The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-10-22

CAIRO, Oct. 19.-The steamers, Sunny
Side and Anglo Saxon have just arrived
from Memphis. The former has 100 and
the latter l5oIbales of eotton.s The Captain
|of the Sunny Side favored US with an Zoe.
ming Bulletia Of the 18th, with additional
particulars of the fight at Colliervile, and
details from Little Rock to the 14th At
that time all was quiet. No rebels could
be heard of,for a number OF miles round
/ 1t is believed that the rebel army is, scat
tered in every direction. There is a per-
feet revival of Union sentiment in that
country, The people were coming in eve
~ day and enlistiug in the service Of the
United States. Up to theslast. Monday up
wards of l 900 men had joined the Union
army atlLittle Rock. Some a, those Union
men tell tales of the awful barbarites, per-
petrated by the rehels. Men noted for tie
avowal Of Union sentiments haye frequent
" been hung up, to trees, and notices pin.
ned on their clothes to the effect that any
oneswho should take them down and bury
them, should suffer the same tate. +, ~.
The ihraltth Of the troops IS. excellent, A
very quiet time is expected there during the
winter, bar foo,g ,s.it az b..ss b,,,i,, f
The entire Federal force. engaged in the
fight at Colierville, on the 18th, was less
than 50p-Ao artillery. They. were COM
manded by Lieutenant James, of the 81 q.
rs. Cavalry, a member Of General Sherman's
staff, and not by, General s.. in, person. -
Our troops fought recklsssly, and with des-
fperationTto protect him from capture
Eleven regiments of the enemy were under
the command of Chalmers and Richardson
and numbered 5000 men with pieces Of
artillery. The Federal loss was IA killed
and "a wounded and missing, The rebel
loss was not less than $50 kille. The
wounded rebles were carried away on their
retreat.
Tho Memphis Evening Bulletin has ac-
counts Of the pursuit Of Chalmers by Colo
mel Hatch. After the fight at Collierville
on Monday, after Colonel Hatch struck
Chalmers at Ingraham's Mills, three miles
south Of Byhala, where severe fight ensu-
ed, lasting two hours, The enemy was dis
logged from strong position. where his guns
had been advantageously posted aud infant
! ry well GOV sred The position was carried
by Lieutenant Colonel Phillips Srigade on
the right and center. the 7th Kansas leading
| in the charge. The enemy lost 500 killed
and wounded. He then retreated, pressed
by Colonel Hatch, some $50 miles further
south, to Tallathen.H f b ~ aay
The enemy held yefv strong position at
the lite town Of Wyatts. A deep trench
had been made entirely around the town
and the anemys reinforcements reached
them in time to secure thetown., ZOOS i,oIa
At8 O'Clock, p. m. Tuesday the 18th inst.
our forces reached that point. The enemy
occupied the river side with force of from
$500 TO 1000 men,with7 pieces Of artillery.
Colonel Hatch had some 1900 men and
pieces ofartillerv, IN two brigades. one CON-
manded by Colonel Philips and the other
by Lieutenant,C Colonel Morris. The fight
soon commenced .Ie Hatch'sj artillery was
massed in the center. The enemy's Skin.
mishers were drawn in, when they charged
on our LEFT. The charge was rece,yed and
repulsed with fearful loss to the enemy by
the 9th and 9th Illinois cavalry and and Sd
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