New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-11
,uNloM LOSS VERY SMALL.
KAssAs err, Wednesday, July 10, i8OI'

KAssAs err Wednesday, July 10, iSoi'
We are indebted TO TIE Kansas Journal for copy
al Of TIE Fort Scott Democrat OF the |th, A.
=, sAs accouot Of battle, between the hsS0uii
N ,roops under Gov jackson and Gen lSalnS'
BY their own account, from ten to thirteen
SAD the United States forces under Col segel NUMBER
:, ina 500 In all Our Bfornantsaysa
o., Wsdnes5av. Sd inst, the State troops left Rupes
I Point and moved south, % hurays SIN miles, frGay
morning at O'Clock they broke up camp, and marched
SOUTH, in the direction Of Carthage, the county seat OF
jackson Jasperl County; at Brer Forks, seven miles
uoh of Carthage they were met by Col. Sic GEL with
= 500 men, who immediately gave them battle. The
Ans onset resIlted the Stale troops being driven
hack some distance ard tie officers ordered retreat
The center gave way, bus the order not being heard
a.. te TANKS The advancing United States troops were
. in danaer al being surrounded themselves and fell
back. They retreated slowly, keeping mp the light,
che srtisioiy nsklng fearful havoc among the enemys
r ranks
40 the crossing of Dry Fork our lines were yerv
zear being broken, when by the timely arrival of 200
uniOn men from Shoals Creek they crossed with but
& soss of five killed and two mortaly wounded The
bat+ie continued, the Unite0 States troops alternately
fgktng and retreating until dark when they reached
Carthage, having crossed Buck Branch and Siripq
River. On the way the fighting all done with the
artillery, Col sSiegei retreaiiIg coon as they got
bem IN position, and playing THEN ranks as they
advanced
4, ia believed Col siegels object was to draw the
STATE Troops on to Carthage, when, with 4oe reserves
left at that place. and expecting reenforcements from
Neosho and Sarcoxe, he would be enabled to return
and drive them back or Iout them
The loss Of Jaeksons side was very great. Our IN
formant saws he counted between 20 and ~ wounded
ou the field and in houses by the wayside.
Az Dry Fork large amount of beef was thrown
oat of the wagon supposed, TO make room 1oF the
dead
Another informant resident Of Carthage, states
that he parsed over part of the battlefield yesterday
morning aud says he saw wagons and hacks passing IN
every direction gathering up the dead for inerment'
The loss on the part of the State troops cannot be
less than from 300 500. The ground in many places
WAS strewn with dead horses, end the stencil was
sckenng.
The whole country was laid desolate; fences were
torn down. crops tampled into the ground, and houses
plundered
The informant met parties Of women who stated that
everything had been taken from them by the State
toops except what they had on their backs.
The retreat Of the Federal forces WIS conducted ina
s,yle worthy of veteran troops ana with much cool
ness az if they were parade ground, instead Of
field of battle.
IL was only the overwhelming odds the side Of
the Secessioniss that enabled them 70 cary the day.
The real victory was with Col SiegeL
SECOND DISPATCH.
Ii is reported night attack was made Col.
Sieges force and that 400 of his troops killed
and 600 taken prisoners beside three pieces of artillery
being captured.
Our informant, however, says that he overheard
messenger from the Secession camp say that they had
killed but one nan after entering Carthage and had
taken no guns.
Governor jackson announces his intention Of fortify-
ing himself at Carthage until General Price and Ben
Mccullough arrive from Arkansas with reentoree-
IDents when be viii turn and act the offensive and
enforce the laws of the State.
Col Segel retreated in the direction of Sareoxie,
where he expected reeniocements.
Nothing has been heard of Major StuIgess and Gen.
Lyon later than July
THIRD DISPATCH.
Sp. MA citizen of this place has just arrived here,
having LETT Sherman, Jasper County, AZ daylight this
morning He states that after leaving Carthage, Col.
Sieeel encamped two miles southeast of the town,
when be was attacked in the night and bis command
badly cut mp His loss il varousy estimated at from
800 20 OO0 and that of the Secessionists OO0
1900.
Col Brown, with 5000 troops from Springfield, is
said TO have joined Col Siegel. Mai Surgess ia north
of the Osage River snd Gen. Lyon, at last accounts
was at Warsaw, on Lis way South.
On Friday, the da Of the battle Ben. Mccullough
and Gen. Price arrived at Neosho, 20 miles south of
Carthage
a guard of 200 Ia6n len there by Col siegel was
snuoHDded and taken prisoners One yepor says that
they were all killed. another report says that but
smah portion Of then were killed.
Ben Mccullough has sent forward 5000 to
assist Gsv. Jackson and he (seCulloughl expects
1900 additional troop from Arkansas soon.
THE LATEST.
81. LOUIS, Wednesday, July TO- 1861.
Sutbentic Intelligence received from officer
IN Springfield the 9th states that Gen. Sweeney,
with his entire force, REINFORCED Col Siege and at last
accounts were pursuing tbe State troops Vernon.
The reports of the engagement near Carthage, via
Kansas City, are much exaggerated but all accounts
agree in the doath Of Lieut.. Col. Wolf.