, 1861-08-21
COL. HKCKKR AT IRoNTON. y
It+Was Dinner, net breakfast, that
his Boys GOT.


IEoNToH, Mo-, Aug. Is, 1857.
Col Hecker has just arrived from MsrbIs
Creek, where he Joined Col Alexander, and
seperte the latest news from the <sseat Of
WaE." It 4as dinner instead CT "bre2kt2st'
At which he found the rebels. Himself, Adiu-
teat, aud an orderly, acting aB an advance
guard, nssr FrtdeIiekto#n, came upon camp
u eighty men eating dinner. The indomita.
bic 2ad unGsunted GsTmau Was noW in hia
element Unsheethiug his eab.e, he cried,
"Cone on, boys" sssa ut the same instant
charged forward upsa twenty times bis num-
her. 4 general Stampede now took place
amcrg the rebels. Hasters were cut, horses
mounted in hot haste, and fight made at the
Aishes: possible speed, leaving saddles, b:i
DIES, blankets, powder 1--WE kegs) bowie
knives, carpet sacks, re7oiyers, pistols, pota-
toes, bacon, mice Pies, aud other articles
"too numerous to mention"
Who has to record 3 more brilliant victory,
more successful attack? Col. Hecker may
yell apply the school boy adsge, awe routed
them, we secuted them, nor lost Q eiugle
man.'' Twelve prisoners were tsksn, anoag
them Auhuchon. IS reported last night Col
Heeksr secured Q fine bride for himself, and
Lieut.. Col t1ihelotzy, IS the soldiers say,
t1oze to splendid navy revolver. The pota.
toee. cooked bacon ind beef, (cheess d aud
mince pics, Of which we're found peor nals q
oushe1, serveda flle lunch for Colonel Heck
er'6 men.
Col. Hecker now pushed forward, closed
up Tithin five miles of 8 rebel camp Of ], 100
men, near Cold Water, 800 Of them Arkansas
troops, vel s1med Nothing, probably, gas
ever more unpleasant and dampening to Col.
Heckers pnyteld:ng aspirations than the or
der, Just at this tirle, requiring him to tern
5srz aht jc4n Co.. Alexand-r at Marble Greek.
He obeyed ORDER, however, aHd passed me
aarTow def1e, spoken Of IN my last nights
letter, nha1med and unmolested.
Hecker has Information from Green7iue
direct. Haraee'a command remains there
yet, though It is supposed that Hardee him.
self has returned toward the Arkansas line.
Pillow is at Sikeston, with wells dug and
preparations foz 1oag etay. EntreacAmants
the intermsnt's departure there we're in and
ahout Haraee's camp eix field pieces-four
four-ponndeFs aad two ixpounders.
Col. Eecker considers these rebels, from
what he saw and learned Of them, set Of 5are.
fooled eoso steoltrs, without clothing, arms, OF
last fillEg. Both Col. Hecker a6i Col. Alex.
ander are, I learn, exceedinsl; anxious to pugh
On towards the rebels a2d try their aireagth
their courage, we know, is entirely out 81
tAe question, dTane+. They will doubtless bs
g1atlhed in ttelr desire as soon as General
portunity to hold 6 W1r conference, which
will be done, no doubt, In short order, Hkar
everything twill 60 pouring forward, md b;
swiftly forming in the ranks Of war"
This important point Of the Southwest hal
at last received atteltion. Left h=re fol
Neeks openly exposed, with but a haaadfal Q
men, just enfhcient to inYite attack from th;
| eHeEy's superior forces, which surrounded
| Us On every side, hiss at LAST gained the a1ten
ton Of General Fremont, aad Is hereafter tt
| be the basis Of Important movements. Ever
| At this time, Colonel Co!er's regiment
eighteenth 1liInoie,) which is hcaily ex
| pected, is Ibder marching orders for here
and Col. Rcss's Illinois Seventeenth IS sool
| about to depart hence the evidence TINT some
things to bs cone, and presently, too. Cen
Immediately. Col Cooks regiment, an 0hit
| snd several Indiana regim ents are locked 70
Immediately. With this, and probably sti1
greater forfe sccncentTatea hsle, NE Fiu b
| able certaiEl: to rout the rebels from thi
| LEGALITY and drive them well on towards IL
| Calf