Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-16
VOLUME XIII, NO. 238

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and We again waited for TeinfOTcements, as W
had no infantry b attack theiF works, and her
We lay "on our OaTs, watching their move
ments. While we were here, man came ou
and gave himself up s5 a prisoner, stating tina
he was pressed into the service. He said tn
rebels had about seven thousand men, Ga
pickets were fighting ell the while until thre
( o'clock, when COl0n5ls Wear aud Solomon
arrived with two thousand men and four Of th
I I'd cavalry, and four of Sectors battery. Nov
/ the scene commenced sgain.
/ Colonel Solomon c0mmanding--we enteTe,
I the arena on the extreme left The Indian
attempted to turn our left wing, bUt they s0oI
| TstTeated after our cannon opened on them
In the center the artillery played continual y
/ AT first our shells fell sh0rt, Dut haaily every
! One did execution. Wsile this was going on
We on the right made a charge on the Texan
rangers south Of the town. They stood ths frs
tor shoit time, but soon retrsated into town
Their battery ceased for q while, and then opened
on US on the right, which droEs US back to shell
ter. They continued the FIRE until halEpast four
O'Clock, when We retired, considering the posi-
ton too strong for our force.
We tell back 10 the timber with the most per
feet oTder-in fact, we fed our horses on Jhs
way. They followed US, and their Indians tried
TO cut off our left wing, bat failed
Oar force commenced refreshing through the
woods, but just at this tme--it was almost dark
l-Coionel Hall arrived, with three thousand men
and SIX pieces Of artillery. And here again the
enemy opened on us with grape and shell. but
Hall promptly responded, and they only fred
eight OF ten rounds We camped this side the
( timber, and now are in SarcOTie
One OF our companies (McNeil's) Yesterday
morning charged into town, released eight Wis
eOnsin boys, and had but tive wounded.
l cannot state positively, but think, from what
1 can learn, and from what I saw, that our loss
IN killed and wounded is one hundred prison
ers, about the same or more We do not know
bow many were killed in the charge into town
IN the morning. The enemys loss outside of
town was perhaps forty; inside, we can make
no estimate, but think not very great
You may expect to hear from rs soon again.
We arc going to fight lhis time. OBSERVER.
Correspondence Of che ST. Louis Republican,
SPRINGFIELD, No. October For several
days the public have been waiting anxiousfy for
stirring news from the scene Of operations fur
ther west-snd still they wait. II there is any
late news Of importance with the army, the
powers that be- have thus far succeeded well IN
keeping il from the public The latest intelligeDcs
Of any moment, received here is the report Of
q skirmish at Newtonia, which took place on
Wednesday last. A captain, who arrived here
on Friday evening, reports that q reconnoiteT-
ing expedition, consisting of 500 or 600 men,
was sent down to Ne ytonis, which place was
held by a small force Of rebels Our troops
dashed into town and drove the enemy our with
much confusion, took possession. Of the town,
and remained there until The rebels, having pro
cured rolntoTeemsnts, returned with 1900 or 1900
men, and attacked our small force A sharp
little engagement took place, resulting in q llss,
On the Federal side, Of twelvs killed, thirty
wounded, and shout one hundred and twenty
prisoners. The main body of our army being
eneamPed near NeWtOniR, the rebels did not re-
main long in possession of the town, but re-
tired Their loss is not known. The twelve
men on our side were found stripped Of all their
clothing.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE ARsIY.
From the best information received here, our
army left its position near Ssrcoxie several DAYS
ago, and has passed on through NsWtonia in
pursuit OF the snemy, who viii probably fall
back beyond the Arkansas line, and perhaps
evade sn engagement entirely.
NEWTONIA
This little village, heretofore comparatively
unknown, except in its own and adj iscent coun-
ties, deserves some notice on account of its Aav-
ing been, recently, point Of some military i'm
portance. Is Is situated about seven miles east
of NeOshO, in the midst Of 8 beautiful prairie
known As Divers Prairie. 1t was here that
Major Hubbard, few weeks ago, with a force
of one hundred and twenty men, found himself
surrounded by superior force Of rebels and
by taking refuge in large barn in the suburbs
OF town, which barn is surrounded by a strong
stone fence, with two small pieces OF artillery,
kept the enemy At bay until Teinf0rcements could
reach him from Mount Vernon
Before the breaking out Of the rebellion New
tonia was the seat OF Newton College, a school
Of some note in the State. The town is small /
the buildings being few in number, but gener
ally good; and the place presented quite hand /
some appearance. divers Prsirie is one Of the !
most fertile sections Of the southwest
ABOUT TOWN
In and around Springfield there IS little to |
break the non0sony OF affairs under military /
rule. General SchOfsld being absent in the /
field, General Heron has command Of slI the |
troops in this vicinity. His force consists Of