, 1861-07-29
rCo,respondeuco Of the Chicago Tfibunc.]
CAN'T not1A. No., 18th ILL, REalxEST.:

it seems body OF aoout AoiIy aone
Cnards composed of Union men Of this vicln-
ity. came to t1is post yesterday to obtain arms,
and on fhcir receipt returned nome. "nen
tley arrived and had taken their position, part
in = block house and part in field adjoining,
!. :. - -.--.,,,,a.3 and ,++ac,-od 1,r , ,ortv
of one hundred and thirty horeemen under
csnt. WisTa]l johnson. Our men fought
hTava,v even against such odds, firing from
their little hoGEe upon the rebels without ces-
sst;on. Threc Of The Home Guards were
SilIcd and probably some OF the rebels. At
His point three from the house escaped and
hastened TO our camp for relief.
Ther were fiTed on and one was slightly
wounded. but they reached Kolla in safety.
They Tcrr thoroughly frightened, and were
e1ad enourl to take safe Quarters IN the tents
1uf he I3tR.
This tight took place about seven miles
from Joh1sop's house, to which point it Will
he remcmbered Capt. Wadswofth'5 expedi-
tion are marching for the purpose Of selling
This same Johnsou and his company.
We heard in the morning that Wadsworth's
company wss within six miles Of his house,
encamred for . few hours on this aide of the
Gascona1e. The intelligence was brought by
a man sent out to hunt for Government
mn1es. lie lad cone to a point very near to
Jn1,nson ard fonnd that he had body Of
horse,ncn. one hundred strong. More
over, three Of the mules were in his posses
s1sm s1nxed tn him stronser lhan We had EXPECTED,
and xhfn the fugitive Home Guards came In
dnrinfr n,eh1 ard rave IN account Of the fight,
1,laciup ne number oI rebels at one hundred
and thirty, Great coacern WAS felt for our ex-
nedition.
Ahout midpieht, cane into camp some
men Of Captain Wadsworth's company, re-
porting that he had been surrounded by the
rebtl fcrce and that some Of his men had
been captured, Those who brought the re.
| port had escaped aud came post haste to bring
1he intelligence and summon aid.
Two companies were Immediately ordered
| TO the rescne-company A., Captain Noble,
and ccmpauy q, Captain Gardner. Besides
| these. there vas q BODY Of thirty horsemen,
| unGer I;eut Brown, the whole expedition
t commaudad by Lisut., Col. Gorgas. Lieut..
| Everett Of The Chicago company, who has
| 1eeu to ST Louis with the secessionist priso-
| 1ers, also accompanied them. The whole
| force numbered 1B0 men. After them was
| sent train Of wagons, camping stores and
AMMUNITION: They viii probably reach 1Vads.
| Vo1th's company before noon to-day-early
enough, we trust, to carry the necessary re,
lief, Wadsworth's company, it will be re
n1tmbered, is the Chicago company, but they
| set out with cnly eixty-eight men-aboat
half the 111nber OF the rebel party. It was q
I.ev time between midnight md O'Clock,
when The relief party started.
i fNDGcEG4
summoned II SO there was but iittls sleep even ia
,,e fire mt Of The uighf: but When the en-
came The camp Bas h,;sv enough.
Tic ma, iu1npcd from tLeif beds eagerly
c,c5!"1, nnS It Tfnairsd Int a short time tu
n:aLe tl.sm ready for the setting cut. Horses
lad to be pTocured for the officers, rationE
d,aar snt .acxed. an,nunilion madc ready:
fnt ali t1,sse nreparstions were spcedily made,
| and thr cyrcditicn SET ont for their forced
march of 1ifsecn miles.
NC Nai1 easerlv fer t;J:urs Of their arrival
nd fhs ccndiI:cn Ct tic Chisaro coapauy.
AIDS 1ar:y:
e Atpy sent cut from orr regiment to pene
* tratc WcT1;Ic'E camp. rsturocI yestardaT
he went in disguise, aid ADVANCED to q ppint
50 miIcs south 81 tbs. Tlea he fcuud tha
viii Jacksou. @ in IN lis M no northrro % nast o. Arkan
sas. 1usf below the Nissouri line. This: q
Il Gems. nTsf ,:aEc S.seenr,s cvnea;t;an use
ltss. wrote the otheY day If hiR scttin.
out from Spr;ngficld viii, a force Of I.200 mai
to attack NcBride.
t Our eny was ca1,tnred several times bv th
= rebels, hut in each eatisfnctorjly proved aim
t self a GOOD sccceEiop.st and escaped detec. 10,
! He obfai3ed much inioEIation in rcssrd
the condition Of The State troops and thel
movements, Very m3nY Of 1hosa are we
mounted and quite well armed with titles "a
L pIstols, But they are utterly without disc
'e pliue and in anythIne Int iheir system
Il creritla warfare would prove yery weak b
d Side our forces. The are al mounted but the
!. 1Ee fbcir horses fer the puTpose of duic
- transportation from one poiat to another, d
y sicuirg. when they have reached thc desire
1t staion. to light on foot, Tie business tic
ID seem Chiefly engaged in now is watching f
supply trains On The difIercnt roads. parfic
ii lprly On the Sprinrfield route. The comp
% nies seem to be made up Of good matarfa
their ereat lack being discipline. One of1ics
/ p p =
&c himself 1eportcd it in Jackson's camp. q
said that after the battle it was easy to 81
Il whcrcon Jackson's men had fired By tt
s. heaps of dead bodies. Every discharg
c Of The State troops made d clea
4 sweep through Sigcl's men, and the battle ".
~ great victory Oh the rat Of the rebels. III
. was his rc1,ort made semi officially to the Co,
i f,deIates. Dnf he priyately conftssed to O,
spy tkat The State trocps were badlv bcatc
10 thunrh tl,e whole cause If sirrl's yictnrv ":
lis aefi1lcrv The 1nost annsintr nart of II
Is Epy's :dyentures was fIat when he Ind near