New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-15
particulars Of the Fight NJ Lnnauieie
River, in Arknnsas, between she WIS
eousin ind Rebel Troop. y ourteen
Killed, Forty Wounded, Twenty ts-
~upcd, md Thirty Taken Prisoncrs-
The Wounded Taken TO Hcmphis--lhe
Rebel. uuder Col. Pnrsons Escape from
Pursuit..

HHLrsA, An, hus. 6, isd2
The disastrous affair between IL detachment Of the
let Wisconsin Cavalry and Rebel regiment under
Col Parsons, at tho LsngueIe River. como Il miles
this eide OF Madison, has 5Iy.u rse to many iai's
reports sent some account Of " two or three
days ago. but have reason TO hi that my letter 10
still lying III the Poet on, al Memphis where all
our army mail has 10 stop till IL eau be overhaned,
and where the force Of Po4t-Oi,e clerks seems in
adeq rrate to the rapid Performance Of ihis work.
Uenceforth / shall make we Of Adsms Express,
or some private hand. Ibis letter viii 20 by friend
direct TO Cairo and in it give you further and more
trust orthy particulars Of tie above aGa, iust re
ceived from an officer who participated in the tight
and afterwerd elcaped TO the main body OF the regi'
inent.
| IL reeuif the regime was coming this way from
Madis on and detachment or rear guard Of 100
With their baggage tram, were left OH the other aide
OF the Ianguiele River, smnll etrean tyinS Int
| the 81. Francis the sHppOetion that they would
return lbe next day. The body Of the regiment
moved on eight or ten miles this side Of the river
and enoamped Tor the night, leaving the roa-guard
and tho WAGON train on the other side-a mOsi care
lees and unuihsary proceeding IN All enomy's eoun'
! try.
hundred at the ryer found th-m,.iv,s surrounded
by a body Of Texan Rangers, under Col. P.rson (,
and AFRO icing Themselves from Their rlumbers, hey
grl.sbed ,her arms aud fought Tor nb0nt twenty
minutes with great bravery, during which four.eea
of their number were killed, including their Cuap-
lain, lie Rev. Geo. W. Duumorc, who Wa thot In
tho head, where he lay, under tree. Lients. POr-
! Ter and COusaais were saxon prisouers, WIN many
othefS twen;y -tlve wagon were buini, hIo twenty
vi Inc detachment etcapod.
Tie Rebels also bad several killed aud uoundeC--
a suficieu. number w require seyeD wagons and
two anlbuilnces 10 carry them away. Tic Wiscon-
an bows fought with desperation, but were over
powered by superior numbers, The negroes who
came with them, il is sais, participated with then
In tine iiIht caught up the arms 81 The fallen, and
showed much bravery. Those who escaped made
their war 10 Tho main body OF the regiment, which
returned and gave pursuit TO Parrons ANA hs Texan
rangers bat too late 10 0'eltake them. lie reg,
men, h siuce AR wed NJ Helena, and the wounded
have been sent 10 Memphis 10 be taken care oi Al
,he hospitals established III that city.
| zee By The Care GoEct,e various ishe items OF
reus reIorted from this place. The main body OF
Gen Curtis is still here. Gen. iindn'an ana Dis re-
norted army of 40 900 Conseriyts have NOT made
their appearance. ana hpprehep" N'o ""o's s''' !!
will turn out a IA rica,ion. ~
| As YOU will see by copies OF Hindman ana aioeri
Pixies letters sent to you Yesterday on the i9ih oil
lat month they had but 5000 arms IN The State,
aud were begging piteously OF Gen. BrsgH ior the
| old batteries and muhkes on the east SIDE OF the
Mississippi TO 10 sent 70 them.
| was mysef 30 tar Influenced by the earlier rc'
ports IN to give them place III letter written you
on. the 9Th inst, but the rumor then was Tint hind
man was coming with frenty thousand. By The
time il reached Cairo il swelled 10 forty Thousand