Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-21

the intention being 70 cut him of from a retreat
and capture him. The movement was 5ravey
met with the bayoDef. and tor time the Spartan
band were apparently about 20 give way. But
they rallied, made their own peculiar and desper-
ate charge and repulsed the enemy.
The Confederates bad returned to tire charge
second time, and this time with a certainty of
hanking their exhausted foe. when just at the
proper juncture the tramp Of the rear guard under
L,eut Col Farrow was heard This inspired the
10th with renewed courage. They re entered the
eight with renewed energies and gave battle
against fearful odds with most daring and de
termincd spirit Then came Colonel Farrow with
his detachment Of the 43d, and pitched i'm regard
less Of consequences fhe succor and support OF
the wearied aDd nearly conquered 10th By
successful movement, the enemy instead OF flank
Ing the 10th as was intended, was itself hanked,
the ranks broken up. men scattered in dismay,
and finally after the fight had lasted three hours,
fairly driven from the field of battle. The 500
Indianians soon occupied the rebel position but
were not out in numbers sufficient 10 make pur-
suit prudent
Thus, for the second time within the past two
weeks, have the troops of Hindnsan been routed
by the Union soldiers from the Hoosier State.
The rebel loss, far ascertained, in the
skirmsh OF Sunday. was twenty -four killed
thirty wounded and about forty taken prisoners.
four slightly wounded.
Had not Lieut.. Col. -Farrow came in with the
reserve at the very moment be did, there is no
knowing what might have been the result 10 Gen.
Fitch. Upon one thing he had resolved. how ever
and bis men would have stood BY him TO the
last--he would not have been taken prisoner He
would fight until the last and perish with his en-
tire command before they would give up their po
sition Happily Lieut. Col. Fsrrow relieved them.
md Fhar he N.
flight.
Not knowing the force the enemy might have
in the vicinity, and being fully convinced that he
could penetrate into the interior no further in that
direction. Gen Fitch ordered back his men. and
after short march of eight mies-sixteen in all
and three hours hard fighting, they were safe
ly on board the transports before sunset Con
sidering they had no water during the whole time
excepting the little they could carry in their can
teens from the river, this was pretty hard and
very fair Sundays job.
GEN. FITCH RETALIATING.
IL will be recOllected that in a recent letter,
stated that Gen. Fitch had captured seven of the
prominent residents in the vicinity of St. Charles
and held them hostages for the good beha
viour OF guerrilla bands known to be on the river
banks. For time. after these men had been pa
raded on the decks of the transports, dressed in
Federal uniforms, and exposed to all the dangers
of the common soldiers who kept them company,
the rebels did not fire upon the steamers as they
piled the stream above and below St. Charles.
But subsequently, from heedlessness. or because
they had not been made acquainted with the
Generals promise, some guerrlas fired upon the
steamer Lexington last week almost instantly kill
ing her first engineer, who CHANGED to be sitting
at an open port ut the time. As good as his
word, the General Immediately selected two OF
the most rabid rebels of the seven hostages,
and hung them by the neck until dead, in sight of
the Arkansas shore, and undoubtedly in view of
their own neighbors and friends.
CHANGES OF COMMANDERS.
Gen. Z. 5 Grant received orders last evening
to repair with his staff officers Immediately to
Corinth and report to Gen. Halleck Gen Ho-
vey has command of the Western District of
Tennessee in his absence, and Gen. Thayer of
the I'd division.