The Nevada Democrat., 1861-07-23
gerada 2rmutrat.


Southwestern Missouri. between the State
troops under Gov. jackson, numbering. ac-
cording to their accounts. from 10000 TO
$4,000. and the U. S. forces under Colonel
Sigel, are taken from the Scott Democrat.
OF July 7Ih:
Our Informant Gays: on Wednesday, the
81 inst. the State troops left Rnpes Point
AID moved south 10 Murray. tix miles
Friday morning. at 8 O'Clock, broke ~
can and marched south in the direction OF
Carthage, The county seat Of Jaspar county.
Al Dry Fork. seven miles north of Car.
!hage. they were met by Col. Sigel, with
! 900 men. who Immediately gave them
battle. The first onset resulted in the State
troops being driven hack some distance.
aud The officers ordered retreat The cen.
ter gave way, bnl The order not being heard
on The Hanks. the advancing United States
troops were Ia danger of being surrounded.
aud they fell back. They retreated slowly.
Keeping mp the artillery fire, aud making
fearful havoc among the enemy's ranks.
AT the crossing of Dry Fork their lines were
We near beidg hr ken, when. by the time
y arrival Of 200 Union men from Snoal
Geek. they crossed with loss OF but five
Killed and two morally wounded.
The battle continued, the United States
troops alternately resisting aud re rcating
nnlll dark when they reached Carthage.
having crossed Buck branch and Spring
river on their way. The resisting was done
with tue artillery, Col. Sigel retreaiing as
soon as they got in position, playing on
/ fht.ir ronlsa thou ..H.
II .s b' lieved that Col. Sigcl's object was
to draw the State troops on 10 Carthage.
where. with 400 reserve left at that place
aud exp, cted reinfOrccmeuts from Neosho
aud Sarc0Xie. he would be able to turn and
drl, c them hack or rOut them. The loss on
Jackson's side was very great Our inlor-
fnant states that he counted between 20 and
80 wounded Oh the field. and in the houses
10y the wayside. At Dry Fork. large
amount Of beef was thrown ont of the pro-
vision wagons, 1t Is supposed, to make room
! for the dead
! Another informant, resident Of Car.
ihage. states he passed over "a part Of The
| field, aud rays he saw wagons aud hacks
! passing In every direction. gathering up the
dead for interment. The loss on the part
of the State troops cannot b. less than from
300 10 500 The ,-r0uud in many places Was
,rewn with dead horses. and The stencil was
| sickrniug The whole country was laid
des0lale, fences torn down, crops tramplpd
into the gronnd, and houses pmndrred. lie
met parties Of women wiO slated that ev.
erything had been taken from them by the
State troops. except what they bad on their
backs.
The retreat of the Federal forces was
conducted in a style worthy of those vele
ran troops, with ~ much cooness or on the
parade ground. instead Of on The field Of
battle. II was only the overwhelming odds
on The side Of the rebels that enabled them
to carry the day. The victory was really
with Siege. II was reported that q night
attack had been made on Col. Sigel, aud
400 Of his men killed and GOO taken prisO
Hers, aud three pieces of artillery captured.
hut our informant says he overheard a
messenger from the rebel camp state that
they had killed hut one man after entering
/ Carthage. and bad taken no guns.
/ Col. Sigel returned in the direction OF
Sarc"xie, where he expected reinforce
ments
Another account from Fort Scott, dated
July 7. 8 P. NJ, says: A citizen Of this place
| has just arrived. having Ieft Sherman, JAS
rer county. Mo-, at daylight tbis morning.
| He states that after leaving Carthage, Col.
! Sige encamprd two miles east Of the TOW n,
where he was attacked in the night and his
command badly cut mp. His loss is vari-
onsly estimated al from 500 10 1000. and
that Of the rebels from ] 900 TO 1000 killed
and Ounded.
Col. Blair. with 5000 troops from Spring
field. is said to have joined Sigel. Major
Stnrgiss il north Of the Usage. and Gen.
Lyon, at last accounts, was at Warsaw, on
his way South.
On Friday. Ben. McCnIoch and General
Price arrived at NPoshO 20 miles south Of
Carthage, with 5000 men. A guard Of
200 left there by Col. Si2el was surrounded
aud taken prisoners. One acc0un; says all
were murdered. while another states that
hut II small number of them we're killed.
McCulloch sent forward 600 men to assist
jackson. He expects 5 900 additional troops
from Arkansas.
A ST. Lonis dispatch Of July 10th, says:
A messenger has just arrived from Col.
Sigel. The news OF the battle near Car
thage IL confirmed. Sigel met the enemy
in the open desert. He succeeded in break
ing through The center and silenced their
artillery, bat finding their superior force