Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-10-03
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House, at about 8 o'clock this morning,
a difficulty occurred between Brig. Gen.
JEFF Q. Davis and Maj. Gen. Nelson,
Il appears there has been difficulty
between the parties Rtr scTne time Nell
son was IN the ofice Of The Gait House.
when Davis approached and spoke to
him Nelson refused to listen to him, and
used some insulting language. Davis
Immediately borrowed a pistol and fol-
lowed Nelson, who was going us stairs to
his room, and whilst on the stairs shot
him, the ball entered the heart. Nelson
afterwards walked to his room and was
laid on a mattrass He died at about hall
past 8 O'Clock.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 29.-There are many
conflicting accounts of the shooting of
Gen. Nelson by Davis. About week
ego Gen. Nelson placed Davis in COM
mand Of the Home Guard forces of the
city. At night Davis reported to Nell
son the number of men working on the
entertainments and enrolled for service
Nelson cursed him for not having more.
Davis replied that he was general offi-
Ger, and demanded the treatment of
gentleman. Nelson, in an insulting man
1er, ordered him to report at Cincinnati,
and told him he would order the Provost
Marshall to eject him from the city.
This morning Coy. Morton and Gen.
Nelson were standing near the Depot
Calf House. Gen. Davis approached
and requested Gov. Morton to witness the
conversation between himself and Nelson.
He demanded of Nelson an apology for
the rude treatment he had received last
week. Nelson, being a little deaf, asked
him to speak louder. Davis again de-
manded an apology: Nelson denounced
him and slapped him in the face. Davis
stepped back, clinched his fist, and again
demanded an apology. Nelson slapped
!flinu in the face again and denounced him
sas coward. Davis tnrned away, pro-
cured pistol from friend, and followed
Nelson, who was going up stairs. Davis
told Nelson to drf1-fa himself, immedi-
+ately firing. The ball penetrated the
left breast, and Nelson died in about 20
minutes.
Nelson requested to see his old friend,
Rev. Mr.. Talbot, rector of Calvary Epis-
copal Church, who was then at the Gait
House. Talbot administered the sacra-
ment according to the forms of his church.
The General repeating the service after
.the minister, and refused to talk on any
.other subject. He regretted that he had
mot long ago turned his attention to reli-
<gion.
Trains on the Louisville and Frankfort
railread have discontinued running for the
present.
The rebels have captured the telegraph
instruments at LaGrange and Obannons
A gentleman from Frankfort says thai
on Friday there were four hundred rebe
troops there, and they expected Hump
hry Marshall to take charge of the post
WAsHrxerox, Sept. 3O.-The follow,
ing report of the victory of Antietam
has been forwarded to headquarters o
the army by Gen. Mcclellan
NEAR SHARPsDURo, Sept 29-1:30P. NJ
To Mqj. Gen. Il. ". Halzeck, Commander
in Chief United States Apnay
l have the honor to report the follow
ling as some of the results of the battles
of South Mountain and Antietam. A
South Mountain our loss was 443 dead
1906 wounded, and 20 missing. Total
1926. At Antietam our ,oss was 2,00C
killed, 9,416 wounded, and 1,003 miss
ing. Total 12,419. Total loss in the
two battles, 14,744.
The loss of the rebels in the two bat
ties as near as can be ascertaincd, from
the number of their dead found on the
field and from other data, will not fall
short Of the following estimate
Major Davis, Assistant Inspector-G
eral, who superintends the BURIAL of the
dead, reports about 5000 rebels buried
,on the field of Antietam by cur troops
Previous te this, however, the rebels haC
buried many of their own dead upon thu
distant portion of the battle field, which
thsy occupied after the battle, probably
at least 500.
The loss of the rebels at South Noun
tain cannot be ascertained with accura
cy, but as our troops drove them from tht
commencement of the action, and as
much greater number of their dead wa;
seen on the field than our men, it is no
unreasonable to suppose that their los
was greater than ours Estimating thei
killed at 500, the total number of rebel
killed in the two battles would be 1000
According to the ratio Of our own killet
and wounded, this would make their los
an wounded 1912 as nearly as can b
determined at this time The number G
prisoners taken by our troops in the tw
battles will, at the lowest estimate, a
mount to 5000. The full returns vii
no doubt show larger number of these
About / 200 are wounded. This give
me a rebel loss Il killed, wounded an
striserers, %, ,542 1t will Ebe observe
that this does not include their straggler;
-the number of whom is said to be b
.scitizens very large It may be safel
concluded, therefore, that the rebel arm
lost at least $4,000 of their best troop
From the time our troops first eneoul
tered the enemy in Maryland, until l
was driven back into Virginia, we cal
tured thirteeA guns, seven cassons, an
mine lmbers, two field FORCES, two ca
sons and bodies. thirty-nin stand of CO
'ors and one signal flag. We have NJ
lost single gun or color.
On the battle field of Antietam Ii
900 stand of small arms were collect1
besides the large number carried off /
citizens and those distributed on Il
ground to recruits and other unarmt
men arriving Immediately after the bait
at South Mountain. No collection
small arms was made, owing to the has
of the pursuit from that point, 400 we
taken from the opposite side of the P
tomac.
(Signed,) GEO. B. MCCLELLAN
Maj. Gen. Com.
THE WONDERS OF THE MIcRoscoPE.-V
understand it is through the agency of Il
marvel viewing instrument that DR.. Aver
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