The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-15

WespreesAs eur sea6sSs tAis uernine ~
following summary Of news, olsAinsa sffen
the latest Soathsrn sxahAagss which hAvs
been recsise&.A "a
aBn LAT1 cofshDSnAsH vis4onY N AaxAua 49,
COL. hHfosHb OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1e1
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In oar Issue Of the 9TH last. = tels~r>hi6
dispatch from Little Rock, Ark. appeared
containing o4Acial Information that Uol.
JAnsa Mcintosh, in COMMAND Of four reei.
nasLss. had had hsht with the forces undsr
oposnasy hole the Indian Chief, about ssv.
snv-Ase miles Norihwsss Of Fort Gibson,
on me with Dscsmbsr. The Fort Smith Msus,
u tAs slss nit., paslisAss the folio wing lssesr
from Gel. hcIntosh, who commanded the
Confederate forces on that occasion. The vic.
tory was signal one:
CAxP OPe1nLsYBoLo. q. NJ
sse Decsmber 10, l6She 4
A1of g. n. Clarke: We engaged Upothlsy.
nolo to-day ~ II n. His Iorcs was yefy-
large. Attacked MIN with three columns.
enS cur men m Sds most gallant charge
over roGgn aud rugged hiiis. The light last
cd until O'clock. We drove the enemy In
every direction, BACK upon bts calnp which
We tsok AID destroyed. We have killed q
great Anmber, probably over two hundred.
We csP;sred over hundred prisones q
number Of IcEroes. about twecty wagons.
probably more, and some two or Ihrse nun.
drsd hSrses. We have Won q grsas victory
over our dusky foe, brake him up ana ssnt
MN iato ka.s Ii, vita the r. m, lAni Of Mis- men
We have sisven or twelve killed, and apout
twenty wounded. Oae CMser, LdSutenxnt
Flt2aus, Was killed, ana hdsjor eUhilton
woundea, hot dangerously. pursue again
Yours truiJ JANIS McIH1oSR.
TIE ssme paper, OF the &C, gives the follow
Ing additional particulars:
Later fos. tAe Seat " Way.-tol. McIntosh,
Oapt. Armstrong, Lieut.. Therntou, and sew.
erai othex oinsers arrived esterday from the
cattts ground. W. learn, that our army
paIs1sa shs eAemy Tor twenty i've miles on
mo Aextoay aI.sr the battle, bur uid lot over,
take any OF the Indians. Col. Stand Waite.
with aboat three hundred of his men came
upon party, killed fifteen Or sixteen. and
took about Iorty prisoners, some women and
chisotsn. The rout was 10 cUmpiese tina,
The enemy scaiteI ed everywhere. Opothley.
hoio WAS aos ia the EsAI, but left either me
eseRing before, or On The Morning Of the
hg ht. One OF tie leaders, Seminole, b.
the name II Alligator, was killed. n bout
three hundred Indian ponies were captured.
and about The same number OF cHtSio. The
indians tel: certain tia, they couid Whlp
Cur men, WAC nun bereu about fourteen hun.
disi, AID the Indians about seventeen hun.
dred CT Two IhousaBa- They had d strong
POSITION In deep hollow, and when our
troops made their appearance. they raised
z,
oar men did ROT fstnrn until they came up
cioss 10 the emmy, when they charged and
the Indians bIoAe nd ran, and tie light con.
timed for ten miles.
t3en.ra, C,6e7.-The following general order
Of consrntalation from Gen. Mcintosh was
published to the troops OF the Western Iii.
vtsivn Of Arkansas, Liter the battle of Ohm. .
paanisn, fOughL IA the Cherokee Nation on
en- ga Of j Scember:
H.s' n IIvIsIos Camp Opoth!sy holo. q. N.
Dessn bsr ZetA, ISL
The Colonel commanding 10 PLEASED to con-
graduate sis .roops OF Ihs ixl reg i'm en- -
VINO pal saci pat so IA The signal Victory Of tne
IS IA last. In the ano<L space Of TON Gays you
have LEFT your WlLtsr quarters, maruh.d
ever two huEdrea Mliss, sneoun terso suo "
stOrms, creased rivers, aud having enr
mounted ali c.tSeuilss, succeeded IN com
pieteIy routing tns enemy under the Cresk
Chief OpothisyAoio, Aiding maay of his
warriors, ana capturing their famiifss
wa gous, horses, Anu cattle. His STRONGHOLD
has been mplstely broken up anu de-
sxoycd and he Ras been driven from the ter.
ritory Of the ContSaerxte States.
The Colonel Commanding notices with
pride the promptnsss evlnced oy every officer
and soldier ia oDeying the orders gwen thsm
and w,th what Willingness they al left their
win ter QaarJers to endure ths colds and pri.
vations " q winner campaign, which by
their calamity has bsen brought 10 so elo.
rio ~ IN end. kAcA and every en- has NO hly
done his duty. JANIS MclsTosH,
Col. Cong Division.