Litchfield enquirer., 1861-07-18
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THE " AR NEWS.

THE BATTLE EXPECTED of Gen. Mcclellan has talk ken place, and has resulted in an almost blood less, entirely glorious success. Before dawn on Thursday morning Gen. Rosecranz, with DOT ton of the 6th. 10th, 18th Indiana, and 18th Ohio Regiments, left Roaring Run, and after severe march of seven eight miles through woods and among mountains, attacked 1000 of the rebels under Col. Pesram. The battle, com mencing at o'clock in tine afternoon, was hotly fought for an hour and a half. Then the enemy, having lost at least 50 men, and, having great number wounded, retreated in utter confusion leaving behind six cannon, large number ot wagons, and good store of camp equpage and supplies. As Gen. Mcclellan says ill his official report, our troops have taken everything the enemy had, and are in posaession of their works to point on the right of Beverly. Gen. McClcl- Ian speaks in high terms of the admirable be- havior of tie National troops. The loss on our side in the affair was but 20 killed, willie OFT wounded number not more than 50.
 l LATEs.--Col. Pegram has made ovcrtures f,r the surrender of himself and the remnant ot hi men numbering 600. They are said to be l,cn
 tent, and anxious to return to Jleir alc~i;,ncc. Gen. Mcclellan says that lie will have upon Ii, hands from aJl to !.030 Rebel prisoners. Ih" number of the enemy killed is thought to be iJG l3l dead bodies were found the field of bat tie. Ten Of their commissioned officers wer" killed and captured. Gen. Mcclellan was ad- vancing rapidly to Cheat Mountain Pass the Re bels were burning bridges.
 ANOTHER BATTLE IN WESTERN V1RG1SIA.- = Gen. Garnett (rcbeD ex-menber of Congress of Va., was killed by Indiana soldier in a reg ular battle fought Sunday, 8 miles from St. George.
 A train arrived at Cratic at 10 o'clock Mon day morning, bringing the body of Gen. Garnett late commander of the rebel forces at Laurel Hill who killed while attempting to rally his retreating forces at Barracks Ford, near St. George The rebels were completely routed by Gen. Morris. All their camp equipage was cap tured, and many prisoners, with 50 killed. The loss side is of the Ohio 14th killed and few wounded. The rebels scattered in every direction.
 There is no rebel force now within Gen Nc Clellan's district
 ADDIT1oNAL.-A dispatch from Grafton, via Cincinnati, says that the troops under Gen. Morris pursued the rebels by terrible forced march through rain and mud over Laurel Hill to St. George. The rebels then drew up in line of battle and poured a rakng vosley upon the right of our column. This hot fire was returned for twenty minutes. The Indiana 7th then made charge upon their battery, when they broke and across the ford.
 Gen. Garnett while attempting 10 rally his forces was shot through the spine, the ball pass ing out through the right breast, and he then fell dead on the sand. The flight was turned into disastrous rout. 4 large amount of equip age, clothing and muskets fell into our hands.
 Gen. Garnett's body is at Grafton, where it Will be embalned and sent to his friends OFFICIAL REPoRr.-The War Department has received the following dispatch:
 HUTToNsvILLE, Va, July Is, 1861. Co., E. D. TOWNSEND :-Gen. Garnett and his forces have been routed and his baggage and one gun taken. His army are completely de- moralized. Gen. Garnett was killed while at tempting to rally his men at Carrack Ford, near St. George. We have completely annihlated the army in Western Virginia. Our loss is but IS killed and not more than 40 wounded while l the enemy's loss is not far from 200 killed and the number of prisoners have taken will amount to at least 1900. We have captured seven of the enemy's guns in all >5
 4 portion of Garnett's forces rallied, but look for their capture by Gep. Hill, who is in hot pursuit The troops that Garnett had un der his command are said to be the crack regi- ments of Eastern Virginia, aided by Georgians Carolnians, and Tennesseans. Our success is 1 complete, and I firmly believe that secession is killed in this section of the country. GEO. B. MCCLELLAN. THE MISSOURI BATTLE-Lieut. Toskin. Siegel's adjutant and bearer of dispatches to Col. Hard ing, at St. Louis, gives the following particulars of the battle near Carthage.
 The State troops were posted on ridge in the prairie with five pieces of artillery, one twelve pounder, in the centre, two si1-pounders on the ridge, cavalry on each flank, and infantry in the rear of the artillery. Siegel approached within eight hundred yards with four cannon in center body of infantry and six-pounder, under Lieut.. Col. Hardar, on the left. Col. soloman's command with six-pounder on the right, and body of infantry behind the centre infantry: Siegels left opened fire with shrapnel and soon the engagement became general. The rebels had no grape and their artillery being poor their balls few over the heads of the federal troops After two hours firing, the enemy's artillery was entirely sienced and their ranks were broken. About fifteen hundred rebel cavalry then at- tempted to outAank Siegel and cut off his bag gage train, which was three miles back, when 1 retrograde movement was ordered and the tram was reached in good order, surrounded by inian' try and artillery, and the retreat continued till point was reached where the road passed through 8 high bluff, on each side of which the enemy'S cavalry was'posted in large numbers.