New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-05
v1fs FIGHT AT BOLIVAR, TENN.

uone. moving Norsawnrd-They AttncSs
.ur Forces nj Bsiivar-G Gallant Charge
n the Second Illinois Csvairy-Coi.
Hong killed nf the hcnd Of his Column
The Rebels Rcpulsed--A Succession of
eAiru,lshes-fort Doneis0n threatened.
Prom Our Own Correspondent
CAIRO. Monday, Sep. !, 1852.
When the steamer lett Memphis ON Saturday
.s,ro rumors were current there to the effect that
a. Rebel Gen. Viipigue with force estimated st
o ooo men. bad passed Grand junction, ':enn., and
va. marching upon Is 1livsr wiah the intention Of
..,sekipe The Unonists stationed there.
Even,s ,rsnspir;rg wihn TIE last two days have
r-oVed that these iumou were well founded.
oentleuan who left 10 war on Saturday evening
has rliced mt n lOsseselOn Oh 'he following laels
relative u the hebei rdld;
~ Friday night Ceus. Nilhriyue and Armstrong
.one from Grand Junction with a force vsiiousiy
estimated at from coo 10 1900. We have for
soo'e line allow Grand junction TO remain sort
Of neutral gIounG at any rate, it hss never been
permanently occupied. In ills instance the Rebels
we're able TO come by railroad within Fix miles Of
Bolivar without meeting my obstruo'ions. Trains
were running al night, and the fbrill sertans OF
tLar locomotives aud tie rurilirg OF heavily
osd,d cars were d tinctly beard al Bolivar, ind-
e.. ag that some III pOrtant noveu cit was AZ hand
Spies aud Sc uts sent ont TO discover
The mean: x Of ills demonstration soon returned
with 10, intelligence, and everything was put IN
readiness for the impending tight. Sturdy nora
ing Col ri. NJ. Croker OF the 18th lows the officer
In command of the district fhCe tie departure Of
Gen. McClenard. gstle.ed 70, ether lbs available
force cor sistng OF four T. ipenss only and sailed
forth 10 engage the enemy
The Rebels we're discovered drawn up IN line Of
battle about four miles FROM Bolivar, and she Union
rornsnder ordered Lieu..-Col. IIogg, OF the "a Hi
10 r,ak. fha 'ihia la did
rslsnt style, saber In hand terrible hand-to-
bsld coufIct epsned; the regiment passed entirely
through the enemy's hIes, ana many u proud and
DO situl Rebel was L. in the dust.
We did not ESCAPE ursca'nod. TIE brave Colonel
fell MORALLY wounded, and three Of his captains
were killed outright Two companies were ful-
rounded AID taken prisoners. The cavalry, What
there was left Of them, tanned and changed again
from the rear. ard second time brCse throush tie
ranks, tbs iue pursued by the enemy. III u lane,
through which the Rebel were furiously charging,
we had planted masked battery, AID ss they came
up within easy range, q tremendous fire vas poured
into q cir ran s with CALLING effect. Sixteen rounds
O. grape and canister We're fired, moving down the
Rebels like grass. THIS caused TIE enemy 10 recol
Hi ranks we've thrown nso confusion .iand he slowly
pcireated.
Our forces were no. sufficiently numerous TO fol-
low up their advantage, and tSey slowly retired 20
Bolivar. The lOss 10 The ConfeGerates exceeded one
hundred killed, and probably fiom tour 10 i've
tundre wounded. Our own in Killed Gnd wounded
will not reach thirty.
Saturday night tie Rebels vera further REINFORCED,
ana encamped compile of miles beyond the battle
ground. Col. Croker D.ade snch disposition OF his
men rs would best enable liIr 20 resist an attack
and impstieniy waited for day lht and IL renewal
Before morniug, however, the enemy divided bis
forces into small squaos, and making s'erge detou,
crossed the Hstchee River, and struck tie railroad
uear Medon Station 10 miles north OF Bolivar, where
be engaged the troops guarding tie road.
d. Sunday there Va a SncCsSflOn OF skin
zi,hes without .ateIisl ADVANTAGE TO either side,
prii darkness compelled alton Of bostilties.
Sunday night Requirements for our troops were
being forwarded from jackson and Coluclbas, and
the battle will probably 1e resumed to-day.
Simultaneously with this information comes the
intelligence of the movement OF Morrsns guerri'!as
upon Fort Donelson. Requirements have been
sent there also, and to-day attack Is expec.od.