Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-20


city, said 10 be nom reliable ,outce. 81
The conversation 10 which 4 tcnrs hos
already been reported by \ Wruerr COT.
respondent but vilhoat nllusiJu 70 lhc
incident mentioned below
tnfo, November l4ih
! think ! wrote you about tho Laltlc
below hero. IL wa, a grand and fearful
sight, which ! shall never forc,l Yes.
tprduy ! went down with flr or,tuce to
return some prisoners We were met
very cordially. Gen Polk himself cnmo
on board lie is a iine type OF the old
fashioned gentleman courteous and po-.
lie. knew several of the persons with
him. They are all as firm and confident
as they roSs bly, can behave not the
faintesl idea of giyingup.
/ One thing surprised me, and that was
TO hear Genera, say that he did not be-
leve in the righ. OF secession, and did
not shield himself under that; that they
were rebels, and he gloried in the name
But. said he, let your man Lmcyla came om
ant say that The Drci Scott decision is right, ant
Mlth South shall haus sglak riyhts in The I,r-
ritodes--in other words that the old dem
ocratic view Of the constitution shal! be
fully establishcd--and they would lay
d0lgH their aIpS ana return 70 their homes.
Otherwise, they will fight until the last
man and woman is under the sod
We parted with great cordiality, all
Wishing soon to meet, that the great qucS-
tion OF difference might 2e be removed,
and we all be brothers, rs of old They
want to tight, and that soon, and they
will fight hard.
SCENES on A BATTLEFIELD.
A correspondent Of the st. Louis Dem,
ocrat writes nom Cairo under date Nov.
18th, giving description If the shocking
scenes presented toy the battlefield at
Belmont, the next day sitter the conflict.
He says:
After getting permission, under flag
of truce, to go and bury our dead and re-
lieye the wounded, who had lain upon
.he field tor nearly twenty four hours, the
first thing we saw after landing was two
OF our dead meE lying beside an old house.
Three had been thrown into corn Grub
near by, and four lay wounded in the
house nearly dead We went on through
the woodF until we came to a cornhelh,
where sixteen of our dead were lying lust
rs they had fallen and here ne also found
three of our wounded, who immediately
rece've' Tue attention OF our surgeons
we also saw mere Iarge pools OF blood
IRON !iie'r H'au' VINO Ha" Deeh removed
rom Tue ue'' Ih ""E""S' po'hg on nan
mile farther we came upon large par
ty Of the enemy burying their dead which
they had collected from the dltieren'
tickets; about fifty bodies were lying
about awaiting burial none ofour killed
WAS among them. Gong on further lhro
a clearing we came to the fallen timber
where our boys CHARGED and took the en-
emy's batteries, and where the loss on
both sides Is represented rs irightful. The
enemy had buried and removed their own
dead, aud we found twelve OF cur men in
the position they had fallen. On the riy
er bank we found number OF our dead:
and here II va. that one OF 'he most
heart rend'hE scenes oi lhe whole battle
was G! acled.
Capt. Brooks, OF Hnt"rds regiment
came upon the dead hody ol his own
brother, VINO was surgeon ~ INC rtoel
army ne knew he was "fehel surgeon, out
uIu nIl Nuo" ne was III t"e ele'senirh' ir,
u''.'I i'o I'u.l'p''I ,, ~ G,P'r' ue
uemc, and it certainly forms one of the
mos; thrilling and horrible incidents in
mi, rebellion, Cant. Brooks buried his
brother. and nut a slab st the head of MS
grave.
Atthis point q great many n the enc.
my's dead mad been thrown off .he en-
Jankment to escape our notice, but we
saw where they had been dragged and
pitched oft the bank. One of our party
looked over, contrary to express orders,
and saw, AS he supposed, IS or 100 of
bleeding and mangled corpsos, heaped on
heaps, among he diSmantled iebel artil,
leiy Having buried our dead-some s.
in number-and bringing away sbout 60
of our wounded, we again reached our
The countenances of the dead wore
mostly expressive of rage. One or two
features were expressive OF jear One
poor fellow, after he was wounded. be-
thougL himself to take n smoke; he was
found in sitting position against tree,
dead, with his pire in one hand. knife in
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