Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-09-24
a Battle at Tuka Between Grants
Forces and Prices Rebels.
The Rebels are defeated
Cairo. Sept. 2.

| Cairo Sept. 30.
| 4 battle commenced last evening and
was continued to-day, two miles east of
| Iuka, Miss, between the forces under
Gen. Grant and those under Price, in
| which the latter was completely routed.
and Gen Rosecrans is now in hot pursuit,
with hope OF capturing Prices artillery.
We have but few particulars, but VIII at
we have are reliable.
Gen. Rosecrans and Stanley moved
from Rienzi yesterday a. IN. toward luka,
and at o'clock their advance came up
with Price pickets. Skir.nishlng IN me
diately commenced, and continued till
darkness intcrvened. Each army held
is ground till the light of this morning
permitted a renewal Of the work OF
death
How long il lasted * not stated, but the
result was the complete rout Of the enemy.
and capture OF his ageage and ammuEl-
ton trains and near GOO piisoners
The rebel Gen. Little is killed Gen.
Whitfield wounded
Our loss is about 100 killed and 300
wounded. The enemy loss is something
more
Gen Ord started from Corinth to rel n
force Rosecrans, but did not reach the
ground in time to get into action.
CAIRO, Sept. %
In addition to the Iowa regiments en-
Gagged at iuka, was the 4Ith and 22d Hi
nois, 18th and 18th Wisconsin, 255h Mis-
souri,, one battery, 18th Ohio, one battery,
ID Illinois and the Goth Illinois, Sharp
Shooters.
Price was attacked at three points at
the same time Being nearly surrounded,
he cut his way out through the 47th Hin
OILS ,and that regiment has suffered very Sc
yerelv.
4 body of Texan Rangers made a dash
at one Of our batteries, and notwithstand
ing the most determined resistance and
the moving down Of the rebels by scores,
they persisted III their attempt till they
succeeded in spiking two guns
The Sharp Shooters performed noble
service on Friday in attacking and repuls-
ing, with 5 we're loss, u band of rebels who
attempted to fire a hospital containing so
or 90 Illinois soldiers.
Our capture of guns, ammunition and
camp equipments are large We have ta
ken several hundred prisoners
Gen. Grant marched with his entire
force to the scene of action, but did not
reach it till Rosencrans had put the reb
els to flight THIS force has returned to
Corinth
Our troops throughout acted with the
most determined bravery Not man
finched
Harrisburg, Pa, September 10,
A gentleman from Chambersburg this
evening says all the troops stationed there
BEEN sent % Haeerstown and Boons-
boro. \ company from Philadelphia refis
ed 10 90 to lifeline Gen. Reynolds said they
might 60 heme and be damned, and dis
erace would forever rest on their shout
ders" After the Generals reprimand
they finally went over the border.
Gov. Curtin is still at Haserstown. A
feeling of perfect security is now felt in
official circles.
Quite a number of wounded have arri-
we'd here and at other points Gil the Cum
bertrand Valley road.
The news Of General Mcclellan great
victory, achieved to-day. was received with
great rejoicing. The troops here are urg-
inc to be sent forward, that they may yet
assist in this great work.
Travel to Chambersburg and Hagers-
town was resumed to-day, end the teie-
graph IS now open to Doonsboro
Baltimore, September 10.
TIE body of Gen. Mansfield arrived here
today. and is being embalmed.
The S7th Ohio. three months men, from
Harper's Ferry, passed through here to-
might for Philade phia, on their way home.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac.
Saturday, Morning, Sept 20
The re ell army has succeeded in ma
king its escape from Maryland. They sa-
we'd all their transportation, and carried
off all their wounded except about 800
Between 800 and 400 stragglers were Ia
ken during the day by Pieasanton Cav
airy who took the advance.
Nearly every house at SAarpsburg was
struck bv our shells. Two were burnt
Citizens who remained escaped injury by
staying IN their cellars