teken prisoner, and is now at Bare: Rouge, in charge of a Pepzopal friend. Tho rebel troops | bave been vartonsly estimated at from tive to cight thoy sand, while the Unioniste dig not exceed two thousnn! five hundred {a number, Yor the number of kizt and wouuded I must refer the reade:s of the lreaup 2 | 2 the oPicial nccornts, which will accompany this, ‘the Princlpal documenta wore lost, however, on the Whiteman, when she sunk, of which eatastrope afi | account will be given In another part of this letter Thus onded the battle of Paton Rowe, by go me. greatest, Dut certainly the best fought and moet stubborn. ly contested of any during the present war, Th would lave disper-ed to the four winds of Heaven, jad (iat been done already, the wretchod delusion that Son ber. ers aro superior tn valor to thowe whom they contempt. ously term Yankecs.”” DESIRUCTION OF TAR REWKL RAN ARKANBAS, While the firing was goiny on smoke was goen up the river Debiud a bend, Jt was ascertained that it proce @1 from the rebel ram Arkansas, in pursnance of the pro- gramme Ioid down for her to attack the Union veesels while their lant forces were deating with our troops. I: seems, however, that the commander of the Arkanses tiougtt better of the matter, and did not ventore down for there was (he Union ram Essex, a8 well as the other gunborte, ready to give her a warm reception, and xt night the officers of the Union yeseels wondered where the Arkanaas was, Their curiesity being stiyulated by the continued absence of the Roddeseript, Gi fa ft,” as Barnum would term it, it was dotermined that, as she mountain would mot go to Mahomet, Mabomet would ’ go to tha monptaln, and go he did, being represent- at by the Liseex leading, closely foliowed by the Snmter, Kinco apd the Ratabdin. On tnrning the elbow, beyond which her amoke had been seen on the previous day, tho monster was discovered to be ou fire, close into the bank. The rebel gunboats Webb and Music were by her: but they prudent!y retired on seetagour boats. ft secu" that the Arkansaa was worked by two engines on one wivect, and that both must be in working order or neither will act. Que of the engines got out of order, and the other would vot work withont its fellow, in consequence of which she got under the bank, Jt is probable that th® Webb and the Music were there to tew her off, but that, on seeing oor boats approaching, ehe was set on fire As tite Cajon gunboats approschel several shots wero fyed at tho Resex from the Arkansas, omo or two of them jekiny efluct, but withoat doing any damage, in conse qvence of the immovable porition of the Arkuear she could not bring more than one of her two gune to bear, or she might have given the Resex a great dent of tranble, ae the latter vessel is quite unmanageable, The Feeex ran past the Arkansas to x part of the river where there fs a reach of gome Jength, and'openst on her formilable aatagonist at five hundred yards with three guns leaded with solid shot, One of these took effect right onder the port tp the starboard bow of tha Arkangas, and split in two from the (he concussion, Commander Porter then ordered the same gun to be Traded with an ry shell of hs own invention, and, without ing the gun to take a now atm, the ehell was fired, entoring just where the solid rhot kad strvck. Imme Jaly a jet of tlame was shooting upwarda Crom the Ar kansas, and in short time the evtire vessel was on tire. Vt is supposed Unat the condensed cotton with which the Arkavsus ig pocked caught fire from che sbeil, and com- minnicating thenes to the woodwork goon wrapped the monstor in flames, After burning til! ali her upper works were destroyed bho swung off nto the siream, where she lew op with « terrific explosion, ‘The Arkansas was plated with railroad iron on the outvide, over planking of six-inch oak; inside that war six inches of condensed cotton on another aix inches of oak. ‘The destruction of the ram caused a feoling of ex nitation to pervade tho whole fleet, Admiral Parragnt expressed his deop sutisfaction at the event, which was slightly alloyed with a jeeling of disappointineut that the | job on which he had set his mind bad not vean per. formed by himself, He, however, gives Capt. Porter al; the credit to which so brilliant au achievement entities him force of TH WEREL'S DREAD OF OOR GUSROATE. ‘Tw deserters from the Arkenene, who joined the Union navy, say that (ho commander of that redoubtable erat expreaved himeeif as standing in far more wholeome dread of our guibonts than of iron rams, NARROW RACAUK 4 SIGNAL OFFER DATIN, White Mr. Davis was ou the State House towor a shell from the Kineo, fired over the vower, exploded prema turely, and a fragment passed uuplearnntly near to the signal officer. CURRILLA DOINGR, Last night as the transport Sallie Rebingon was coming up from New Orleans, on getting abreast of Donalieon- ville, about midway between the city and this place, the was fired into by a fletd 'y, but without any further damage than a shot through the smokestack, ‘The flag- ebip Hartford had alroady passed, but the Brooklyn was somewhat astern of the Saliie Robinson. As soon as the Brooklyn arrived at the placo a volley of mucketry was Area jute ber wiibout #Migoh She Syed veyoral ayes NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1862. as ——— THE BATTLE AT BATON ROUGE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1862. BATON ROUG h NOTES OF REFERENCE. 1—United States Army Barracks. ! 2 ited States Argenal. 3—Camp of Maine regiment, burnt by the rebels. 4—Camp of Indiana regiment, S—Indian and other federal troops repulsing the rebels, G—High road over which the rebels tried tm vain to orogs. T—Craveyard ypgre the rebel centre made the attack. SSiespin Vegi @—United States Artillery. 10—ilouse filled with rebel wounded, 31 Rebel Artillery. 1:2—Revel right wing. ip return, bul it could not be ascertained if any one was hit. WILT CHR ATTACK ER RENEWED? Tt is imponsibie say with anything like certainty whether the rebois will renew the attack on thie place. ‘That they cannot do so without strong reinforcements is pretty evident, and the opinion among military inen seems to be that, with our strong fleet of gunboats now commanding Ube river front, they will not: dare to attack the place under any circumstauers, for it is now aa established fuct that if there is any thing they dread rather more than they do the author of evit it is @ gun* bout. L send you @ plan of the battle ground, with the river to front, showing the several positions of the Arkansas aud the porition of the Resex and the other gunboats Our New Orleans Correspondence. Naw Onurans, Auguet 10,18 The Victory of the bth Inetont—Ovwe borces Engaged—Mog- vnimous Conduct of the Late General Williams—The Fight in Open Biell—The Enemy Outnumber Our Movers Three lo One—The Rebel Defeat and Rowt—Ovr Loew in Killed and Wounded—Braliant Conduct of Our Ofivers and Mon—Death of Colonel Roberts, of the Seventh Ver, mont Regiment—The Lore of the Encmy—The Nowe Among the Secessionists of New Orloans— Disposition of the Body of General Williame—the Pureral—The Covtege end ions Covemontea—The Body Ba Rowe for New hy he., he. been hardly anything ht of or talked about here for the lat two or three days bat our glorivns victory at Baton Houge onthe Sth inst, Ae particulars beatin toeome in, almost every hour shows frech evidence of the contest having boon one of the—if not bloodiest— fairest. moet and gallant actions of the war. \ One forces, weakened terribly by tho sickness contracted | peite Vicksburg, mustered only twenty-five hundred engaged in the tight, aud a large proportion of these joaped from their beds in the hospital to claith a hand in ihe battle. General Williams, toc noble and generous to ring disweter upon the people of the city, diaprwed his Jorces @ mile outsite the limita of the town. There were no brenstworks or earthworks of any kind, but @ broad open plain,on which the combatants had to fee each other's fire, without any shelter other than Oecasional treet, ‘The su@my ontuambered our forces three to one by their own confession; and yet, with all the above dis mivantages, and the additional fact that hardly any of our men had ever soon a gun fired im earnest te. fora, and that before the contest was deciled their ouly general officer was killed before their eyes, still they repnised the foe again and egain and finally routed him completely with torrible slaughter. Thus, iv a battle of six houre’ duration, with only eight thonsind five hundred men ongagod, very newrly fifteen hundred wore killed and wounded, Have there been more than throe engagements in tho oorrse of the war whore the fighting was ationded with aneh fearful resnita? 1 think not. A naval commander who arrived from the seene of action ov Friday said he was satisfied that it was the most desperately fought and splendid battle of the war, Our Joss, as near as we can estimate it at present, is ninety kifled andtwo hundred and fifty wounded. ‘the ARORAY MUA RAVE last a} Jonet & HLousAAd jn Rilled and | | | 12—House that the rebels succeeded in gaining, but could not hold. 13—Where General Williams, United States Army , was killed, leading a charge, 14—Gunboais Katahdin and Kineo. 25—Gundoats Cayuga, Sumter and Eesex. 16—Army steamors. 17—Baton Rouge. —Line of gunboats’ fire BB—Second position of the rebel ram Arkansas, where she was destroyed and blown up by the Casex, William D. Porter commanding. ounded. Over tree huwired of them were buried wy onr foldiers on the field of battle, and if General Williams had eurvived this, bis triumphal climax: of a mort brillant life, ke would undoubtedly have either captured or destivyed the entire command of the rebels; and Unt is saying nothing disparaging of Colonel Cahill, who commanded after General Williams’ death, for hie courayennd mauayewent were onty equalled by the modesty of bis despatches, fu cousommating the brilliant success which Williams commenced, Col. Cabili only met the expectations of thore who knew bim well, Of the dashing heroiem of Colonel Wadley, of tho Thirtieth Mas - sachusotts (Mad Anthony’ he te called in the army) Lieutenant Colonst Keith, of the Twenty-first Indiana; Lieutenant Colne Boone, of the Fourth Wisconsin: Col. Roberts, of the Seventh Vermont, aud the others in coin, mend of various corps, T cannot speak at length, as the despatches containing details were lost on tho steaner Whiteman; but by the next mail I hope to do them that justice which their gullavtry deserves. As yet oral Butler has not received the list of killed and wounded, owing to the fact Ut several of the corps enjaged are out on sooutiag duty, { wiilsend it by next uuail. Moat of the wounded, including quite @ large number of the Teveiz, have been brouglt to this city, and are now being t. James and Charity hoepitair, 1 Willlanat, we have to mourn the boss of Colonel George Roberts, of the Seventh Vermont, who felt mort#ly wounded on tho field and died soon after He was a brave officer and a true-benrted patriot, and was one of the first 9 answor to his country’s call, Capt. Engene Kelty of the Thirtieth Massachusetts, also yield. ed up his young life as @ snerifice of the altar of patrioticm. It was my good fortune to ow the “Little Captain” (as his boys affectionately cated him) intimetely, and I feel a melancholy ploasure in bearing witness to hie gallantry, with hundreds of others who felt a poculiar aiection for him, Ne wus only absnt twenty-five years old, and was for a vumber of years a resident New York, anil was tho brothor of the woil known upiio! sterer in Broadway. His knowledge of military tactics wos acquired i that fingst of all military sehools, the second company of our own Seventh, and the emfectivenses of hit command was the worthiest commentary on the profi¢iewey he gained in the ranks of the National Guard. When. some two months sinoe be marched at the hoad of his company past the St. Charles (then the residence of Gevoral Butlor), as his regiment was oe” routs to Vicks burg, his superb bearing and thorongh air pailitaire was the subject of remark by the gazera frem the balcony of the hotel, Title thought thom that Thad seen for thy last time his happy fuce and felt the latest preseare of bis friondly grasp. When it was announced that the enomY ware approaching Baton Rouge, althongh anable to walk, owing to an accidental weund in his thigh frou his ow” sword, bog insisted upon leading brs men [into the field, and was placed on a horse for that purpose. His company (a Zouave corps) wae ordered to tho ad vance, with instructions to move only thirty rods for- ward; but, with that imprudonce whieh seems an almost inevitable accompaniment of youthful bravery, ho ad vanced about a quarter of a mile, and almost imme- diately reeoived a rifle ball in his side, Ho foiy from his horse, and in an hour expired, being aimost the earitost victim of the batile. He Wee MATTiCg Jogh_ Uefory phe war te p* AaDR Ang ow aK <o weUrD Dewutiful lady in Boston, where she her srreparable ions, And thow who for their country die Shalt 01) an honored grav For glory \ights the svidier’s tomb, Aad beauty weeps the brave. ‘The enemy suffered severely im the lose of officers. Brigadier General Clarke was mortally wounded, and new, with one of his aida, a prisoner in this eity. Colo nel Alien, of the Fonrth Joujstina, Acting Briguiier Genoral, wae kitled. Brigadier Genoral Helme, of Kené tucky, was wounded—probably fatally—and Brigadier General Ruugles is said to have been’ killed, Tt was re ported that Breckinridge bad Jost his right arm, bot nothing positive is kKuown about it: The fact, however, th his name op |g, was foand on the roborative proof that the story is true: The vows of our glorious succe:s at Bawn Rouge has Caused the mos! enthusiastic elation among all whe hava even a latent snare of patriotiem, while to the aympath it ie um gail and wormwood to the val They ev aw/uliy down i the mouth, though they impose wpou their own credulity to an extent perfectly marvel- Jous, ‘This poculiurity of tho rel have bad veuusion to remark before Tt eurrenty belle among ih that the boat des- troyed on the 6th was not the Arkansas, but some other a 4 many of them, a! who are idea that Brecktiride iy im 30 and has captured our garrysom and that the wounded weldiera whom we have re- iving prismuerk, paroled by the rebel gene account of ¢ cou ‘on. The body of Geuorai Williams, which was recovoree by the Pinola after it had flonted on a piece of the wreck Jnat wide enough to hold the effia tweive miles, was taken to the City F r jay evening, where tt w aid iu state in th ‘or’e parlor, and entrusted for the night to the care of a guard of bonor from the Thirleonth Commectiout regiment. At ten o'clock the next Major General But ba staff arrived at the ast ten the funeral march was ‘ch, on street, in the fol- Lieut regiment, fal- Massachusetts cavalry, on of the Viret Maine bacvery, under command of Lieutenant Haley, morning taken up from Christ « lowing order lowed by tn as the exeert, ‘Then some fifty carriages, containing # very Loltivera, in the splazcor of their y sme full dross uoiform; offleers of va- rious regimepts; the staf of General Butler, and the General Lumsei’, ae chief mourner, and @ number of the municipal oilvers of the city, prominent among whom were Col. T. B. Thorpe, furmerly‘of New York, now City Surveyor of New Orleans: Mr. Davel!, Chairman of the Board of Vinuwee, and Mr, Flanders, City Treasurer, Yo guard agriast the possibility of » repetition of the scenos enacted at the church on the occasion of the fu neral of Lienienant De Kay, ths Firet Massachusetts ca- vairy, Captain S. 7. Read, were formed in ling in front of the church, unler the direction of 1. Lieutenant is aud seve- rity oa the first approach of anything like insult to the dead; und the best evicence of the good behavior of the crowd ig, that none of thei got their heads cracked with ary men, procession of the military and naval oficers, who nearly filled the pews ta the eantre aisle. Among them I ob- served Captain Morris, of the Pensacola (senior oificor); Captain Palmer, of the Iroqnots; Captain Smith, of the Mississippi; Coptsin Crosby, of tho Pinola; Captain Bu- of the Gray Clo t. Fontaine, of the marines, anda host of other gallant officers of the navy. OF the military there were, besides General Butler, Colonels Shafer and Turner, Major (Judge) Beil, Provost Marshal Freuch and bis Deputy, Captain Staftor’; Captains Davis, ALA A.G., Clark and Kensel, and d Paffer, al) of the division staif; Lientenant Bowles, A.D. €. to Governor Shepley; Colonels Tuomas and Rrown, of the Kighth Vermont; Lientenant Colonel Whel- den, Thirty-firet Massachusetts; Major Sawtelle, Twenty: sixth Mas-achusetts, and a large auinder of othor offisere auxious W pay their Inst respects to the’ departed hero. The services in the ekurch very simple, consistmg only in the reading of the Wortal servioe by the recter, Dr. Laacek, and the singing of abymn by the chotr, The procession then moved in the same order as before, down to the stenmer North Star, where tho remains were deposited, co be con- veyed to New York. They will be accompanied by Capt. Hoffinan, Acting Adjutant General to the late Genera Williams. General Batler and Nis staff then Jeft the carriages, and, monnting their horses, rote bone, eort was wrder command of Col. Birge, of the necticut. Gon. Phelps was invited to com: clined on the plea of illness. ‘The arrangoments for tho funeral were made by Capt. Kense?, Chief of Artillery, and Capt. Clark, Poet Commtn- sary, and formerly of Genera! Wiithuns* staff. Wutle the procession was moving from the charch to the steamer Lieutenants Bubbard’s and Bradbury's scetion of the battery, under comunand of Capt. Thorapsom, gas from the levee. In she streets throngh which the cortege pa-sed the sidewalks were theonged with people, all of whom behaved thoroughly well, not an instance of insult occurring. General Butler was in town. The shipping in the river displayed their flags at half mast, At the British Consulure, wheu the procaeion first passed, the flag was Giving from the top of the stat, but ata decided bint from Ceneral Butler it was soon lowered to re halt, Thus have the last sal honors heen paid to one who 2 ju the regodararmy as having uo supe rior in all soldieriy qualities, and who, ia esciat life, elicited an admiration from his friends amounting almost to devotion. His manners were of the most courtiy fhool, refined almost 9 fattitionswes gence was of « broad and hi disposition, he was one of of companions, and bis nates wouk! have stopped at pot Union to its former glory. His death was of precisely the character that he covet @1—to falt at the head of his vietorions commar Gener re eloquent orders Nos. 56 and 57, which are sent you, are noble tributes of rospect to the memory of departod worth and to the splendid valor of soar troops. and his intethi- ism was of chat king thet og Necessary to restore the The CUM@etal Reports. ‘The following aro the bave omne to band: Heanquarreet, Sxoonn Re Karow Rover al reports of tbe battie that went, ? 186 f Aienst 6, und of Major a ra fight of fonr hours ¢ aN duration and of grest sev: L regret (o state that Ph killed on the field by During the battle wal Williams nest forces were oWliged to retire about a quarter of a nii'e from our origival position, and the enamy were hue able to occupy t warily the camps of the Twenty-first Indiana, S Fourteenth Maine regiments, and ty destroy bucgace and camp eqninave They.were, however, driven out; bat, anr numbers bein Jessoned by sicknees, atl the men on the tel! being mueh exh by fatigue and boat, it was deemed inexpedient to ym Tam mmable as yet to give a report of oar casualties, which, Fara sorry to say. are consi ternble The enemy have retired sovers! mites, and, from all I can Ie ie pocting it possible they roceive reinior and am disposing my troops in the strongest positions. Orr force engaged nnmbered less Han 2.500: the enema wast 6,000, with twelve or fourteen field pieces, alto soine cuvaliy. ‘The vain Arkansas approaebod with the untontien of en- goging ovr gunbotg, but xtounded above the point, at a Histance of about aix miles, and today was enuaged by the iron elnd Kawex and destroved. Jcnelosed are copies of & communication reosived by flag of trace from Major General J.C. Breckinridge and my reply thereto, You wil! see by the iattor that Brigadier Goenvral Clarke and his aid-do-camp have delivered thom. selves up a8 prisoners of war. | have algo fully seventy wounded prisoners who were joit on the fold, aleo about thirty captured. I woald like clions as to the etal” wish made of them. . W. CATILL, Colonel Commanding Post. Saptain I s, Davis, Assistant Adjntant |, Head- quarters, Departmrut of the Gulf. ‘The following is the communication of Genera! Breck- inridge to Col, Cahill — Hravgcantens, Gonrnoxrate Porcrs mm Tue Pimp, Naw Baron Rover, August 6, 1862. Vo THE Comm AN DING OFrickR oF Tht UxueD Stata Forces , ox Rover, Las Thave sent Major De Bauer with # fing of truee, with the request that he will be allowed to atteud to the burial of our dead, who may have been left within your ed wi jor Feayuer, Accompanying, losires to commanteate Brjeodley Gomera Charles Clare, the ay wagply PRICE TWO CENTS. ‘bin with money and clothing, and such articles as may tribute a his comfort Respecifully, sir, your obo dont servant, JOHN ©. BRECKINRIDGE, Major Gencra! Commanding. Coton) Cahill replied as foliows;— Heanguanress, Uren Starnes Fomow, Baroy Rouge, Le, Avgust 6, 1362. Guvrrav—In reply to your communication of thir Morning, under a flay of truce, I have the honor to say Lat we are now engaged in the burial of your dead with: 44 our limes, and that we shall goon finish the new nearly accomplished work, GenerAl Carke and his aid de-camp. Leute bunt Verge ty have surrendered themscives as prit muere of war, Gud ae being eared for by our surgeons. A friend of General Clarke. from thi 7, will stiend his pecupary wants. your obedient sex vant, W. CAHILL, Anwnst 7, 1862. unor W acknowledge the receipt have won a glo consider that there ja the least danger of ax the present, becausé one of the several re- tog parties seut ous this morning, and which has returned, roports tive abandoned caissons on the Aireonwell Springs road. We have sent out to bring then 5 huticates a hasty retreat ou the part of the Ony forces eruid nob purs Mf of tle mon who left th et march ® mile. The en r ack wae un within ines that ous moralized, and ¢ ous vielory volt siek and mnbted| | nd conjinetion w | to mike a sueceseful dash. Tt wa The rem is by ». lbeir treope posed his forces 2s fol ov the extreme with two pi ws, Vie: left, on t sof Manning's bate tery arsenal grounds on the lnk of Bayon Grogs, & Swern ehe vrounds on the leit of the Wisconsus Fourth. ihe Ninth Connecticut was posted on the right of the Fourth Wisconsin, with wo | cat Of ean re es in rear of th All of thest ig’S atte! nosted on eichay side of the knol! in the Go Next eame urteenth M Rayou Sara road,and to the road Next came the Twenty-first Indian f Magnolia Comer (under ov the sireenwell ¥ of two pieces came ", posted in rear of the et of Greenwelt Spring road. The Pp to the support of Next came road on <b Michigan, po: acrose the co facbolia Comerery and across the Clay Cut ke sporting two piec f Everett's bat {on the rosd ov the right of the Magnolia right of the ene: th ¥. evyenth Vermont was posted in rear of the ‘The ‘Twenty-tiret Jodiaua and Sixth Michigan, on the right Of the Catholic Cemeter came hal ‘the 'Thirtieth’ Massachusetts next, forming the right, and posted about one- mile in rear of the State House, supporting Nims! battery. ‘This disposition of the forces was mate with the suppo- sitiou that the enemy would attack our left flank? under the cover of the ram Arkansas, hi fh upow gunboat support, perhaps C ented ispoaition— unavoidable by the formations of the was that (he camps of the Fourteenth Maine and Twenty-first Indiana were pitched in froatof thelr position, in line of battle, and conroquently came into the posession of the enemy for a short ume, The enemy formed line of battle on the open grounds bordering on the Greenwell Springs road 1 attempted w draw our forces out. Falling u this, they advanced Tapyily on the ground between the Ciinton and Clay Cut ruads. The whole brunt of the a:tack. consequently felt upon the Fourteenth Maiue, Twenty-ti: st Indiana and Sixth Michizan. AS soon as it became apparent that this was the real point of attaok, General Williams ordered up the Nhub Connecticut, Fourt! Wisconsin, and ove section of Man- ning’s battery, tw support the left. Mussuehusetts and two sections of Nims’ battery to sup port the right. You will therefore see that the disposition (with the oN wtion hinted at) aud the manwavering were uct of our troops was excellent. The Twenty. first Indiana partrevlarly distinguished ifself. 1 saw a amber of the dead of the enetny to-day in front of the ground they occupied: but, mot eontent with the check they gave the enomy, this regiment pursued him quite # distance, strowing the ground with his dead, * ‘The brave Gensral Williams fell in froutof the Sixth Michigan towards the end of the contlict, while giving his Men noble example of reckless and daring Dravery. He was killed by a rile ball in the chest. ‘The enemy's forces consisted of two Loviviana regi: meute (the Fourth ava Thirtieth), two Mivsissippt, the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and vighth Ken. two Tennessec, one Alabama regiment, and thir. uns and a large guerilla force. Their attacking uumbered fully 6,000 mon. actual force engaged was not over 2,000, ‘Three companios of the Sixth Mich selves with glory th recovering from a hires force twe guns posted on the right of the Magnolia Cemetery, which lemporseily were lott by our (oroes. ‘These same. three companies captured the colors of the Fourth Lonisiana. but only afver they bad shot down four succeasive color vexrers. The exact loss on our sile ig not yet reported; bat cer: tain tt is that tt mart be less than that of the enemy. am, Sit, Vory respectiully, your abedient servant, G. WEITZEL, Lieutenant United States Engineors and Chief Engmeer, Department of the Gulf. Major General 1. ¥. Beruar, Commanding Department of the Gul’, New Orleans, La,’ Statement of a Union Soldier and Kye Witness. ‘The following tz ap oxtract from a letter written bya Union surgeon who was present on the battle ield, and saw cighty-three dead rebels in a corn‘leld:— 000 to 10,000 rebel=, unter Geneve! Breckin eked abot 3,000 Union soldiers, stationed on irtsof Baton Rouge, wt fur A. M. om Tuesday, Anwnst 5 The tight | util ton, when the rebels were badly repalsedt, ans died fm a rou General Wiliams was shot through the heart while rab lying hie right wing, which was belug driven im by supe: * ror numbers. The Vermont regiment benaved badly, The colouwl was killed. The Tw ‘Thirveth Marsuchusetts, Nivth Cennestics Wisconsin Aid most of the fighting, and uobly, too, Lientenant Colonel Keith, Twenty-first Indiana, wae wounded through the right’ shonlder. Adjutant House, hivtioth Moseaelinsett?, was shot through both lege, nit thay have to lose one by amputation. Lieutiwant Norernss, from Lowell, of the ‘Thirtieth Marsastmsotts arose from his sick bed, jotned his eo: pony tn the thiekest of ube fight, and with lis ows bands so ved one eld yp dont Many of onr offier: Killed. wounded missing Known) is probably about three hundred. The rebe! Joes is very grads, as witnessed by myself, The rebel wounded report Gen, Breckinridge with lost of right arin, Gen, Roggtes killed, Gen, Clarke taken pri- soner and wounded, Cot, Allen prisoner umd satally wounded, alo Capt, Chen verted killed: but ft is probably bis thought to be in It except its om wv S yet not accurately * amitating his leg, that the yondred men, which I’ think is Nima’ bi taembers were saved the day, when two-thirds of ite the elek Set. ‘The eunboate Kesex, Caynga, Kineo and Katehdin ab tae neat on the m of the 6th, inte the banks olcers and ont ina few moments afte d from the wre being brought in, i down, pooch rary sis in Kotor = th she view ap. The bouses on our Cousequentiy hia men the morning ot his band playing in the y by nine A. M yeton, a robelentgeon, told his nigger “mek* operated daring the fight Uy go directly for he wou'd. surely bo there by nine . ‘The “dark” kept the appotutreut; but the doo tor did not, The Death of Gencral Williams. GRSERAL ORDERS —WO. 66. Brave anrens, Dera cTMENT OF THR GULF, New Onumane, Aurust 7, 1962. The Commending General annoupoes to the Army of Gulf the sad event of, the death of Brigadier ‘Thome Williams, commanding Seound brigade, in camp, at Baton Rouge, The vietorions achievement—the repulse of the divigion of Major Goneral Breckinridge by the bese re by Gener Wilthins, on the desiructica AT ad aa by Captain Porver of the Navy—is wade sorrow! Cul of our brave, gallant aud sucessful fellow soldier. General Williaus graduated at West Point in 1837, at joined the Fourth artillery, in Florida, where be ao-vod with distinction and was thrice brevettod for gab ant and) meritorious services in Mexico, as a member o} Geveral Scott's staff. His hile was that of a soldier, de voted to his coutry’s sorvice. His country mourns in sympathy with his wile and children, now that country s ‘precious charge. oto mF companions in arms, who had learned to love the trac friend, the gallant Hho necomplisbed the pure and victorious hero and, the core Leiria, went out when jams died. a feltc tah oath illustrated ouch of Uhese gene corm rousq M ‘The chivalric At gontieman, be the Jines im the open field children of bie ee nee ee of tor Butte th break of day, when he me he fe. red for . ia brave soldier, he received the Weath shot leading bie ‘e men. foo died easapoe Ln haha t As wont \ "hy Christians be sleeps. ip the hope ot the blessed Re deemer. ae virtues @o cavnot ¢xceed—his example we may (CON SINUAD ON RIGHRB rah}