Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-07-13

Col. ssigsl with 1900 men engages osv.
jackson with $4,000 Rsbela.

we are indebted to the Kansas ,Journal
for copy of the Fort Scott Democrat of
the Tth. IL contains an account Of n hat.
tie between the Missouri State troops nm.
der Gov. jackson aud Gen. Rains. nnmber.
ing by their accounts from G, 900 to l9. 600
aud the U. s. forces under Col. Seiyel
numbering 1900 in ALL Our informant
says on Wednesday, the Sd inst, the state
troops left RUPEES Point and moved South
to Murrays, six miles. Friday morning at
8 o'clock they broke up camp and marched
South in the direction of Carthage, the
county seat Of Jasper Co. Al Bey Fork
miles North of Carthage they were met by
Col Seigel with 10, 900 men, who immediate
ly gave them battle The first onslaught
resulted in the State troops being driven
back some distance, and the officers ordered
a retreat. The center gave way, bat the
order not being heard on the hauks the ad.
vancing U. S. Troops were in danger of
being surrounded themselves, they fell back
They retreated slowly, keeping up the fight
by the artillery, making fearful havoc
among the enemies ranks.
At the crossing OF Dry Fork their lines
were very near being broken when by the
timely arrival of 200 Union men from Shoal
Greek, they crossed with but loss of
killed and 2 mortally wounded.
The battle continued the U. S. troops al
teruately lighting and retreating until dark
when they reached Carthage, having cross
Buck Branch and Spring River on the
way.
The fighting was all done with the artillery.
Col, Seigel retreating AS soon as they got
them in position and playing Oh their ranks
as they advanced
Ii is believed Col. Sigels object was to
draw the State troops on to Carthage, when,
with 400 reserves left at that place, and cx.
| pecting reinforcements from Ncosho and
Sarcoxie, he woold be enable to turn and
drive them back or route them.
The loss on Jackson's side was very great
our informant says he counted between 10
or 80 wounded on the field.
In houses by the way side at Dry Fork,
a large amount of beef was thrown out of
wagons. 1t is supposed to make room for
the dead.
Another informant "a resident Of Carthage
states he passed over part of the battle
ground yesterday morning, aud says he saw
wagons and hacks passing in every direc
Hon, gathering up the dead for inter-
ment.
The loss on the part of the State troops
cannot be less than from 800 to 500
The ground in many places was sire wn
with dead horses, and the steuch was sicken-
ing.
The whole country was laid desolate.
Fences were toru down, crops trampled in
to the ground and houses pundered. He
met parties of women, who stated that ever.
thing had been taken from them by state
troops, except what they had on their
backs.
The retreat was conducted in a STYLE
worthy of veteran troops, with as much
GOODNESS as on the parade-ground instead of
the feld Of battle. 1t was only the over
whelming odds on the side of the sessonists
that enaOled them to carry the day. The
victory was with Seigel 1t was reported
night attack had been made on Seigel and
four hundred of his troops killed and six
hundred taken prisoners, and three pieces
of artillery captured. Our informant says
he overheard messenger from the secession
camp say that they had killed but one man
after entering Carthage, and had taken no
guns. jackson announces his intention of
fortifying himself at Carthage until Price
and Mccullough can arrive from Arkansas
with reinforcemeuts, when he will turn aud
act on the offensive and enforce the laws of
the State. SegeI retreated in the direction
OF SarcoXie where he expected reiforcemeuls
Nothing can be heard from Major SturgiS
or Gen. Lyon, later thau July 7th.
8 p. MA citizen Of this place has just
arrived, having left Sherman, Jasper county,
at daylight this morning. He states that
after leaving Carthage, Col Seigel encamp-
ed during the night, and his command was
badly cut up His loss is varousy estima.
ted from 800 to 1000, and that OF the Sc
cesSonists from 1000 to 1000 killed and
wounded.
Col Brown, with 5000 troops from
Springfield is said to have Joined him
Maj Sturgs is North of the Usage, and
Lyon at last accounts was at Warsaw, op
his way South.
On Friday, the day of the battle, Ben
McCuloch and Gen. Price arrived at Neo-
sho, 20 miles South of Carthage, with
10000 men.
A guard of 200 left by Sege, was sur
rounded and taken prisoners. One report
says all were murdered, an other that
small portion Of them were killed.
McCulloch sent forward 1000 men to
assist Jackson. He expects A 900 addition
al from Arkansas.
LATER.