The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-11-12
The War in Arkansas.
NaaGmRduIke and Eais 1000 Rebels
KepMlseai mt Zine HkIm1I.
pecIaI Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune

KepuIsed nt Pine HsIu1E.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
CAIRO, Nov. &, 1868.
BY the steamer Luminary we have late
dates from Vicksburg and Memphis, and let
tiers from your correspondent at Little Rock.
From the latter source we obtain the follow
ing particulars of the fight at Pine Bluff. some
mention of which was made day or two
since:
On Sunday morning, the 18th ult., about
eight o'clock, there was attempted a surprise
on Col Clayton, by four thousand Confeder-
ate cavalry, commanded by Generals Marina
duke and Cabell Meade.
Clayton had an hours notice of their ap-
proach, and Immediately set himself about
making defence. A plenty of cotton being
stored in the immediate vicinity of the Court
House, the Colonel ordered sufficient GUAM
tity to barricade the streets surrounding the
Court square, and having eleven cannon,
planted them in position to rake three streets
leading to the centre of the city Ills force
was less than than seven hundred infantry.
The enemys attack was made at 8 O'Clock
simultaneously on the southeast, south, and
west of the city, they having come on three
different roads, and on arriving at the out
skirts shells were thrown in every direction
into the city. No notice was given for the
women and children to leave, and the burst
ing of shells caused extraordinary excitement.
Women and children came running from ev-
cry direction to the Court House for safety.
They were there but few moments, when
the rebels advanced, directing their fire up
on the building. The wOmens and children
were removed under the banks of the river,
where they remained exposed through a cold
dreary day, until the battle was over, which
was about five o'clock in the evening At
about 8 sclock the rebel sharpshooters had
entered private houses i'll the vicinity of the
Court House, and appearing at the windows,
commenced firing The artillery was thun-
dering up and down the streets against the
cotton breastworks.
Marmaduke sent flag of truce to Colonel
Clayton, telling him he had force of 4, 200
troops, had him completely surrounded, and
demanding an unconditional surrender Col.
Clayton answered, that ''the 9th Kansas did
not knew the meaning of the word surrender
that ne had whipped Marmaduke six times
within the past eighteen months, and should
whip INN again This message was deliv-
cred to Marmaduke and in ten minutes the
engines of death were in full motion, firing
from every direction upon the Cotton barracks
some 400 long range rifles doing their work
of death. AT ten o'clock Marmaduke ordered
a general charge upon three sides. CLAYTON
held his canister and rifles until the enemy
reached within less than one hundred feet of
him, and then ordered fire, and horrid hay-
oc it made, completely repulsing the enemy.
and killed and wounded a large number At
II o'clock another charge was made by tbe
enemy, with the same result The firipo.
then ceased for while. In the evening . |
third charge was made with no better for
tune.
Col. Clayton had taken the precaution. ear
ly in the morning, to bring within his cotton /
fort, some $50 horses, and stalled them in the
cotton warehouse on the bank. They We're
saddled and bridled, and became impatient
waiting for the fourth charge of the enemy,
who seemed slow to come up to the scratch.
A charge on the enemy,it was thought, might
wake them up. The bugle sounded boots
aud saddles" and in moment few of the
cotton bales were removed and 100 cavalry,
headed Ivy Col. Clayton started at 4 sped of
for the enemy some !, 900 feet off This
auevd the hut'ermuts nucl, confusion who {
oy Tins time were may OF item visit pri- r
fate houses and rolbing thcm he, wer.-
.onfu' nded. ano dispersed iii every direction :
mi finally wera followed two miles ont or tla | i
OWL, when 1t b' ing dark. our troons -.
uIned This tn tie DAYS work The i,s+
caru o. Marm. DIX AID CabtiI, Il ey wer n :,
be vicinity of Saline River, some twent, ;,
aree miles OFF, on the double-quck Nearly nj
very private house in the city was plumber
l. and the furniture in the houses of Messrs
Gamers Alls, Grows and Mills, totally de-
royed by bling broken to pieces The enc a.
Y left their dead nd wounded in the streets =
the number Of some 500 The Federal loss g
IS eleven killed and thirty-three wounded