The New York herald., 1862-03-11
One Thousand Union Troops
Killed and Wounded.
THE REBEL LOSS VERY LARGE,
OUR CAVALRY PURSUE THE TRAITORS.
ALL HAIL OUR GLORIOUS UNION,
&cv &C.. DC.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 1862.
The President received tonight a despatch
from General Halleck announcing that after a
three days battle at Sugar Creek, in Arkansas,
General Curtis had won complete victory
over the combined forces of the rebel leaders
Van Dorm, McCullooh, Price and Mcintosh.
The Union loss is estimated at one thousand
killed and wounded. Tho rebel loss is much
greater.
The following is an official despatch to Major
General Mcclellan -
ST. LOUIS, March 10, 1862.
The army of the Southwest, under General
Curtis, after three days hard fighting, has
gained a most glorious victory over the COM
bined forces of Van Dorm, McCulloch, Price
and Mcintosh.
Our loss in killed and wounded is estimated
at one thousand!
That of the enemy was still larger.
Guns, flags, provisions, &C., were captured
in large quantities.
Our cavalry are in pursuit ofthe flying enemy
Fl. w. HALLEcK Major General.
The Southwestern Army and Its Move
ments.
ST. LOUIS, March 10, 1862
The correspondent OF the St. Louis Democrat writes as
folows:--
Cross HoLLows, Ark, March l, 1862
Vigorous reconnoissances arc kept up to watch the
enemys movements and foragng parties active in
obtaining supplies. Pork and beef purchased the
vicinity in abundance. and about half the quantity OF
-four required is obtained in the manner. and
all our forage.
Price, whose retreat is acknowledged on all hands to
have been ably conducted has found refuge in Boston
Mountains. From two dessrters into camp
yesterday is ascertaned that he is encamped Cove
Creek road while McCulloch is posted one and half
miles distant. Tho latter had burned the village
the Indian frontier, known as Cau Hill The supplies
OF the rebel army obtained from Van Buren.
is stated good authority that Price and McCuoch
had violent quarrel before leaving Cross Holows
At Fayetteville found all the teegraphic dispatches
up the tme Of tho evacuation by the rebels despatch
from Mcintosh to Herbert in command at Cross Holows,
urges him to press forward and reinforce Price Spring.
aeld at all hazards that point important be he
by the Confederates.
Ex Senator johnson, OF Missouri, who opened re-
cruting Office at Springfield for the rebels previous
Prices departure, the first to reach Fayetteville
where he stopped several days
The clemcncy Of General Curtis, and udicious policy
inaugurated in relation to the OF the citizens of
Benton county is bringing its reward the general
fdence already showing indications Of being restored
f,o;f wbn od nj o,r
bills which twenty per discount on our
arrival Ienton county. have suddenly become value
less, and the inhabitants refuse to take them.
Major Wright learns that the citizens OF Keetsvle
knew of the intended attack that place, and com
municated the intelligence to the rebels but kept all in
tmation OF it from Captain Montgomery On the after
before the fight the ladies OF the village lofi one
by ono and during the attack all were out.
Major Wright learns that there nfty-fve hundred
rebels in Cedar and Dade countless Missouri. These
parties committing dcpredaons and swearing ven
geance against Union men.
The health Of the troops has been good, particularly
mt the march