, 1861-08-19

FEEfher F&rtieu1&rs of the Battle ae
M4s0nsa Creek Troops, At RofIa--
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribnne.I
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IEcrfcgpcndence OF the Chicago Tribune.1
RoIlA, No., Aug. 16 1851.
Latest adVices place Sigel about thirty
miles south on his way towards Rolla. He
will not probably con through to thie point,
IS there are no eongenlences for the encanp-
ment Of SO large G force. There is Scarcely
water enough now for the two regiments sta
toned here. Sigel, IN his last dispatches, an-
neu1ccs bis intention TO reach Rolla OF satnr-
day, but he hiss by this time been informed Of
the condition of tnis post, and will probably
encamp at the mouth OF the Little Piney, six
teen miles from here. sigel is obliged to
march very slowly, his men being exhausted
AID his train OF character that demands 5l3W
movements. The train is said to be ei1 miles
lorg.
Several wounded men have come into Ro11a
IN ADVANCE Of the main force. One of them,
frcm the 1st Iowa, had ball through his
Ehouider; another had an arm shot of, and
others suffer from inferior wounds.
From every account that has come, we learn
Of the tlercenese with which our men fought
ii ttat tai1le- In the numbers engaged it
Goes not compare with the battle at Bull
Run, but in desperate fighting It certainly Was
rot inferior. Every incn Of ground was hotly
contested, ard every man, officer and private
fought with desperation that showed how
WEI Icy tAAC1GtttA WIdt Lucy #EAE HAHL1uE
loT. lrsck5n there was lees weakness in that
fight than in any that has yet occurred.
No reinforcEmente have yet been sent for
ward from here. Two rtgiments-the Four
teenth and Fifteenth ulino1s-arriye3 Wednes-
day, and are now encanped two miles from
Ro:ta, on the Springfield road. They have an
excellent position, and their cannon are SO
placed as to com mand the approach to Rolle,
Two ADDITIONAL regiments were to have left
St. Ltu1- .c. this point on Wednesday even
hg, aud were actually on the cars ready to
Etzrt, when the orders were conntermanded
ane ttey were sent eff Oh the Iron Mountain
read. The occasion for this change eeens to
be report that was brought to g. LoaIs that
Hardee WAS marching towards Iron Mountain
with large force, and bad actually burned the
L.i5gss CT approach. The report was contra
dicttd the next day, and the whole affair seems
to be scheme to divert The reintorcem snts
,10m RDna ard sind them on o TOOLS t1rand
III s0me other direction.
1here are no eyldences Of any troops in par
sr:t Of sigel ! Eaw o gentleman who Left
Spring field Sunday evening. lie says that
tlree thousand Of The rebels were then ia
Sprint field, and the balance Of McCn.loch's
1e1ce not taE South. They had taken provi-
s5ons from the citizens remaining, and what
ever else they needed, and given IN return
Jaclsen's scrip. My informant attempted to
7islt the battlefield, but the picket guards
q the enemy were placed about the town and
sjgel has little to fear from this quarter.
The present darger is OF an attack from the
rtbe!s in this vicinity. They seem to bs con-
tep11atirg frem the different towns into OF
gsnszed bodies, aLd are rapidly being armed
The 1sptrt Of MtB.ide's proximity Is not be.
Gered here, hut it is thought tuai in the
ctu2try south and west from here, there are
large numbers Of r5bels either combined or
stJa1ate.
Eight mounted men were sent out fron,
camp a :tW nights ago, 10 protect q Union
s1t1e, which vas te be attacked, SIS we hesrd,
| dozen in number. The men came back at
| midnight, tnd reported lsrge force assem-
| t:ed AID receiving lrms- large that they
GIG rot venture to attack them.
There are roW four reglments at this post
| lie 18Th, 14ih suG 18th Illinois aud 18th Mis-
| 1naD, Of the 18th.
Cd Stevenson, Of tie 7th Missouri, received
| IeEemPto1y orders on Wednesday, to report
lz1nselfat Fre1nont'e head-quarte:s. have
gcsd reason to believe TINT the Department. il
quite dissatisfied with him. He was sent here
eE; understand it, to move hence Immediate
| II 10 Lyons relief. He came week ago
t Wednesday, and did not report himself iol
| EeysTsl days, but eoong encamped, aud has
| Teen le1e ever since.
! TIE regiment is in wretched condition
| Yesterday afternoon the 6efge cant Major, while
drunk, was ordefed to his quarters by Capt
Hawkins, He refused, and soon after, in {. I'll
I o1 1age, went to his tent, took ont 1oadeG
musket ard fired deliberately at Capt. Hawk
ls. sanlpg apparently at his side. The ball
struck his LETT arm above tine elbow, shatter
/ 1Eg the bone 20 that amprtatlcn had to beper
ftrmed.
| Tie murderer was bound hand and foot and
| l'1aced In the guard lou6e. In the evening .
I messenger came rushing to our camp, saying
tlat there vas mutiny in the other regiment
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