Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-11-15

MARYLAND ELECTION.

NepreSentauVeoWt the ONte STANDS as follows:
Union 60 Secession none. Senators cleo.
'ea: Union ~ Secession none: Il
rr;nc;rs,,v ho.rJ;ns :, Not Iafsrc..o h M
aver ' '''
~. ,,.;n~;t, for covoz,,or am "a, Ia ,os.
thsn m Oi,o Tho vote Is tho i,r.o.+ i, a.,
81. csnrt;ss aver cost (, Tho Stoto
TN. REMAINS of COL BAKER.
New Io,A, nov. s.-Ine luncrai process.
non The hesrse WAS drawn Nv four wb;te
horscs The remains arc r. Law in state ia
a.. C;tv Hal, I'M Mondav whan ti,nv ore IA
~. eecnrted hva the 11st repimsnt ~ tho
Northsrn Tirhf IN witch thev viii, am,,srl.
1or Cai;fornis y 800 -
800 l.. ,r, -, ,,,,o..
el-E A11.As TOE sosorl'
q Tho steamship Arago sailed for Europe at
noon. Among the passengers are General
Scott, Ool. h. Scott and wife, and Thurlow
Weed Esd 81 Sees
.7-g taa fKoN f1sE FLEET.
q Fortress Monroe. November The exec
utive officer Of the Minnesota states mon in.
Sbrmation received IN fhs f1ac that III pae4
va bombardinr Port Roya1 meet o viii
= varm recention. the rebels HAVING for ro,,,n
nr0nAr1nO
reached Norfolk TODAY. bv teleoranh
2a.' yarroyv,s Rrcrpr,or IN ST. rou,s
~. - %. hooi''
~ lsonis, NOV. o:.-Uen. Fremont arrived
On sPecis' tIaln TINS evening ana was met
.ns oep4. Dy an Immense mha anu enthusiastic
crowd OF catzens. Ihere were large delega-
IONS OF dermans from the various wards OF
me city, VINO escorted the General to his
quarters with torchlight procession.
5.4 BATTLE AT BELMONT, NO.
Cairo. Nov. 7.-An engagement took Mace
TO-DAY Il the town of Belmont. Mo. onpos;te
Columbus. between our forces under com.
mand If Gems. Grant and McClernantl and |,
rebel force. under whose command we could
not ASCERTAIN, Our force consisted of t,,e Fnl.
lowing feriments. 9th. 3oth. slst and 42d
Illinois, fth, Iowa. Taylorss Chicago Art;ll-
ery and Cent Dalien's Cavalry attached to
Loean's regiment, and Capt. Delana's Cav.
airy. and some scattering companies. They
left here on the steamers Alex. Scott Mem
,phis, Keystone State and Challenger, accom-.
panied BY the gunboats Lexington and II. @.
Tyler. A'. =,
They were landed at Lucas Bend three
miles above. and formed in line of battle
Gen. McClernand in command of the Cairo
troops and Col. Dougherty in command Of
the Birds Point troops. They were then en-.
countered BY the enemy and fought every
inch Of the way to the cnemy's camp. max
ing sad havoc in the enemies lines.
Lieut.. Pittman, of company F. 3Oth reri.
ment. sent out Is scouting party. by Colonel
Fouke, discovered that the enemy wero cross
ing over from Kentucky for the purpose of
attacking as in the rear. The order was Civ
q, to return to the boats, when our men were
attacked by a reinforcement of several thous
and men from Columbus, and another en-
kagement took place in which our men suf
fered severely. ... .......... ........
II The battle commenced at eleven. and con-
tinued until shutdown. Our bows drove the
enemy from their entertainments with great
lose, burned their camp and stores, with all
their baggage, took all their cannon, brought
home their horses and mules, two field pieces
and near $50 prisoners; but were finally
forced to retire to our boats, the rebels hav-
Ing received reinforcement from Columbus
Our forces were about $500. The rebels
was about 1000. ea.-. ..a ..s... "a.
81; Washington, Nov. 9.-The War Depart
lnent has received an official telegraph con.
corning the battle at Belmont, Mo-, which
oenerally,confirms the newspaper statements
- SssyS $3.50 0SFss AA.s>A1 " NS''. AsASSASA-
nana s.an was Alllea, anu among o!her par
sou,sls . . .h We 'oue. al sae way lnW .he
amp y. " ny ns enIy i l:,uSl unaer the
funs =. oolunDus, splheu Two guns ana
ousa. away we U Jtne,s WIN .wo i,'nu aeo
pr,sM aI ~ ne reuelal ioSs rs sta'eo At 'oo
snC saa' ~ the enemy, NY n'u al heavier.
Oaao, Wv. 9LIne oi:icia' accounts oi
ne Aa,eu, wou . anu .n'ssns' a. ne,lisoh''
~. 's ..h .sss '',a'. was d. nIS' repor.eo.-
Tue Lnc ~ lowa uave met WIN the Lieavlest
IcSS, ~ aney Me.e ~ .l.e '.lcAes. OF !ne lsa.
An "e -. le,e onieeIs anu commissioner ON
c:rs, WIN lew e wele wou1oeo.-
Tn, I'sa' - .aon nu Io a'I P.'soieis a.
Ou I : w: !. o" 'no iosS m. ~ hi ne wUunu-
90 ana missing SS Is loo. Inc zzo limos
70 soout wv. Anese swo regiments were
snost e.Poseo 20 tue enemy nfe' ana the
, wounded n the lep still continued 70 head
his men. His horse when found on the bat
tie Reld was pierced by eleven bullets. Too
nnuch praise cannot be given to all of our
officers and men, as they were fighting
xgsihst great odds, and the enemy's batteries
pouring shell and grape into them from Col
arm lNs~o ~