, 1863-07-11
TIE BATTLE OF HELENA.
The Rebels in a Tight Place.
eALLAR1RY OF NEGRO REGIMENTS,

The Memphis Bulzetin Of the 9Th has tho fol.
lowing account Of Gen. Prcntiss' tight at
Helena, on the morning Of the 9Th:
BY the arrival Of the New Bon Accord and
Slagara, NC hare received from passengers
late and interesting news from Helena Fine
rebel force, which has been for eome weeks
concentrating thir:y-fye miles above that civ.
has at last made Its threatened attack. About
O'Clock on the morning Of the Ii, our pIcl;. .
cts were driven in by the enemy, Who we7e
advancing In force upon our works. So rar,td-
y did they approach tia. it was impossible tn
check their advance, until they had captured
hatte1y, lthe 1ht Missouri, as NC 1earn} md
advanced far down the rayine on the south
west side Of the city. The rebels had ACTUALLY
got DOM to the suburbs Of Urleua when Tia
guns on Fort Curtis opened upon them nIth
terrible effect. Meanwhile Gen. Prentiss ind
formed Ills men in order Of battle and nd-
yanced to the charge, while the gunhoat Tyler,
Thich completely companded the rarine
rom @ the nEer, 10 pour shot and shell
among them With the most destructive effect.
It VIII be remembered By those famili.r WITH
the place, that the fort Ia so eitnate A. -
fectly command the 1a7ine iq Question fton,
the land, her guns bearing directly down its
"lo3e extent. The attacking forces Of the
TTene!s, W99 were commanded by Colonels
Suddenly subjected to so destructive 4 1na' fIre
began retreat. This they found q yey dift1s,
cult task-hcmmed in on iii sides-rith n @ ner-
iett storm Of iron hail hurling through thar
faht thianing ranks-their commander seei1r esi
20 20 @ chsnce OF escape, and being .unsustaiae3
had been promised liu,-he made deaner.
It effort to cut hfs way through. In this be-
PARTIALLY succeeded, leaving from three Inn.
red and fifty to four, hundred Of his men kill
Cd and wounded on the field, aud loss nf
! tNslye hundFed and thirtyf prisoners. 1t
engaged In bringing ID prisoners. Price's
WLose army was in the nelghborhood; itwas
Ieckcned at sixteen thousand men. Ganera1
ssenlss supposed the attacking army
ontnumoered his own army, uear-
y flro to one. It was thought |
t.as tH1 ne attack would be renewed yesterday |
sunday morning, but at the time the Niagara
leit, "hlch was o'clock on Sunday, the
Eeonls mad been three miles ont, and no enc
mT bad been discovered. The gunboat TVier
rendered very essential service, having thrown
upwards Of 500 shells among the enemy's
loops. Among the captured are sir feld
,incefs, coionels, lieutenant colonels and mas
Col. oakes, Of Missouri, Is among the cap.
ives. Gen. Prenties Is confident Of hIs ahi'f.
J. to hold his position agninst any attac11
'hlch the enemy may make. Our troops be.
'ayed Y the most gallant manner. The gun
ets =! me iort are deserving Of praise for the
mes By their grape aud cannlster. The ne.
TO regiments fought we'll, fully demoustrat-
pg their usefulness as soldiers. at 3 O'Clock
= Sunday, there was no fear OF an Immediate
ttack. The result Of another hostile effort
J ~ the enemy could not prove otherwise than
Maj. Gen: Hurlbut promptly furnished re-
1forcements, which left here on Sunday
'orning, and Helena is entirely safe. The
artery dfss taken BY the enemy was recap
aEed, aR also four Of the cuemp,s tynns