The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-03

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guard, and the "baggsd febel." - As called
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progress through the North have metWlth
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s-@ OAre Of 'ol. Dintek,
II Fort WArron, Mas.
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We copy the following dispatch from . late
number Of the Missouri Republican q q,
SsaIHs1IsLD. NO., March llth. via Rolls,
March ls.-A messenger arrived st 10 O'Clock
last Dight, bringing additional psWs Of ths
battle. The engagement took plare on Little
Sugar creek, ave miles this aide Of q stream
place. On the march down, In Anticipation
Of an attack ON the south, Gen Curtis Or
dsred the trains to be drawn up GA the north
side. but unexpectedly the attas was COM
$500 OF 5000 rebel cavalry. .Gepsral Sia9el,
with 500 man, protected the train Tor several
hours, altsrnateiy rstrsoting ard stopping
to hold the rebels in check. while the teams
AoNk thAv 1HrHD
my. While thus engaged Siegel was three
times surrounded, but cut his wy through
each time. The principal fighting on Thursday
was done By Sieeel iE this way. On Friday,
the engagement became genera and con.
tiLusd 20 throughout the day. The OH GERS
behaved with much gallantry. The most ex.
pozed positton was occupied BY Dol. Oarr'e
division, and the greatest loes vas suffered
by them. Col. Dodge's brigade ct this divi.
sion consisted Of the 4th Iowa. Lee Iowa bat
tory S6th- Illinois. Col Phelp's regiment.
and the Gath Missouri I'd brigade under ~
own regiment, the Dubuque bate Y, and Col.
Oarr's regiment OF cavalry. ..,-1-.-,e..
A letter froci Dol. Carr says the losses In
the Ath and 9th Iowa, S6th Illinois, ard 26th
Missouri, are from ore hundred and nsty to
two hundred in each regiment ailleo and
wounded. Only three hundred In the 24th
Missouri were present, but they lost twenty
nine killed. and largs humber wounded.
The l2sh and 18th Missouri, Sd Iowa cavalry,
ana ssh Indiana. lost about forty each.
Among the wounded are General Asbath. III
the arm: Uol. Carr. also in the arm; Lient:.
Heron. and Msjor Uoiie. Of the Ninth
Iowa. Besides being wounde:, Colonel
Heron was taken prisoner. Colonel Dodge
had three horses shot under him. Lieut.
prisoner, and, jumping from a wagon to
m Ike his escape, was killed. Gen. Slack was
dangerously wounded. Col. Mcintosh wa1
killed. Ooi. reeves. Of the ID regiment ol
AIvrH al ~
Hsbert, Of the Sd Louisiana volunteers. was
killed or dangerously wounded ~Nsjor Gen.
Sterling Price was slightly wouhded. Thir
teen pieces Of artillery were captured by our
mep among which was one piece lost by Siegel
Our loss is estima at from eight hundred
to one thousand killed and wound d. The
be H from M two v I'll thoasand to three thoasand~
Large numbers OF rebel prisoners were taken
probably nfteeD hundred Or more. They
| were constantly being brought in. Two
| thousand indiana were engaged in the bat
| tie. Eighteen Of our killed were scalped BY
| them %t y
Price, with about one thousand men, re.
| treated netthward, and then took an sasterly
| direction. Gen. Je6 u Davis Is after him.
| NOVELETTE, AID IADIoATIoHs OF TIE 1xokY.
| A correspondent Of the New Orleans Plea
yuns writes from Tuscumbia, Ala, - fol.
| lows:
An idea Of the ensmy's movements and In
| tentions may be formed by the following sx'
plantations, which may be understood by thu
1 reader II he viii look on q map Of Tenneesel
| and North Alabama. land, BY the way, moth
Ing 10 70 much needed at this time 81 good
map Of these two State which have become
| the present seat OF war. The enemys ap'
umns. First, BY gunhoats by way OF the Nils
sissippi from Cairo; second. by the Tennes
| zee river; third, from Nashville, on the Gum
/ berlard; and fourth, from Columbus, KY
and Paris, Tennessee, where large body O
Federals are held In reserve for rsinfOrcs
| has con tratsd principally at SavaansA, OF
! the east side Of the river. their numbers beipl
estimated at from thirty to nifty thousand
and which Il will be seen II nearly on lint
Forty ave miles from Savannah, In q sou.h.
| wardly direction, h the mouth Of yellow
creek, which 10 eighteen miles nearly du:
Memphis and Gharleston and the Mobile ant
Ohio Railros1lA 1t being all important to thu
| enemy TO obtain possession Of this latter pcin
| and the two roads In his dsmonstr atoms or
| Memphis, he Is now cutting = military road
from the Teunessee, at Yellow cretk =, to 20
rtnih. Bueirs Nashviils column has already
pushed tts advance - Tar ~ Columbia, Tenn )
and will NO doubt march 20 yellow creek e
| support the Tennsssee column, II necessary
In its effort 20 gain the Charles ton road It'll
| also supposed that the enemy may attemps st
gain our rear. by the way OF Florence, Ala
on the Ten nessoe to this point, Tuscumbta
| which 10 only four miles dissanf, BY a branch
splendid bridge over the Tennessee 20 Flor
eAos, which could - destroyed In case IN o.
fort was made Baell's column OF 10000, ol
| portion Of it, might also advance TO Flor