The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1863, Page 10

of Cxptata Fighteenth der eg the Pond At the opeed, and the ext @hter the ar York was heard Sho ose were in postin. were Se raptd and splendid was the whole movement - formed, that the enemy had not thne to open their vat teries be(ore the stsunch twenty pounder Parrusss of Captain Meck were throwing shel! lito them, when the whole of the rebel guns were limbered up and hurried away without Gring. Under the circumstances General Pame was compelled to commence the tire with Mack's daiery before the Fourth Wisconsin was called in, and west of the shelling was over their heads. Captain Mack now turned his artillery upon the Diana and the guns of the evemy ahead ard om each side of the Teche, [he Bring wes kept up for two hours without cessati whole were in easy ranve of bis guns, ihe Diana and bat- teres ov :his side of the river ot buing more than eigtt hundred yards distant, while that en the opposite side to the left was about one thousan’! three kond:ed Four hundred rouuds were fired, two calasons emptied, the Dias and batieries rigitt and leit silenced repeatedly, the guuboat finally steaming up tho Teche, shot this site of the breastworks afterward, Emory, Paine and their staffs, rode ap Nock and bis commend, rhe battery was raised in the city 3 st September. Your country wilt thank you, aplain Mack, for you and your command acted gloriously R PARROPTS TALK LONCER THAN THR ENEMY’S. While th’s batiery was anewertog the enemy from every quarier, oienel AicMillan, of the Twenty-first regiment fudiana artith wdeved Captain McLafiin, of Company G, to take auf (hirty pound rifled Parrotts. hace them in position oa the bank, in easy range of the | thos, aad open on her, This was promptly done, twenty shots were fired. six of whieh arc said to have struck her. The flag was shot away ‘Tho first shell that was fired is reported to have passed throuyh her tron plating and wheeihouses, killiug both the engiveors and three other persons. Six were aiterwards Killed by two other shells. A large number were scalded and wounded on board the Dinna, as one of the shells passed through a portion of ‘bor steam works. In hal an bour after the first shot was fired from these guns she steamed up stream and disap- pare. ‘This yas abonk san minutos pass three AM. never appeared tp fight Mack’s and Mo! 8 guns afterwards. GOOD NEWS FROM GROVER—MONDAY’S LINB OF BATTLE. Before proceeding further with what occurred in Gene- ral Paine’s brigade | will state that at an Carly hour in ‘the morning (Stonduy, April 13,) news reached General ‘Banks thot Gonerat Grover was in the rear of the enemy advancing on Franklin, ae lines of basslo-sene advanced iba ope a, Ae Ln] Previous, except that remainder of ‘ olouel Goo tag's brine chossdm jii> Teche. and rejoined (bore who wet over the day preyiong,, Zhe First come ¥ ~Heealouant Gealy gommanding, Acewep, rd 1 Of Siencing the buitery which was wo" !08 wr, and canister into General Paine's brigade. of the nel (ooding’s command crossed to the other side Teche.on a bridge partly destroyed by the rebels {Before mentioned as used for obstructing the bayou) aad afterwards repaired by us. In the line of battle on the west bank Duryea’s bat‘ery, ‘of General i:mory’s division, tock the place which Mack’s battery vecupied the day previous, GRBERAL PAINE’S ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED—THE ENEMY BE- COMING DESPERATE. got in As the Diana was preparing to start up stream to ‘eat or range of our guns, a severe skirmish took place ‘the front of Genera: Paine'’s brigade between Company B, ‘Feurth Wisconsin, Captain Carter, and Company B, of the ‘Dwenty-cighth Louisiana. The latter were driven of, “ ‘While this aifair was going on, information was br gogng % Genoral Paine that a regiment of the enemy's ‘infant, had deen haat the woods and were ® eancing oy wards our r! wing \@ purp se This circumstance, and tne discov: ~#king it. force was passing down to the ban” that another 4 bayou out of ‘the Cpe esti ree that the my were massing tion, with the intention of Ge purposecreaplar Captain Mack's battery, for To agains’ in'¢ ihe move, the right wing (Eighth .@) was ordered jn position on the bank of with or thtly in advance of the right of the battery, rors protect it to the last, and charge upon apy > 44 Which might advance for that purpose. (Aw NANT PALL BACK—THKIR ARTILLERY SILENCED—THR FO- é ~ ‘SITION OURS. Whis movement no doubt checked the enemy, who fell back with their main body, leaving, however, a argo force of skirmishers, who opened a destructive fire. At thirty-five minutes past ¢levem o'clock these were also Partially driven back and their fire s!ackened. Ours in- @reaning, they. too, finally retreated behind the shelter of ‘their earthworks. The fire on both sides was fierce and ‘eenstant, About this time every gun of the enemy’s batte. ‘Wies was silenced also, and our firing ceased, Jeaving us in undisputed possession of the woods and wagar house. All acted splendidly. The ground so contested, was held during the whole time, the ene- my uard New tampshir the bayou,” driven off at every point by the intantry; while fhe fire of tne Diana, the thirty-two-pounder, and the on each side of theo river, before and behind their works, were silenced by Mack’s, McLaflin’s and Healy’s artillery. Observing this General Paine rode up te Captain Mack, thanked him and his command, when ‘the brigade gave three cheers for the battery and its gal- fant chief. ‘this was followed by three more for General Paine, the members of the artillery company joining with spirit. Severa! shells had struck some buildings in ‘the rear avd to the right of the encmy’s works on this side of the Teche, setting them on . The artillery Gcing, infantry fighting, skirmishing and the ‘burning presented one of the grandest spectacles I ever @ witnessed. . ee a During the w! or rp engagement our ‘were in line of battle a little further in the rear, skir- mishing ahead, the main body gradually approaching mearer the enemy’s breastworks, und the artillery reply- tng to the rapid fire of their batteries. ‘The a, postage o'clock opened with renewed ne. to the batteries I have already mentioned were ins Caruth’s and Bainbridge’s, of Weitzel’s Drigade. They fired from their positions on the leit untt all their ammunition was expended, when they retired. @everal of the enemy’s guns were either sil entirely ‘by these batteries or compelled to change their positions. Between twelve and one o'clock Captain Duryea’s bat tery of twelye-pound Napoleons was ordered up in front, was soon firing upon all the batteries of the enemy @ this side of the Teche. Lieutenant Morris, witn one section of the battery. was ordered to proceed forward to ‘within one hundred and fitty yards of their breastworks. ‘They did.so, and engaged the enemy from thut time to five P. M., doing considerable execution, firing in all two hundred and fifty-six rounds, when he ceased for want ammunition. A shell from the enemy about one @’ciock killed one of the urivers, his horse, and struck a caisson. ‘The latter was svon repaired. One shot from Capt. Duryea’s command struck and @ismounted a large brass field piece of the enemy posted wear the woods on the left. It was a gun of Valverde’s battery. From the effects of this shot Capt. Valverde ‘and four horses are reported to have been instantly killed, and four men wounded. The two thirty-pound Parrott’s which engaged the Diana were now turned on the Iand batteries, distant ‘wbout a mile and a quarter, compellinz the rebel artiller- fata to change their guns from one part of their works to ‘another, as could be seen from tho smoke of their pieces. A ¥IERCK ARTILLERY FIGHT. ‘The constant roar of awe was tlow literally deafen- Lag (half-past three P. M). All day there hadjbeen firing, ‘with more or less vigor, at differeut parts of the tleld; but mow all the artillery appeared to be engaged, battery re. plying to battery and gun answering gun. It is known that the enemy had three or four,batteries behind their breastworks on the west side of the Teche— ‘among them Yalv and Semmes’, as weil as tho of the Diona (mow silenced) and the large gun on redoubt near the road. 7 Our battery had already thrown grape and cannister from the other side of the Teche, and it was believed that Desides this others wore there in reserve, DESCRUTION OF THE FIELD AT THR TIMR. T thought that the firing of the provious day’s engnge- ‘ment was terrific; but It was nothing in comparison with this, which was the hoaviest I ever beard, and con. Simued for three or four hours in a fect roll, ‘The whistling of each ‘shot and sbell, as it cut through the air, was distinctly heard above the din, Soon a haze filled the atmosphere, caused by the Jargo quantities of smoke rising from the discharged pubs aud bursting shells. and the number of the latter exploding in the air resembled Are es at night, the whole horizon in front appearing w shoot out a sudden jet of eilow fire, which, disappearing, was instantly followed yy a circle of white flevcy sinoke, which gradually be- came less distinct and finally vanished. ‘Tae euemy’s breastworks, extending from the Teche to woods on the west side,and to Grand Lake on the east, were evidently of great strength and in admirable position. On Sunday they were invisible to the naked eye, and at the distance of three quarters of a mile could scarcely be distinguished with a glass, owing to their inilarity to the earth and plantation’ ridges around. Now our forces were much nearer and in plain sight. The dirt from the falling missiles was rising in showers along tbe eo my’s renks, while the same was the case in our frost, ev By place where the shot and shell struck over the fiekie being plainly visible from the clouds of dark earth suddenly rising to a height of several feet in the air. ‘THE COOLNESS OF OCR GENERAL IN TUR FELD. The coolest and apparentiy tie least concerned of all tho brave men on the tied wore the commanding generals, and none more 0 than Gegeral Hanks himself. Certainly none were in greater danger from the enemy's guns. 4 by his staif, he rode from ono portion of the ther, and both days visited the other generals ected the lines himself. Though headquarters 40 the barcle fefd might be said to be on the road and slightly to the left, opposite the trees and sugar house (which postion was #0 hotly contested in the morning), = epelled to be changed (requently ,as the largo re nell rapidly i that neighborhood, in answer to Hammick’s twenty pounder Parrotta, posted on afew yards to the right, and ono of our thirty #,makiog it one of the warmest places on the pount @eld along our linet Tine FIGHT CONTINTED. Captain Cox, Company K, of this regiment, received this time to post bis two brasa’ eighwen- risles near the contre of the fold, on thegert of the They were placed in the roar of the light artil- pened on the guns to the right, near the river, ow rounds were fired, as it was found impossibie he position of the enemy, Captain (ox up to within four hundred y: trom which position he dred one oatedly from the'r guns, upsetting @ caisou, end killiog several horves, Three of ‘bis men were fe verely wounde! CAPEAIN MACK’R BATTERY AGAIN. RNG Jock in ‘he af der, sb wehe, and tho veil, o@ s iad a a Nc ee el ee otanne* Baka | Twent | ritied Parrots, took position near | right of the road, and opened | side and on the enemy mick’s section, pidity us to compel bim to change his position frequently durivg the action. Tue cuemy’s batteries were behind high breastwork: ‘80 that it was impossible to know the ellect of bis ari but Captain Hammick bad the satisiaction of observing that they were driven from their guns again and again, ag the firing wouid cease at times for several minutes. MOVEMENTS OF THR INFANTRY DURING THIS TyMis. On both sides of the Teche the infantry had been en- gaged wearly the whole of the day. On the left, as we have seen, the artillery fight com- menced about noon. After ascertaining the number and force of the enemy’s guns, Geverol Banks gave orders that the advance should fearn, it possible, their foreo of infantry; and our artil- lery, infantry and skirmishers were advanced four bun- dred yards at one o’elock for that purpose, but without acconiplishi:ig the object. ‘the brigades of Generale Weitzel and Paine formed the ‘two first lines of batue, the latter the two right and the former the two left lines, the advance or front line bein; the Fourth Wisconsin and Eighth New ire, General Paine's brigade, right, and tne One Hundred and Thirty-third and One Hundred and Seventy third New York, of General Weitzel’s brigade, left, Colonel Ingra- ham’s brigade, of General LEmory’s division, was held in reserve. ADVANCING OF THE ENKMY’S WORKS. ‘The order was now given to advance on tho enemy’s works. A lai body of skirmishers were thrown out aloug the whole line in face of and not more than fifty yards from the enemy’s sharpshooters, which covered the entire front ; and @ terriple fire from these partics alone was at once opened and kept up for some time, the About sil i quick enemy's, works on both that U.e shell might pass over \o enemy bravely resisting the advance of the skirmishers, but finally compelied to fall back. ‘The distance of the first line of battle from the earth- works was about five hundred and twenty yards. (Time, forty-five minutes aiter two P. M.) ‘At the first the fire of the sharpshooters was very accurate, and several of our gallant fellows were shot down before they had twenty yards. One of the rebels was hidden behind a knoll. He would project big bayonet, with his cap at the end, slightly from one side, and, watching his opportunity, would fire on we other side of the kuoll. He continued this ruse for some time, aud must bave killed or wounded no lesg than six or seven of our men. General Weitzel now posted the Seventy-fifth, supported by the One Hundred and Fourteenth New Yorks, on the left, im the woods. A constant fire from the enemy was Kips UP on them. oe Semen Rts this tine the ebeiny’s Datteriss Appeared 1 enced, when the whole army advanced towards ri | tine, skirmishers still in the advance. t6TSchS “opened upon Ordered to lie down, 60 JN ADYANCE—C1O8R WORK, Suddenty a ‘terrific cross a from every Sart of thé The men were In @ few moments the order to advance was again given, when the whole moved on in the faceof a heavy fire, This was about three o’clock:P. M., and.the distance from the works was not more than three bundred and fifty yards, The artiliory-wen fring, over. cur heads from every quarter, in answer to the line of fire from the guns of the enemy posted on their breastworks. With the exception of the two regiments to the left in the woods, our whole force lay down in the plantation ditches and along between the ridges in the tleld, and the whistling. sheils {rom the enemy’s batteries rushed harm- lessly over their heads. “138 DOWN OR I'LL ARREST YOU.”” And now occurred one of those acts of bravery which is called rashness. While our skirmishers were falling back from an over- powering force of the enemy’s sharpsheoters, but only t rally and drive the enemy in their turn, several heads would be raised along our line fur the purpose of witness- ing the engagement, thereby drawing the fire from both the batteries and sharpshvoters upon them. Some went 0 far as to stand upright. “Down, men, down,” shouted General Emory, using but this: order. Being unnoticed, the General stood up, and said, ‘Get down, men, Don’t Toa nee Uist Youeep Hani Oe Siem the enemy upon ‘This order and appeal had no more effect than the former, curiosity Detng stronger than the fear of danger, when General Emory, the third time, stood up, and, in aloud tone of passion, said, “Lie down, or Pll arrest you, and send you to therear. Commanders of com- [ae and regiments will see that this order is obeyed.” men instantly dropped their heads, and those stand- ing gilded out of sight. This order had the desired effect; and it is said that nota man raised himself until commanded to do so. It was intended that the men shoud remain in this po- sition until the order for the assault was given. ‘The enemy’s sharpshooters from behind their rifle pits, two hundred and fifty yards from the main works, again drove back our skirmishers. General Emory sent the division artillery to report to General l’aine, who posted it on the right, near the centre and on the left of his line. It was now a quarter past four o’clock. Everything appeared ready, and the order to advance in double quick ‘and swrm the works was momentariiy expected. ‘THR FORCE OF THR ENEMY ASCERTAINED. Our skirmishers along the line and the Seventy-fifth and One Hundred and Fourteenth New York regiments in the wooas on the left, bad already approached so near the enemy’s intrenchments that he was compelled to ex- pose his infantry force, open fire and drive them back. ‘This was all that was required, and, falling back, a re- was made to the commanders, and the strength of the enemy’s artillery and infantry behind their hag open was thus eine aa they e enemy appeared to fully undera' meaning of the movement, for their guns fired rapidly along the whole line, It was well that our men were situated as they were, or they must have been cut to pieces and on to fall back. As it was,the loss was very email. ‘About this time (five e’ciock) @ regiment of infantry and cavalry emerged from their works on the left, and entering the woods, attempted to flank us, but wero en- gaged by the Seventy-iifth and One Hundred and Four- teenth New York. when, after a sharp skirmish, the ene- pn retreated behind their fortifications with consideraple 088. POSTPONED. General Paine now formed his brigade into two lines, with the intention of at once advancing and assaulting the enemy’s works. It had moved but a short distance, however, when « stail officer from General Weitzel rode ‘up at full speed, bringing a request that he would wait until an answer could be received from a communication sent to General Banks a few moments previous, in rela- tion to the inovement. General Vaine accordingly marched his brigade back into the ditches. In a few moments the reply was received. It was de cided to defer the assault until moruiug, as it was late in joubt and @ battery over the river threw | was then | indred roundd, driving | =D. » Mack hav. | the day,and the Clifton (gunboat), which had arrived a short time previous, could co-operate in the attack. Had the assault been made it would no doubt have suc- ceeded, but at a very heavy losa of life. The firing py now ceased on both sides (twenty ‘minutes past six P. M.), the lines of battle were ordered to fall back and bivouack for the night. They were reliev- ed by fresh troops, a strong picket line placod ahead, with reserves buta short distance in the rear, and the exhausted, but brave and gallant fellows, went back a short distance in the rear of the picket reserves and slept soundly on the battle field until morning, when the reveille was the signal for a hasty breakfast and rapid — im the enemy, who had evacuated his works in night. While our troops are resting on this side of the Teche, I ‘Will tell you of the brilliant affair of Colonel Gooding’s bri- gade on the other side, COL, GOODING’S BRIGADE—THE FIGHT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THK TRCHR. Farly in the forenoon of Monday, Col. Gooding received an order from Gen, Emory to cross the Teche, rejoin the two regiments sovt over the afternoon previous, and at- tack and silence the rebel battery which was throwing grape into Gen. Paine’s command, at that time posted hear the sugar house, The remaining sections of Lieut, Healy's First Maine battery accompanied the brigade. The regiments composing Col. Gooding’s command were the Thirty-first Massachusetts, One Hundred and Fifty- sixth New York, One Hundred and ica Pree New York, Fifty-thira Massachusetts, and the Thirty-eighth Massachusetté. The latter crossed the pontoon bridge about eight o'clock under a severe fire from the battery. The First Maine battery followed. The Thirty first Massachusetts was deployed as skir- msthers through an immense cane field, at the end of which, a mile and a half distant, the enemies breastworks extended for three-quarters of a mile, reaching from the shore of Grand Lake to the bank of the Teche. YONTION OF THE ENEMY ON THE KIGHT RANK. The advance of the ‘Ihirty-first was hotly contested by the enemy, and the Thirty eighth Masaactiusette moved forward in three detachments as a support. The intention was to immediately atack the battery, but ag soon as our advance was observed it ceased to fire on General Paine’s brigade, and accordingly the attack was not made. Col. Gooding, however, decided upon finding the true position of the enemy outside bis works, and also ascertain if the | guns which had been throwing grape into General Paine s Drigade was a light battery posted on the outside of the | incronebments, as was supposed by Genoral Emory. ‘The Thirty-first Massachusetts was now advanced to within baif a mile of the works; but no light battery was found there. ‘The advance was very hotly contested; and, the ammunition of the Thirty-first being exhousted,’ they were relieved by the Thirty-eighth Massachnseits, Col. Rodman, who deployed as skirmishers, About two o'clock order was received from General Banks to move on the my "8 a on ba tx bank, while at the game time an order was given to Generals Emor, Weitzel to advance on them on the left bank. sn PREPARING TO APSAULT THR ENEMYS WORKR, ‘Tho Thirty-cighth Massachusetts deployed across the whole field, edvanoing to the position of the Thirty firs. The Fifty-third Massachuretta was also deployed oe skir mishe s, acting 48 & Support, The One Hundred ana Beventy-fiith New York and Thirty lirst Masaechusetia were placed in the rear of the left and the right of the | second line of skirmishors, aa reserves, while a! the same u be One Hundred and Fifty.cixth New York was or. dere! to turn the enemy's left fank. The battery, ander cowmand of iioutenanis Hoaly and Morton, was ‘posed on parallel plantation roads leading to the enemy's works. One section was ‘eld in reserve, and in rear of the second line of skirmishers. These dispositions being mode, tb advauced on the enemy's works, diiying thom ‘into tg cane. The advance was vory atahbornly resieted, the robol wters OOgACIBY OWT Ku misters, while the artik | ‘ory veiched forth dre and smoke all along uke exient of | mote fo" tis » Dravely anrwored, howover, by our | owe, WA60 was well seryed, aud the guos of whe exemy " i i i i i i e & g Hi H é é SEVERNY OF THB RNR ‘The fire was very severe on the left under command of Major Richardson, the men being mor, killing Captain Gauit, another of ( bape g A; private Gill, Company D, severely wounding seven ‘The front line at this imo ‘The advance was now (3:45 P. M.) very slow, as the ene- my was using every exertion from their works and out- side on the right, left and centre to drive us buck. At this time Lieutenant Russel, of the Thirty-eighth Massachusetts, with his company, was ta the woods to the right, when about five hundred of the enemy’s in- fantry advanced from the works with the intention of flanking him. They opened a tremendous fire, checking our further progress, and the right would probably have been turned by this overpowering force, but for the thick underbrush of the woods and the swampy nature of the ert, thus rendering their movements very slow and t. REINFORCED IN TIME. Colone] Gooding at once ordered the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York, Lieutenaot Colonel Sharp, to strengthen this position and drive the enemy back. Ad- vancing through the woods op the enemy's left, Colonel Sharp reached their rear and flanked them, driving the rebels before him, They were. the Eighteenth Louisiana infantry and three companies of the Seventh Texas caval- ry, the latver dismounted. A section-of artillery was also posted by the rebels on that end of the works for the pur- pose of assisting the force to dank us. “Suddenly the enemy sent a powerful force to the assistance of the rebels, a8 it wag found that were being driven at every point. Colone) Sharp now &@ much superior force to contend against. A sharp musketry fire, by vol- Jeys, wae commenced and kept up for some time, when word reaching Colonel Gooding that Colonel Sharp’s force was outnumbered by the enemy’s, the Thirty-first Massa- chusetts was immediately sent to reinforce him. A GALLANT FELLOW—LET’S TRY IT AGAIN, BOYS ,’! As 0.n as they arrived a charge was made by Colonel Sharp upon a strong abatis to the right of the carth- works, in the woods, about two hundred yarde distant, and hidden entirely from sight of the latter by the yom the The position was ens a@ very strong one, for enemy had dug a ditch and felled trees around it. rebels in the abatis fought bravely, and our forcos fe back about twenty feet, when Sergeant Charles W. Ke nedy, of Company 1, advancing to the front, waved hi mugket as an of would his sword, and impulsively — hey Sy, itagain, boys! We'll have it ‘* time. Follow me)” ama ase ope me sat forward, the rest followsa a aust fellow bounding obsirpctions ana with a ye » When the ditch, pot ed - guum Were passed in a tement, and the --vd%e mstant the abatis was taken and the enemy at the mercy of our soldiers, The latter, eighty-six in number, at once surrendered. One hundred stand of arms were THE ABATIS HELD, ‘The abatis was held by our men with little loss,as I have said that it was distant from their works and bat. Sane two hundred yards, with dense woods be- }ween. Lieutenant Healy’s guns were struck frequently Dy the shot and shell from the enemy’s batteries. One was dis- abled, but was soon repaired. The rammer of Lieutenant Morton's section of the same battery was cut in two by a shell. A piece of the same shell wounded him stightly in the neck. A round shot, about three o'clock, very near Lieutenant Morton, cutting the head off an infantry man at his side. The One Hundred and Fift; fe New York, Colonel Sharp, and the Thirty-first usctts, Colonel Hop- kins, held the woods and abatis all night, fighting the enemy the whole time, and es. wounding a large umber, amongst the former, a officer on a white horse, no pode snieng, his men cheering and inspiring them onws About five o’clock P. M., the Thirty-cighth Massachu- setis having expended all their ammunition, the Fifty- third Massachusetts, Colonel Kimb: I>, was ordered by Colonel Gooding to advance his line of skirmishers and re- Neve the Thirty eighth. The fight continued in that position until between seven and eight o’clock P. M., when the firing closed. All day there had been a constant roar of artill and musketry, grape, ball and shell, on both sides of river. Alto. gether, it was, perhaps, one of the warmest and liveliest fights ever known. AsI have stated, the enemy were driven at every pot. c ‘THE KNEMY EVACUATES IN TER NIGHT. At daylight in the morning Colonel Kimball, command- tog the advance line of. skirmishers, failing to ny trace ot the enemy in front, concluded to advance his line to the enemy’s works, when he found them evacu- ated. At the same time Capt. W. Irving Allen, of the Thirty-first Massachusetts, having his company deployed as skirmishers in the woods on the left, and seeing the forward movement of Colonel Kimball’s tine of skirmish- ers, ordered his men to advance also, entering the enemv’s works on left at the same time. While this move- ment was taking place Colonel Gooding received an order from General to ascertain, if possible, by an ad- ‘vance movement, whether the enemy had his works, when the welcome news was recei' that the fing of the Fifty-third Massachusetts already waved over them. About one o’clock the same morning Nig April14,) General Paine, who, with his command, it will be remem- dered, was a short distance in the rear of the on the opposite side of the Teche, was swakened by the dis- tant rumbling of artillery. Soon after an officer from the picket guard ¢ame to him and reported that he and his command had heard the noise sihce 11 o’clock the night previous, and that theenemy must either be evacuating, or was being reinforced. The former was thought to be the most probable by both of the officers, and Gen. Paine at once sent word of what had occured to Gen. Emory. ‘THE EIGETH XEW HAMPSHIRE HAANTS THEIR YLAF ON THE DE- SERTED BRRASTWORKS. BBAt two o'clock A. M., an order from Gen. Emory arrived with instructions to send a company of skirmishers to as- certain whether the enemy’s pickets were there, draw their fire, and occupy the enemy’s works at once, as soon ‘as,it was known that they had evacuated them. ‘Captain Allaire, of the One Hundred and Thirty-third New York, with his company, were at once deta by Gen, Paine for this purpose, with orders that he should send back as early as possible an account of his opera- tions, and whether or not theene-my were met on this side of the works. In the meantime, the brigade formed in line of battle, and the left wing (Eighth New Hampshire) was deployed over bis entire front, with orders to skirmish, if possi- ble, into the enemy’s breastworks. . ‘The men advanced as ordered, the brigade following closely. No gun was fired and no obstruction made to their onward progress, and in a short time the men of the Fighth New Hampshire were seen climbing up the breast- works. While three rousing cheers were given trom along the line of intrenchments on each side of the river, the flag of the Eighth New Hampshire was planted on them, e whole brigade then marched in jine of battle, and followed them over the works. Information was now sent te Generals Banks and Emory that the enemy had evacuated, and in a short time a large force of cavalry, infantry and artillery, started in pursuit, ‘The cavalry of the rebels had formed in line of battle about half a milefrom the earthworks; but as soon as they saw our forces mount them, they hurriedly left. WHAT THB DIVISION OF GENERAL GROVER WAS DOING AT THR TIM. Before following the enemy, it is proper to state what occurred in their rear, and what was the result of General Grover’s expedition. At it o'clock on Saturday morning, the 11th inst., eral Grover’s division left Brashear City on the gunboats Clifton, Estrelia, Arizona and Calhoun, and the Laurel Fill, Quinnebog and St. Marys. Two small tug: boats had in tow rafts loaded with artillery, muni- tions of war, &c. The intention was to have le(t the night previous, but the dense fog detained them until the time mentioned above. SPIRIT OF THR TROOPR AFLOAT AND ASTIORE. The whole proceeded up the Atchafalaya river in line, the Clifton taking the lead. As the loaded vessels steamed up the river, one after another passing our army march- tng along the river road, hearty cheers were given, bands and handkerchiefs waved, and the joy which shene on the faces of ati could not have been exceeded if the parties bad met afwr a long and dangerous campaign, instead of the few hours which passed since they were together. ‘Those cheers, I thought, boded no good to the enemy, and I was satisfied when I saw the spirit of the men that they were advancing to victory, and as bold and brave a front would be shown to the enemy as could be desired. And 80 it proved, for I question w! any men fought better or acted more the soldier throughout than the gal- lant fellows composing the Nineteenth Army corps did in this rapid and victorious campaign. OBJKCT OF THE RXPRDITION—ONSTACIES. ‘The intention of General Grover’s expedition was to get into the enemy’s roar, and, if possible, cut off their line of retreat in case they should be forced to evacuate in front, and in the event of their not evacuating to attack them in the rear, and thus, under two fires, compel them to do 80. Unforseen difficulties in transportation, the grounding of one of the transporte near the entrance to Grand Lake, and a delay of upwards of twenty-four hours in laying off whore a landing was desired, detained them a considera- bie time. ‘Tho expedition proceeded to Grand Lake, meeting no obstruction whatever. ‘Steaming up the lake afew miles the ficet anchored at 8 place opposite what is known as Mrs. Porter's shell Toad, about thirty miles from Brashear City, arriving there about eight o'clock the same evening. A roconnoissance was now made on shore by tho First Louisiana, Lieutenant Colonel Fisk, along the shell road leading to the Teche, from the lake to the rear of where the enemy was supposed to be, Tacareful examina- tion it was found that the was impassable, Captain Rawley, Aid to General Ranks, and chief signal officer in tho department; about three’®’clock the sane aiternoun took the steamer 8ykes, proceeded up the Atchm. falaya into the lake, and opened communication with A company of men and one piece of LINN OF RatriR. to what ie known as Mo There, ‘This movement was good, paseabie, the troops commenced ats- embarking on Sunda: a at daylight. The First Loviaiana and the Col, Birge landed at the some timo, Tee former immediately formed in line of da.tie, and Liout. Col, Fiske advanced with two companies and a yyed ws skirmishers towards the woods, support- e¢ by Gol, Holeomb with the balance of the regiment. Tarter proceeding. abort dietanc Suddenly, after ” distance, artili pene’ — our forces from the woods beyond the ran instantly followed by « sharp discharge of moskeiry, | Lelooe! Fieke, with his commas’, was ordered to a and the road vanoe into the woods, while Colonel 'Toleomt od i rapaity forward with his regiment te teke the enemy MBAR. Our force now advanced to the of the wood, which it held, and the Twelfth Connecticut, Oue Hundred Fitty-ninth and Sixth New York shortly alter arrived ag @ support. Here General was ordered to halt and await the disembarking of nis brigade and Captain Clorson’s battery of artillery. The enemy, in considerable numbers, was moving about on the plain ahead, and aerces the bridges of the Teche. This ‘ome consisted of four guns, 300 cavalry and a few infantry. AS ae as our cavalry and artillery arrived at the front, the former was sent to occupy and hold the junction of the Lake road, together with the road that runs parallel with the Teche. ‘THB ENEMY ON THE ALERT, ‘The rebels moved forward upon this body with their cavalry and artillery, compelling it.to fall back. A section of Closson’s battery, with Colonel Cassidy’s Sixth ca York regiment, — now oe ed a support, for the purpose same ol when the enemy, seeing this body advance, retr acrcss the Techo, at McWilliams’ ion, burning the bridge behind then, and to the bridge at Madame Porter’s plantation, attempted to fire it also; but our arti apd infantry, having by this time got of the junction. of the roada, prevented its destruction, extinguished the fire and com. pallad Soe nepries oe See Daanonse repair the damage eady done. ‘The enemy now started for a bridge about five hundred yards lower down the leche, with the intention of de- Stroying it; but our artillery opening upon them and the cavalry harrassing them they retreated without accom- plishing Shela periets Shortly after noon we had full Prey ape of ha Madame Porter’s, which was now in good repair. About this time an order to ‘“‘halt”” was given, when Genera) Dwight received instructions from General Grover to remain on the opposite side of the Teche, and keep pos- session of the bridges. The brigade remained in this posi- tion until five o’clock P, M., the remainder of tho force to the other side. ‘When all were over, General it was ordered to burn the lower bridge, at which his command was, aud with lis brigade cross the one which our forces had al- read over. ‘This was acoomplished, and the troops biyouacked for the night, hey anat nitit Paley fa cimienfcaled wink Goneral Grover, nea td foadquarters where he grrived at Delock, in the evening. “Jt was supposed that both sides of the Atchafalaya were lined with rebel troops, which was the reason of arti and 800080) Sykes. No resistance, ever, Was Mau, mi. so of the enemy were seen and they retreated without firing. ‘THE DIVISION ADVANCES—THR RNEMY IN POSITION. On Monday mening April 18, shortly after daylight, the division again advanced, Colone] Birge’ briga je in front, followed by the brigades of General Dwight and Colonel Kimball. “Lieutenant Rogers’ battery was in the advance, with Captains Closson’s and Nimms’ batteries in reserve. About seven o’clock A.M. the advance reached the edge of a dense line of woods, near what is known as I Bend (a sharp bend of the Teche), about eleven miles distant Cs ae rebel earthworks, where General Banks was engaging enemy. Here our force was met:by a strong one of the rebels, in position, from the bank of the je, across the front and right tlank of General Grover’s division. The enemy was strongly posted at this point, their right flank supported by artillery, and their left extend- ing round into another wood, in such @ manner us to com- pletely encircle any force which should simply attack ‘their position in the wood first spoken of. TRE BATTLE OF IRIEH BEND—SKIRMISHING. Colonel Hires, of the Third brigade, of General Grover’s » at time in command of the advance, and oy by two sections of Rogers’ battery, now skir- mi with the rebels in front tor about an hour, our skirmishers and thotr su} ig the infuntry and ipports dismounted cavalry of the enemy. Colonel Birge then or- dered the Twenty- Connecticut and One Hundred and Fifty-pinth New York in front of the. first skirt of woods. ‘He had no sooner done this than the euemy commenced ‘a flank uttack, endeavoring to take tho section of Rogers’ battery which was on the right. THB FIGHT—THE ENEMY PRESS US HARD—REINYORCEMENTS, sc right trons an onamy very Perfectly covcealed,e and right an enemy very perfectly concealed .se piled ineflectualty to the fire, became shaken, commenced to fall up and go to the rear, th as to pick off nine cannonievs at their guns. ‘THE TABLES TURNED—GEN. DWIGHT’S BRIGADE. At this time General wight moved on to the field with his brigade, and placed the sixtn New York on his right, insuch @ manner as to outfisnk the enemy’s left, ina similar way that the enemy outflanked our right. ‘The Ninety-first New York was ordered in front to ad- against the woods, w! porting the Sixth New York, and the Twenty-secona Maine and One Hundred and Thirty-first New York in support of the Ninety-first New York. ‘The order to advance was given, and, like veterans, ‘they moved forward across the field, t! the woods, apd over another field, the enemy slowly but sureiy faling back before them, sweeping on, taking from him ail his positions, and finally compelting him to so hasty a retreat that he left over one hundred prisoners in our bands. ‘Then the position which Col. Birge’s brigade failed to take, with a loss of something over three hundred men, was taken by General Dwight, with a loss of only seven Killed and twenty-one wounded. General Dwight was now ordered to halt, take a favora- dle position and hold it. ‘This was done, the enemy continuing to mancuvre in front of General Dwight’s and Colonel Birge’s commands for two or three hours, PREPARING TO ATTACK TRE ENEMY IN FORCE—ME RVACUATEY, <3 Diana did but very little harm during the whole of is time. Our troops in the mean time had been ordered by Ge- neral Grover to rest ip their places until further orders, which they did until about three P. M., when an order was given to feel the enemy on the front’ and flank, with & view to our attacking their position in force. Before any considerable advance further was made the enemy evacuated, retreating to the woods aud canes, haviny Laer, Pe fire to the gunboat Diana and trans- ports Ecesamer, Kewaboy and kra No. 2. ‘The retreat was accomplished in such a manner as to prevent effectual pursuit. INTENTIONS OF THE MNEMY—THRIR KILLED, WOUNDED AND PRISONERS. ‘The rebel prisoners represent that they had upwards of five thousand men eng: in this affair, and that they came up with the intention of driving General Grover's division across the Bayou Teche before General Banks’ force could arrive: but they were signally repulsed, with ‘a loss of from three to four hundred. On the field of battle one hundred and five prisoners wore taken and thirty wounded. Among the kilied is General Riley, and among the wounded Colonel Gray. The prisoners also report that General Dick Taylor ad- ‘vanced im force on the flank, and was in command of the whole. ‘Sibley was ther they say, “but he was not in the fight, and never is. About one hundred and fifty prisoners in all were cap- tured by General Grover’s command. Immediately on the retreat a reconnotssance was sent out, which met a courier from the advance of General Banks’ army, when the news arrived for the first time that the enemy had evacumed his works at Beasiand. PURSUING THK ENEMY. At an early hour on Tuesday morning, April 14, our cavalry and artillery, followed by Gen. Weitzel’s brigade, with Col, 's, of Emory’s tg ee id the Two regitnents of Col. Ingrabam's brigade were detached and sent vn the oppo- site side of the Teche, keeping in a line with the others, ‘while the remainder of Gen. -y’s division brought up the rear of the main body on the west bauk. Between one and two hundred prisoners a day have been captured. STRENGTH AND APPRARANCE OF THE ENEMY'S RARTHWORRS. A better position for throwing up fortifications and earthworks and resisting successfully an advancing army, ‘was perhaps never seen. Extending from Grand Lake on our right to the Teche, with obstructions across that stream, and a continuation of the earthworks on the left, to the smpassable ‘woods and swampy ground, the whole nearly two miles in length, was alono of sufficient strength for a small force to keep an army.at bay for some time; but when we add that all along the works ran a deep natural ditch or Dayou, and that the right and left of esch line on both sides of the ditch could net be flanked, it will be seea what a formidable barrier was before our army in ite front. ‘The earthworks were about three feet and a half h: and four through, piles being driven on the enemy sgeide, for the purpose of strengtheuing them. They followed the course Of the ditch, which had tne sharp turns., In some places, where the works were higher than the guns, the earth was cut away, for the purpose of getting a ciear range. On the west side, to the left, raw the unfinished line of the New Orleaps and Opelousas Railroad, with a slight wooden plank bridge thrown over the bayou. This was the termination of the line of fortifications. On the same side, at the right end, was asmall rodoubt, with the famous thirty two pounder bape) ‘still im position, Tn their haste the enemy had left without spiking it. Two dismantled ons Jay pear it. ‘Ihe ground around the was literally piled with shot, shell, grape, canister, cartridges, and even powder. In addition to this, both dyed in eh J fea filled bb maryland appears ny ors on more than any thi else around here, was a pile of broken tp bars of irom , bolts, &e., in pieces of from oue to two inches in h and thickness, which the rebels used in lieu of e@and canister, though { noticed several cases of former enclosed in iron rings, the balls about one aud a half inches throagh. Near the woods, in a ditch, { saw one of the famous twelve pound brass fleld pieces of Valverde’s bg he of our shells struck and dis. mounted it, Ano piece was said to be in the woods dismounted also, I did not see it, The works were shot away and broken in many When I arrived aii tho feud fy Lan a on ‘oe forty horres, how- ever, lay arout 5 opposite of the ri there was about half that number, aud THR RRASLAND PLANTATION extends on both rides of the Teche, covering an aren of from 2,500 to 3,000 acres. Betweenseven and eight hun. dred he gsheads of ng FD agg) Sot Akg Lo tion before the war broke Gut, Nearly two bhandred negroes were employed. ‘Thos, Bearland, tho owner of this large plantation, is now a quartermaster in a Missismppt regitaont. It is said that | he was corapelled to euter the army against his wishes. Hie has Only been taree or four month; t Mr. Pans years ago, married vand, ® f ' Corp. Trow, Ma ‘summer the right, across the road To |, Was & Sugar ne and saw! Doth literally broken to pieces by our shot and ebell, hundreds of which bad struck the buildin, hich were in sight and range of nearly all our artillery. To the left were the negro quarters, ten- antiess. In one buiiding I counted twenty-nine hoge- ds and barrels filled with salt beef, beans, sugar, pork and |. This belonged to the enciay, and is eee at ‘army'food they had in that neighbor- DESTRUCTION OF THE HART AND TRANSPORTS—THE CAUSE. Reveille at four, breakfast at five, march at six, was the order sent round to the diflerent comman\ ‘Tues. day night, and at the latter Lour on Wednesday morning the advance and pursuit were coutiiued. I bave already given an account of the loss of the gun- boat Diana, and transports Newsboy, Gossamer and Ere No. 2, near Frankiin,on Monday. The ext day, about sundown, the tHart (iron-clad) was towed across the Teche,two miles below New Iberia, ecuttied and fired. She was not yet completed. She promised to be ove of the most formidable, when shed, that the ~outh have Dulit, She was clad with road iron dovetailed t ge- ther. Her armament was very heavy. A rifled thirty under Dabigren on her bow and @ large brass gun on stera, with their carrisg: re periect, aud will be saved. The Hart, as the rebels iutonded she should be, proved a very serious obstruction, and wheu I left (three days after) she etill lay as she sunk. rapid did our army follow up the enemy that they had no timo .to get their transports at New Iboria awsy, aud the Blue Hammock, Darby, Louise, Uncle Tommy and Cricket were all either fired or sunk. Ali the com- missary stores and ammunition with which these trans- Ports were loaded were destroyed with thou, The Cornic (the hospital boat mentioned in company with the Diana) was captured near New Iberia the day previous. When our fo: ces saw her stop) by the Diana, she was on her ‘way to New Iberia with her load of wounded. Tho com- mander of the Disna warned her not to proceed auy farther, as Gen. Grover was in the neighborhood|, but advised that he should return to Franklin, remove tho wounded on shore and destroy her by tre. She accordingly returned, but was compelled to sur- render to our forces betore even ber wounded were land. ed. The Cornie, with her crew and nearly sixty wounded prisoners, steamed tothe side of the dock, when her wounded were landed. Fortunately,on buard her were Capt. Jewett and Lieut Alice, two of our oillcers who were captured and refused parole when the Diana was first captured by the enemy. Wo arrived at New Iberia on Thursday. Herea large was taken possession of by our forces. A simi lar one wag peized at Franklin two days provious. They Wore yged for j2anufacturing cannon, munitious of war, gob earTiages, ko. A large sawmill was also taken pos. ‘session of at the forma? place, and two regiments gent to take possession of the celeprated New Iberia Salt Works. ‘The latter will prove one of thé most serious losses whi the enemy have met with in this line, as the whule of the South was furnished with large quantities of salt from these mines, On Thursday afternoon 9 dashing cavalry charge wes made by Maer Roblison’s Smitha, nt companies seen, Barret, Vorkiua' and fasdacnu- ‘Tne re gard Of the encmy’s cavalry, pany. which for two days desperately attempied to check our pursuit, made a stand for Pino porpose of attacking our party. They numbered nearly two to our one, and when our party approached them @ charge was made upon the enemy's ‘cody with such bravery and impetuosity that, complo%ly taken by sur- rise, Sey. made a feeble resistance, unl turued and fled great disor They were chased nearly four miles. Seventy five prisoners were captured. A halt was at last ordered, as the enemy's imfantry bad masse: in consid rable force to receive us. We loet ten wounded and giveu below. enemy. He could not check his horse. charge bo was rescued by our men, General ! mory com- plimented the commanders ‘or this brillant affair. When I left General Banks’ headquarters on Friday morning, at _ten o’clock, four miles above New Iberia or Newtown (the army having been advanciig from the neighborhood since six o'clock A. M.),we had already captured between fourteen and*fi{teen hundred prisoners. Some were barefooted, others without blunkets and hat- Jess. and all meanly and scantily dressed in coarse home spun. INCIDENTS AND NARROW KSCAPKS ON THR BATTLE FIELD— GEN. BANKS AND STAFF ON THE FIELD. Between two and three o’cl.ck on Monday afternoon Gen. Bunks and staff were in the rear of the advance column a short distance, when a shell from the enemy directly over the Generat's head, apparently not ‘more than six or eight feet, striking the earth wittin five feet of Capt. Dunham’s horse, which was ga'loping ut full speed. as that officer at the time wus carrying a desvatch from Gen. Banks to Gen. Weitzel. The shell ricochetted and buried itself in the earth not three feet from an in. fantryrran who was sitting on the ground covering bim with earth. Half an hour later the Geueral at were riding up the road to the front, and when nearly abreast of the sugar house a shell entered the ground but afew feet ahead. Others falling to the right, left and around them, rendered it pe:baps one o! the warmest places that any commander and staif wore ever in. Gen. Banks coolly remarked, ‘‘I think we are a little too far in the advance,” upon which they rode leisurely back to the right of one of the columos drawn up ip line of battle, While they were in the neighborhood of the su- ir bh: use I counted no less than eight shots which struck road and earth near them, all witbio half an hour. 4 SHOT AT TAR COLONRIS—HOW OUR SOLDIERS ACTED. About three o'clock on Sunday afternoon @ solid shot from one of the enemy’s batteries pnssed between Colonel Ingraham, commanding 4 brigade in General Emory’s di- vision, and Colonel Bianchard, One Hundrea and Sixty- second New York. They were conversing together, some distance apart, and a little in frout of the ite of battlo, when the shot struck the ground a few yards in advance, ricochetti completely over Colonel chard’s bead, horse and all, afterwards striking the ground between the colonels. It was a very narrow escape. As the ball buried itself in the ground the men set up a cheer. It was repeatedly told me by several officers that the soldiers in line of battle would make a remark or criticise every shot and shell of interest, and many of their expressions being excellent jokes, they would be received with roars of laugh- ter. There was a perfect absence of fear among the men. And while Iam upon the subject, may as weil state that nearly every regiment, and many of the batteries and cavalry companies, were never engaged in battle before, aud several of the two former were pow for the first time under fire, T have the authority and word of honor from nearly all the commanders to state that they never saw men fight better or appear in ter spirits throughout than these soldiers, comprising the Nineieenth army corps. I bave koked for and even asked to be informed of a case of cowardice, and pledge my word that I neither saw nor heard of one. KILLED. Lieutenant John Freer, of Company D, was shot in the stomach at the head of’ his ggmpany just before the charge, while leading on his hn the shot was fatal. On receiving the ball, he staggered and tell exclaiming, “My God, 1am shot; teil my wife that I died doing my duty.” He was a native of Ellenville, Ulster county, was married about three months ago, and was a young man about 26 years of age. Private A, Grimley, of Company D, of the same regi- ment, about this time exchanged several shots with a rebel nid behind a tree. As the latter advanced to tire, both pieces were discharged at the same instant. The rebel was shet dead, while the ball from bis musket grazed Grimiey’s head. When Cojonel Kimbley moved on the right works on Tuesday morning, efter the evacuation, Grimley had the curtwsity to look behind the tree to see whether his late enemy was lying there dead as was supposed. There indeed be lay, his fuce upturned, with a hole in the centre of his forehead, showing where the ball entered. On turning the body over, it was discovered that it had passed completely through. His death must have been instantaneous. ‘Twenty-five others of the rebel dead lay along the in- side of the breastworks, white several fresh grav marked the places where others had been interred. NARROW RSCAPES, A shell burst directly over Colonel Gooding’s head about four o’clock on Monday afternoon, scattering the Jeces in every direction. wpavciter time a shower of grape whistled on all sides im. While riding across the field with Captain Fordham, his Assistan®Adjutant General, a little later,a round shot struck the ground some distance ahead, ricochetted again ‘and again in a direct line, and rolied harmlessly at their pe Tyoung rebel, about eigh of ago, bel A young rebel, al eighteen years of age, belon to the Eighteenth Louisiana, was about sundown rnd through the stomach and taken prisoner. He asked Lieutenant Bailey for a drink of water. When given to him he thanked him Kindly, prayed that God would im. {He said that he would never have fought against the Stars and Stripes, but he was furced to do 80, and frankly admitted that the South was in the wrong. He said, This ts a dying man’s last words,” It ‘was even 80, for in a few minutes he expired. ‘Une of first questions the rebels asked our men after they were captured was, “What kind o: guns have & ay hy they will mile? We never saw such ing.” One asked, ‘*Are all your men sharpshooters?”’ An said, ‘If we looked over our breastworks, got = ne cee __ ditches Ay were shot, ve RE Lem ng put my hand up [ couldjhave caught a handful of butlets.” Patrick Fil , of Company H, Fourth Wisconsin, andjordorly to General Paine, accompanied the over the field and in every fight. He was on horse! dai the whole time of the ting, and was the one nedrest the Diana when the first sbell struck her. Finding that bis riding about the fleid drew the fire of the enemy in that direction, Gevoral Paine ordered him to dismount. The order was scarcely obeyed, andthe last foot out of the stirrup, when a shell, which had been heard for some seconds bumming towards them, passed with three feet of the two soldiers and cut away the top of the saddle, Patrick ig only seventeen years of ago soee weseeet it oe Le rb tad da} Monday wore placed hospitals by sv thy road, about amileand « half from the battie field, The following surgeons were in ) and nobly did their duty:— Post pospital No, 1 "9 division—Dr. W. B. Eager, Jr., in charge; Dra, W. HL. Hozier and E. C, Clark “post hospital No. 2, Emory’s divieion.—De. Robert Watts, Jr., in Cam Dra, Ward and Smith assistante, Post hospital No. 1, Weitzel’s bed cagtem M. D, Benedict, Medical Director of the bri Chiof surgeon; Dr. Goo, Benedict assistant, THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. The following is a list in these tals of the Killed and wounded ia the battle of Fort dm a LED. it. % Chas, stawar Mai Bs —— Allen, F. Aut Licut. Freer, D100 bi Capt, Gaati, A, 9 Mowe p PS Te s. G, sou ne Chas, Lawrence 0: Tower, D, sa Mars., scalp. Ed. shannon, 1, se a 88th Mass, Fr. @, sn tA. A. Fisher, 4, $8th Jax P. Crothy, 1, 881 Mase, thigh. Wilba Simmons, G, Sétbh Mana., Knee, August Fos, H, 166th ¥. ¥., ai in 2 Ig. D, 38th Mass, thigh, Joseph McLaughlin, G, 38th Mass., hand, Sery't Jas, M. Monroe, I, 33th Miass,, arm. Downey, @, 88th hand. L. 8. benjamin, F, 53d Mass., ‘brea v ‘an Honten, ©, 75th NY... arm and breast, John Stuits, A, Ist U. 8. Art, ride. 0. Dewitt, G, 164th shoulder, 7G, LoGth N.Y. Jeg. exer Teswilliger, Gy Lbbth N. Wilbur Simmons, G, 38th Mass. knee. Geo. Ballon, B, and e!how, Swilivan, A. 88th Maas..arin amputated Murtin Everett, K, SsthMfass, Ive wier, By 138d N. Yay »'L. Howard, B, 12th Coney jay Wim. Mergenick, A, Ist La, cat. holy. Howard ¥ a A, 12th Conn, + 5 ©. Patten, 4th Wis, thy. Weeks, F, 75th N. s. Y., hand, Isavc Gdell, D, 14th N. ¥., thumb, W.H. Roberts, B, 114th{N, a tat atl sah N.Y, Vavjor, H, 14th N. ¥., head, “lightly. G. Jensen, K, dtn Wis., Ks Thos, Birmingham, EB, 75th breast. worth, D, Sist josen, A, NPscon. Tist,. Conte, F, 8th Vt, ~ saad shightiy. Jonaihan rinlan, K, &th Win We Perry, H, th Vt, head. slightly. Wm. Hetfrechnd, E, 4th Wis., shoulder, Josepn Heny Saul, G, 534 Mass., lex. F.Buchier,oth Mass bat, ankle Lieut. 6 Grady, K, 8thN. H., Vt. shoulder. ob n,. shoulder, Pat. McAnamy, A, Ist U. 8, artilievy. leg (amputated ). Corporal’ 3 Wings Fe tot scalp. Wesion, B, 14th N. A, int U. 8, ar- ani elbow. honey, K, Sth N. a Ke mantle S$ Franoe bien ie KILLED AND WOUNDED IN uilers, Michael Mal Bates, ©, 38th Mass, O'Brien, ¥, 1834 .N. ¥. sion of leg. Haly, I, 1334 §. knve, Lstenoe Anstun, B, 1384 N. ee, fobs Taylor, K, 1334 N. Y., enn G . co. tyler tists, N. cate, w, i ‘ant. P, W. Piah, B, q Y., suogiaers a T Weston, B, Math N. right tung. vd, slicnedy, Aicsander piety 1, 100th N. Y.. shoulder, ©, Morphy, A, ISHN. ¥., rn Geo. W. Coles, G, 8th Vt, Siow Walter Dyckman, D, 12tb, Coom., foot, Devt dhmen K, Wardew, 4, oun X. ¥, haat and alge. Lieut. Tf. 8, Tuintor, @, lath. Conn, arm, Aq)t. HB, Lansing, Toth N. Jerson Tinker, A, 7th N. sugihea: Thumting D, 75th» q ead, slightly. rnold Yan Norwwick, Fy, Jou A. Case, 8, OY, and, : TimoPiy Sullivan, @. 1th Conn, jaw, Win. Corley, Bath Ve emch. CoN: Sow dard, A, 63d Mass, Marcelion Whitman, F, 58d ass. i %., 8, © Fam... Capt. Hatch, Dedeh We Copl. F, Bye almigeses 2 ANA epone: Earbardt, K 4th Wis, We ry Q., 1atth. B, By 1h gee bot Vo. Dewitt, 6, vauue ast atea seh, G, 180 Francis Vancttan, I, 180th N, Y., shoul |, B, 126ih N, Edwin R. Cos,D, 186th ®. ¥-,. back side. ih N.Y. bat, leg. :bxon, 8, 38 Mass, side ‘Lewis B, Hateb, D, 4b Wis., arn. Frauklin W. Fisn,B,li4th N¥* ‘Win, Beriver, @, 16v B.Y., legs Edwin R. Cox, D, 166th N.Y, back and © Stat Mase.,. 12 Ct, thigh Ei, Condon, K, 12 Oty hand. M Corcoran, 8M. Huhighs Lieut, Henty 8. Tainior, C,. 12th Conn., shoulier, Wm.Burton, ¥, 133 N. 7 GEN. GROVER’® DIVISION, ONE HUNDRED AND D/PrY WUNTH KEW YORE, Col E. Moitineux, ‘all. Lt. Coi.G. A. Druper, killed, Ad). RD. Laturop, killed. Capte reaaiag H, wounded sugitly. Lt ie MM. Lage toe First Lt. Win, lunkett, BK. Conway, Chas c Eiawa J Rey Jorn ip. noida, \,tace ‘and sbl'r, Higgins, A, hip. bc tee me den, O. Allred Grasuers, 0. —— Brooks, D. pit Wounsed Lt. D. P. Dewey, head, fatal. Joseph Allen, John Hora:,A,abdomen srorbon, Ar sides terinan, A,arm, 4, A, hand, id, A, arm broken, t. Jobn Oliver, B. Corp 3.3} shoulder A.Mann,B.abdumen,severely Joon Martin, B, avdomen. Win, Noat, B, arm. vena, ©, side severe, Wm. Bation, C, shoulder, L. Gray, D, side. Wm. B. Key Chas, Arno! 2d Lt, J Jon OI Site J armat ste, Ord. Bergt, # Ciark,Dy band. ane Rowe, Dy yroii. Tio Word Bre, ‘and bipa. Fire tena ilier By % 3, B. head. Hopkina, Geo, aden, Ht, ryt. Thos. Buker, Chae. Heexer, I, le Alex. Coon, Joh Con ont Lin, K, eg. Jos. Bernas, ‘hip. — Emmons, K, foot, Soba Day, arm.” CONNECTICUT, nee, I, leg. ‘A. A. Uhelpa Wm, Wilbon, C.K. Towney. has. D, Grove: A. Hyde, F, Bissett, F, sh ulder, Gorp. J. Hust spl, BN. Cotton, H. beg. — Dailey, H, wounded and Ta lea ny C.D. Walker, N. H. Boots, c A. oC. W A, arm. deg. THIRTEENTH CONNECTICUT. Kill Ord. Sergt, T. G. Stanley, A John O’Brien, Co. A Wor Capt. F. Stanley, Co. A, leg, slightiy. Jobin Freed, Co. A, foot, leg. . Crans, Oo. John Maisiall, Co. C, neck. Geo, M. Erwin Co, G, side. Capt. C. J, Fuller, Co. B, kuee. 4. Shordua, Co. D, face. H. J. Tuske, Co.Divown hips. Jobin Fret. CoB, leg. + ed. Corpl. LG, Booth, Co, A. junded. ‘Andrew Hashet, Co, F, hip. and abdomen. Capt. H. B. Spray, Co. By V. Locker, Co. Wm. Cook, Go. kK. hand, U Metos, Co. P, jeg. ‘TWENTY-S12TH MAINE, tlie. Sergt. Randall, Co. K. Gyrus peek Co. A. 8. Jebson, Co O Jene Nickerson, Co, D. Henry. Ewell, Co. ¥. Capt. C.Hokes,B, hip sighly. PettD Brows i " ‘Geo. A. Franes, Co. F. H. Ls, Buaklin, Co. T. 8, F. Barvett, Go. K, G. Bmith, Co, A. ). Brown, H, Lt. Col. Hersey, B, 5) Win, McCauley, C, M. J. Mellon, € td Comp. HH. ude, ©, arm. face a xia, ep: J. 8. Billi « : Shear Be ae fioneai Ohinarepeapionen Henry¥. Mouton, B, shitd'r, _ severely J, 8. Harmon, E, abdomen. L. FP. Barrett, K, shoulder. w Ab ee iw Mow m, ei he . Oy 5 BREE dikes, wee, Gee USES rely. sd War Nei d, leg” ~- st La., side. Darrow, H,ist La.,body, Mass.. thigh. ist La. ie. UNITP BTATRS ATILLBRRY, Jobi Dake, leg. THe WOUNDED IN THR CAvAL. cur OF THURSDAY. atric Gannon, A. Ist Lo J, Maniield, B2a Mase... Jenn" Holtman, A, wie. shoulder, ~- ee) BE, Math N. ee iy Wounded same: time on pi THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. Despatches from Ge: ral Grant and Gen eral Thomas to the President. Wasmvaton, April 27, 1863, Tho despatches received General Grant and Adjutant before Vicksburg, Aprii 23. by the President from Major General Thomas are dated. They announce that on ‘ue evening before six gumboate~ and twelve barges passed the Vicksburg asd Warrenton batteries, which opeted terrifically upon the vessels. Buildings in Vicksburg, prepared for the occasion, wer fired to light up the river, au ‘enable the rebel gunners te Bee the boats, Over 600 shots were discharged at the fleet. None of the barges wore hit. Only one steamer was in- Jured badly enough to cause her to be abandoned. She floated three miles below Warrenton, where she- grounded, but all hands on board of her were saved. Another steamer was somewhat injured, but oan easily’ be repaired. To the credit of the troops be it said, when. some of the crews of tho boats refused to take their chances io making the fearful trip, the former, belonging to tho Mlinois regiments, volunteered to do the boatmen’s work, the crews having beon left behind. Tho second splendid success of throwing @ great innd and naval force below Vicksburg, completely flanking the rebel position, was accomplished with the lons of wounded, and a few moro—not mortally excoeding ten—severely and slightly wounded. The pilets wore made targets of by the rebel sharpeheoters, who lined the shore. The former, to prevent being splintered: in case they were wounded, had their pilot houses remoy- ef, and oxpoeed themselves to the enomy. Gem, Grant telegraphs to the President that he consid ‘ors thi movement, ia view of itg importance, the terri, ble fire to ch the boats were exposed, and the siiebd joes uf property and meo, a magnificent seccens,