Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-15
RRttie Of Heim0nt--E~ure-ziou sf thu
Northern H.@-z

A-t'e- rom Gaze. t~sed Endav. tne "a
inst, TO .le Cincinnati C.unerrloi. SAYS.
Late last night the steamer Chaucel5r cam,
up with the remnant @. orr forces, bringing ais,
many who were reported dead
Inns morning t1- matter, on iUyesrirat lr
looks a great deal better, and. s. near a. rEl
ind oUt from al -ources, our loss in kiP-d q
about $50, and about 200 wounded The hss of
rlg enemy must have been very great. 10 they
we're exposed - he foil fire Of our guu5oafs.
who raiued de shot upon them. We captured
a great many prisoners, several cannon, 4 rum-
Der OF horses, ETC., but we were repulsed ald are
suffering az the chaCru and discontinue Of a
bona 1de leteat.
There is a general murmr- Of con. I.
against Gen. Graut. that, after the victory Of DE
morning was complete, the enemy routed. wf
ped Va he irid, their batteries captured. etc., he
snoula have permitted Heterogeneous 70 cross
b~t,e immediately in rout & h.m. and sur
rcEu1 hhu with a superior fyre, through a
our boys then entirely dis, gaHizei. i-5 90 sJ-
Their way back 10 he bol-,. IL was h-1s 4. r.
on loss occurred We wee followed .u f,itaiu
fifteen feet OF he gangwIy riaus-. under q lal
storm Of bullets
itis impossible yet 90 ascertain tie exact STATE
OF Affairs Other reports may inform yuu better.
Col. Buio.l was moi killed
The Louisville journal sass t1a. although
the commanding officers al Cairo though. the
contemplated expedition . secret affair. If WE
Known al over Cairo, aaj that It was known
even IN Chicaso previous I'D le e~mbarGatoa.
As evidence thar The plans OF The abolition
generals had leaked out, 10 publishes .he follow
ing which was published 81 inc Clicsgy Tj-
Jaae. Of Saturday las.s
Since he disaster az Belmont, w. 3aal ..
h-ar oi Toe rrgs2- expedition. Va
violate no cOnd.anCH and give. ar this LAKE. 54v.
no Information 20 the enemy, when we say
the movement s1uthwa,l sas made. or was 60
BE- made Ia tHy c1ir-u3-cue chat attacked at
Belmont, and was rapysel. and the other Do
signed for New Madrid Icy lie udge road. m the 1
Tr1E of BIRDS Point 4ltls las, column. under
o. Col oSis7Dy. consisted of 5000
0fh lin, 18Th, 2}Ih regiments O.. ILL., I
nOis troops, CaP- NOs-nau's cavalry. and Cans
Schwartz Missouri artillery Ne r.a-u rb.r
they would proceed s1uJlTauj, and. ussS;u-
lhe other column, make tlrg way 20 New Maj
and there wait Tor MrCItruauj's men saa
their victory go come Up.
The ST. Louis Dcmo.-5t Of Saturday. rfyrs
the following -s 90 lLe Padurou yxpeIiion
On Wednesday also, the r-es.er pt,psr ON er
the forces stationed al Pa1urab. m.yei r,yg,-.
Columbus, the distance aclos> The land bein,
aoont IoTiy mIi-S anhse forces consisted of tie
following 9th Illinois, Col. Pa-I5u.. l5fh NJ
uois, Col. John Macarthur: I0f5 uiino.. 49,
isaac Y, Fugh; llth Indiana. Col. NlcGipus-
9Th Missouri, Col. smith ana WilLg-d. and
buelis batteries Of artillery. The whole s5rc-
suppose, was led by Gaa Smith. commend
ING the Paducah division.
The Cairo correspondent Of the Chicago Ty7,s
in the battle. He writes:
The advance rom the river bank n the -sbar
snctWpmeut was A running Ggtl for the ybol.
distance, the rebels firing and calling backaI fba
way.
me discovery on the Kentucky side that rya
were IN possess. oh o. their camp, led TO the omen
ing OF the rebel batteries nom that direction
upon as. Their IRE was very annoyiDy Inc
30 as We were not i'm d position fa r.
nn DO.
just St this i~unctUre the report WAS brougbr
to Gen. Grant by Lieut. pitimau. of The s0fb
Illinois regiment, who had. with his comnanv.
o. been on scouting duiY. that heavy rein /
we're coming up % the rebels from
the opposite side ot The riveg. Indeed. the dis
c0verY was also made that the enemy v-qra
over lie river IN immense numbers. and
he danger was imminent that our rerpat would
-N Wa W. h' tH" AAa -6Eh 10 the UUhI- I
therefore given, but nog a moment too soon.
way was already flied with rebel troops.
and as rr iadtGgghf our way up to the eneamp-
ueut, SO we were obliged to fgbt bark 10 our I
boats, 4HG against desperate odds.
The Tebe. endorsements crossed directly on
Dosite JQiun0us, and their movements were
concealed from the guubosts as wei as from our
main force. uuul they were marching up TO cnt
)f our retreat to the uoSts. when car scouts dis
covered them. and reported 20 Gen. Grant, as
A dispatch from Cairo, dated the 9th, says
The oficial account OF the Killed and wounded
,nd missing is much less than was arstrsported
The 9TH low have met with The heaviest loss
Is they were in the thiekest Of the fight. AL
he field officers and commissioned officers OF
hat regiment with few exceptions, were wound
DIS Of them are prisoners az Columbus.
tDi entire loss killed, wounded aDd missing is
The I'D Illinois loss is sb0ut 100. These
'yO Regiments were most exposed by the enc
nys hrs, and the men acted braveiy.
Gel LanMoa, Of the 9TH Iowa. after being
FOUNDED in the leg, still continued 20 head his
nee His horse, when found on the filed. was
'erced by eleven bullets. Too much praise
be given 10 all Of our officers and men
s. they were lighting against great odds, and the
neWys batteries pouring shell and grape into
from Columbus.