The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-13
Exciting News from Missouri
BLOODY BATTLE!
The Fight Commenced in Earnest

from the Office of the Lawrence State JoVr-
nal, containg an extra from the Fort Scott
Democrat Office, giving the following ac-
count of bloody battle which took place
in Missouri, on Friday last. 1t seems The
war has assumed more serious shape al
last. The following is the Democrats &C.
count of the fight:
From messengers who have just arrived
from Carthage. we learn that on Friday the
9th inst, bloody battle was fought be-
tween the Missouri State troops under Gov.
jackson and Gen. Rains, numbering. by
their own accounts, from 10000 to Is, 900,
and the United States forces under Col. Sci
gel, numbering 1900 in all. Mr.. Bratt,
our informant, rode over the battle ground
yesterday morning. and his account very
clear and accurate:
It appears that on Wednesday, the 81
inst, The State troops left RUPEES Point and
moved south to Murray's. six miles On
Friday morning at 8 O'Clock, they broke up
camp and mrrched south in the direction OF
Carthage, At Dryfork, seven miles north
of Carthage, they were met by Col. Seigle
with fifteen hundred men, who Immediately
gave them battle. In the first onset The
State troops were driven back acme dis
lance and the officers ordered retreat
The center gave way. but the order not be-
ing heard on the TANKS, the advancing U. S.
troops were in danger of being surrounded,
and they themselves, fell back. They re-
treated slowly, keeping up the fight, the ar
tillery making fearful havoc among the en-
emy's ranks. At the crossing of Dryfork
their lines were very near being broden
when by the timely arrival of two hundred
Union men from Shoal Creek, they were en-
abled to cross with but the loss of FIVE men
killed and two MORALLY wounded.
The battle continued 1.-THE U. S. troops
alternately fighting and retreating) until
dark, when they reached Carthage, having
crossed Buck branch and Spring river on
the way-Col. Seigle's entire loss up to that
time being sustained at Dryfork, as above
mentioned. The fighting was eli done with
artillery, Col. Seigle retreating as coon as
they got theirs in position, and playing on
their ranks as they advanced.
1t was believed by many that the object
Col. Seigle had in view was to draw the
State troops on TO Carthage, where, with
and expected reinforcements from Neoshc
anu AdICOAicS Ho WOulu Dc cHdOlcu " turn
and drive them back or rout them.
The loss on Jackson's side must have
been very great. Our informant states that
he counted between seventy and eighty
wounded, on the field and in houses by the
wayside. At Dryfork, large amount Of
beef was thrown out of the provision wag-
ons, it is supposed to make room for the
dead.
Mr.. Ray, resident of Carthage. who
came in to-day, passed over part of the
battle field yesterday morning, and says be
saw wagons and hacks passing in every di
rection, gathering up the dead for inter
ment. He says the loss on the part of the
State troops cannot be less than from three
hundred to FIVE hundred. The ground, il
many places, was strewn with dead horses
and the stencil was sickening. The whole
country is laid desolate, fences torn down
crops tramped into the ground and houses
plundered. He met parties of women who
informed him that every thing had been
taken from them by the State troops, except
what they had on their backs.
The retreat was conducted in a style wor.
thy of veteran troops, and with as much
of on the field of battle. 1t was only the
over W neiunluS3 ONuS Ou the Siuo VI Tue De-
cessionists that enabled them to carry The
day. The real victory was with Seigle.
It was reported that night attack had
been made on Seigle, and four hundred kill
ed, six hundred prisoners taken. and tn, et
pieces of artillery captured but NJ. Brat
says he overheard messenger from the Sc
cessIcEIi camp state that they had killed blu
one man after entering Carthage, and haC
trken no guns.
Jackson announces his intention of forti
flying at Carthage. until Price and McCul
loch can arrive from Arkansas with rein
forcements, when he will turn, act on th,
offensive. and enforce the laws of the State
Seigle retreated in the direction Of Sar
coke, where he expected reinforcements.
Nothing can be heard from Major Stur
gis or Gen. Lyon. Where are they? Now
is the time for them to be on the GROUND
and rout Jackson before he can get rein
| forcements and arms.
LATER.
july 7, BPM.
DR.. Greene, citizen of this place. ba'
| lust arrived, having left Sherman, Jaspe