, 1862-09-02
The Rebels Repulsed with LOO
Killed and d Large Number
Wounded.
Our Loss Twenty five Ia Hilled aad
Wounded.
COL. aGGFsEGoRD ;lt1HGiS CAV
AIRY, KILLED.
The Federa1s Reinforced and Another
Fight Anticipated.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trib1ne.1
r.rro Gsr+enber I 1874

6htJE fer tHD Gays, Near tna-sAuooSSa AHu
ucceeded in capturing 1000 prisoners. Later q
intelligence places cur loss at twenty-five +
si1]ed ard wounded. Tie rebels have de-
st1ovcd all the railroad bridges on the Missi5- t
ssupi Central road between Jackson and Boil q
var.
,(Special Dispstch to the Chicago T71banc
MEapu1s, August 80, via C.1ro, Sept. l.
It is rumo1ed here, this moreing, that ' ILL
15rue passed Grand Junction, aud is moving
toward Bolivar, where q fight is conseul-
z,]ated. Vlllipigues force is estimated at
aG00. The federal force within the fortlfca-
ton is presumed strong enough to overcome
them, OF any other force the enemy can bring
acainst it. One should not be surprised to
lenr OF 8 fight at Boli-ar soou- We
have nothing definite to rely upon
ftom fernando, Miss. The story is
repeated this morning that the federa1s
occupied it on Thursday, meeting no oppos;-
tion, This place, twenty-five miles from Mem
pbie, md in daily communication by the Mis-
sisefppi and Tennesse railroad With the rebel |
headquarters at Grenada. The eighteen guer-
5Isas captured as stated yesterday, twelve miles
from here, on the Pigeon Boost road, were
assembling at blacksmith shop, to organize
more ctfeciua]ly; the federals attended and
captured the meeting before it "as called TO
order.
There is as yet no confirmation Of the News
Of the reported fight at Germantown, west Of
| here.
Why do not Chicago, st. LOUIS ana clncla-
! nati papers, many copies OF ~nlen circulate
| here, pue!ish teitgtaph3s sepof'7 "a sae Ne"
] at 7eEt INN
1ork co1son nlalhet' Lucy '@ie lnoen ln4"''eo
after mere, ana aealers la'e ~ oepsuu opoa
the slow maal facll1taes ioF ea71eRn eoIloo luo-
tations. ihe toAo wing Is iepof' VI lAs
cotton market To-Day 81 he1Ipn's: goo4
deal Of cotton Is enang1oe ut.u7' iiAes'
having VIDE fanse--afoih taffSs"s"Aeo ~
| forty cents. zoo nalcs chapgeo o"nefs W 'ne
leSee Jolly nal1es aou'e lne e-ss sseesl
twenty ecnts' R25aole " ooAto 1oi' -r,u ,ue
bales pressed WHICH naH peeu useu a. Du
> neaos' aiu 4u l'oot ~onuil' - -se -
uon on GEos'4n4ueo. ~ a:s, .,t,s1;a..oa ~,
oloo'og pelAs ssu''eoe- - ~ p1~''
treasury No.es ~ eal.e e1 .,., n:,,
l>pe's"' A''sp0'~A c.1na se1,emhar1 fsa2
e,,,,-aor morning 1srre forct. Of rebsl
,.,.;,,,,r1,, o.+51na+4a ar from M, IN
- noa ,.oo-aa 1,ef,ra Ro1;var. Tenn. They
nara ,,nst1v Ynonnted infantry with some ar
t;,1a., and commanded. it is sunposed. b7
Cen y,1linieue, and approached Bolivar from
-. ,;,aa+;a9 of aon,arsv;,,e They attacked
us with great fury, ou5 Col. N. CfoeSef, ol
, the 18th Iowa, the olneef III eonu'aao VI LUG
} district, succeeded IN managing Tue 'eoesal
; troops so eScellently that the enemy, alter =
fight Of three hours, vera discontinued ana re.
? pulsed, with loss 20 Them OF over ooo kileo
5 and large number WounGfd. Our OWE
loss in killed and wounded Will moi
. exceed twenty. Among those killed IS said
r 10 De LleuEt cp.' uoss' VI .oe ~ i'"'o'' ~''
e airy. The rrbe]s retired aad encamped
> short di=taDced from BoliVer With the evident
a intention o. Teoe"lps LUG a'i'1cA " o8no.S
d But early On Sunday morning they separated
= IN squads and made me Circuit OF lne to"1
!. crossed the Hatehee River and struck the TIL
0 road at Medon Station, half Way bet"ee'
: Bolivar and Jackson, here they successful.
T. oyerpowered the guards ard series Of sma]
: fpbts and ek1rmlshes were commenced, Whicl
Il continued all day Sunday until darkness com
IL s1,~z 1,oth SIDES tn susne,,d hosti!ities. SUI
D. pe1lea oosa eio.7 ~ sNsF1 :.
a Gay night our forces were REINFORCED anu 1t
,e probable that battle OF considerable Import
Ut ance will occur to-day.
Of The following dispatch was received ths
he morping from Jackson:
i. To rr;c. General Tuttle Commanding District
u cairo:
ID A large force Of rebel cavalry attacked OF
~ Madon:rasterd ~ q ftarnoo,
oa- falfoao euasos ~ 4ne
a but met with the mosi determ1nea reslstahe
til and on the arrival Of small re1ntorcemel
ell -,;.k cont mt Was complete]v route
WHICH, oen'
na1 Later reports sno" oat 1oee W NAVE oeeA oa
ior four wounded. The rebel Loss Is estimated
se, fftu Killed and wounded, and one horse q,
I'll. my a1N-:.o.o-s We are s,il1 nnrsnino fl
4. ee.
enemy.
IT, Railroad and te1egaphic comnaunicati,
asa ase -tpa,;r.-5 ia cut off: Init will soon he
e 10 "es' " D'l''N'
ms ms The cnIy officers reported killed in the la
n uss ..+ - po,,vo-. were Iiau+. Col. Hoeg. L'e1
~ ~ ngas a. - 1arroa,+ rt,arto, ~ H., .
Ma snsrnan' a.N ts .,, - ~s,,,
- Illinois cavalry, who leH In bold and ga1la
liz SABRE chalee'
aas' .o,.to. g.
alg, ITO the ASSOCIATED Ffess'l
~ ~ CAIRO, sspt~ L--News WAS received a. nss ne
loon a rebeI force Of mounted infantry, M
" betipg between 1000 and 6,ooo, attacked
zsa sz foIccs ut Bolivar, Tenn, under command
tae Col. Crocser, OF the l5th Iowa: me n
IN LAST, All the afternoon, resulting in the
caInped cID d If few mules from Town On sunt
RON n morping the5 broke up into small postio
It tpa ap.i Iso;n:s aiona the railroad. Tne5 to-
able and and now p hold, 3edon s5at,on-
ua win T. ts sa i ao25 Gut 81
ally, is reported s1tlsa. =. mn .,r,o,
P at loss ST twenty live killed and wounded.
r. leerams we're sent from here list nle
ans. ms saving ihat Gen. Curtis passed through i
'bly. M lave of apsence tor ninety days. ;,
,+n,h - 1 seems to be that he is superseded BY G
amp Steele, sas Who entered npoa The duties OF
command last sfisay' oh;n ,,-:r.
+ur1ve x mii.s from Memphis, On thz ~ i
glss;. gls; Which ] they captured eizntsen suerillas
their horsea- e
cat. man's a lsea eeommand occupied Fernando on