Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-04

Eei [Prom tho ClevelAnd d Plain DeAler.l sl
Full Particulars OF the Late Fight
Brilliant PassRge at Arms-General
iaalleck Separates the Complainant
ItNYRs about snip and Tuck," fHf.
[Prom our Special Correspondent with the army of
f5. virginia. s
Notwithstanding the New York Tfnes'
Washington correspondent says "the rumor
! that Gen Mcdowell has been shot by Gen.
Sigel, or anybody else, Is simply absurd,
and hardly worth denial,'' tho PLaia Deal
Fr's special correspondent-who is present
acting in the capacity Of aia de-camp to
one of our army teamsters-says it Is true
10 every respect; and he gives us full details
of the affair, in his last letter to this paper,
from which we quote:
During the last indecisiTe action with
the enemy, Gen. Sigel, while leading his
fayorite jackass down 10 the RaPpahan-
| mock tor the purpose of watering him, and
also TO wash his (Sigel's) feet-(which had
become fEiShtfullT dirty from riding
through the dust all day barefooted) )-hap-
pened to spy Gen. Mcdowell seated uuder a
clump Of alder bushes playing seven up
| with his nigger servant. Indignant at see
| ing Mcdowell thus engaged, after he had
intrusted to him the important task of dri-
wing the enemy to the wall, capturing
Richmond, and breaking the backbone of
the rebellion, Sigel requested Gen, Pope to
hold his jackass, while he advanced to
within speaking distance OF the careless
Mcdowell; when the following conversation
ensued l.la.s- .5a rfgai..
Sigel.-"Irwin, what in the name of mer-
cy are you 'bout-uuder them bushes play
ing cards with that miserable Niger, after
! / had ordered you to destroy the Southern
Confederscy 2" .s a a5a.Ga|
McDOwell.-tNoue of your cussed busi-
ness, you Insignificant Dutch sap-head,
you--go and take care of your jackass and
mind your own affairs. There's men and
postage stamps enough in the country to
carry on the war for fifteen centuries. So
| it won't make any particular difference if
we do get licked. I'm bound TO see this
this game Outi" la5 l.p 7ssfI
1t was evident that Gen, Sigel cOpld
hold, in bit short time longer, Quietly
| drawing brace OF thirty-tWo-pounder
Parrot guns from his vest pocket, and
cooking them, he addressed one more re-
mark to Mcdowell: s.i.i..f
Sigel.-"Mr. Mcdowell, that you arc an
lovergrown lummux, is evident TO every
dispassiOnate observer of our social and
political condition, and therefore / shall
not dwell on that point, but oae thing is
certain. Ifyou don't get mp, put to- aud
take Richmond before night, Ill send a
couple of balls throug you, or my name
aren't Sigel!p 40 D $3.50 .sa.s
The latter becoming convinced that Nc
Dowell was not intending to obey him, i'm
tmediately fred both guns at the offender in
quick succession. The first shell lodged
in MeD's mouth, where it exploded, knock
ing out two teeth, and causing slight
/ hermorrhage at the nose. The second kill
ed his nigger servant, with whom he had
been playing seven up.
The Teutonic officer observing that thir-
ty-two pound shells had no serious effect
upon his antagonist, prepared to close with
him! Accordingly he laid aside his uni-
form-with the exception of one suspender
.I-(McD. having previously stripped to his
stockings) and the two generals "elinehed
| in" The struggle was a desperate one,
! aud was of such peculiarly interesting
character, that, eventually, both armies
lrested on their arms, mingled together iu
the most friendly manner, and intenlly
watched the fight. General Jackson Wal
observed frequently 70 slap the back oi
General Pope in q playful manner, when
lever either party got good punch; and
Lougstreet WAS seen TO hand Banks plug
I of pig-tail tobaeeO-from which 70 cut .
! tehaR'-bOth men converting the while
In sOciable chat Before the eight was
over, JEFF. DsVis-ThO had been summoned
by telegraph-arriyed upon the grouad
] with his wife, baby aud nurse girl, for the
purpose of seeing the fun Jef- laughed
so hard At the sight, that Mcclellan Eai
under the necessity Of eseorting him 70 bis
I{AeCleIIan,sl headquarters. and there ad-
I ministering 70 the rebel Presidsnt q dose
Of r. G. Whisky, in order 10 bring him to
The eOmbatAnts were 6nally separated
by HaIIeek, who arrived IN Washington
ij1st as the fight Was AZ its height Hal
Administered 70 both Sigel and Mcdowell
a kick, and bads. them behave themselves
In the future; after ghieh The enemy retired,
aud quiet was restored
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