Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-07-19
Full Details of the Engagement.


Fun oe'alls vi lie engagement
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INV ~ Ivu's nel'u.ilc"n pIlnsS us ue.a a.D.
Anu au,hen'iv phi'vu'",s VI .ue ,voen, eouni ',
az Oet.nnse, m'saou''' netmesn Oo'v..i o'eeei
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Vi 'ni' "n"'' WIN very inperi'0''
THE ATTACK.
Lieutenant NJ. Tosk, Of the artillery attached
to the Third Regiment of Missouri Volunteers,
who acted as Colonel Sgels ndjutant in tho
engagement near Carthage, arrived in the city
last night on the Pacific Train. Ile'comcs as the
bearer Of dispatches to the commander at the
Arsenal, having travelled day and night from the
seat of war The account given by Lieutenant
Tosk of the battle between the Federal forces
and the Missouri troops is interesting. From
this statement it appears that on Friday morning
last July 81 at O'clock scouting party sent
out by Colonel SiEel encountered about two miles
distant from Carthage, picket guard OF the
State troops VINO were attacked anu three taken
prisoners.
with all despatch Oolohel ogel prepared 10 go
forward, expecting 10 meet the oh'e troops some
distance west OF Carthage About halt past nine
O'CLOCK, inc meeting took Paue III au open prmirie
seyen miles beyohu OafinaRe' Lieutehaht losk
estimates the numbers Oh 'ne opposing army at
hye thousand, chlehy'caVairy ou. supp',eu win
battery OF hVe eahnoh-iour SIX pounuers one
twelVe-pouhuer-"hiie wi sigel ooinlnunu oon J,
sistea OF ms own ,ee'ilenyol WV uh.'inons' alu
Colonel salomons detached regiment WIN
several pieces oil hruliery, uhuer commanu OF
Major Backof. Colonel slgels regiment had six
hundred men anu Colonel Solomons hVe hundred
Tho State (rebel) troops were commanded by
Generals Parson and kalns'
MAJOR Backof, under the direction oil Colonel
Sigel, opened the fire, which continued briskly
for nearly two hours In less than an hour the
twelve FOUNDER OF the state troops was ulamount-
ed, end soon alter the whole battery was sIoneed-
Ihe superior arms " 'ne Seuurn'S
So.aSs Mo stnie troons whom, for convenience
~ shoii cail .1aekson's men. twice broke their
ranks. hut were rallied and held their position
1arv veil conaiderinc The destructive discharges
1870 "sa ,hen, nntil tbsir Guns geve ont w6eu
t6sjr column WINS ngaio broken.
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oaFafy Sar,eu o"OA WV. NV 'i''"''v,. y.
tne on o,eei aa,'t
movement re'u"t ""9 "i"eiet, N"u W." 81 ~.
mmeuia.ely lor 'nu VISIONS y" "u'''n.e ~ ~,
as poss'ole nssp''s w si1 "'o y; wv ronne
infantry unu nilsus ~ ~ q s,I S ~ -
whenever prhu.luauie' WI eise' m.uaEs" w
retaru me progress " Snusseu ~
esenluany W ~, ,i,aa mi a
inc baggage 'ralr Wulun was ouh'o .n,ev "nn .
nan mics from 'he see"es u III" "''' s"s"ss
inent' ,,s., .. A.. ,,a.0 r,oo.d
oy unAiiui m w Wv s,,'or
~ Wy ,.,i -, rroas Moth
~ ,,d ren, Iacsoni tronns then retreat
~ iros' nm ie'. .,',.,ai Xxx ,n,;ro coiunn
Gu anu w o son, bicb blniTs mr. Mills
ny saA,s creeg There wan one road lead
o e.. III s,raar, and IN rrogress nj all
rnE ao'V9s n,io na,Tea,tn, IN tia direction of
!, 10 ,aoo..ar,, Ia cross the elevation
oerthage, F1a neues'a'y ~ ,os,aJ
Wnere the 'e'A"'
sKILFUL MANGuVhE'
Major Backof ordered two of the artillery
uieces in front to oblique to the left and to the
right and Mt the similar movement was made
from Colonel Sieers battalons. This WAS
mannuyre to induce Jacksons men to believe
that Sigel was seeking 10 pass out on the ex-
tremes OF their llnes' anu loo9luahs 'ne eisany
1t was followed ny aeiosing up 70 tne rleh' anu
to the lett by inc FORCES On thV piuns Mneu' u
reaching point three huhuted ana MY yarus
from the cavalry, the four pieces were ordereu
10 transverse ohllque, ana ihmeuiately ahedo5
cross fire iods opened 'S,m edn's'" acne sam
time the infantry chdTged al doHoe qMeh' ana IN
ten minutes the State troops geFe scattered ~ every
direction. Ten rounds OF canister were hred IRON
each Of the cannon, together with several ROUNDS
by the infantry,
This was about o'clock in the evening, and
the engagement, with the man@uvring, had oc'
cupied In the neighbprhOod of two hours. Jack
sons cavalry were poorly mouh'eu' neluB aT,heu
chiefly with shot-guus and common rifles They
had no cannon on the bluffs or hills, and were
consequently able to make little or no resistance
to the attacks of Colonel Sigel Forty hve mel
and eighty horses were taken, belonging to Jack
sons troops, and there were also captured sixty
IL T., Id hat uu