The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-12
A Fight near COfBeville, Hiss.
BArrLr-TrrLD NEAR FArrrrr1vlL1r, ARK,

Ten. Herron's forces, en- route to reln-
force Gen. Blunt met the enemy yester-
day on Crawford Praire, ten miles south
of Fayetteville, Ark, and won decisive
victory over them. The enemy, $4,000
strong, divided into four divisions, under
Gems. Parsons, Marmadnke, Frost, and
Rains, all under Gen. Hindman. They
embraced the flower of the ns-Missis-
sippi army, and were we'll supported by
eighteen pieces of artillery. The enemy
llanked Blunts position at Cane Hill
and made sudden attack on Heron to
prevent him uniting with Blunt. Her
ron's forces, consisted of the Oath and
37th Illinois, 10Th and Goth Iowa, Goth
Indiana, battalion of the Goth Wiscon-
sin, and one or two cavalry, in all from
$500 TO 1000 men, and two pieces of
artillery.
The battle ragged from ten o'clock, A.
NJ. till dark, and was desperately fought
throughout. Our artillery drove the enc
my from two strong positions and kept
their overwhelming numbers at bay.
The goth Wisconsin captured rebel
battery of four guns, but were forced to
abandon them under a murderous fire.
The 10Th Iowa also took the same bat
terry and fought most desperately, but
were also obliged to yield. Almost every
regiment distinguished itself
About four O'Clock General Blunt ar
rived at Cane Hill with five thousand
men and strong force of artillery, The
rebels made desperate effort to capture
his batteries, but were repulsed with ter
rible slaughter.
We won the whole field at dark, and
before 9.o'clock that night, the whole
rebel force was in full retreat over Bos-
ton Mountains. Our loss in killed and
wounded was 600 that of the rebel 1900,
by their oYn admission. Several of the
enemy's field officers were killed, among
them Colonel Stein, commanding bril-
gade, and formerly Brigadier Of the Mis-
souri, Stnte Guard. Only few prisoners
were taken. We captured four caissons
filed with ammunition. Lieut.. Colonel
McFarlan, of the 10Th Iowa, was the only
field officer killed on our side. Major
Hubbard, of the LIST Missouri cavalry, was
taken prisoner.
HEADoUARTERs ARMY OF THE PoToMAo,l
December O..
The weather is more mild and the
snow has melted considerably. An Off
Ger who came through from Alexandria
with a strong escort was told at Dumfries
that sixteen suffers with their wagons
were captured by Whites cavalry last
week, and the owners made to drive their
teams to some rebel station in the interior.
White was represented as having a large
egiment of cavalry.
CHICAGO, December "a special from
the Oxford (Miss) Dispatch of the 7th
says:
Col. Diekey's cavalry had twO-hours'
engagement with the rebels near Coffee
vile on Friday night. The rebels are |
said 10 have had 500 infantry, cavalry
and artillery. The Federal loss was 8 |
killed, so wounded, and go missing.
The rebel loss was 800 killed and |
wounded.
A Kentuckian, who has just returned
from the South, reports the rebels in
force at Tullahoma and Murfreesboro.
He passed all through their camps, and
says that they are seventy five thousand
strong under Bragg, Kirby Smith, Breci-
inridge and others. The rebel army is
subsisting entirely ON bread and meat.
He says there is great restitution among
the people in East and Middle Tennes-
see and the people are generally dis
heartened at the success of the rebellion,
and only want good excuse TO make
peace. Unless relief from their distress
es come soon, the station of the people
will be most deplOrable. Provisions are
at fabulous prices. Grain, beef, and
hogs are stripped from the plantations
for the support Of the rebel army. Bragg
is fortifying, and his army will make
a desperate fight, as their last hope of
success in the West.
A detachment Of Col. Fosters COM
mand, under Capt. Hoge, stationed at
surprised q party OF guerril-
las in Union county, Kentucky, on FRI
day night last, capturing the whole par
ty, ten in number. Colonel Foster is
pushing the guerrillas 10 the wall with
his force, which is now distributed from
the Green River 10 the Cumberland. The
guerrilla organizations have been entire-
ly broken up, aud the HOosier Butter
are gathering them up 10
small squads every day.
The Navy Department has received
from Rear Admiral Lea,
the North Atlantic block
aiding squadron, at Hampton Roads, Of
several captures made by the blackading
force OF Wilmington, N. O., and neigh
boring coast Up TO Nov. 9th the list Of
vessels captured or Wilmington and adj
joining coast since Sept, lst includes one
steamer, two barks, two briggs, and iif-
teen schooners, making a total OF twenty