The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-07-18

pies the De~ocras bailding tonight, the
rebels still threatening the ONCE with
demolition. -
An arrival from Springfield, July 9Th,
says no second battle vas fought near
Carthage. Ben MsCullock was in the
fight, With Arka asas troops, against ST.
gel A guard Of 100 men left At Neosho
before the battle, had been espsared By
the rebels. The Missourians wanted to
shoot them, bat McCulloch refused 70
agree to it. Gen Rains' son vas killed,
but the General is safe. Gov. Jackson
snd Gen. Price are both With the troops,
and the avoued intention Of the rebels
is the occupation Of Jeffersoa City before
the ed, by that means preventing the
Convention from Assembling.
HANNIBAL, No., July IL.
epeei.l - the cAieaso 1rissss. @~
Three companies of the Hannibal
Home Guards, which started from here
yesterday morning to relieve Col Smith,
have returned, and bring the following:
The railroad is unobstrucsed between
Hannibal and Monroe; no bridges burn
ed Or otherwise damaged. On srriyiag
at Monroe, We effected = Junction with
Col Smith, who vas engaged entrench.
ing himself at the Seminary building
near that place. The rebels, about 1900
strong, we're grouped around over the
prairie, out of reach of Smiths rifles
They had two pieces Of artillery, six
Founders, which they soon brought to
bear upon US, but the distance vas so
great that their balls were almost spent
before reaching their aim. Col. Smith
ordered bis men to continue the work
on Notifications aud to watch the flash Of
the enemy's guns, which all did, falling
into bitches till the shot passed, when
oil would rise and &c to work again. In
the meantime our gun was used with
telling accuracy upon the enemy.
By the aid Of spy glass sew raj horses
and their riders we're distinctly seen "
ing dead on the prairie. The action con-
tlnned until near dark, when the last
shot from our gun dismoun:ed one of the
enemy's, and just at this moment Gov.
Wood and Capt. Burnsp fell upon the
enemys rear with the cavalry sent from
Quincy on Wednesday; completely rous-
ing them aud taking IS prisoners, one
gun and a large number of horses. There
were from 20 to 80 rebels killed. Not
a man of the Federal forces was killed.
aud but few wounded.
1t is said that Col Smith is determin.
ed to shoot some of the most prominent
rebel prisoners.
The energy Of Gov Wood is commen
dable in the extreme. When he landed
at Marion City, some of the men asked
what they should do for provisions. His
reply was, "Let the infantsry take care
Of the pryvisions-the first thing we've
got to do is to relieve Col. Smith, and
then We may stop to est-Forward,
march :" and he started off on q brisk
trot. He declared that whoever of the
rebels fell into his hands would not get
of on parole.
ST.. LOUIS, July IA.
Accounts of the Carthage affair receir-
ed from Memphis, confirm the report
tina. Ben Mccullough was in the fight,
and also at the capture of sisei's guard
at Neosho. He released them on taking
an oath. The rebels compute our loss
at five hundred killed, and theirs at No
THING.
A dispatch from Springfield to the
Democrat says the Neosho prisoners ar
rived there safe The men are armed
aud stationed at Springfield, the oath
binding them not to bear arms against
the southern Confederacy.
Considerable apprehension continues
to be felt here tina. jefferson City is not
yet entirely out Of danger.