American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-22
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/, AGAIN DRIVEN FROM THE FIELD WITH
ONE KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED
THREE MORMONS SLAiN-THE M0RMgNS
DETERMINED TO FIGHT 1T OUT.
The scenes now enacting at Nauvoo should
call forth the deep Indignation of every iriupd
Of order in the country. We have already
published an account Of one battle, (Which we
are glad to learn was exaggerated and now
subioin another, by which it will be seen that
again been routed The following are the
particulars Of the second conflict, copied from
the st. Louis ReveiIle of the l5th inst:
The steamer Alvarado arrived down last
evening from Warsaw, and from her officers we
learn that the Mormons and Anti Mormons
had second battle on Saturday afternoon,
which ended, as before, in the .4ntieS retreatlng
to their camp.
An eyewitness, who watched the progress
otthe second battle from the top of the Mormon
temple in Nauvoo, describes it as a very spirit
ed engagement, in which the new citizens and
Mormons prevented the advance Of their foes
at every point.
The Nauvootes have thrown up three breast
works, at about one and half miles from the
city, towards the road leading to Carthage, and
behind these the defending forces are posted,
with five pieces Of artillery. At about IL oclk
/ M, the new citizens fired two six-pound shot
into the Antics camp, upon which the latter
sent out flag of truce, with request to hold
another "tak;" but the citizens of Nauvoo re-
turned for answer, that they were done talking
with them and that hereafter they should fight
until the others became desrous Of peace
The action now commenced from artillery on
both sldes-over eighty discharges of cannon
were heard from both parties during the course
of an hour and a half. They now closed in
and commenced discharges of musketry at each
other. A movement was then made by the
| Antics to outilank the Nauvoo right, and pass
their breastwork, which was here defended by
the Spartan band of Mormons, with ''sxteen
chamber rifles" the latter drew out from the
bToastwork to repel the advancing force, and
succeeded in beating them back. During this
skrmish on the right man, named Anderson,
the leader of the Mormon Spartans, fell, shot
through the lungs by rifle ball. and almost in
) stantly expired. About the same moment, his
Q son, u boy of about ! years of age, who was
f engaged in another portion Of the ranks, was
r struck by six-pound shot on the right shout
a der, and his body made crushed mass OF
0 bones, the whole breast being torn to pieces.
Another Mormon was struck during this part
= of the fight with a cannon shot, and killed in
S stantly. His name was Norris, blacksmith.
2 The fight continued for two hours half, and
every attempt the Antics made to pass the po-
| sition OF the Nauvootes, they were successfully
= beaten back, until, at length, they were forced
to retire to their camp, leaving the field in pos
Y session Of the new citizens and Mormons.
r During the progress of the fight an invalid
Mormon was posted upon the top of the tenn
S pie, with SPY glass in hand, watching its pro-
i gress; and the wives of the citizens, with their
children, were gathered at the base of the build
t ing, with upturned eyes and painfully anxious
g faces, listening to his report of the battle,
$ which, from time to time, he related to them
G from above. Our informant says that he heard
Q many of these poor Mormon mothers declare
# that they would perish in the streets of Nau-
Y VOC, defending it against this mob, if it should
y drive their husbands in from the field where
n they were posted.
The number of killed on the part of the An
y ti-Mermon force is unknown. At Carthage
q they only acknowledge to six badly wounded
= Capt. Smith, one Of the number, MORALLY
Every preparation was making on both side;
: for another battle.
9 All capable Of bearing arms in Nauvoo are
engaged in the fight. Many of the women anc
; children Of the new citizens are in the city
;, without the power or opportunity to leave
their husbands are in the field battling agains
: an unreasonable mob they are left prey tC
J the worst Of fears.
The report ofthe first fight was wildly ex
= aggerated rumor, only one Mormon having
u been wounded in the heel, and several Antics
: badly frightened-the main bodies of the op
u posing forces not having ventured within mus
y ket-shot range.
. The st. Louis New Era has the following il
IF relation to affairs at NauVoo:
y The report of the last battle at N anvoC
= states that the engagement lasted over fou
T. hours, and that during this time, more thar
- eighty cannon shots were fired. How they
g managed to kill and wound SO lew is 10 us {;
It mystery. Only three of the Mormons were
is shot dead, and some five or six wounded; anC
" on the other side, the loss is said to be ever
If less. The fight must have been carried on
D, a considerable distance, and out of the reach o
J. small arms. The artillery appears to have dom
Is but little execution and the gunners must hav,
been poor marksmen, or so terribly frightened
u at the smell OF gunpowder that they could no
ID take aim with any degree of precision. It's Il
D be hoped that the little brush at numbering eac
IT other which they have had, will satisfy bot
Ill sides, and that the civil authorities of the Stat
S will see the necessity of doing something to
ic wards putting stop to these outrageous pro
re ceedings.
De Molmondom is represented as bearing all tn
re features of citadel every man within its limit
u is under arms and many Of the boys are beal
al ing huge pistols and knives upon their person
Of numbers of the women, it is said are kee
Mt fnr tho Guht and a. ibop1caluac .
he bear arms should it become necessary fc
p, the protection of the temple and the CITY,
er There appears to be but one feeling among tn
n jack Mormons and that is, to die before the
It. will suffer the force, which threatensth cit,
al To in uade IL ha uinr rannsal In cir Go. I'm; %