The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-11
Noon Dispatches.
Highly Exciting from Nisssars---
Bloody Battle between the Union
Wen and the Bcbsls.--3 100 te ZOO
Union Wen and 900 % 900 90 o h
els Reported KILLED and Weana-
ed.

ed.
KANSAS Crrr. july 9.-Me are indebted To
the Kansas Journal for copy OF the Fort
Scott Democrat of the eth inst
IL contains an account OF q battle between
the Missouri State troops under Gov. Jack
ssn and Gen. Rains. numbering by their &C
counts FROM ten 20 thirteen thousand. and the
United States forces. under Col. Seigel. mum
barring fitesn handrei ia all effee =
Our inf0fmant says thai of Wslsssdsy
the ID the State TROOPS left Rec - Point
and moved South 70 Murray's. az miles. on
FRIDAY morning AZ : o'clock the h.oke up
their camp and marched Soui', ia the di
rec.ion Of Carthage, the county sed Of Jas
per county
At Abbey Fork. ssrsn miles = nth Of Car
thage. they were met by Col Seigei. with
fifteen hundred men. who Immediately gave
them battle. The first onset resulted IN the
State troops being driven back sons distance.
aud tho officers ordered = retreat The cen.
tire gave way. but tho order not being heard
on the tanks. the advancing United States
troops we're in danger Of being surrounded.
the TANKS finally fell back slowly. and keep
ing up the tight with their artillery. which
made fearful havoc among the enemy's
ranks.
Al tho Dry Fork. our lines were very
nearly being broken. when BY the timely ar
rival OF two hundred Union men from Shoal
Greek. they crossed with = loss ef but five
killed. and two mortslly wounded.
The battle continued the United States
troops alternately fighting and reireatlng un-
oil dark. when they reached Carthage. having
crossed Bnck Branch and Spring Ryor. On
the wav
The fghting vas all done with tho artillery.
while Col Seigel retrestei ~ the rebels AL
vanced.
IL is believed that Col Ssigel's object was
% draw tho State troops on 20 Carthage
when. with four hundred reserve troops AZ
that place. and expected reinforcemsnts from
Neosho and Sarcoxie. he would be enabled
to turn AMI drive them back or root thrm.---
The loss on Jackson's side wa very great
Our informant says no counted seventy or
eighty wounded on the Geld and in houses by
tho wayside At Dry Fork. large amount
OF beef was thrown of wagons-itis supposed
70 make room for the dead. Another. in
formani. resident at Carthage. states that he
passed over a part of tho battle field, yesier
day morning. and saw wagons and hacks
passing in every direction. gathering up the
dead for interment. The loss on the part OF
the State troops cannot be les than from
tuftO 10 uft UQl1Ft4 Ahr fIOhht ia W II
places. WAS sirewn with dead horses The
whole country VAS laid desolate. Fences
were torn down. crops tramplcd into the
ground. and houses plundered. lie met par
ties of women. who stated that everything
had been taken from them by the State
troops, except what they had on thoir backs.
The retreat WAS conducted ia style wor-
thy OF ve;ern troops, with Ne much GOODNESS
a. on parade Ii vas only the overwhelming
odds on the side of the Secessionists that en-
abled them 70 carry the dsy. The victory
was really with Seigel.
IL WAS reported that night attack had
been made on Seigel. and four hundred OF
bis men were killed and six hundred taken
prisoners. with three pieces Of artillery, but
our informant says he overheard messenger
from the secession camp saw that they had
killed but one man after entering Carthage
and had taken no guns.
jackson announced his intention OF foriify-
ing himself 81 Carthage until Price and Nc.
ColIoch STRIVE from Arkansas with reinforce
msnt-. when he will act on the offensive. and
enforce the laws Of the State.
Seigel rctreated in the direction Of SarcoK-
ie. where he expected reinfo rccments
Nothing can be heard from Major Stargis
or General Lyon.
LATKs
Kss-S cirr. July 9th. : O'Clock y. NJ
A citisen Of this plwe has just arrived Ia,
ing left Sherman, Jasper county, IT daylight
this morning He ststes after leaving Car.
thage. Col. Scigel moved two miles south
east Of the town. where he encsmped for the
night His command IL badly cut up. His
lo.- i vsriously estimated from three hundred
20 one thousand. and that Of the Secession
ists. from one thousand TO two thousand kill
ed and wounded
Col Brown. with three hundred troop.
from Springfield. is said to have joined him
Major Sturgis IA north Of the Osage. and
Gen LYON. NJ last accounts. vss at Wsrsaw
+ on his way South
On Friday. the dsv after the hsttls. Ben
NcCoiloch and Gen. Price arrived At Neo.
,ho. twenty miles south Of Carthage. With ons
thousand men.
guard Of two hundred men. portion o
Seigel's command. Was surrounded and a
ken prisoners One report says that all 81
them we're murdered. and another that Z
ANAL portion q hen we're killed..
McColloeh sent forsard two thousand men
70 sssist Jackson. He expected Eve thou
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