The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-16
FROM CAIRO.

CAIRO, NOV. b--D II. MN u lWpOSSiDie yet
to obtain ANYTHING like an accurate report Of the
number of killed, wounded and missing, in the
engagement at Belmont yesterday. A flag Of
truce was sent down to Columbus on the Mem
phis this morning, and another from Birds Point
by land, to the battle field, this afternoon.
4 courier just in from the Memphis reports
Col Dougherty as wounded and captured; that
he has had leg amputated, and was doing veil.
1t is estimated that IS of the 2sd regiment are
missing. 4aiI~.5 t.'s1 G
There are thought to be $50 missing Of the
7th Iowa. Col. Lauman's wound isnot danger
GUS; Lieut. Colonel Wendt was killed :; the Ma
jor is wounded, and the Adjutant missing, re-
ported killed. s.5 .ss.s u Is d
In Logan's regiment there we're thirty five kill
ed and forty,seVea wounded. a &a7
All but forty -four Of Colonel Fouke's regiment
reported themselves at roll call this afternoon.
But one commissioned officer was wounded !
In Colonel Buford's regiment Idid not ascer-
tain the loss of men, but # Is not thought to be
heavy. 81. Mss,
OfCaptain Taylor,s Chicago ARTILLERY, Orderly
c. A. Everett is slightly wounded; Sergeant
Chase, flesh vound; George 2. White, right hsnd
shot off by premature discharge of . gun. No
cannon were lost sas ss fa9
The rear portion of two caissions had to be
left behind. They are compensated for by the
capture of two guns, one . twelve-pounder, and
the other . y-four-pounder. It was manufac-
tured by 5ohn Clark, of Heu Orleans, and is q
beautiful piece. Both belonged 70 Watson's New
Orleans battery.
A letter was found written by one Of the off,
cers cut down, declaring that Watsons battery
was the best company in Johnssops army.
One hundred and thirty!fonr prisoners were
captured, about thirty of whom being the sick
md IoA tbo
Memphis. rt
All accounts concur in placing the loss of the
enemy as very much heavier than ours
CoIoncl Cooks regiment, and portion Of the
26th, who marched from Fort Holt to within six
| miles of Columbus, returned at one O'clock last
night.
An expedition which left Paducah for Colum-
bus has also resurnca.
No reliablsnews from Col. Oglesby.s command
but it is announced that he has encountered
Thompson's force, killing 500 and losing 80 A
man who escaped from JEFF 3 camp. two days
ago, re ports that he has 2, 400 infantry and 900
cavalry. 49, 't44
IArER-llP. M.-The Memphis has Just re-
turned. She brings the bodies OF Lieut., Colonel
Wendt, Lieut.. Sibley, who died on board; Capt
Monkey, Of the 30th, and Lieut. G. Gardner,
Company /, 7th Iowa, fatally wounded U. G.:
Renfrew, Company l. shets, fatally; B. F. Che
:es.er, Company j, badly wounded; Geo. Eddy,
Company G, 7th Iowa; Robt. Stone, Company d.
slst, fatally shot in the breast; Jasper Sanders
Company E, slst Regiment, leg will have to be
| amputated; ]. W. Pales, Company d. 3lst, shot
in the leg badly; Chae Poslay Company K, 18th,
shot in the leg; Q. g. Simboy, Company A, 9Th,
fatal wound in head. Major NeClurken is shot
badly in the head, and it 10 thought he will die
Surgeons Gordon and Whetnell are prisoners
on parole at Columbus.
Belmont is abandoned The rebels have about
$50 prisoners. They acknowledge $50 killed,
| but would not permit the Federals to visit tie
place TO WHICH they had conveyed their dead
The dead bodies Of rebels were observed all over
the field, IN piles Of from three to four.
Eighty-iv of our dead were buried by our
people; 8 or 10 had been buried by the rebels,
in mistake for their own men. They expected q
flag OF truce
Capt. Brooks, of Buford's regiment found
brother dead on the battle field. He was Sur.
geon in the rebel army. tss