Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-25
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ANOTHER MORMON BATTLE!


On the 18th OF September another battle was
Tough, by The contending parties near Naavoo.
The correspondent Of the Saint Louis Republican
gives the following account of The battle:
WARSAW, ILLINOIS, 9, P NJ.
September ~ 1916. I
Messrs Chandler & Knapp: | have just AT
rived from the seal OF war. The battle between
the coniending parties was resumed today al J
o'clock, and lasted an hour and halt. From
one hundred and eighty 10 two hundred shots
were fred from The cannon OF both sides. Those
from The Mormons were entirely harmless, not
man or horse was injured By Them though they
whslled past al almost every FIRE. The fire OF
The Antics Taked The city, rauing and crashing
through those temporary Mormon buildings, hu,
whether they did any execution upon life could
not learn.
The engagement with small arms lasted about
haitian hour The Mormons were en,fenched in
the houses, and HAD greatly The advantage OF the
Antics, who had 10 fire from an exposed position
Both parties fought we.l-the Mormons retreat
ing as the cannon OF The Antics advanced, until
the cannon balls of the latter were exhausted,
when they retreated in COED order back 10 their
camp The Anues can effect nothing until they
drive the VI ormons from their houses with cannon
ball. lfthey had had a sufficient supply ofball>,
believe they would have got possession OF The
city. mere were none niiltu ON the sue Ol the
Antics and six wounded. One shot through the
neck between The jugular vein and windppe.
Captain Smith OF Carthage, il is thought, NOR
tally. George Weir OF Warsaw was shot in the
neck, and severely wounded. | did not wait for
the surgeons report nor could ascertain The
names OF the other four wounded.
The loss Of the Mormons either Yesterday or
today has not been asceraned. There are va
rious rumors as 10 the number, but they are not
the same number they had yesterday, say from
eight hundred 10 a thousand. There i. no way
Of gelling at the number OF Mormons
The Mormons have species of gun they man.
ufacture themselves which they call sixteen.
shooters, and which will discharge sixteen times
without reloadine. Al short distance they are
very effective, and give The MormonS great adj
vantage over their enemies.
The Antics will wait tor supply OF cannon
balls. They also expect Ieintorcements, and I'M
less the Mormons force il upon them do not ex-
pect there will be battle tomorrow.
Major Clifford, formerly Postmaster al Qun
CIV. was in command of the Mormons to-day
He has superseded all those mentioned in my
last and in the name ofthe Governor OF Illinois, he
has ordered John Carlins posse TO disperse Thi'
order was signed, "Ben amin Clifford, Major
commanding illinois militia" Who will be II
command 10 morrow | cannot say.
There is no telling where this thing will end
as both parties appear determined 10 hgh, il on,
In addition 10 what our correspondent gives @
the battle of the 18th, says the Republican, VI
have the following particulars from Nauvoo =
During Friday night, the Mormons threw up en-
trenchments across three of Inc principal street
leading into Nauvoo-lhe one Immediately Non
of the Temple, the one South OF IT, and the on
South of lhat--and then stationed their men in
grove OF timber about halt mile beyond lhei
entertainments
The anti Mormons divided their forces, or
portion being detached up the river towards III
Northern part of the city, and the other toward
the lower or Southern part 10 street not en-
lrenched or defended. Upon this movement be
ing made to the Southern part Of the city. POI
zion OF the Mormons, with one or two pieces {
artillery, flying from house TO house, defled dow
and defended this fourth street, by which il va
supposed the Antics intended 10 enter the city.
The FIRE oil cannon and snail arms was kept u
so vigorously by The Antics, that the balls fo
their cannon having become nearly exhausted
they Withdrew The infantry portion OF their force
eaving their cannon and suant upon the gronn
they had occupied on their first advance. tn
detachment TO the northern part Of the city, ate
making demonstration IN that quarter, reiurne
TO their encampment.
The Anti Mormons, il is stated, marched bold
ly up in front Of the Mormon line, under The III
Of their cannon, and formed regularly INTO n
During the engagement o.. Saturday, on the Mo
mon side, Captain Anderson was killed by mus
ket ball, which struck him in the neck. His sol
boy of about fourteen years OF age, was kle
by six pound shot, which struck him Jusi oeo
The arm A man named Norris was also killc
by a similar shot, which struck his shoulder, ca
rying away the upper par, III his body Two {
three others were wounded on the side OF the Mo
mons by shots from small arms.
Our informant states that lhirly-three canno
shots we're fired by the Mormons, and forty lou
by the Antics. The action commenced about
o'clock, and lasted nearly an hour; the later pal
of il was maintained principally by small arm
Ate P. M, all WAS quiet. The Antics hac SCI
10 Quincy TOR a supply of ammunition and ca,
non balls, and had made provision to cast bal
in their camp. 1t is probable the conflict wou
not be renewed until to-day, as the Antics won
await the return OF the messengers IRON Quinc
and elsewhere.
The Mormon force is estimated at from h'
hundred 10 six hundred; but our informant stat
that they have very little ammunition, aud al
almost entirely destitute ofprovisions. He lhinl
that their deslilution OF provisions and ammun
lion must yet render them an easy conquest, a
though many Of them men and women, swe;
,bey will die on the soil before they will I've drive
away. His description of the scenes OF disire
and alarm to be witnessed in the city is tru
appalling Women and children franlicay RI
ming in the streets, win tnelr nuSOdnus III the Hei
and they without home or refuge from the stori
In many cases the balls fired by the Antics a
gathered up by the women and carried 10 I
Mormon camp, 10 be used again. Such Of 4
women and children as cam have crossed the
yer 10 Montrose. Many oflhe new citizens ha
also gone over Those who remain, it is thous
will sell their lives dearly. II is stated by sor
of the Mormon leaders, that they have mi
laid in the Streets by which they hope TO et1e
great destruction of the Antics, il they gain
entrance into the city.
We have thrown together all The facts We ha
been able 10 collect The affair has but CO,
menced, and our knowledge of those engaged
the side OF the Antics, whatever may be said
the correctness OF their proceedings, warrants
in the expression of The belief that it will not cea
until the Mormons are expelled
MIR. Parker informs us, that in the fight of
evening of the llth, mentioned by our correspc
dent above, there were only two Mormons
iured. One, John c. Campbell, was wounded
The heel by ball which struck the ground, al
Rlancing, tore away the back part Of his foot
Another, BENZ. Whi,esides, was wounded in
knee.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE. II
Hon. James Buchanan arrived in Philadelpl
on Sunday, from The Saratoga Springs, N T., a
intended 10 have remained there day or I,
but on hearing that important dispatches for
government had been received IRON Mexico,
repaired al once for Washington.