, 1861-11-08
THE FIGHT AT BELMONT.
A BLOODY CONFLICT.

A BLOODY CONFLICT.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune1
CA1no, Nov. I, 1861.
A fearful engagement took place to-day at
the town Of Belmont, Mo-, opposite Columbus,
between cur forces under command Of Gener- |
sls Grant ard McCleraand, and a rebel force
Under #hose command We could not ascertain. !
Our force consisted of the following regi- |
ments: 27th, S0th, 31st, a1d 22d Illinois, 7th |
IoTs, Taylol's Chicago arti:1e.y and Capt.
Do!len's cavalry, attached to Lcgan'6 Regi- |
nert, and Capt. Delano's Cavalry andsome
scattering companies, but the intense excite
nent here 10 night renders it impossible to
get tlem. They left here on the steamers
Alex Scott, Chancellor, Memphis, Keystone
State, accompanied by the gun.boat Lsxing-
ton and II. Q. Tyler. They were landed at
Lucss's Bend, three miles above, and formed
in 1re o. battle, Gen. McClerrcnd in CON
uand CT Cairo troops, and Col. DougheIty ia
cem1rana Of Birds Peint troopa. They we're
then encountered by the enemy aud Tough.
every incr Of the way to the eneny's camp,
milking sad havoc in the enemy's ranks. Col.
Dn1ord vas assigned the right; Col. Fouke
the cen!re; Col. Logan the left Col. Buford
was the firtt to plant the Stars and Stripes IN
the cneny's camp. Col. Doughe1i5'6 Rzg;-
ment captured tile rebels battery Of twsl7e
pieces, but Col. FoulAe's 1nen suffered greatly,
as they Eere in front Of The batteries g: the
time Of their being taken. Thc 20th then
charged On aE ambusccde and were reinforced
IL Gel. Lcgan'6 regiment, ard routed the en-
eny, Fouke only losing 10 men. They 1lrtd
and entirely destroyed the eneny's camp.
The cese1a, finding our troops IN possession Of
tLe5r caMp, opened q fire on them from tho
Kentucky side Lieut.. Pittman, Ct Company
T, S0t:i Regiment, sent ou! as q scouting par
tg BY lti. Fo1ke, discovered that the enemy
were crossing over from Kentucky fer
the purpose OF attacking us in the c.ear.
Tie order Eas given to return to The b"a:s,
Eten cur 1aeu were attacked by a reinforce
ne1t cfssyera1 thousand men from Columbus.
Ano.ler Severe eDgagsmeut tcoa place, in
H1;eh Cur troops suffered severely. The fol-
lowing IS list Is near as could DC obtained
! tonight:
| 3oth Regiment, Col. Foa:ke-1G0 missing.
! Asjor McClerken was wounded aad taken
prisoner. Capt. .Markley Was killed while gal
1antly leading Ills men On. He was stot and
fell at the feet Of his Colonel. Lieut.. Dottery,
Ct Cc. K, vas shot in the breast,
| rrt ect.ti1lued to fight; but w.s aftc1-
words killed by ball in the head. Sur;
| geon Gordon Ta3 taken prisoner. lie
refused to 1caye lis wounded, and remarked
that lc wolla suffer death before he would
leaye his men.
of III ToIn ftnrS
Eany 4, Captain Reese, about so OF his men
are nissi.:g. Company B, Captain Coe1, 5:1
missing, 2 wounGei, EsTcnty1ine broUgh
Etme. Company -, Captain Laing, hadly
EoanGed il tbe breast, l pirate killed,
woNnded, & r.issirg. Go. D, Captain Williams
killed. wc2nded, and missing. Coneaa.
E, Captain Latscn, 2 killsd, wounded, and i
nais:isg. CculpazJ T, Captain E:sbZ, Ofazri
Sergeant VIM. Lawrence, Killed, ab5ut
c:l.1s 2lled, &c wounded, anoHg Wl51n al
Jcsee s. AIIcEGeld and 2. s. Ayers, and abeu
10miEsiag. :,>.
Ri2by wes Eli uck by q spent g=spe shot, an
IS surposei TO be captured. Company =
Csrt. stzick1er, five missing, and tao woun;
Cd. Liert. Str:cElin, slightly wounded. Coz
lany q: CAPT. Graerly, 20 missing. S=con
2 L:cotsuen!! Roberts. sad James Bo1las, pr
: yete, amorg Ine missing. Company l, Gap
r McCcck, SO rs.iasi2g azid msaJ Eoan3aa. y
M>Co,ls, lis irott:a:r, is e=p:nzttt. 3aznnan
s Z, CAPT. Sommeryllls, three killed asd f5i
J. wounded. Corporal Vas Hinipg ard pz;7s
= J.C. Cole, killed. Capt. S. Was shot in tt
= haIo carly in the engagement. Assistant Su
geon Whitell was taken prisoner while 9
y binding thc wounded in battle iela.
lie Lieut. Col. Whitehead five balls rass thsou:
Lis clothing, none taking effect.
te Col. Brfor5's regiment came back too le
10 to get any particulars. The other regimen
'e SIC at Birds Peint, and cannot be head Go
le tonight.
F. Col. Doughsity Of the 22d n!irc;s, report
captured. Il is reported that Capt. she1l4
is killed. Ii1,lt, Smith Is killed sna four
ais Company sac rlisaing.
Tayior's battery lost on: gun aud tHo gu
wc1c captured. We have taken $50 prisone
:, dki!le3 500. The ground Has com21eEs
~ ~ sircHH with deaii bodies.
~ =. Gen. Gr:nt had two horses shot from und
~ bin, and Gen. McC]ernand's horse was al
twice iad1y wounded.
- We Killed Gle Coleaej, john Nrlgat, OF t
18th Tennessee, sud one Captain Of . loui
~ sra Company.
- Generals Gls1t aid McCle.nand cond1c:
y themselves calamity. AL the mea spe
y highly Of them. Major Brsyu1an was univ
.. eal]y praised fer his GOODNESS aud brave
- cn tho 1e1J. Capt. Bia1oaki, Of Gen.
~ Cle1na1id's St11, WAS Killed by 4 cannon b.
.s Cart. Drssssr, also Of his staff, had his hol
IL shot from unGer linn.
- Too much praise cannot be given our Ms
- =s they fought hravely against great odds .
:. atetrifc fire from The enemy's batteries.
:, L is reported that Col. Lamar, of the Z
- 1oEa, is dangerously rounded.
- Gen. McC!e1narl mounted the first caa.
VI that vas taken.
u Brigade Qu3i .slmatter Hatch was WOUND
" in the leg.