True Democrat., 1863-07-08


 safety behind tie lcvee- The fort on Grants mill road was not taken, probably not attacked. !, \ The fight having lasted five hours with tho re- suits stated, when forces we're III withdrawn in good order. The encmy renalneiin h:s works and forts evidently expecting < renewal of tie fight The day was lot aud our troops suffered from wa't of water and from heavy marcaing. They had slept ronc the previous night, But the lime fos the attack had already passed aid there was II , time for delay. gs
 The casualties on OFF side were about 4G9 killed and wounied; the nnmher taken prisoners is "a , rpus!y estimated, but it is not large. Loss of tc cnerny no. known. Gen. Prentiss whowas in com-s < mand Of the federal krces promised to parole our wounded. Capt Walter Watkins, son of F Hon.. Geo. C. Watkins was seen to fsi and ia suppesedi TO be killed Lieut. w D. F ; Rector, son of ex. Gov Kec.or. is reported mortally wounded. Col Beliwas reported wounded and was taken prisoner with the It Col. of his regiment, Msj. Geo. A.. Gallagher. acting as Adj1tant General to Gen.. Holmes, was wounded by bal iron, spherical shot which struck him on the chin breaking the jaw. bone and knocking out his front teeth. Frank Vaughan, of this county, lost an arm. There are other casualties spoken of but not sufficiently cer tain to be mentioned. We regret that we cannot give list of them, but should one come before we go to press we will give it. gss.. v r.s's Gen. Holmes acted gallantly during the fight and when we took the fort on the sfavesard hill, he left his position and went into it under heavy fire, which was turned loose at every. object that passed: He loss-the horse which he rede into tho fort. Gen. Price was, ,always with his men, and we may know they fought well with the old yete. ran. -.re f.ss@ VI ss ft-1 -s.n. e,.ss
 The only property tdcstsoyeds' during the fight was the negro quarters below the, town.
 ! We are unable to give the force sf the enemy It was ascestained that they were not reinforced up to the night prior to the attack, though boats were arriving all day and during the fight. Gen; Price sent word to Gen, Holmes that be had been reliably informed that the federals received rein forcements on the day of the fight, amounting to 5000. The town xas strongly fortified and the notifications appeared to have been bnlt for some time Every approach was stopped up with fallen timber and abattis work. except the road leading down the river, but they worked all night before thesfght biockadingit. 1es sSeh N The attack was intended to have been made about the first of July, and might have been more of a success, but tho rains for ten days previous were SO heavy that the whole country was flooded and the streams were almost impossible. Gen. Prces little army led by their indomitable old chief tain struggled through mud and for many days and reached the point of attack only the night be- fore. These delays were unavoidable and the achievements arrived to the enemy about the time the battle commenced so that they could not have been forcseenin the calculations. asa'
 The negro troops, though protected by rifle pits and every kind of fortifca tions showed the white feather and fled to the protection of the gmboats.
 Our army is yet around Helena, but the enemy will not venture out of their defences and give us an open battle. s ss Nsf y5s.@1a -ss}
 .DetaAs of the casualties twill be published as soon as received. The deaths of young Watkins and Rector are much, deplored and theis families have the sympathies of the whole community.
 ! We are glad to. hear that the people are Still trueand. loyal even around nelens, though all the fences aud houses for five or six miles from t are destroyed, and little or no cropsafes being made within acircuitsof fifteen or twenty miles from the town. ~ ss sso sst.sf'e.ss4 s.sa 3e F .s' ----------a> ps,-.s = ' ----A
 ea IrnMs. sY ... {, V --sL- W have been requested by members of Gen. Churehilt' s brigade to announce Capt< B. F. Blackburn, of Desha county, . candidateifor Con- gress. Capt.; B. started in the waF as e. private end, ,Fose to the rank of Inspector General of Churchill's $ brigade. \ st thence. it is said, he will go to Canada. If he had true grit in him he would go to Ohio. aumrnen lis friends around him and defy Burnsidesnd Lincoln. It is, said the Memphis Bulletin of tho 2d acknow lfvi6es the ai1rrerder of Harrishnrs Pa h