Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-07-18

The flight of the enemy was in short, turned
into most disastrous rout.
The Federal loss is two killed and two NOR
tally wounded.
The Confederates lost all their tents, camp
equipage, army chests, clothing, etc., one hun
dred muskets, knapsacks, large quantities of
ammunition, etc.
They retreated up the Horseshoe, but it is
expected that Gen. Hill will meet and still fur
Their rout them near West Union.
Gen. Morris was to return to-day, by way of
St. George, to Laurel Hill.
Gen. Garnett's body will be embalmed and
forwarded to his friends. lie was formerly a
major in the Federal army, and was brevetted
for gallant conduct at Buena Vista, under Gen.
Taylor. He was not a member of Congress as
incorrectly stated.
THE Gen. Garnett reported to be killed is
supposed by some persons to be the late mem
Der of Congress from the Accomac district of
Virginia, and nephew of Senator Hunter. but
this is mistake. The unfortunate deceased is
Robert S. Garnctt. formerly Major in the
United States infantry SERVICE and recently
appointed Brigader General in the regular
army of the Confederate States.
From souri.-Immence Loss of Federal
Troops.
The St. Louis Herald of last Thursday, gives
by the Federal troops in Missouri
From eaky, special messenger of the Boer
enstine dynasty, who came in on the train yes
terday morning from the Southwest, for REIN
forcements, we learned the following facts: On
the Sd instant. Gen. Seigel, with his command,
including Coils Solomon's, Browns and his own
regiment, as well as COL Phelps Home Guards,
attacked the State troops at Dry Fork, in JAS
per county. The centre of the State troops gave
way at the first onset, for the purpose of en-
trapping the Federal forces Both wings of the
State troops advanced along the ridges as the
centre fell back up the ravine. AS soon as
Siegel was fairly hemmed in, a general charge
was made by the State troops, from all three
sides, literally cutting his forces all to pieces.
Our informant says it amounted almost to
butchery. The remainder Of the Federal forces
retreated toward Carthage, leaving about thir-
| teen hundred dead and wounded on the field.
The Federal forces ran for twelve miles under a
most terrible fire from the State troops. The
latter lost two hundred and twenty men killed
and wounded, as reported by them. The night
of the 18th the State troops renewed the attack
On the Federal forces near Carthage, cutting
them to pieces, and taking nearly the entire
command prisoners. The remainder of them
retreated toward Springfield.
gagement, marched from uear Springfield to the
rescue of the Federal forces. Near Neosho, in
Newton county, he was met by Gen. Price, and
driven back to Springfield. When he marched
| from Springfield he had two thousand five hun
| dred men, and when he returned on the 18th he
| had only eight hundred. The slaughter must
have been horrible in all three of these engage
ments. The above accounts, as given by the
messenger alluded to-, are fully corroborated by
letters received in this city, as we'll as by woun-
ded men who have returned, and from persons
who were engaged in the fight. Another reg-
ment left on the cars last night for the seat of
war.
The following is from the Louisville Courier,
of the 18th, (Friday.)
We learn from a gentleman who arrived from
st. Louis on the cars, that in the fight at Car
thage, Mo-, LOO Federal troops were killed and
wounded, and 2, 700 taken prisoners. B. Grantz
Brown, Colonel of regiment, is among the
aa u 5sp9rtea. that h hs ue
a prisoner.
Passengers from the Southwest last evening,
report Colonies B. Grantz Brown, Wolf and So
loman and Major Campbell among the killed on
the side of the Federal troops, and that Colonel
Siegle had surrendered Internationally
They also report fight at Rolla yesterday,
after the departure of Col. Wyman's regiment,
between the guard left there and some citizens,
in which five Federal troops were KILLED, the
remainder making their escape to the cars
This last comes from one Of those escaped.
War Movements in Tennessee.
| Louisville, July 13.-The Journal of this city
has letter saying that the trains on the Nash
vile Railroad have been busy transferring SOL
diers from Camp Cheatham to East Tennessee,
and it is thought that the sudden irruption of
soldiers will find East Tennessee unprepared.
The Journal also says that recruiting for the
Southern Confederacy is going on in all the
The same paper has letter saying that trains
of wagons, heavily laden with provisions, pass
Bowling Green daily, coming all the way from
Louisville.
Capture of three Companies OF Ohio volun-
| The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 10th instant
says:
United States Quartermaster John II. Dick
erson last evening received special dispatch
from Buckhannon, Va, from a reliable source,
to the effect that a courier had arrived from
Chenille, and that three companies of COL
Conpell's Nineteenth Regiment of Ohio Volun-
teers were besieged and captured by the Con-
federate forces, three thousand strong, under O.
Jennings Wise, and were detained as prisoners
of war. Two regiments had been dispatched to
their relief and rescue, and report gives it that
fight was inevitable.
Matthias Point Shel1ed Again.
The Washington Star publishes letter from
the steamer Freedom, dated July IL, which
says:
This afternoon Lieut.. Lowry, commanding,
this vessel stood in to within hundred and fifty
yards of Matthias Point, and treated the Secs
sion troops who were visible peeping through
the neighboring bushes and woods, to about
twenty shells, some of which fell evidently
among them in different directions. Three of
the shells struck Grimes house, tearing big
holes through it. It is clear that there is no
battery whatever at Matthias Point. On our
way up the. river we found the enemy as busy
as bees about Aqua Creek, passing in and out
of their entertainments there in considerable