Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-11-14

ISpeculaGOTb tuat OuHuG u be uIduueQ Will
the mark of public reprobatiou We haor
of them bidding against Government agents
for bacon and beef simply that themselves
may grow fat upon the profits. Let them
be hurled out of society. But the farmer
who sells to them knowingly, is as bad as
themselves. Aud the government must
interpose or the country will suffer and its
cause perhaps fail. Ifthe government does
not interpose, the people must. These
heartless, blood sucking, money-grabbiug
|scoundrels must be dealt with rather than
allow soldiers or soldiers families to starve
Raleigh (M CO. State Journal.
Victory Of the Southern Troops in the
West.
MEMPHIS, November S.-An extra of
the Appeal, to-day, contains full accounts
ola bloody and hard-fought battle near
Columbus yesterday. General Pillows
Brigade, $500 strong, composed of Tap
pans Arkansas Regiment. and Freeman's
Wright's and Pickett's Tennessee Regi
ments, encountered the enemy on the Mis-.
souri, side, opposite Columbus, early yester-
day morning. The euemy's force was 1000
strong, and was commanded by Major Gen.
eral John A. McClernard, of Illinois, as.
sisted by Gen. Bowlin Pillows Brigade
fought gallautly mtH their ammunition
vas exhausted, when, overwhelmed by su.
perior numbers, they retreated back to the
river with heavy loss. On reaching the
river bank they made desperate stand,
closing in with the enemy wherever that
was possible, with their bayouets. Capt.
Watson's battery was temporarily lost du-
ring the retreat of our troops. At this
critical moment General Cheatham's Brig
ade, composed Of Smiths and Russells
Tennessee Regiments, and Colonel Marks
Louisiana Regiment, assisted by General
Polk and Blythe's Mississippi Regiments,
arrived and turned the fortunes of the day.
They charged furiously upon the enemy,
retaking Watson's battery, and completely
routing Netherlands entire force, pursu-
ing them for distance of seven miles to
their boats, when they embarked in haste
and iguominiously fed. Two of the eumy's
guns and large quantities of arms and am
munition, which they had thrown away in
their flight, were captured. The road a.
long which they went was strewn with
coats, knapsacks, guns, etc. Gen. Cheath-
am took several prisoners with his own
hands. General Bowlin was made prisoner
by the Rev. James Rogers, of Tennessee,
who also took stand of coors Colonel
Dougherty and Colonel Beaufort are among
the Lincoln officers captured by our troops.
The fighting was most desperate and terri
6c throughout the battle, which lasted
nearly the whole day, having begun at
nine o'clock in the morning and ending on.
ly with dark. Our loss was less than two
hundred killed and wounded, and about
thirty made prisoners. Among the killed
on our side were several gallant company
officers. Wright's, Russell's and Free.
mans Regiments of Tennesseeaus, suffered
most severely. The euemy's loss in killed
and wounded is variously estimated at from
five hundred to eight hundred, besides
a great number of prisoners taken. The
Southern steamer H. R. W. Hill, after
transporting our troops across the river,
was badly injured by the fire from the ene-
my's guns.
During the battle the gun-boats made
simultaneous attack on our batteries at Co.
lumbus, KY, but without doing them any
damage.
Another battle in the same vicinity may
soon be expected.
How to Win Battles--Efectiven of
the Bayonet.
The New Orleans Bee, in an editorial ar
ticle on the surest manner of winning a
ho tt)a in our nrnsant oontest with the North