Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-19
10 leave behind. The guns, however, were

10 leave behind. The guns, however, were
first carefully spiked.
General Grant was everywhere in the thick
est of the fight, and performed wonderful!
deeds Of bravery. The men never tire of laud'
ing his gallantry. lie had two horses shot
from under him.
General McCitrnand was also among the
braveSt OF the brave, and won imperishable
%laurels. He lost one horse from under him,
and a second was wounded, when ne mounted
L gun tina. bad just been captured, and rallied
his men TO fresh onslaughls.
Captain BiciasSer, OF Gcrnral Netherlands
stall, was killed 10y 4 cannon ball.
Captain Dresser, Of the same staff, had a
horse shot from under him.
Assistant .AJjntsnt GENERAL Broernan, though
equally conspicuous in the fight With tho
other officers, was the only one Of the Gene.
rails stall tina. WAS not Tcuaied or hurt.
Il IL reported at headquarters, that Col. Lau-
man, oi the seventh lcwa regiment, is danger
ously wounded.
Brigade uuartermlst.r Hatch is wounded in
the leg. lie was the last 10 embark for the re-
turn, staying behind, regardless Of personal
danger, 10 assist all on board.
The best information | can gather tonight,
places our loss at from 800 to 500. | think
800 will cover it.
The battle lasted from II o'clock in the
morning until shutdown. Had the dag been
longer, We should have stood the ground later,
and doubtless have achieved s decided victory.
The rebel loss must be greater than ours
Among their killed vas Col. John Y. Wright,
OF the Fifteenth Tennessee Regiment, former
ly member Of Congress from that State. 1t is
supposed that the rebel camp at Belmont num-
bered not less than 1000. These were wholly
routed by the gallant assaults Of our little
band Of less than 100. Our fatigued and
wounded men were then obliged to overcome
4 body OF ) 900 fresh troops in lighting their
way back TO The boats. Such fighting against
odds so vastly superior is seldom recorded.
The rebel achievements crossed directly
opposite Columbus, AID their movements were
conceded from tho gunboats as well as from
onr main forces, untll they had formed on the
Missouri side and were marching up 10 cut OF
our retreat to the boats, when our scouts dis
covered them, and reported to Gen. Grant, az
Stated abo"e.
have 40 tins 10 give the unfuundcd runors
and reports that are row Hoating about, and
close in great haste.
The ATTACK PART OF ! MOVEMENT AGAINST Co.
LcMBus.
Before the rcpor. Of Col. OSlesby's roul Of
jeff. Thompson had reached Chicago, the ''Tri-
bune" Of that city commented as follows on the
movement against Belmont:
'Srce the disaster at Belmont, We dread 10
hear u; the remainder Of The expedition. We
violate IIo contiieace, ard give, at this late
day, 40 information 10 the enemy. when VT
say that the movement snuthwa:d vas made,
or Was 10 be made, in TWO cD.umns-one that
attacked At Belmont, and Was r~cpulsed, and
the other designed ior New Madrid, Ly toe
ridge road, in the rear Ct Birds Point. This
las, ~cu!uGar, under command OF Col. Oslesby,
cons;ste,! ur abou; 1900 msa-:he Eighth,
Eleventh. Eighteenth and Tweu:y-n:n!h Rsgi-
meats Of Illinois tro1pa, Crn:rm N,;!cmlI's
Cavalry, and Captain S~arlz's Il ssjuri :Arlil-
lerY. VI leara that they would proceed south
wa:d, ana. passing Tie otter column, make
their way To New Madrid, and there wait for
Mathematics rmen, alter !he;r victory, to come
up! This mas ;h4 plan. It m"y rot have
Drcn carried out. BH. # an attempt HIS beer
made IN Ia: Giferti"r, srd O2lc>bs las push
ei en- towards New Madrid, b. is in great dan
ger, ard We afc 10: without Inc most serious
apprehn nsion that he has been attacked in the
rear and DESTROYED by the regiments that cut
mp oar hos ~ E:,iuHnL. At any rate, We
Lreal - near. though NC hope that since &c
had rciiahi: ~.'i:!cc5 tom me seat OF war the
pssnS have been changed, and OsIesby is safe :"
REASONS OT TEE FAILURE.
The Chicago "Tribunc" explains The cause
Of the disaste. as follows:
We have no heart TO Comment upon the
atf.ir .; Belmont, in which our troops appear
To have been badly serted. VIXEN the par,i-
culars 2f the disaster AT. received, ard We have
facts lor the groundwork Of judgment, we may
ha"e 4 word TO say. This, however, is timely
nov: The organizer of the expedition has not
been ablu 20 keep his 0an secrets. On red
nesdaJ Afternoon, We met & friend on the
stre=t-s gentleman in civil lie, who, had no
righ. 10 know anything Of the matter-and by
MN we wcre put III possession Of ell the !scts
in relation to Inc contemplated attack. He
had received II iTJn q civilian |ho left Cairo
or Monday or Tuesday but where he got hs
information We hare not iearned. We take It
for granted that the movement was cnnuion
talk in Cairo ray, xe nave proof of the fact
in two letters received in this city from pri-
Yates in the camp, n which the expedition Is
mentioned. Now, the officer: ought to kno%
that ;i!eiT pest is iul! Of spies, aEd Tbs; all that
i. Of consequence, as well as much that is in
material, is probably communicated TO the
enemy 1ni Iha; the reTs ni their Increment
prsc-,!utl them. As far aS We CAT comprehend
the particulars ur tae fight, from the facts be.
fore Us. this seems e-ident and tue design
MS DOUBTLESS, well laid to dra1 our troops IN
pn.-. r,,i ;h.r. ,-. IT thor r,sr and rut them
OLA design that appears 10 have failed in
execution rair b: thar courage ard Gctcrinl
nation, which ena5lei them 10 cut tteir way
out. WIS. T- ask, have we continually to
contend with the disposition %! on own ccn-
~rnlnicrS ~ h!hh
I'VE have no cause To Lo ASHAMED Of the per-
forrDsncc Of crr boys IN their first encounter.
ThrT se-,a 10 lave borne themselves nobly,
and we can only regret trat their courage and
devGtio; we're mol crowned win victory
English Feeling rH The American War.
We ind the following strong testimony in
tie .Ecw York "TrmcS,' ore Of the most ex.
trcine REPUBLICAN papers oi the North:
TIE ES,iLIsG fEEIISG Ag3CT A~MEplcA-STAPA-
TIT FOR TIE SoGTH--rEuEARLE RECOGNITION
OF TIE Co:rEDEaATss THE SLAVERY CUES.
rlUT, &c.
iCurrsspunJ-ucr CC New Yo.t TiGss
LONDON, Wein-s:lc, OK. %, 1861.
viii yol permit 'na 20 say a word or two Of
En- .i,sh fesllGg about America You read the
English pspc,. ~ wcll as |, nut you know that
tie papers &c not always an accurate refec.
ton Of pnblic opinion. -t;io1 me, then, to
report the popular opinion rs ! find it expires
sed among the common people.
1t is An almost universal ,eeiing Of sorrow,
and a!lnos. Of ndis~nalic1, at the wal
"EgerylnIng vas guirg c. SO wel!," they say,
and now you spot i: al, end PIT back
America q hundred years. Ne cannot sell our
goods-we cannot gel your cotton. Every.
body suffers aud nobody is benefited" The
AhoiltiUnists are dlsgus,ed because the Govern
men: must be bound by the Constitution
But the great majority Of Englishmen prefer
cotton, manufacturers and comlnerce to plilan-