New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-26
The War in Missouri
TIE rIGHT At CARTHAC

Il : IT II / At YAK II At e.
The Fort Smith Times and Herald Of tha 18th
inst. has the following:
I,Dior Potter Sheriff Of this county returned
from Missouri last light direct from Carthage, the
scene of the late conflict between General Raiaes
battle was fought principally WITH cannon, the
Dutch having eight pieces and the &issoUrians
seven. The co1tending parties il the fight ran
over in retreatfng and changing, about fifteen
miles Of ground They fought I'll day, and when
the UutcA retreated. they kept up firing until IL
O'clock at night. The Missourians loat eight killed
and two u2Ortaly wounded. Tie Dutch lost 4
large number, most of them being thrown into
wagons and hauled of. and eighteen found dead on
the field, a part OF which were found in a creek in
the water, l.T-- 20 ''-"
General McCulloell's and pearce's command did
not reach the scene OF action until tie day after
the fight, aud could not pursue the enemy, as the
men snd horses were too much iaGeG by forced
marches. # they had been able to pursue the
enemy tie whole command would have been cap
tured. Captain Mcintosh, Adiutant-G G eneral PRO
posed to take 1860 men and pursue them, but it
was not thought best.
Major Porter speaks in the hirhest terms of the
bravery and gallanuy Of Capt. Mcintosh. He vas
with him when lie captured the Patch at Neoshn.
Ee ssys that as they entered the town of NeoshO
the women cheeTed them, by the waving OF hand
lserChieis and bonnets. The Dutch quartered
in the courthouse, and Capt Mcintosh gave them
ten 1Iiputes to surrender, and which thev did in
nine, marching out OF the courthouse, kneeling
upon knee and delivering up their arDls.
Capt. Mcintosh turned to orr troors and said he
hoped the troops would treat the prisoners well,
| for the honor o. Arkansas. Then seeing tie old
| flag flying, he said it ought to come down: which
| was sooner sa.d than down It came The
| women standing by tore it into shre6s. After
picking up all the piCkets an6 fellows with soldier
clotes on, there turned out to be 10 risoneTs.
! While the matter Of surrender was going on, a
| fellow on horseback rode up ana cal led 10" the
| commanding officer. Capt. Mcintosh told him he
was the The fellow said there were ei; 1t Or
nine wagons loaded with coultnissar stores. and
that he haL better send 9onle men to protect them
the ATkius05 troops might capture then. Capt
Mcintosh took him prisoner, andsthen ordered Cap.
tain Carroll to take his company and the prisoner
| who was Missourian and il he did not show hin!
the wagons in two hours to hang him. The Mis-
| sourian showed the wagons in double quick time
| Mr.. Porter says that he heard that Captain
| Sturgess, ith roo men, from / enscs, P2ssed
within a few miles Of CScthage Oil LIS wa TO
| Springf geld.
Gov. Jackson Gems. Price and I2a-es ere "a mp
| ed within ten miles Of Camp Waiiiel, where ihey
will organize their forces most OF them are with
| our officers
| Gen. McCuoch will at once organize the Arkan-
sas forces that are at Camp Walker. The force
there is very large, and troops arriving every day
The same paper Of the lGth inst. says:
We learn from persons Just down from Camp
Walker th5t eGeGal troops are co, DleeatuE III
large force at Springfield and that t-ere IS strong
| probability of a battle in few days. We under
stand that the express that came dov trol. Gen.
earce on ~,nday morning says that lie expects an
attack from Gen. Lyon this week. We suppose he
means the troops upon the frontier under General
! McCuoch and himself, The Federalists eau
throw large force into Springfield in 4 very short
| time as they are near the end OF the railroad from
| St. lou;s Gems. McCulloch and earce oug chit to
| be sustained, and reinforced bya snA eient number
of troops to nevent any possibility OF ropu!se OF
defeat. Everything depends now UPON tie sue
! cessfvl defense OF cur frontier.