Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-22
The war N ews.

frmed Inc tOrceb leib DAsee''p
reached Jacksonport on the 26sh, and on the
% of July started across tho country. On the
4,b the Thirteenth Illinois regiment, while
coming down White river. were fled upon by
euerrillas, whom they easily routed. on the
7th Gen. CuRrIs's advance was attacked py
two regiments Of Texan cavalry and large
force OF infantry, but the latter were soon pu'
TO fileht, and lost number of prisoners and
over ono hundred killed. Our loes was elgh'
killed and thirty-two wounded. When our
army arrived at Helena they had but three
days supplies
Further particulars are received concerning
tho forced march made by Gen. CURTis's com
mand from Ba.esvllle to Helena, Arkansas. -
I. appears that from eight to twelve hundred
rebels were on the front Of our army, aud, con
cealed behind csne.brakes, fred upon our fol-
age trains. They also barred all the roadI
leading soulhwsrd with trees felled BY negroes
and placed every conceivable obstacle in the
way Of our troops. A number Of skirmisbeI
occurred daily on the march, In all Of which
the rebels we're repulsed With lose. The battle
Of the 7tb ins, between the troops command
ed by Col. HoREY and two Texan regiments
resulted 10 the defeat of the latter, with losi
of one hundred aud ten killed; our loss wal
only Ave killed and forty y-ssyen wounded. Our
army suffered much from thirst, there being nc
sprlogs on the route. All the eick and wound
cd were brought along. The inhabitants along
tbe route had been urged to hostiiities against
our forces by q proclamation issusd BY Gen
HIsDMLN q, Little Rock, on the 24Ih ul', set
ting forth the alarming condition Of our army
which was then en- route for Helena, and order
log them to attack, harsss, and annoy our mer
in every possible way,
Recent dispatches state that the guerrillas
numbering about three thousand in ALL who fe
Gently threatened the capture of Nashville, had
retired to McMinnville--s post village and the
capital of Warren county, Tenn, on The line o.
the McMinnville and Manchester railroad, sev
epty.aye miles southeast from Nashville
taking our officers along with them, and parol
ipg the privates. Our loss 10 the recent en-
gseement at MurffeesbOro is thirIy.three killet
and sixty.tWo wounded. The rebel loss mum
bers fifty killed and one hundred wounded
Their dead we're buried, and their woundet
taken care Of The citizens of Nashville wer'
actively enlistiug in the Homo Guard, and rein
forcements constantly arriving. The city wa
eoAsidAred safe.
J, A dispatch from Springfield, Mo, dated th'
12Eh inst states that information bad been re
ceIved there that the expedition, or portion o
IL, which is moving from Kansas into the IndiaI
territory, encountered body Of rebels at Ey
ansville, Washington county, Arkansas, nea
the State lines and completely routeC
them. JANIS g. CLARKsoE, formerly notorious
in Kansas, was taken prisoner, and it was alsI
reported that Gen. JAMES s. RAINs, Of the Ms
souri, State Guard, Was captured. The IndisI
allies of the rebels we're placed in front ant
sustained the brunt Of the engagement. The!
are reported to have lost one hundred and fort!
In killed and one hundred and fifty taken pris
ouers. Our forces we're said to be at or neal
TahleQuah, Cherokee county, Ark.
It is stated in dispatch from Memphis tha
Colonel FITcH's command had an engagement
with the reOels numbering four hundred anC
fifty on the morning of the 9th. The federal losI
was twenty-five killed and wounded. The reb
els had eighty.four killed, wounded and miss
log. Another engagement took place on th'
night of the 7th. Col. FITCH captured ell tn,
snemy's camp equipage and provisions Botf
fights are said TO have taken place within tel
miles of Duval's Bluff, where large force o
rebsIs were reported to be stationed.
General Po1E on the morning OF the It'd
entered Gordonsville, Va, unoppOsed, and near
ly destroyed all the railroad pAraphernalia q
that point, the junction Of the Orange ant
Alexapdris and Virginia railroad. Thre,
fourths of the troops, munitions and supplies o
every description for the rebel army at Rich
moDd, 10 Is said, Of necessity passed through
Gordorsville by rail. The occupation Of thiI
place is, therefore, most important to the Grip
pling Of the rebel force at Richmond.
General HALLEcK Issued an order on the l8tt
inst, relinquishing the immediate command Of
the Army Of the Southwest.
The report by way Of Memphis that Genera
HnpMAN had captured General CURTis's army
is not confirmed.
By way Of Kansas City, Mo-. under date o.
July II. we learn that recent battle in IndIar
Nation between detschments of a Kansas regi
ment under Colonel WEIR, and force Of reb
els, resulted in the capture Of one hundred and
twenty-five prisoners, q large number Of horset
and ponies, about fifteen hundred head of cat
tie, o large quantity of camp and garrison
squipsge, and ffty stand of arms. Colonel
sALoMoE, of the Ssh Wisconsin, mad also cap
tured forty prisoners, and four hundred mount.
ed Cherokee and Usage Indians had come into
our camp with white Gage and carrying thei.
guns with their muszles pointed downward.
Dispatches received at indianapolis, oD The
18Th inst, state that Henderson, KY, and New.
burg, 1nd were taken BY the rebels. At the
latteF place one Federal was killed, aud two
hundred and fifty sick taken prisoners. The
Eebels also took two hundred aud 6fty stand oi
arms. ~ a
General GHANr has taken General HAi1RoK'i
place at Coripth, and has removed bis head
quarters from Memphis to that place. ~
CJnthiana, KY, sixty-six miles from Clucin.
natl, was csptured BY twenty-five hundred mer
under the rebel chief MoRoAN, on the 18th inst
The surrender Of the town was preceded By q