The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-13

the other column make their way TO New
N .df.d, and there sait for McClcrnand's
men after their victory 70 come up'
Ociesby's torcc and is NOV emcnt arc thus
stated IN the Missouri Democrat OF SAtur-
day.
on sunday last there left Cairo the Twen-
tv-ninth ILLINOIS. Colonel jas. ) Rearlon:
Eighteenth Illinois. Colonel NJ X LaUler. /
Eighth Illinois. Col. r J oglesby. Stewards 4
cavalry. ard one section OF Schwartzs bat
terry. al under command OF Col Ogiesby.- /
This force came up the Mississippi river 70 /
Commerce. where il vas augmented bs three /
reg ments from Cape Girardeau. a. follows. /
Seventeenth Illinois, Col l.. +. Ross, Elev-
erth Missouri. Col = T. Plummer. and
regiment under command Of - Purcell.
The 81 Louis Democrat OF Saturday.
give the following a. to the Paducsh expe
ditior
On " ednesday also the greater proportion
Of the forces stationed at Paduoah. moved
towards Columbus, the distance across the
land being about forty miles. The fore e.
consisted Of the following:
Ninth Illinois. Col Phillips, Twelfth Hin
81. Col John Macarthur. Fortieth Illinois.
| Col : G Hicks. Forty first Illinois. Colonel
Isaac {. Push. Eleventh Indiana. Col Ne
/ Ginnis Eighth Missouri. Colonel Smith. and
Willard and Buells batteries Of artillery
| The whole force. We suppose, was led by
General Saith. commanding the Paducah
division.
ran BsrrLr Or BELMONT.
IT. Chies-o P5s.. o. SATURDAY. states tie
leading e.rsams:aaees Of this AFFAIR Is fol
lows.
The expedition consisting or the 22d. 25ih.
3Oth, and 3lst Illinois regiments. the sth
iowa. Captain Ezra Taylors artillery. and
two companies OF cavalry. numbering about
| 3 5Ou men, rank and file started on foar
| steamboat accompanied bv twO gun boats.
the Lexington and Tyler When they reach
/ Luc4s. Bend they landed at point three
/ milcs above 4 rebel camp. situated north OF
the town at Belmont Immediately upon
landing they were attacked The Union
regiments were commanded b. Colonels Blu
ford. John y Logan, Fouko and DOugherty.
the lrtfer having charge OF the troops from
Bird Point. The battle became general.
and our men drove the enemy back. captur
ing their guns until they reached the camp.
which was captured and thea destgoscd d.
The firing, which was heard AZ Cairo. was. o.
course. also heard 20 Columbus. on the op
posite side where a large force of the enemy
Is stationed From the latter place a large
force. numbering seven thousand troops.
crossed orsr az a point 0b0re The original rebel
carlD. and Jsficeen tie MON forces and tie
posnf al rAich fhey landed. The Federal
troops ~ once turned upon this new enemy
and fought their way back % the boats. los
ing. however. IN this last encounter, many IN
killed. wounded, and prisoners.
The Cairo correspondent u the Chicago
Times says:
The troops were landed on Lucas Bend
three miles above Columbus. formed u line
OF battle there, and marched upon the camp
Of the enemy
Gen McCicruand Was in command OF TIC
Cairo troops. Col Dougheriy Of those from
Birds Point. and General Grant Of the CT
tire force.
For two and a half miles up % the camp
OF the enemy. through the woods. the ground
was hotly contested. but tho enemy werC
driven back.
D Col Buford was assigned the right. Foaks
the center and Logan the left.
The disposition Of The rebel force / coul'
not ascertain.
Col Bufori's regiment carried tho IRIS
United States flag IN the rebels camp.
When Colonel Fouke reached the opcl
field he found Colonel Deugherty ON HI
= right
col. Dougherty's Twenty second Req
= ment captured the enemy's battery Of twelv
guns bat Fouke's Regimen. suffered mos
from their FIRE
p The Twenty second and Thirtieth Reg
: mcuts were AZ right angles, leaving n
: Ta.rtieth nearly Ia front Of the batteries. an
q the twenty second a. one SIDE Of them
The ihlrtieth then charged into an ambu.
q caie. encountering desperate resistance.
II. fat
~ the enenv were routed 1ith grcat loss, an
sixty prisoners taken.
= The oneny's camp vas fred and total
= destroyed
The batteries on the Kentucky shore, hnd
: ing our troops IN possession Of their Misson
p camp opened fire upon them.
e Lieut. P.umtn. with company + OF th
= thirteenth. which had been sent by Colon'
P Fouko as scouiers here. reported that n
enemy we're crossing from Kentucky threa
. ening oar rear
The order was given % return 20 the boa
when our troops we're confronted by ssVor
u thousand men who had been sent from O.
y lumbus.
= Another terrible engagement ensuod.
u The maior portion OF our troops reache
the boats but every regiment suffered fea
fully
Prem the Chicago Tfo1n'
4, Col Buford vas assigned the right. Co
) Fouke the center Col Logon the Ell Co
Buiogd was the first 10 plant the stars al
- stripe ia the enemy camp. Col D0ughe
= Tvs regiment captured the rebels battery
= svclve pieces but Co Foukc's men snflcre
!, ere tlv. NJ they were 10 'r''ntoi the bttieTi'
7 ~ he re OF ihc'- being taken The 30f
:. Sac. aagg.4 OF a. 4mbu-s ace, aud were D.
= mioftei oy Col Lugan- regiment. %
routed the enemy. fouko losing only T.
=, men They fre.i and cui eiy destroyed =
encmys camp The rebels, finding OF
" troop. ia possession Of their camp. opened
IRE on them from the kentucky side. Lieu
~ Piuman. OF company + 20ih regiment SCI
!, oct az a scouting party BY Col. Fouke. III
covered that the enemy was crossing or
from Kentucky for the purpose oi atlackiI
- as Ia the rear. The order was given % r
:, turn o. the hoats. when oar men were q
:, tackled Is a reinforcement 1T several tho
ssnd men from Columbus. Another scve
:. engagement took place. IA which our troo
suffered severely. The following IS q llst
= near "a could bc obtained 70 night
- 30th regiment. Col. Foukc-l-0 missin
Mai McClerkcn was wounded and talk
=, prisoner Capt Msrklcy vas killed viii
80 gallauuY loading his men on. tie was 80
and fell ~ tho icci Of hs Colonel Les
80 potery. II company X. VAS sho. Ia &
-. breast bui continued 90 hght. but nas
tsrwarls killed b. ball IN the heal 81
geon Gordon was taken prisoner lie rclt
"a DO leave his wounded and remarked n