Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-19
From the Richmond Enquirer July 16
'srha News from. the Northwest

| We have Just received the following items
| of news from the Northwest:
Our forces were attacked at camp Garrett
on Thursday last, and were driven from their
position, with a loss of forty killed and thirty
wounded, and leaving their artillery and
| baggage behind them. A detachment of our
| forces was attacked by about twelve thousand
| of the enemy. while throwing up Notifications
| on the mountain behind the camp. Colonel
Pegram was in command of our forces when
| they were attacked, and had only some three
or four hundred men under him, but with
this small force he repulsed the enemy three
| times, killing several hundred of them, and
| keeping them at bay for three hours. But
| he was finally compelled to retreat, and in
| doing so, he was thrown from his horse and
somewhat injured, and then taken prisoner.
| Our forces at this point retreated as best
they could through the woods, and are now
| at Monterey, Highland county.
Col. Heck, with portion of his regiment,
crossed over to Gen. Garnett's camp, and the
last heard from them they were retresting in
| the direction of Franklin, Pendleton county.
The enemy had some 10000 men, aud all
our force did not amount to over 5000.
| Col. John n. Hughes, member of the Con-
vention from Randolph county, was killed
while endeavoring 10 communicate with q
| portion of our forces, and give them warning
of their danger. He was shot by one of our
seutinels, who supposed him to be an enemy.
The loss TO our army in baggage, munitions,
&c. was not very considerable.
The gallantry of the men engaged in the
fight is warmly commended. Col. Pegram is
reported to hsve exhibited great self-posses-
sion and bravery in the terrible situation in
which he was placed. Captain Delaniel. of
Alexandra, in command of piece of artil-
lery, was killed, with several of his men.
The gallant Carter II. Irving, Captain of
Buckingham Infantry Company, was killed,
as were also several of his men.
A number of other incidents were related
to US yesterday evening by passengers from
Staunton, bal az they were so very conflicting
we withhold them from the reader. We ex-
pect TO be able to give in day or two de-
tails which will be more reliable than those
given above.
The war---BlOody Fight at Camp
Garnest.
We have received a great many verbal ac-
counts of the fight on the 11th at camp Gar
nett. They are variant and in some respects
contradictory. But they all agree in one par
ticu;ar that our men who were engaged
fought like heroes. For four hours less than
800 men withstood 5000, and each one killed
his man for one of the best accredited re-
ports we have represents the killed OF the en-
emy at not less than 400.
On our side the killed and wounded, aud
prisoners are rot supposed to exceed $50.
OF the particulars of this loss, We cannot
speak with certainty. Col Pegram had his
horse shot under him, and being caught UNI
der his horse, il is reported he was taken pris-
oner. One report represents the Buckingham
Lee Guards as having lost all but 10 men
but more reliable intelligence puts the num-
Der at 80 including the gallant Capt. G. FL.
Irving.
Col. SCOTS Regiment fell back TO High
land, where he was joined by other Regiments.
Gen. Garnett's position being rendered I'M
tenable by the enemy's occupying Rich Noun
tain, he moved iu the direction of Hardy.
This, though disastrous 10 the loss of many
noble and brave men, is one of the most gal
liant as ii was one of the bloodiest fights on
record. Blood shed in such profusion will
make good the cause for which it flowed
Richmond Wing, l6. -aas