New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-22
REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF
BELMONT.

We cory the following account OF the battle OF
Belmont from The Memphis Aralareke OF Monday
HE llth inst II should DO borne in mind that ne
Arolanelc is perhaps the most unscru?ulous snee'
published in the Southern ConfedeTacy;
To prevent the Unionists from erecting batteries
On the Missouri shore opposite Columbus, AID 10 nct
ma sauuts Col Tappan's Arkansas kegiment, C0i.
Marks Louisiana Regiment, and some cavalry hai
been for months encaite on tho Missouri SHORE OPP
70 lie Columbus. News was brought 10 the encamp-
mept about Z clock on Thursday morning that the
q, en,y was coming upon them in large force, aud
WAS actually only three miles distant. lnnleuia'e
Information Of the fact was cent over 10 Coiumpus'
when Gen. Pillow, with Coils Pickett :, hssseil .
and Wiisht's Regiments, aud Logwoods Cavalry,
were transported TO the Missouri store. Iley nad
only lauded ard gone about half mile IRON the
boats when the enemy appeared III iuii orce w Tue
woodr, and The lighting Immediately eommeheeu.
The hight battery which had been sthioned on ,ne
Mrsouri shore WAS first brought iato reqnisilion but
The enemy kept advancing and driving IN our for e
ss they uioveJ, ill finally, by IL O'clock they had
AIKEN onr bait, ~ and entire encampnien, our troops
lei o forred under the bluff ~ the waters edge.
Tie enemy, flushed with victory, then peTtiaiiy
ceased their pursuit and engaged in setting lire To
oar teuts, taking prisoners aud committing otter
depredatious. They shortly after opened IRE upon
tbe steauers Prince aud Charm, which were engaged
IA bringing over re-eniorcemenls, sending oaii
through the wheelhouse Of both, but not seriously
bI, TO suspect that our eide lad been repused, and
iumediae ely heavy cannonade was opeued hom the
Columbus side ON the enemy then III our caup on
he Missoul shore. The I<S FOUNDER did fearful ex'
eooiiou. In tho mean time, Gen. Pillow having
been reenforced by Col. Carroll's, Walkers, Free
mans, stephens's and tue In LouiraDa Regiments,
reformed bis forces about mile above our eIcamp'
n cut, Oh the Iiysr, aud executed lank movement
ON the oneiny recaptured our battery, and was gal
lantly driving the UnioDsts before hun with great
slaughter, wIon about oclock, he WAS still further
reinforced by Col. Smiths Regiment and Blythe :
Mis,issip, Battalion, in command OF Geo. Cheat
ban, who OH landing on the Missouri tiie, oiiehy
but eloquenty appealed to tne men TO FOLLOW blu,
aud hc aould lead them to h--ll or TO victory" The
men, Icing fiesh soon caught mp win the hylne
eaery and ia conjunction with LOCKWOOD Cavairy
Butt,dion, pursued aud cut them dewn TO within -
wards OF the guntats on which The enemy debuked
The epemy meanwhile keeping up mOst teriih'
eannonao apex pursuing hosts from the gunoea's
We captured large lot OF anmunition, about two
thousand stand Of srms, few Pieces OF artillery
beside knapsacks, wagons, colors, ana ovsrceats
without nomber.
Tbe enemy had engaged in The fight ten reei
menIs. fifteen pieces Of light artillery, and SOM
cavalry. We had in the fight at irt Only Col. lap
pans 18th Arkansas Regiment, Col. Freeman ~,
! ReQinsit, Col. j. KNOX Walkers "a, and Vol
| Piekett's ist Regiment in all about 2JOO ehec'iv
men. These compose the body who nankeo th'
enemy, recovered the battery that had been lost
aud were living them before them, wheh ohet.
ham re-entorcements came up, anu, adoine " 'nei
discontinue, made them retreat Ill douoie'4ui''
| time.
Our informant says that when he LETT the seem
about IL o'cve, Ihursday night, 100 Of our kilie'
had been brought ~, and " WAS supposed tha' tn.
wee from 80 70 100 moro scattered atont nTon I'M
h,n. lie eeliuateL the wounded on oar side al iiV-