The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-03-29
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On SATURDAY morning the fight commenced
with a salute from our batteries on the right
Con AsbCth, with a regiment az infantry and
battalion of cavalry, had been sent to tho sup
port Of Col Carr. while Gcn. Sigcl was moving
NJ 10 a fresh position ON the ridge ncar Iccstown
The enemy was unpreparcd for 80 sudden aud
vigorous an assault and fed after n short and
sIritlcss resistance. Gen. Price, II appears,
commanded, nnd was unable to make his troops
stand the tire Of the ,alorUus Sigcl They ran,
leaving four pieces ct artillery behind them and
fifth was attcrward taken in the pursuit. The
enemy was therefore being turncdhv the left flank
pushing boldly after him. The rCNcls attempted
to make q stand un the next hill, hut uur artil-
lrry PLAYED upon them with disastrous effect Tie
enemy On the road near the tavern refused tn hr
moved Gen. Ashoth, with largo column Ot
cavalry, WIS sent round to outtlauk them, when
| another desperate conflict cusucd between our
cavalry and the Texas AMI Louisiana troops.
| The IN 'i1us also took part I'm b.. hat hc,uud
| their sDrirks and wells their influence was mot
! felt Gen. Ashoth received wound i'm the
| ann. while at the head cf hi' mon. The batter
| les oi the enemy hrcd chains spikes, piurrs uf
| bar IRON, and solid shot. ltNo> evident thu, his
| canister nul she'll, were exhausted. And new
| uur batteries ON the right were ordered tu the
/ front Taking position within iun varls
! they poured i'm an iurr-,1nt shower vt grape,
'NlllNl'I anu Nhll, ltI twenty minutes y NiU-
| ,rul lJNuuU thdr-r WIS then ordered uuI uur
whole line rushed down the vnllc, and secluded
| The opposite hill \ cheer went up from our
men, ~ they delivered Nullrv lltrr Noli.v into
tho cucm, r,uks The rolcl, .l,cr.l also. and
10 wis evident that lho, were twc' our number,
from the noise they made.
murL riCur ASH rN>t,.
Cen Ni..cl was cur, INK ,,,rythiu., hciorc
him uu thceNtr'mc left. II WIS ,lunr tut tine
| tvv Was running, aud uur men catching. thy int
| srirati"u ct the moment rushed ON ~ pursuit
| and h,'ur, one o'clock tire ruut WIS cumputr.-
! Io Ill, Westward oI Pea Ridge thcrr was wide
! strip at timber which had been blown down hv
| tremendous hurricane the lrcv,vus summcs.---
! Ncross mi svtrth al uproutvt ipcS, which were
! larger and l,u,cr in the low land. tlr cucm, +
] cavalry aui artillery attempted tu tctt,at aud
were mcrilos,lv prtol With she'll Their pnuic
! was overwhelming ard their defeat dc,drd -.
! They had ri.kcd everything IN their attcmpt to
! dcstrUv ~, aud lost ever, thiu- ia the fail
| urc. Musk,,s clothing. aud shot guns were
-trc,yu ALONG the NOuGs. Horses ruimcd
about iw dru,,s. ne cries ol the ,avalr,
Nul tn Yell, ut thv hdiius with % men
wounded, surpassed all d' .ho Sl"oh' q"
! o,criururd. Wagur' .s,,,,tion. Cris,u,is
| dying and de-. . vrukyu doNu hud horses
teen e" .'i' s'r'v"l The whole road. Thur
-, boz and i2.ppunlcr- were ~, cn IN
,.. thousands OF shut-tpIus ana .''ds "
, prov isIous.
Probably thcrr mover WIS such a motley ~
-oulhnrc Of warriors collected together under uhc
head rs met midor this traitor Van born. They
rrlt'S ntnd The scum oi the whole south S'sl
from the tillihustcrs ct New Orl,au, to the ru Z
-aNHgcs of the Indian nation. Texan Rangers.
whose houSl It las been that they would rather
lisht than eat, aud whose lie has been one long
predatory warfare Of plumber aud cruelty. In
,uuih and brutal ArkauSans who have crown M
amid murders and homicilcr. Ignorant AMI in
latu1tci MiN,ourilus, lcl ON by designing and
| mtri ;tIiug politicians.
Opposed 10 thcm were the gallant SONS Of
| Iowa, descended mnirlv from Puritan fathers.
| There too stood the patient, courageous, sous Of
Germany, face to lace with nm msulcnt and I'M
| principlcl ioc, contcudns tor those urincpc, If
liberty and justice Tor which they have until
| now ,triycn In vain. Honor To these men and
their great leader Tor thc part they sustained in
this momcntons day. Illinois, Indiana, and
| Ohio were represented there and nully will they
| bear tho wrcaths Of triumph. For the first time
| the loyal M~,ourians have given M tmrqui, -
cnl and decided tWt Of their ability to cope with
the hraRgart traitors under the banner Of Gen.
| Price.