The national Republican., 1861-11-12
The Fight at Belmont.

ChtcdgO, NOV. IA special dlSpatCh 10 the
Times from Cairo, says 1t is impossible to OBJ.
tain anything like an aoour ate report of the
killed, wounded and missing in the engagement
at Belmont on the 7th.
1t is estimated that twenty five of the Twen.
ty.second Illinois are missing.
The total missing are reported at three hun
dred and fifty.
Ofthe Seventh Iowa, Col. Lauman was wound
ed but not dangerously.
Lieut.. Col. Wendell killed; the major and
adjutant are missing, and the reported killed
in Logan's regiment is So, and Al wounded.
All but "A ofCol. Fouke's regiment answered
at the roll call, yesterday afternoon.
The loss in Buford's regiment has not been
ascertained, but is supposed not to be heavy.
One hundred and twenty prisoners were
taken.
All accounts Cor II placing the rebel loss
much heavier thai = own.
Belmont has bee" .Uant by the rebels.
They have $50 prisoners, and acknowledge
$50 killed, but would not permit the Federal
officers who went to Columbus with the flag Of
truce, yesterday. to visit the place to which
they conveyed their dead.
The Chicago Tribur.s of Friday has the fol-
| lowing additional particulars
'Thirteth regiment, Col. F"uke-l60 missing.
Major McClerken was wounded and taken pri
soner. Captain Markley was killed when gal.
lantly leading his men on. He was shot and
of company X, was shot in the breast, but con.
tinued to fight but was afterwards killed by !,
ball in the head. Surgeon Gordon was taken
prisoner. He refused to leave his wounded,
and remarked that he would suffer death be-
fore he would leave his men.
Twenty.frst regiment, Colonel John A. Lo.
gan-Company 4, Captain Reese, about 30 4
hi. mon are missing, Company B, Capt. Coen,
missing, 2 wounded, 70 brought home. Com.
pany -, Captain Laing, badly wounded in the
breast, private killed, ] wounded, missing.
Company D, Captain Williams, 2 killed,
wounded, and 5 missing. Company Z, Captain
Latson, 2 killed, 1 wounded, and 10 missing
Company F., Captain Rig6y, IS Killed, 90
struck by spent grape shot, and is supposed
to be captured. Captain Strickler, missing
and 2 wounded. Lieutenant Stricklin slightly
wounded. Company H, Captain dreeny, 2t
sing, and many wounded: Company X, Capt
Sommervlle, killed and 4 wounded. Capt. S
was shot in the hand, early in the engagement
AssistantSurgeOn' Whitell was taken prisoner
while attending the wounded on the battle
field.
Lieut.. Col. White h td FIVE balls pass through
his clothing, None taking effect.
1t is reported that Capt. Shellon is killed
Lieut.. Smith is killed, and four of his company
are missing.
Gen. Grant had two horses shot from unde
him, and Gen. MoClernand's horse was ais
twice badly wounded.
fCapt. Taylors Chicago Artillery, Orderly
IC. A. Everett is slightly wounded; Sergean
hand shot off by premature discharge OF gun
No cannon were lost.
The rear portion of two caissons had to b
left behind. They are compensated for by th
capture of two guns, one a twelve FOUNDER, an'
the other a fifty-fOur FOUNDER. 1t was manu-
factured by John Clark, of New Orleans, IN,
isa beautiful piece. Both belonged to Watson
New Orleans battery.
A letter was found written by one of the off
GERS cut down, declaring that Watson's batter.
, was the best company in Johnston's army.
| Colonel Cooks regiment, and n portion OF tn
) Twenty eighth, who marched from Fort Holt l.
within six miles of Columbus. returned at on
o'clock last night.
1 An expedition which left Paducah for Colum
. bus has also returned.
| LATER-ELEvEN p. NJ.
The Memphis has just returned. She bring
the bodies of Lieutenant Colonel Wendt, Lieu
tenant Sibley, who died on board Captain
Markley, of the Thirtieth, and Lieutenant
Gardner, company I, Seventh Iowa, fatal.
, wounded.
Major McClurken is shot badly in the head
,, and it Is thought he will die.
Surgeons Gordon and Whetnel are prisoner
on parole ut Columbus.
Eightyfve Of our dead were buried by on
people; eight or ten had been buried by tn
rebels, in mistake for their own men. The
. expected II flag of tluce.
Captain Brooks, of Buford's regiment, foun
a brother dead on the battlefield. He was
surgeon in the rebel army.