Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-09-11

pfom inc CNveand Plain Dcalef1
Full Particulars Of the Late Fight
between Slgel and McDowell--K
Brilliant Passage at Arms Geners
al Halleck Separates the Combat.
ants--lt was about "Nip and Tuck"
From our Special Correspondent with the army o. vr.
glnis-
p, Notwlths standing the New York Times'
Washington correspondent says ''the rumor
q Zen. Mcdowell has been shot BIZ Gen.
Sigei, or anybody else. is simply absurd, and
hardly worth, denial, the Plain Dealers
specia correspondent-wlIo Is at present acting
In the capacity of add e-camp to one of our
army teamsters-says it Is true in every re-
spect; and he gives ms full details Of the af.
far, In his last letter to this paper, from
which We quote: -
During the last indecisiee action with the
enemy. General Sigel, while leading his "a
yorite jackass down to the Rappahannock
Tor the purpose OF watering him, and also to
wash his tSigePs} feet--twhich had become
finghtfully dirty from riding through the
dust all day barefootedl happened 70 spy
Gen. Mcdowell seated under d clump Of ar
der bushes playing seven up with his niger
servant Indignant at seeing Mcdowell
thus engaged, after he had intrtlsted TO him
the important task of driving the ererny to
the wall, capturing Richmond, and break
the back bone OF the rebellion, Sigel reducst.
ed Ten. Pope to hold his Jackass, while he
advanced TO within speaking distance of the
careless Mcdowell; when the following CON-
versation ensued:
Sigel.-" Irwin, what in the name of mer-
cy are you 'bout-under them bushes play.
ing cards with that miserable niger. after
had ordered you to destroy the Southern
Confederacy?"
Mcdowell. None Of your cussed busi-
ness, you indignant Dutch sap head, you
go and take care of your Jackass aud mind
your own affairs. There men and postage
s,,athps enough In the country to carry on
the war tor fifteen centuries So it won't
make any particular difference if we do get
licked. I'm bound to see this game outlp
1t was evident that Gen Sigel could hold
IN but short time longer. Quietly draw
ing brace of thirty-two- FOUNDER Parrott
guns from his vest pocket, and cooking
them, ne addressed one more remark to
Mcdowell:
sigel--''Mr. Mcdowell that YOU are an
overgrown lummux, is evident to every dis
passionate observer Of our social and politi.
cal condition, and therefore shall not dwell
on that point, but one thing is certain. If
you don get up, put to-, and take Rich
mond before night, I'll send couple ofballs
through You, or nay name aren't SigeE"
Inc latter becoming convinced that Nc
Dowell was not intending TO obey him, inn
mediately fired both guns at the offender in
quick succession. The first shell lodged in
McD. mouth, where it exploded, knocking
out two teeth, and causing a slight hermor-
rnaSe at the nose. The second killing his
migger servant, with whom he had been
playing seven up. 80
The Teutonic officer observing that thirty
ty-two pound shells had no serious effoct up-
on his antagonist, prepared to close with
him: Accordingly he laid aside his uniform
with the exception of one suspender-
(McD. having previously stripped to his
stockingsl and the two Generals '.clinched
In. The struggle was desperate one,
and was Of such peculiar interesting char
acter, that, eventually. both armies rested
on their arms, mingled together in the most
friendly manner, And intently watched the
fight. General jackson was observed fis.
quently to slap the back Of General Pope in
playful manner, whenever either rarty
got good punch; and Longstreet was seen
to hand Banks plug OF pig tail tobacco
from which TO cut ''chaw' both men con.
yersing the while in social chat. Before ths
fight was over, JEFF. Davis-who had been
summoned by telegraph--arivad upon the
ground with his wife, laby and nurse girl,
for the purpose of seeing the fun. JEFF:
laughed so hard at the sight, that McClel-
Ian was under the necessity of escorting HIM
to his lMcClellan 81 headquarters, and there
administering TO the rebel President dose
fof X. G. Whisky, in order to bring him to-.
The combatants were finally separated by
Haileck, who arrived from Washington just
as the fight was at its height. Hal adminis-
tered to both Sigel and Mcdowell kick..
future; after which the enemy retired, and
ouiet was restored .EI .t'sI7I