The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-09-24

gives The following account Of an engage
menl with the rebels al Boonvill4, on the
18Th, taken from Capt. Eppsteu's official
report:
The Capt. says after the fight had las
ted about an hour the seuessonists whom
we had taken as hostages became 50 rest
less that they begged him to allow one
.oI their number TO 60, Nih flag Of truce,
aud ask All armistce.
This hostage came back soon after
wards. while let my men cease firing.
with request TO know my conditions |
! then demanded that ihev should with
draw The secession forces two miles from
Tie city, not 70 modest any Of our fam
HES ami other people, to leave tie arms
OF the Killed aud wounded Oh the ground
where they fell, while | promised to let
the prisoners free whom | had taken.
with the exception Of preacher Pointer,
who Informed them would shoot IN
case they should not honorably keep
their promise Cor d-ys. They lelt
town according to this agreement. Thus
the gall1ut fellow with only one hundred
aud fifty men actually dictated his owu
terms TO fully four times his number
The enemy fought well for liule while.
but out of the whole 600 only six could
be tound to storm the works. Their lea
ders braye!y led the way bat they ab 50
iutely refused to follow. OF these six
our men killed four Their two leaders.
Col. Brown ana his son Capt BfoHn
falling SO near the inirenchmtnts thas
they drew them in and hey died inside
Besides these the enemy lost eight or ten
killed and wounded
\ courier just from B5onviIe reports
that The rebel force was re,realing tow
ards Prices command
Besides Col Brown and his son the
rebels lost two other Captains. Col.
Brown was armed with three eight inch
revolyers, a rifle, sword and a bowie
knife. The weapons are now in possess
ion Of Lieutenant Pearse.
CINCINNATr. Sept. 18-Lgst night at
half past eight, a train on the Ohio aud
Mississippi railroad, containing portion
Of Col. Turchin's 19th Illinois regiment,
while passing over a bridge near Huron,
Ind, l43 mics west Of Cincinnati, fell
through, killing and wounling over one
hundred soldiers. Intelligence of the
disaster reached here late last nirht
when special train was dispatched to
l.eir assistance.
CrNcINNArl, Sept l3-Tha ac,iden,
on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
proves to have been worse lban was N
first reported. -Four passenger cars went
inro the creek. one box and one baggage
ear falling on the top OF them rGasc
ears contained companies Il, i ana l.
the iauerIwo were The principal sufferers.
Capt. Howard, Of company |, was Killed
Up to noon to-day, about 30 bodies had
been taken ont, aud more are under lhe
wreck.
A train is now on The way 10 this city
with ~ wounded
Il is the impression thar between 10
and 80 are killed.
Circumstances indicate that tie bridge
had been weakened b. malicious or trait
ogous persons.
ELNwArEn, Va, Sept l6-On the
l2,h, u detachment OF so men from The
1l,h Indiana, ana 2ith and 10Th Ohio
regiments, dispersed three Tennessee reg
imenis under Gen Anderson. on the west
side Of Cbel Mountain completely rout-
ing them. killing eighty, aud obtaining
most Of their equipments. Our loss Was
eiShtkiled
The enemy made an vance on Elk
water the same day with forco supro ed
to be $4,000 but were driven back by
dotschment5 from the ll,h lndiana. 81
and 9Th Ohio regiments, and shells from
Loomis's bauery.-Thcy have retired
some eight or ten miles.
\ stroag force Of Arkansas, virginia
and Tennessee troops also threatens The
east side Of Cheat Mountain, but have
uot yet had a general engagement.
a she'll thrown from oue Of Lpomis's
guns Two miles INFO tie eaemy's camp.
killed ten and woun Ted four.
The l3lh Iadiana reg.mant had Sc
we're skirmi>h with superior number
OF the enemy an tie l2h, and kil!iag ten
OF twelve With uilmg loss KS the en-
envy advanced on EkwaJer the column
was handsomely checked by 4 de.ach-
ment Of the lCh Indiana Lieut.. Mer-
rill OF lie Typographical Engineers. WAS
taken prisoners by the rebels. while on
his way 70 Cheat Mountain
The body Of Col. john A. Washing
ton Was sent over 10 the enemy yesterday
under a flag Of truce, which on us way
was mel by a similar flaI coming from
lie enenly for the purpose oi % aiming