Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-08-23

From Missouri.
Quincy, Aug. -Midnight.-A citizen
Of Missouri, reports that Lieut.. Col. Wood
yard marched from Canton, on Wednesday
evening, with about $50 men, to join Capt.
Moore in an attack on Martin Green's en-
campment. Lieut.. Col. Woodyard's troops
came suddenly on about 1900 rebels drawn
up for battle, and were fred on by about
200 of the rebels, killing one man. The
rebels we're completely routed and retreat
ed about a mile, into a cornfeld.
The next morning the Union men buried
five secessionists that were left on the field,
and the rebels arc said to have carried off
number during the night. The Union men
captured horses, 40 shot guns and rifles,
and lot of hats, caps, &c, perforated with
bullet holes and stained with blood, show
ing that many must have been wounded or
killed. The Union forces then moved theirl
camp at Fairmount, expecting an attack at
that place, but have not been disturbed yet.
The rebels bad one or two pieces Of can
non in the engagement, but could not use
them with much skill.
Ironton, Aug. l7.-Messengers bring in
formation that Colonel Hecker, who left
here Thursday evening with his regiment,
surprised a body of some 400 rebels near
Fredericksburg, early yesterday morning,
captured all their camp equipage, and ate
the breakfast which they had just prepared (;
twelve prisoners were also taken.
Gen. Prentiss has arrived and taken com
maud of all the forces in this section.
Quincy, H., Aug. l7-9 P. M.-Last
night about o'clock train on the Han
nibal and st. Joseph Railroad was fired in
to by the rebels about six miles west of
Palmyra, killing two soldiers of the 10th
Illinois regiment and wounding several
Others. The men who we're killed were
both sitting on the top of car which was
full of troops, the most Of whom were lying
down, and thus escaped with slight wounds.
The train stopped as soon as possible and
Col. Smith marched his men back to the
bushes whence the fire proceeded, but as
usual the rebels had put themselves out Of
harms way.
John M. Glover furnishes additional par.
ticulars of the fight on the bank of the Fa.
bus River, reported yesterday. The rebel;
lost 40 men killed, and something over &c
wounded. The Union forces had marched
80 miles to meet the rebels, and came up
on thom Unexpectedly, they being secreted
in ambush. The fire of the traitors was tc
high, both from their cannon and smal
arms. The Union loss was, as stated, bu
ono man killed.
The telegraph office at Palmyra wa
searched last night, and the operator order
ed to discontinue it.
Jefferson City, Aug, 1s.-Wbile Col
Stiles of the 9th regiment of the Missour
Reserve Corps and Col. Worthington's 5tl
Iowa regiment were coming down the rive
on the Government steamer, they were fre
+ quently fred upon with cannon and small
> arms BY secessionists from the banks, killing
one and wounding seven or eight of th'
troops.
There is great excitement among tn
people along the river in consequence o
; greatly exaggerated accounts of the batt
near Springfield, which is represented as {
great victory for the secessionists.
st. Louis, Aug. 2O.-The town of Com
merce, Mo-, 40 miles above Cairo, whicl
was taken Sunday, and battery planted
, by the rebels, was retaken last night b,
500 troops sent down from Cape Girardeal
by order Of General Fremont.
The rebels made no stand, but retreateC
with their battery on the approach Of on
troops. Their force was about so infantr
and the same number of cavalry.
Cairo Aug. 2O.-Therc was a battle las
D night about twelve o'clock at Charleston
u between the Federal forces, about two hun
dred and fifty strong, of the 22d Illinoi
!, regiment under command of Col Daugh
i erty accompanied by Lieutenant Col. Ran
+, som of the 1lth Illinois regiment, and ret
j ell forces estimated at between six and seve
hundred, commanded by Col Hunter, G
jeff. Thompson's army, in which the Fed
: eral forces were victorious, completely rout
ing the enemy, killing forty and taking sev
enteen prisoners. Loss on our side, on
: killed-Wm. P. Sharp, Co. A.
Among the wounded are COL Dougher
ty, slightly; Lieutenant Colonel Ransom
7 shot in the shoulder, not tserious; Capt. John
son, Co. A. shot in the leg; Geo. G. Perry
slight wound in the arm. The wounde,
are all doing well.
Capt Noleman, with fifty mounted men
left Birds Point about o'clock last even
: ing for Charleston to join the forces unde
: COL Dougherty, failed to form. junctio
with Col. Doughterty, met party of ret
els, about one hundred strong, and gav
battle, killing two and taking thirty-thre
d prisoners, and captured thirty-five horses
Q without the loss of a man.
D CANTON COPPER MINES, Aug. 20.
/ The correspondent Of the St. Louis DEN
y ocrat furnishes the following intelligence: /:
U A sergeant belonging to No. 2 U.
u dragons, arrived here to-day, having Q;
G capped from the rebels by whom he was ia
J ken prisoner in the last battle near Spring
T. field.
& He reports McCulloch was MORTAL
u wounded and died at Springfield the moi
, ming after the battle. His body was pu
y in tin lined coffin, which was filed wit
D. whiskey and closely sealed, and sent South
} ward Tuesday evening accompanied by h
y body guard, and few companies of soldier:
He says Gen. Price was badly wounded an
thinks he will not be able to take comman
J. again soon.
l. The rebels were reinforced Saturda
night after the battle, by 5000 men undo
n Mcbride, very many of whom had no arm
n Il was current among the rebels that i 0, 90
q of their army would make forced marches o