Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-31

preaching the town be learned that three
thousand Of the enemy had arrived from Cap
Girardeau, and att still later hour, he Oh
tanned Satisfactory and pertain inteligence
that at least two thousand more had~joined
them from Pilot Knobzor Irontoa, maxim
their force more than we thousand In the
-face-ofti3ie overwhelming combinafion OF
foes, he challenged them to battle. and after
q long delay on their -parf, it commenced at
3 O'Clock in the evening, and lasted two
hoars aud forty minntes-zsz " Il 20 ,
On our part, Col. Lowe Nth fsco hundred and
fry nsen sustained an Attack from two regi-
m hts of the enemy for one Tour and forty
minutes, and did not fall back until be bad
sustained a CALLING IRE from tive other reei-i
ments, who had outAanksd him on the LETT,
and had poured q Faking fire ON his gallant
command for more than thirty minut-s In
this cont est he repnlsed the enemy twice
with great loss on their part The fight wa-
then continued by Lieutentaut Col. Brown'<
battalion. 200 strong. which bad been de
pioyed to point still further TO Che right.
for another hour repulsing the enemy N ~
ery-ehsrge be made On our part we U.s. d
one l2-ponnder and one FOUNDER. while iihsi
enemy employed five frifls d cannon ag inst
suvsran ks. Owing to- the superior number
OF shA toe hey had, by half pas f7e ia the
even ny, ouifank d Us both en- the right and
left. swh "A 1T become NECESSARY ts.-wit ID ira9
fIon the field, which we did quietly calmly.
and In good order. In doing this, a large body
of the .nemy's cavalry charged our retiring
ceinmn, when they were driven back by
Col. loves command, with terrible slAu2ht-
Ell. The history of no battle in ancient or
modern times records mere heroic and gal
, liant resistance of a little band of patriots
TO overwhalmirg numbers than the glorious
contest st Frsdericktown, and long can Mis-
souri, point with honest pride to the noble
achievement performed by our uuconquera-
bic sons on this proud occ ,sion. Our loss
cannot exceed ffty in killed and wounded.
while that Of the enemy must extend TO
two hundred, though some suppose it must
amount to four hundred. Es-
Being posted on the extreme right with q
portion of Col. Smiths regiment, to watch
the mos ements of the foe,. had an opportu-
nifty to see large portion of The tight, and
write only of such eyenfs as came under my
own observation. take some pleasure in
stating that before the close of the engage
ment some Mississippi powder and buckshoi
sent some OF the oppressors to their long
homes. L3i =
We lost one IL FOUNDER by accident, the
horses having become alarmed, ran of with
the timber, and left the piece on the field
The gallant Lieut. Samuel Harris, under e
Calling fire from encitciing foes, labored no
oily 10 save his favorite, and after dragging
il by hand some $50 yards, was compelled to
abandon it. zs~i - -.g1 -
Thus closed bright day in tie annals OF
Missouri. and long will history, with its truth
fnl and impartial pen, immortalize the mem-
Org of the patriots who fought and died so
nobiy in her defense. --. - =
Hoping that you will excuse this long and
has. lily written letter l beg leave to subscribe
myself, Your friecd.
b E LACE.