The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-16
ANOTHER GREAT TTCTORYI
Fight at Belmont, Mo
The Rebels Defeated and their
Camp Captured.
Two Severe Engagements.
REBELS KILLED AND WOUNDED $50.
UNION Loss 800.
LIST OF TROOPS ENGAGED.

The ad,icos iiom the Department Of the
West this morning arr of very important
character.
An engagement took Ilicc on Thursday last
at Belmont, Mo-, between the Federal troops,
? 200 strong, under Generals McCLERSASp and
GaANT, Of Illinois, and twice that number Of
rpir's, under Gen. JomNsToS,-,he same who,
y rDinl' rcing ErArRruARD at Bull Run,
,.u.l that battle in favor Of the rebels.
We give alOyo mnp Of the locality
whore the action of Thursday was fought,
slowing also the exact positions of Cairo, ILL.,,
"ho.cc the expedition started, and Columbus,
kyi whence the rebel rciniOrcements cane
Belmont, the site of the battle, is in tho south
eastern portion of Missouri, mississippi county,
on the westerly side of the Mississippi river
hut short distance northorly from Blldwins-
vile, Mo-, which is directly opposite Columbus.
Ih' results Of the cngal'cm,nt which lasted
between six and seven hours appear to be fay
oral lc to the Union forces. The cunbolts COW
cred the retreat OF our troops, aud male sal
havoc in the ranks of the rebels. The rebel loss
IN killed alone, ri a low calculation, must have
amounted TO 500 which, added to 2jO taken
prisoners, would swell hoir loss to $50, while
hat Of the Federal troops Is hut 500, all told.
Whatever may bc the actual loss of our forces,
the Engagement has resulted in breaking up
prominent camp Of the bells and IL followed
Up ly an attack with a stronger force will soon,
We trust, placa Columbus in our possession. We
expect to hear of the next llow being struck in
that vicinity.
Its Qualifications consist Of only two batteries Of
long thirty -two's-cishl or ten in each battery.
The rebels are working night rnd day, however,
in the erection of other batteries, and are receive
ine heavy guns from Memphis and o.hor points,
daily.
W. are inclined 10 Nrsder the late engage
mcnt o. tie commcE ,cmcnt Of the long contem-
plated campaign down the Mississippi, which,
by drawing Of tho southern state troops before
Washington to the defence Of their respective
states will email, Cen MCCLELLAN to mako
an al, lnco on Richmond, while, at the samo
time, the operations of tho fleet on the
Atlantic coast will require q further less
cning Of the number Of the rebel army in
Virgins, to defend the points that may be
attacked. Thus We will have three cam
paigns in full Llast at the same time, and from
them, vigorously pursued we may anticipate
| most cheering rcsLlts.
We append the Geographic accounts of the
Belmont engagement
Chirrg5, Mr.. s,--A special dispatch from
Cairo TO the l,iluac of this city, gives the fol-
living particulars Of the fight at Belmont Mo-,
Yesterday:
Our forces consisted Of the following rcd-
mcpts Tho twenty second Illinois regiment,
Col. Ioughcry; the twenty-5cvonth Illinois re-
,inant, Col. Buiori; the thiriolh Illinois re,
| rlyur, Col. Tolko tho 3ist Illinois regiment,
Col. Logan the 7,h Iowa Regiment, Col. La
mon; Iaylors Chicago Artillery, and Dollens
and y LIMOS CAVIAR.
They came On the steamers Alex. Scott, Chan
callor, Memphis, and Keystone State, accom-
| panied 10y the gunbonts Lexington and Tyler
Attcy landing, the troops We're formed in linz
| OF battle, with Gen. McClernand in command o.
the Cairo troops. They were encountered by
he rulels seven thousand strong, and fought
| every inch Of their way TO the onemy's camp
making sad hay oc in their ranks. Col. BulorC
Wa tl,c first to plant the stGr and stripes il
| the cncmy's camp.