The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-08-07

W. hsvs heard some further details 10 70
gard NJ tbis 6ghss which shos thst IT, vssss
most geltsns SETON on tho part Of Colsnel
Moore and his men. l. appears that when
the attack Was made upon him, he deployed
small force to engage the enemy's left
wing which was calamity done. The Col.
himssn headed bis main force, and ordered
his men to reserve their FIRE until the ono
my (all moun.ed) we're close upon them.-
This VAS done, and she Union men Arsd VOL
Icy s,ter voiley with the steadiness and resu.
larity ofveterran soldiers. The Ksokuk boys
Ill speak 10 admiration Of their firing, and
some Of them could hear Col. Moore,s order
] above tho dio Of battle, "Giye the rebels
h-ll, boysi Charged" And they did
charge, till the ecceshcru wsrs glad 20 fee.
This conduct Of the Union men vas the
more admirable, ~, in the very beginning Of
the action, about 40 Union cavalry, CON-
manded by Lieut.. Col. Callahan, inglor,oas
~ fell back and fed scross The Dss Moines
to Croton. They we're followed By 1870 100
infantry, wAss we're prshAhly sossssed BY
Csllahan's movements, and many Of whom,
vs understand, returned to the skirmisb sach
on bic own hook, and showed that they we're
DO eewards. - =
Col. Moore, 10 bic report to Col. Worth
ington, gives great credit to the Keokuh
boys Tor holding the snemy's right wing Ia
check. and Analiy driving them back. Bu,
sons Of cur boys are decidedly Of the opisn.
ion that II the kessers snd tho Rides hat
co.opsraisd il nilissry ssyle, instead Of be
Ing left to neht Indian fashion, sach mai
on bic own hook, they could updoubtsdl
have taken large number Of prisoners M
many more horses.
Here we may add that yesterday morninI
large numbers Of men and companies wer
hurrying into Croion from Primrose Salem
Clay Crews, and ell the cnnniIy soaad, ID
sissd ~ funoss tbss Col. Moors's men wes
sut Oh, and Mcdowell besiesed. Thsy oap
With just sasb ares = they could pick Or
and Some hsd only hatshsss, big Knives ~
clubs. But they were I'll eager to fight 40
repsl the invader.
eTLieut. Maury, nov in the rebel ses
vice, aud promoted BY them to The title .
Captain, has been planting 10 the approach
o. to Norfolk, some Of the most sormidabl
subnasins batteries. "They viii be-" say
the Richmond paper, ''quits = match for 40
iroD- plated ships the enemy may bripg.
Tho like are TO be planted in ell our river
- ~ 80 render our cities and people PEI
fecsIy secure againAt An. .sc-eech-. ~ ::
Ser.
THE Ohio Statesmen is offered II
sale. Dol. hsuypenny having gone 5ip
.eaa4liee, y auablsto attend to edtofi
dsty; and the quarrel With the Assosist,
Press also renders chepse desirable.
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Tn AI01r 6rIEif. III . stated that inAr
ply - solisitatioos 10 appoint the ..frienda
- politicians TO posts under, his oomman
Gen. McCIsiisn replied that, X b. could n
hsvs shs selection Of his Own sabssdinat
hs wssId tbro~ np biz command.
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Orr. FnRncxr - Gen. Frsmost returned,
sN.LsssS from Cairo % Sunday last. 4
lsDdsd = eo40sisy 81 snmsnition and sui
pliss y Cyps Girardsao, left 1000 men
1ie1b Pejst. ssA sAes ~ - Cairo vhe'
N beld eonspltation wi1b On. Prentice
1yk1R1 t1fS - isdisatioos Of ~ stack frol
- sssny, bit or tsosps ssrs very vis
fHns4 4sx sAs ssae Ya ss4 4gks 100
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