The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-03
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Wo toDo tho f01toW101 1ntG9oot1ne Particular
OF the late battle II Arklnsas. IL viii b
sssn thas our srny has notAisg 70 biash -
IL the recent snsaesmsns In that esAts wa
he Ysahsss. CONFERENCE.-The they oasAanA
bsrsd -, . usual, tWo ~ onsy
We Aad N ntsrvtsw ysstrdAy With q On
csr direot nom onr afny u the Wet AZ
dstails Of shs battle 1t sugar Greek. q Elk
Cen Pfics had rssnaiusd It sp,iaefsiA m
I'll ths ensny wore IN six miles u de town
n az rssi. = nor. e - 1
mtahtng besween Aie rear guard and he eae
my's ndvanoe untiI No crossed into AxEanssa
AID e6ectsd 8 tanetton with Van-U6rn and
ncOslioch. II all tAeee sklrmtshes. our n.
vAriabiy GOT the bsst Of their pafsusrs. :.
Pfios's objeot was % draw them d3Wn intf
Axkansas, since Vaz.DoTn bad not JOINED
him 81 Springfield.
The Confsdsratss rested : nv days ~ Eoy(
thirty miles below the line. At len9ta 014
Vaa.Dorn having got ready. ~ doeerm1Dee
70 go In search Of the enemy and q nAke th<
attack himself. The troops were ofdGe9 =
enemy, Who had stoppsd ct Sugar cr1GE Al
8sntonyille, on THAR way mp AeU encQaA'
tefeq the Federal rear guard, and had quite {
bfisk sktrMteh, In which We lost one WAn and
~
marched al tnss day Ind nj IS Without SooS
or sleep. and came MP with ShD enemy In the
Sugar creek hills - half past 10 o'clock a. u.
whsn tas action q once became eensrsa. IN!
Price attaching them on the north ana Gen.
gcUulioch on shs west.
It 10 now generally beloved that ~ made
mistake In surrounding the enemy and cat.
ting OF every avenue Of escape. II II thought
thai II We had attached them FROM one side
only, ~ Is IL understood Gen. Price proposed,
we sh0uld have driycn them out aad takea
everything they had ere the san won't down.
Asit was, We drove them FOR TWO miles from
al their strong positions. and held their sn.
campmont during the night with the greater
part Of their commissary stores. on which
our half hamiahsd mea fsd.
many Of orr troops who we've sappossd e
and our whole Joss In killed, wounded.
and prisoners, viii not excssd six hun
dred, viz: one hundred and twenty
ave KILLED, two hundred and seventy. ave
enemy's loss was far grsatef-prooably 0vs
to our one. A Federal COLONEL VINO was taken
on the evening Of the flrss day. says their
los: Up 70 sn.s Time ss
next morning they lost many moro. among
whom were several omcers. Such prisoners
as have escaped from them, sAy that there
was NO exuintlon among them, o heavy
took two hundred and twenty five prisoners,
On the morning Of the 9Th, the enemy, hav
ing taken strong position during the nigh {.
re.opened the night. The action soon bocauAs
general, and continued until about half past
nine o'clock, by which tins Gen. Van Dorm
had completed his arrangements 70 with
draw his forces.
The reasons for our withdrawal were, nrst,
after the fail Of Mcuulloch and McIntosh,
became demoral1sd, and could not 10 relied
upon. secondly. come 200 Federal troops.
(Cfermans,) while fleeing nom the Held, came
upon our ammunition WAGONS. and the
teamsteYs, snpposing they intended IN attack.
put whip 70 their horses. and lei a. rapidly
a. posi- ole. This left several OF our batteries
without single round. These unfortunate
occurrences rendered 1t necessary for ths Con-
federates to retire, and that at q time whom
victory had actually perched upon their ban
ners.
with The exception Of portion of the regi.
men. = thrown into confession by the untime-
~ fall Of McCulloch and Mcintosh. tue re-.
trsatwas conducted in the utmost good order
40 gco1 indeed, that many did not know
but that they " ere making q nank movement
on the enemy until late in the afternoon.
Several Of our batteries were In great danger.
and over hills. Tho enemy did not pursue,
except few squads Of cavalry who followed
up some of our baggage trains We brought
of four more pieces Ct cannon than We went
which were disabled and spiked. several OF
the enemy's batteries were taken, but they
could NOT be brought on. They were dis
noun ed and the wheels saksn OF dry brush
and leaves were piled on them, and they were
bUrnt by our troops. - :
Our list OF kiiisa and wounded IL still ina
perfect Dol. Rives. of the Missouri Oonfed.
crates, and Capt. Chutchili Clark, Of the
mentioned, were killed. nlany other officers
were killed or wounded. Gen. Van. Dorm
p.id high compliment 20 Prices army
Many Of their charges would have done credit
Uulloch's division, mp to the time Of his and
McIntosh's fall, fought with the most deter
mined gaildntry and covered themseivsa
We iefs The held ON the second day, for the
reasons given above; and yet the result ofthe
battle was 60 good as victory 70 the Confed.
crates They have % crippled the enemy tn At
they will be unable TO attack rs until they Get
achievements. Price and VAN born, how
ever, can march where they please, and
without mo!estatisn at last accounts they
were recruiting, and getting ready for an :
other forward movement IN . direction but
little suspectsd by the enemy.
With The exception OF 6saN WAtie's Hegt
ment our Indian allies did not take much
part In the aght. THIS regiment took bat
terry, having approached 1t behind trees. and
behaved with much courage ard gallanfry.
Owing to the early fall Of McCulloch and
Mcintosh some six q seven Of orr regimsnts
we're never brought into action. The enemy q
forces were 1T least double ours.
AxorHBR AcooUHf.
Col. John p. Mcmillan, OF MissouYt, q
errtvs1 1t New Orleans, Just from Price,
Hegives thrilling account Of the baptism 81
IRE and blood through which Missouri haa
already passed In her heroic struggle against
her oppFsseor. Hls own house. IN Hannibal,
was one Of the f1Tst tbs invaders visited
They took him prisoner. and stole sever Al Of
his servants. The latter were subsequently,
restored, but again taken away. He refused
to take the oath Of allegiance, but agreed not
actually TO take mp arms aesinht the Unitst
parcled. He oonsideTs himself sun prisoner
bat 10 atliberty TO engage In the recr al sinl
service for Prices army. and Il n for that pur
pose that he visits New Orleans. He state,
that, In his opinion, Missouri would give 70
day II entirely unshacklsd. hnpdrsd thou
sand majority In favor Of the Con1ederas,
States. IN coming through A1kAnsas he me
men docking 70 the standard OF VaA.Uorl
and Price, and thsnks tAeir positicn ~ BOs.
ton Mountain very strong ons. The Indian
under Gen. Pike are fAllying 70 our side. ant
the prospects are that We shall soon assum
TT. Doixas or TIE HxxxY on TEE PofoHAo
From the Fredericksburg Recorder. Of th
lst inst we cory the following:
several days past, in regard to the doines o
the enemy In their advance from MAnassa
70 wards o ar linss. Il = said they have burnet
aud destroyed large num Der Of farm house
and barns. dss stealing ali the provisien
they could ind.
II seems - ~ pretty Will aasAsnti cats,
that oar mea have oarat the railroad bxide
over he RappAhannock river Of e. Orang,
aud Alex andria road. There 10 . good doa
Of speculation AZ 10 tbs Intention Of the Gne
my iA advancing 6omo believe they vi
cross the river at one Of the ferts. and marol
By land to attack oar columns. Our oWl
optniou Is tAsy will repair the rsilroad pro
wntcn e snohss g. 81 ~ ~. -. tarnEr =,
ward nsrsly - protect tAcse sngaesd in thl
Wof1.
i was xamofsa hsrs - saturday that IDAl
r. Ksliey's Aour mill. With goo baaAsh 3