The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-02
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| From The Celumbus (Ky) Confsdersss News,


From The celumbus tKy, Confederate News
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We are pleased to have ftin our power to
lay before oar readers the true stata OF the
case In regard 70 this recent engagement pc
tween the EadeTais and The laissouIians unuer
J.ff THOMPSON We have our information
from az eye witness and gentleman OF IN
doubted veraeity.
Il seems that by some previous arrange
ment there was 4 simultaneous moVeiuent oi
t.so columns OF the enerny-one from CAPE
Girartieau the other from Pennington, OF
some place on the Iron Mountain hulroao.
These columns were both moving In the
direction OF Frederiektown.,
Gen. Thompson advanced MS army from
GreenyilIe on the road that led TO the same
place. by good fortune THOMPSON captured
81 messenger, bearing d 0ispdtch from the
commander of the Cape Glraroean force 10
the com nandcr of the other column, by
which lie ascsrtained that 1t was proposed To
unite these forces around FrederlcktoWD,
where it was supposed Thompson was then
encaInped. Being thus put upon MS guard,
the daring leader determined to cut off the
enemy advancing from the Cape, and then
turn his attention to the force approaching
from the opposite direction. He laid his plans
accordingly. But alas
The best laid schemes Of men or mice
Gaog Oft q gle
When the scouts reached the read by which
the enemy must pass, it was dtscoye cred that
they had gone on, ana were at tredericktown.
Thompson then moved his army up TO =
small stream, the st. Francis, ABOUT three
fourths Of d mile from the town, and putting
his army, about l. loo strong, in lac of bat
lie, boiuiy awaited the assault. This was
not made, however, until the Junction of the
TWO wings OF tho enemy. nen this took
place, the enIre force moved against tne
SpaI L,tn band standing ready 70 receive
tnem. Our brave soldiers received the shock
IKE wall OF ada.nant, and pouring in Il
terrible aad rapid discharge, fren canncs
ana uiushetry, caused Tie ei4emy TO TecolI IN
ulsIDay ia - Cornlicid, rEOu1o which ThomI,-
SOFA had placed lac rigut wing oil his army,
tAe dead Iaen lay Ike g sWssrIh before lie
reaper. az this point, Col. Lane, who was
~ command OF the r,ghs wing, was killed,
failing III the head OF his regiment.
Wnen the enemy rstrel.tod Gen. Thompson
I0UAu htmseli restrained from pursuing by
i'rutten tIai CONSIDERATIONS, but awaited him
Sell OF the occasion TO tai b.sva, and take p
4 more eligible posi- tioa Il few hundred yarus
In his rear. TO tiils point he Was after wards
sJarsttoI by i large torce OF the enemy's ca
VARY aGtlag On lie idea THAI lie was retreat
ing. 20 soon, however, as h suUlCIeDt NUMBER
o. he toe had tHfneo the crest Of an inter
Venlag blil, II party Of as brave men IS ever
touched finger 10 The Trigger speedily made
turnl und srsGaIu their mistake. al sne dIs-
eoErry oI this band of heroes, under the
con1nIaud OF our ntls n Dor anG friend, MAJOR
ihVma-. 6roWA, they naItsd, ana those III me
rear, not Understanding tle matter, closed
Cp ana nuduled themselves together antii
liIsy were literally packed. Then our Mis-
souri, boys turned loose upon thD1l WItii their
deadly rifles and shot guns. Tns effect was
tvrriBie. Every saddle was npueG not I.
man escaped. Terror, dismay and teaI seized
those III ti;e rear, std tuey He'd back to the
Town. THIS ended the fight.
The army Under ThoIn gsnn did not exceed
|, 100, white that of the toe exceeded 8 900.
Tnis rendered an ATTACK upon their eneam -
inent madness, anG therefore z return 10
txrerns lille was ordered.