The Nevada journal., 1861-07-26
NEWS BY THE PONY.


with a portion of his regiment, and part of
Col. Solomon's, and the artillery belonging to his
command, consisting OF about 100 to =, 200 men,
attacked n body Of traitors, 6,n00 strong, under
Ranes and Parsons, about seven miles east of
Carthage, on the prairie. Many of the enemy
were mounted, and they had five pieces of can
non, Col Sigel began the attack about 81 a. NJ
with his battery, breaking the center twice and
siencing the enemy's artillery. After one and a
half hours fighting the rabels had three flags,
one of the State of Missouri, which was Left un-
harmed. The two others were Secession flags,
and were twice sho, down when they were raised
no more. Tho enemy attempted, with their cav
airy, to OUttank our troops aud cut of our bag
gage, but Col Sigcl made n retrca,ing movement
keeping up his firing all the while, and ordering
the baggage train to advance. The rebels then
attempted to cut oil his communication with
Carthage, and posted their cavalry, but our
artillery was placed MS to take them ut n cross
fire and made sad havoc among ttcir ranks,
which opened the road, aud Sgel fell back upon
Clrtha sc; the rebel cavalry harrassug his ranks
up to the town. where another stand was made.
The traitors being in possession Il the town Col.
Sige surrounded il, throwing his shot and gren-
aides RI ight into the euemy's cavalry stationed in
the town, using his inta TRY to great advantage.
On Sigefs attempting to reach n neighboring
woods to prevent tue use o cavalry, the traitors
ultlc lNt ulpSA SNftnus HtAtfh, anu tHt AA'""SSt
part of the light was fought there. The rebes
were completely routed and forced to withdraw
their forces. Gel. Sigol then fell back upon
Mount Vernon, where he could he supported
Some cavalry officers taken at i've o'clock p. m,
reported a loss of near twb hundred and fifty
men on Their part. As the hardest part of the
ii -htins was done subsequently. it i 1njcctured
they must have suffered a lDss uf five hundred
men killed. Forty-fva were taken prisoners
Oar loss was eight killed and tbiIty-iv or forty
wounded and missing. Among tle wounded
was Col. Stro idman. Col SigSrs aitil ry--,cu
pieccS-tira nncty-iive shots each during the
day. Lieut.. Lusk, who WAS in the 5ht at Garth
age, came in last evening and confirmed the re
port lie says the battle was very severe one
aad continued nearly all day. Sigels men
fought like yeteraA soldiers, and had not the
odds been 50 strongly against them, woull have
aunihlated the rebel troops. As it was, they
gained most signal victory. Lieut.. l4usk says
after the first charge upon the enemy, the pral
rie was full Of flying and riderless horses of
| which the Federal troops captured S6and picked
! up from the ground Go double barreled shot
1u1. The loss Of the rebels may safely be set
! down at 500 in all. Col Sigel's command, at
| last accounts, were at Mount Nernon, between
! Carthage and Springfield, where he awaits rein
/ forccments.
! Gen. Lyon was al LecsyIle. in Henry county.
on Sunday morning last. Maj. Sturgis was at
Clinton, Henry county, on the s@me day They
expected to form Il junction about ten miles
south Of Clinton, Sunday night, aud then
march on 20 the aid of Col. Sigel.
/ About two o'clock Wednesday morning, the
10th, $50 Federal troops. under Col. Smith, 10th
| Illinois Regiment, encamped near Monroe Sta
/ ton. Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, were
| s ,rpriscd and attacie by l.6G0 rebels, under
Jaekson's Bsigadier General Thomas A. Harris.
The rebels were driyon back to the railroad
station, with the loss of four killed aud several
wounded; five prisoners were taken and seven
! horses.
Capt. McAllistcr. of the 10th Illinois fegi-
ment was mortay wounGe,,. having five balls
shot through him. Some three Of four other
Federalists were slightly wounded.
| While the Il ght was going on 800 rebels burned
| the railroad bridge, station houses, and some
twenty cars; they also tore up the track, The
/ whole rebel force was pursued to Monroe by Col.
smiths command.
In another fight at the station, the rebels were
/ again repulsed with somo loss
LATEST.-WA July 1Ct--The
| Amy Bill passed to-day, appropriatiug Sl6l,-
| 100000; this includes puy for three months and
! three years volunteers, The Navy Bill appro-
| PIRATES about $50, ,00ou00.
! The President replied 10 tho resolutions of
/ the House calling for eorrospon |enee touching
| tho annexation o, Dominica, that It was not ad-
| yisahla al that time,
| The Committee Of Ways and Means has not
| yet considered the proposed JariG bill,
! Tho President approved tho bin remltjiug
and rounding the duties on arms used Ia sup.
| pressing the rebellion, The amendment to vol
out7er bin reducing the pay of chaplens fifty
| per cent lower than previously designated has
| passed tAe Sonpte.
The loan bin passed. the House by n vote of
| us to .. The nays were Burnett, Reid, Nor.
/ tor, NallaHdinghHm. and Wood.
| special despatVlrtu tho n. Y. Past SAYS
] Col, stone occupies the grnuad held hy Con
! Patterson Ia his late battle with rebels. A
/ number oC dead bodies OF rebels were found In
/ the woods.
Ii cstimatcd that the secession press at
! Baltimore viii he vigorously prosecuted.
! 4 special dispatch to the n Y Herald. dat
/ ed Baltmora. July llth, has the following: -
! Mayor Browns message 70 the City Council,
| says the attack in April on the Massachusetts,
| troops was the result Of impulse, and not a pre-
me'itatcd scheme, and that in the ensuing ox.
/ citeneut it would have hcen impossible to con-
vey more troops through the city without fight
/ ing and hlaudshcd: therefore the r,ilraai Lridr-
/ cs were, with thc consent of the Gov n and
/ lay my order destroyed, hut with no hnsuuity to
/ the Gpvcrnmeut. lie reviews the subsequent
acts. but Iais to see sufficient Justification for
/ the grave violations Of the rights Of the citi-
zvus of Maryicnd.
Colonel Thomas has been indicted by Il G
srand jury fer piracy aud treason, and is now
on trial.
CAiro. Ills. July 1lth'-A gentleman from
Memphis reports ttat II rceimcut e there frr
VI! souri,, on the luth. lie also rcI Ioris that
there are 20,G00 r,uels ~ Port Pleasant. Me-
making preparations attack Birl's Point
Gcn. Pillow has been superseded by Col At
kirson All quiet her.
ALEXANDRIA. July 1lth.-Rcporis ON Fsi
fax indicate that graduIl withdrawal Of Con
teGera;e troops is going on. pickyts were will
drawn. Oar pickots nalo hcen unnol o.
ST. JosErH, July l2th.-It is rppr;e HAT
the Home Guards Of Hannibal held q C pos
ton in the college buiIding at Monroe station
surrounded by lGH0 rebels mp t. six o'eln, k lfst
evening. when the rebels brake ard fcl. Twenty
rebels were killed and 20 of their orSes ca! =
urcd. No Home Guards killed or taken prisol
ers. A train containing troops from Illilois
was about two miles from Monroe wAen our in
f1rmant lsfi. The railroad VIII he repaired as
soon possible. The troops from ST. joseph
and Hudson arrived at Monroe after tue reLels
fed. They are on fhrir re'' IN.
GENERAL Scorr is beyond all question the
best tailor in the Union. lie has cut ont rebels
at Washington, hemmed them in ut Harper's
Ferry. and them together at Manassas Gap.
He is about ready to 5asfe them at Norfolk, tcU
t1em down ut Richmond and, if nothing else
viii answer, rip tAem generally to pieces else
where.
Az English gcnticman's servant is held for
trial in Naples, accused of blasphemy in saying
that beautiful and attractive ITomin is of mole