Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-30

merciaD-A message to the War Department
says Fairfax Court House occupied at
sunrise the rebels having previously aban-
doned the place.
Incidents Of Sigel's Victory in Missouri.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 19.-The Fort Scott
Democrat is received here to-day. 1t con-
tains the following incidents of the late en-
counter near Carthage:
Twice Col. Sigel was completely surround
ed by the rebels, but he marched through
the opposing lines without difficulty, the
rebels showing great respect for his artillery
and MIME rifles jackson had 5000 mounted
men, while Sigel had but 40. One gun be-
came cracked, and thus rendered useless, was
left with the enemy. The explosion of sin
gle shell is said to have, in one instance kill
ed thirteen men, jackson, it is said, main
tanned a wide range between himself and the
scene of danger. 1t was reported that at
Spring river the StQte troops divided for the
purpose Of eiFectual!y cutting oY Sigers re-
treat, but that he passed through Carthage
before they could head him off and the two
divisions Of the enemy meeting fired upon
each other, and that sixty OF seventy men
were killed and wounded before the mistake
was discovered. A detachment Of lii men
and some baggage wagons left at Neosho by
Sigel, were captured by McCuloch. The
heaviest loss in any company of Sigel's COM
mand was six, and two companies did not
lose a man The secession loss cannot be
less than COO killed and wounded and a
large proportion of the wounded are dying
,,igcl is now at SarcoXie, waiting for Gen
Lyon to come up. lie has been reinforccd
by 1000 from Springfield. lie and bis men
are in first rate spirits, and ready for another
brush whenever they can get an opportunity
Gen. Lyon was crossing the Usage river at
llolfman's Ferry six miles above Osceoa, on
the 10th. lie expected to get in motion for
the scene Of action 10y the morning of the
18th. He has ovrr 5000 men, including Ma.
ior Sturgles command-all well armed and
well drilled. lie has n train OF twenty four
pieces of field artillery of all descriptions,
an abundant supply of ammunition and 500
baggage wagons. He is deterned to follow
the rebels until he overtakes them, and can
only he held at bay by strong lortilicatons
MeCuiloch and jackson have rctreated to
the arkansas line for the purpose Of drilling
their troops their whole force is placed at
II 900 inclading the Texas Rangers and Il
will be between 10000 and u 600. A bloody
battle may be expected within the next ten
days, or Lyons will be in Fort Smith
The Victory over tic Rebels in Western
Virginia.
C1ScINNArI, July I6-A special to the
Gazette says: "Field of Battle, Curricksford
July l.--On the night of July IIth, the
rebel army at Laurel uill, under Brigalier
General Garnett, late Major of the United
States Army, evacuated its camp in great
haste in learning of Gen. McClelan's np-
proach TO Beverly, apparently hoping to paas
H. 4 ~
and thus escape the trap set for them by
passage through Cheat Mountain GAP. The
evacuation was discovered On the morning
Of the l2th, end pursuit instantly ordered
BY 10 O'Clock, the Ninth Indiana entered the
rebel camp on Laurel Hill, and found large
number of tents. a lot of flour, camp equip
! age and clothing, and several sick and woun-
| ded, who asked us to give them the proper
attention, The whole road for twenty miles
was covered with baggage thrown from their
wagons to hasten their retreat The rebel
army went within three miles of Beverly, and
there met the rebels fling from Rich Noun
tain. and hnding escape to lluLtonsville i'm
possible, all united and returned towards
Laurel Hill and took the road in the drec-
ton of St George. General MQrris division
pursued them a mile or two beyoud Leeds
vile that night and then halted from IL till
3 o'clock i'll the morning, when the advance
resumed pursuit and continued it all day. in
spite OF the incessant rain pouring down. The
rebel army left the turnpike and struck
Cheat river, and pursued the mountain road
down the valley. Our advance, composed of
the Fourteenth Ohio, Seventh and Fifth In
diana, pushed on guided through the noun
tain gulches 10y tents, camp furniture. provis-
ions and knapsacks, thrown from the rebel
wagons to facilitate their flight Our troops
forded Cheat river four times, and finally,
about one o'clock, they come up with the
enemy's rear guard. The Fourteenth Ohio
advanced rapidly to the ford in which the
enemys wagons were standing, when sud-
denly the rebel army opened furious fire ON
! them with small arms and two rilel cannon
from the bluff on the opposite side of the
! river, where they had been concealed The
| firing was too high, and the Fourteenth re-
turned it with spirit. Meanwhile, two pieces
| of the Cleveland Artillery came up and open-
ed ON the rebels, and the Ninth Indiana ad
vanced to support the Fourteenth Ohio's left,
while TIE Seventh Indiana crossed the river
between the two fires and came in on the
enemy's right flank. The rebels then fled in
great disorder. leaving their finest piece Of
artillery, At the next ford, quarter of II
mile further on, Gen. Garnett attempted to
/ rally his forces, when the Seventh Indiana
cane up ia hot pursuit, and another brisk en-
gagement ensued. Gen. Garnett was finally
shot dead when his army fled in wild confU-
sion towards st. George,
The Seventh Indiana pursued them for a
mile or two but our forces were so exhausted
with their forced march of twenty miles,
with but little rest from yesterdays march
that General Morris refused to let them mr.
sue them farther. The result of the whole
affair is the capture of the rebel camp at Lau-
rel Hill, large amount Of tents and camp
equipage, forty wagons, their field chest,
supposed to contain all their money, two reg
imental banners, one of them that of the
Georgia regiment; captains and lieutenants ;
large number of Virginia officers the death
OF General Garnett and twenty of his men,
and the woundipg of much larger number