New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-03
THE ENGAGH1rFyT an BgC 1lIeED
IGEN7yCgiE.
severe Fight between ihc Force, o. Sen
srnIs Nelson and lssrby S,nsin-fSoni 81
Nelson's roOps.
Tron n, Cincialai. D,lD Ga-sfff.

Nelson's Troops.
From IA, Cineisla'. D,ag Ga-sn'.
4 dispatch wa, received a. tie D. o4naricfs o.
tii- Department, b. MsIorGtic-al Wright Il
lie lour oh saturday evening, announcing 'L .
fevere fight bad taEei ice between 'he io'ces M
der Gen. Mellon ana dose under Gen. h.ruy >uiiI,
near RchGond, hy., aid lh.t Ger. Nelson ha9
been t.leu prisoner. A-o'aer cif n'ch was r'c,N.d
alta stil LAYER hour, ifou Gen. Neiton bins h, re-
PORTING severe errl.e'nen d. which ell the iotc,s
uIoer lis command LaI reen routed ed thl' thet
wee completely c.mO.aAs-d. Ino drWich 49,"
sta, that Co.. MELON had been .Cvctrly, tat not
dangerously wounded, aad that ae "as on La way
e. Ibis city.
Gen. Wrigh. INN iiately addressed note 70
Naj.-tien. Low. aIlioe. Who hls tclH Do th.s eitF
for seyeral DAYS last announcing tie TACT OF il'
g. tt, add oil the woIndiug o. Gen. Nelson, AM
,tatlry that h. would proceed g. LNin4tpn 10 t1e
morning.. ard srkils bin 10 follow. los uU.c, So.
,eloyo, O. en-. Wallace ,.icd e. receive rnnI L..,
hour o. sunday mor.ing.
Gen. Wright paid Wit 20 Camp Dominion n an
early hour yesterday morning. and, having r. urned
10 this city, lrit CoyinWon a. a. D.. "a :, = ceifl
Iaiu for Lexington, which IlscC be I,a,Lcd NbJu-
O'Clock lt-t evening.
Col. Crufi, leiing Eftodier-Csnca who va, 10
the f.ht or rear IL, tcIcCaphei yef,-rlGy 90 Cos.
Morton Of Indiana, iltt Col. l0l rs, ot tbs a.,
Indiana bal been si.lri and TIA tac toveuii lrsi-
meut- o. l d.las on whD reto fg.tisi ia1 aIf
tered feyeftly. and asking for su--c arI uuuef
GOV. Morton a. orce ordered special nam iDr
Louis,ilr, and with number Of SURGEONS. llfts
anI hospital turl Lee left Idiaual ls 90 IcoL yc-
ierdly for L1uiasli'e On b. way % laac4ti-r ard
Kicamond, Nv. n
Our own sanitary Comm sion went % work ~
an cafly hour ye.ftft.y, IAd iy noon tlcy TAI
twenty boxes Of supplies rcady AID u d.
Acans Express Office, ready Tor shipment ~ tie
ir-t triln.
Early in The afternoon, di'ratch WIS received
from LcdaNou, tha' Gen. Nelson lad ialtty apt-
c.ai tram Tor Ci c.utai, and tiat 10 would zoo
hero az 3 m. u WIS a'sO announced thn' .ft
o-ier trai- IA the rolling stock - il" rIt. tDft
was south OF Paris, bad been ori.fcd TO Coylngton
Tor eairty
~. sic.ial train, With Gen. l-oa, arrived ibout
= o',lp.k la,t evening aud 'hat officer r.F net 81
the depot by Lnfz Anocr.on, o'l., wto escorted Mm
90 BIZ leeidencc.
Gen. Eelson was entering severely with tis
wonud, which is fesl one alu.Ltt h.I having
1a.a through TIE groin. II .s not co,f.Icred dan
serpus.
PARTICULARS OF TN FICHT.
From n.iern4n wi len tie bate ground Il.
: o'Cl0ci on Saturday afternoon, and efue down on
tho sie ial trim thit brought Cen tc.fa1, vo OBJ
tuia Ire follow ug particulars Of The gstAclt up
to thc Lolr OF bio departure.
On the afternoon OF Fri1ay the enemy uu9cr
Gen. Kirby Smith, tIpio.'d % 'e l. coo % HOOD
,tr0na, drove % oar C.vtDT IicE'i', VITO wtre Ha-
Toned ont some oI.tauce lrotl Cs.l, nri ts whole
ueatof 10 tie camp Inc, about Ole nil. ,.Ad d half
from Richmond.
Gn. Manson formerly Coloud Of ilo loh IN.
diana. iad the fDfcts unaer bic command iu tho ab-
renee Of Geo. Nelson, NLrwai o. L.y'ugon, c.4-.
ssling Of tte I'm, li.h, t6l, g. b, an 3D.. l.g'ta
The g.th Ohio aud l'h Eonfucl.y aHi the r. .a'r'
OF Co.'S. Mupty ard b. icI',. formed in Lee %.
ir'tle, aud advanced ui.e arC ha.t ol tHc road,
when We came 90 sight 81 tla ercDyf c..-.
airy, breaking Of "a the right 81 po rad.
We there formed ir line of t'is vi lre artillery,
which consisted 81 ryo pieces b., position. Iue
lietes woro ~ once und.L.Ico, and JerthoHiug
d tow rarli. tie even, I.ts,.',a rapidly. Nor..-.
iuicd one icct Of artillery and uuu 5cr OF 3d. E-'f
aud hccouirf Ientr.
We thu. advanced The raai atl.r nc.n 100 Roc F
ersvillr, and tncrc bivoli..i .d'tor tHc iri.t.
M-tUlio cavalry wei gems es. io zee Anw ~
the enemy had rue. and cnuo ~ win lueu eev.-
miles ai-fiut. They Wers a. fcc, .Ad or cavalry
were i.cd into ~ them rlr. lucy returned
Tue next mrr lug tSIutay. between and g
o. clock. Gen. 5at Pon fsrtet ahead with $50 reci-
mcuir ard four pieces Of artillery. Ai,r proceeding
% short j'rauro $50 s4w toals o.. ilc lnrrl tciialiv
coming toward uf con- .rorll, rA.r l..'... to .eI
right OF the r.ad nud after ulyai 90. % 'o.. q /.
tarce we were oierrd u'on by fA.if t.I.Iy Ne.
formed ir lice Of ftlc ard ned nI.l-ry Goht. F
which lasted for an hour or MOrc. We nos found .
the enemy al cmItiag 90 turn our llit drink - joe.
sharp lilng took place between or ara urir
kIrmirhrre.
Tue Colonel, whose TCpimeut wag thrown on. 1904
saifu!3heIs, seDt ia iof IeehiOrcemtn. when tlc 4
m, iuuiaua sas ordered 20 rc-.aiOg,e nm. Ihey
advanced through drle !ir3 o. ll't AVID aitll 1r..a
4 9 enemy, and went 20 r lie Old s1iH'0rf
After some hcevy firing hey TUNED orr leif hiuE,
and advanced on us VITA large force. We linen 70
rented 'etween two tad three milo, and rc-iouurd
ne OF b.tle On some bg4 hills, with fhe 80 iilcry
IN tle right aud ift Ganks when the firing fron tht
artillery commenced ON both tiles aud was kCp, mp
for .eyca hours when the enemy agnlA advanced
IN large force from oon,o wood Oh our nsL, lm.,
md aller some sever, lln.. succeed ia tuning H.
when ~ retreat took liire 10 tie original ci'np.nf
yround Of the brigade, about Iuile iron Richmond.
Here Gen. Ees0n who bad Jusl come up, net INC /
men, aud by gfat efforts, re-Ia lct them, ANA agihn
ormed them ~ line OF battle.
At ths tine tue ammunition Of the artillery had
Utmost given out, and some Of the guns were with
)ut any men left to work them oil being killed or
but tn what little ammunition was
elt, We replied to the eDomy's guns until they
.ither changed their position or were Gilenccd.
4 his was abou, =. m. oo Saturday. when our ia
oruant lott tls ground,