The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-09
ANOTHER GREAT VTCTORyl
Fight at Belmont, Mo
The Rebels Defeated and their
Camp Captured,
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Two Severe Engagements.
REBELS KILLED AND WOUNDED $50.
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UNION Loss 800.
ANOTHER GREAT VICTORY
Two Severe Engagements.
REBELS KILLED AND WOUNDED $50.
UNION Loss 800.
LIST OF TROOPS ENGAGED.

The ndyiccs from the Department Of the .
Wet this morning are of very important
character.
An engagement took place on Thursday last /,
ut Belmont, Mo-, between the Federal troops, !
$500 strong under Generals McCGERNAND and
GRANT, Of Illinois, aud twice that number Of
rebels, under Gen. ,IonNsToS,-the same who,
hy reinforcing BEArrrGARD at Bull RLn,
turned that LATHE in favor of the rebels.
We give Above map Of the locality
where tie action Of Thursday was fought,
showing also the cNaci ,ositions Of Cairo, H.,
whence the expedition started, and Columbus,
| n.y., whence the rebel rcinGorcoments came.
belmont, the rite Of the battle, is in the south
eastern portion of Missouri, (Mi,sissip,i county,
! on the westerly side Of the Mississippi river
lut short distance norhcrly from Bldwins-
Vile Mo, which is directly opposite Columbus.
The results Of the engagement, which lasted
I between six and seven hours appear to he flV-
orablc to the Union forces. The gunboits COW
cred the retreat Of our troops, and made sal
| havoc in the ranks Of the rebels. The rebel loss
| in killed alone, at u low calculation, must have
| amounted to 800, which, added TO $50 taken
| prisoners, would swell their loss TO 800 while
that of the Federal troops is but 800, all told.
Whatever may he the actual loss Of our forces,
the engagement has resulted in breaking up a
prominent camp Of the rebels, and if followed
up 10y an attack with stronger force will soon,
We trust, place Columbus in our possession. We
expect to hear Of the next blow being struck in
that vicinity.
Its Notifications consist of only two batteries of
long 'hirty-two's-cght or ten in each battery.
The rebels are working ght and day, however,
in the erection of other batteries, and are rccoy-
ing heavy guns from Memphis and other points,
daily.
We are inclined to consider the late engage
mcnt "a the commencement Of the long contem-
| plated campaign down the Mississippi, which,
| 10y drawing of the southern state troops before
| Washington TO the defence Of their respective
states viii enable Gen. MCCLELLAN TO make
an advance on Richmond, while, at the same
time, the operations of the fleet on the
| Atlantic c0ast will require further less
| cning Of the number of the rebel army in
| Virginia, 20 defend the points that may be
| attacked Thu. We will have three cam
| raisus in full blast at the same time and from
them, vigorously pursued, We may anticipate
most cheering results
Wcappcnd the topographic accounts Of the
| Belmont engagement
| Chicdgo Nor. s.-A special dispatch from
Cairo to the Tribune of this city, gives the fol-
lowing particulars Of the fight at Belmont Mo-,
yesterday;
| Our forces consisted of the following rcsi.
mcnts Tho twenty second Illinois regiment
| Col. Dougherty; the twcnty-seyenth Illinois re-
| gimCnt, Col. Buiord; the thrteth Illinois reg
mcnt, Col. Fouke the 3lst Illinois regiment
| Col. Logan the 9Th Iowa Regiment Col, La
mon; Taylor's Chicago ANillcry, aud Dollcns
and Dclano's cavalry.
They came on the steamers Alex. Scott Chan
cellor, Memphis, and Keystone State, accom-
Panied by the gunboats Lexington and Tyler
After landing the troops were formed in lin
Of battle, with Gen. McClcrnand in command q
4 the Cairo troops They were encountered b.
the rcbels seven thousand strong, and Tough
: every inch of their way TO the oncmy's CAM
r making sad havoc in their ranks. Col. Bulor
IS was the first to plant the stars and stripes
the cnemy's camp.
e Col, Dougherty's regiment captured the rcb
d battery OF twelve pieces, two of which wei
l. brought away Col. Foukes suffered greatly
hey were in front Of the rebel batteries bcfo
C they were taken.
After taking possession of the camp Of q
D. rccls it was discovered that they were crossil
from Kentucky for the purpose of attacking
in the rear, The order was now given to retu
a, to the boats when our men were attacked by
~ reinforcement from Columbus ofscyeral thousal
y strong, Another severe engagement took ILlC
VI in which our troops suffered severely.
In Our losses us far as ascertaincd last night, a
as follows
nj Thirtieth Illinois regimcnt-onc hundred Al
+ sixty missing Major McClerkcn wounded al
N taken prisoner, Twenty-hrst Illinois regimen
% ono hundred and forty missing Col Bufiord
Oh regiment returned too late to obtain any part
sr cuiars. Col. DOugherty 10 reported taken pris
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