The sun., 1861-11-12

artillery and infantry o,, - rs,asd our m,rch and
annoy us much a. possible.
A hue q battle frned Al once on the levee,
Col. Pouke taking command q the centre Colonel
Buford Of the right ano Cpl. Logan Of the len.
The advance from tho river bank " the rebel eu-
chnpment was = runRing fight the ensre distance,
the rebels airing and falling bak all the way, while
our trOcps gallantly received their fre without
hinching, aud braVely held IN their way, regardless
of the m ssiles Of death that hying thick and
fast about them The way was Il ,he most indihtr-
tnt character, lying through woods with thick un'
derbiush, and only here aud there path or rough
Counhy rod.
The tire divisions kept within close distance Of
each utLer, pr using over III ~ iacleg aud Overc1m
irg aii opposition, c,ch strvi for The honor of be-
ing frt in the cnemya camp TIE honor fell H. the
right division, led ly Colonel Bufrd. II WAS the
gallant w,nty-sev,nth Illinois, who, with doafen'ug
chotrH frs, waved the Stars and Stripes In the midst
Il the rebels crnping ground.
Tie scene was terribly exciting one-musl try
AMI cannon dealing death aud destruction On all
sides men gtdpplng Will men in a fearful death
struggle column uflcr column rushing eagely up,
amhitious to OBTAIN pot of danger officers riding
hithcr and thithcr IN the thckcst of th6 ht ur uy
their men on, au1 encouraging them H. greater cy.
ertions : 'Rimcnis charging into the very Jaws Of
dcnth with frishi yeils and shouts, I'll c.ya
they fc upon the ears Of the enemy than thou
sand rife ballsaid In the midst Of all is heard one
long, loud cunnupls round u cheering as the Sttr
n uRl, Il Bnnrr ~ Dnfurltd In the hce of III, ir'
md def tntly usuiIs the inuugrel colprs That hal
Int moment before designated the SPOT as rebel
rtonni.
The Twenty se,- nj lyys have the honor Of h,ving
sil, need and captured artery 81 twelve pieces
Which bad teen dealing d,stiugtiou with mark Il
success Tic Thric, nth lal been badly cut up by
TIA battery, tnd were -trtiniug every " cap-
tuI, u. Thy cEprc-scl considerable dislppGntnent
1T ifc pro stuatc ed from thrn They Turn
81 away w search " new lhurels. and In charging
int, the ~ midst lfthc camp. we're drawn int, an
arl us nde, where ,hcy again suffering tcrri-
lly, ugh mtinta ming their ground unhinchinNy,
vi ,u tie iirty-nfgt came t. their assistance.
An fIf .ln
~ De, that drove The rrltls m al directions and
ci tc field u pos4 sVi.Dn Uf the foler j nrcrH The
- u camps wrrc r-.d, and With AL their sup
l''''' an'innniti'r, y Fy'gc, e., was tt'ny de-
suoyfd.
ri" discovery, on the Kentucky side, tn. we
W. re- iu % cssou 'i heir camp, led 10 an op ming
- th' rrbt batteries ir 'm that direction up'n rs.
It,ir IRE Wa, very annoying, tie more az we
W're n1t To- % n'B4iup t. return w.
Just ~ his iuuct r. the report WIS brWglt %
q %. Grant ly Lieut.. Pittiutn, ui the Tuiftcih lu-
NOS r"g m'ni, WIN had, with hiH 'ppplny IF.l
been on scouting duty, that heavy r.hiIrt t 'nts
r. com ug ~ 10 ihr reh, from tue uiiu-.t' side
oi the r.y.r. Indeed, the discovery WIS also made
q nt the enemy were pouring over tur river Ia i'm
nH. uumusr-, 4ul the 4 Hgrr WIS iuuinsut that
uur retreat would T., ut,H. T'p order t. fall back
4" th, lo,ts WIS therefor, given, hut not moment
t.utasH.
The way w.s alrt,dy ilcd with rebel troop, and
nS We lad fought our way up ~ the enc mpturnt,
sn we were Obliged g. f {t back t. our boats, aud
aHGnst desperate ullH. But the men not
baking IN courage, amt fought like veterans, giving
ample d"m"nStrat, 10 ui their determination. Every
r., iu'ut u' federal trusfs su rl more ur less SEE
'.rcly In their return march, but Tire general ,pin-
ion prevail that IL. rebels slfitrci Tar ~ i'rr
loss, thNn We.
whcr, yer they made stand We put them t,'
hight and, although We lost many brave men
eitlcf killed., Wpuil,i or taken prisoners, W. m .lr
at l,iSt two of thru men bite the dust fnr every
onr that foil frpm our ranks. our r,'m 'ut4 all
reached their D,a's though with considerably THU
u.l ranks.
weu'sv iru. IL away, rs near AS can be as'pr-
u.n,d, "a l'I7yuu1 t~o csuupu all quantity
Of mus, h. small arms, ,quip ipmouts bank 80, * D..
The battery captured Ia The 'us 1grm'ut iu tho
midst n' tAr .uaHu, mont We were ull ,el a. lrWr
h'hini. The guns however, were first carefully
~ ikcI.
The battle iast,,l Don, II O'Clock In the morning
until sun lown. Ili tho day bc,n longer We shn li
! I've sioI the gr,unl later, nul doubtless lav,
a'hi,v,d . d,,ll,d victory.
Tho r,LG 10 ~ hc much grostcr than ours
Amrg their kill yas Colonel John V. Wright, ui
ti' l5th Tennessee ~ sm0ut, formerly 'mb'r of
! n{rc-S from thai tate. II Is suppu'-d that thc
rtlul car . Al Belmont numbered not less than
y'n u, M. Thrs wrr" wholly routed ly the
gallant assaults pi our little band " Mt less than
f'Ur thousand. or fdyul and wounded m'n
were then ulig,d to overcome luly u nv thpI-
sand fresh trsla ih ghtug their way back tp tn,
boats. Slol ii ,htnr, against olis =, vastly sI-
pcrior, l. stlirm ..,,rlUl.
The rel 81 r'iub ."unnts orprs ii directly oppo
81" Columbus, and III " movements ere c,n'ehed
hum the giu-iptts M i ~ from our IN ain forces
| until they had formed uu the Missouri side an,
| were mnrchmg up to cat uf rur 'trcd ~ the boats
/ when our scouts discovered thcia, AMI reported l.
| Con. Grant, s'ptsl nl,pvc.
The point At which the NtVCk upon tho rebel bat
tories was actually made, X three miles a'ov
Columbus Ky. It IL = mere steAnl "li landing
will - wharf boat lying there. series Of hgl
| lllfi- lie near, upon which batteries oommaudin.
~" rvtr have been erected. These were the bat
t'rcs t"ken'and from which the enemy werv driver
into the liver.