The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-03

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Cairo, July 8o-l2 y.
By the steamer Leviatban, which ar
rived early this morning. 4 have the fol-
lowing frsm your well-informed cores.
pondent at Helena:
Heless, Ark, July 28-6 Pm.
You have doubuess heard that We are
engaged with the rebels. II order to as-
certsle the force and desigh Of the enemy
General Buford sent out . IreconuoitsrinQ
party of ESQ mon Of the 56th u s. col.
ored infantry, 80 Of the Goth, and one
section Of Captain Lemblekin's eolorsd
battery, all under the conhand Of w 8.
Brooks, Of the 50tb, With Or iers to cross
Big Greek, which Is eiphteen mills due
vest Of this place, at Wsllace's Ferry,
and cooperate With Major| E. Carmichael
of the 18th Illinois c.val1y. Who left at
the same time with l5O met. his regiment
droppings down in the steamer below the
old town, and marching 70 Sims Ferry,
on the Big Creek, to pass through Tren-
ton, and co-opsrate with Col Brooks.
All moved - was designed. The in-
fsntry and artillery crossed Big Greek At
S o'clock this morning, and learned that
Col. Dobbins Vas near them With three
regiments, estimstsd 1t l,5O0 men,
Brooks re-crossed, Dobbins crossing low
er down, and before him, and attacked
him in front and on his nj ght flank with
great vigor At o'clock .. m. The as
sault was brsyay resisted for three and
> half hours against this great odds. when
Major Carmichael, who heard the can
Donadiug. re-crosssd Big Greek, swim
ming his horses TO this side, aud made
forced march, arriving At the critical mo-
ment when Dobbins had marshaled his
reserved forces and was about to make .
6nal charge on our exhausted forces.
Col. Brooks and Surgeon G, Stod-
dard. Of the 18th. Capt. j. F. Lembie,
Battery Z. I'd o. esiored light artillery
and Lieut. Theodore ". Pratt, Adjutant
Of the Goth U. s. colorel infantry, we're
killed. Lieut.. Addison b. Crane. OF the
Seth. severely wounded.
| Carmichael charged right through Dob
bins lines and At once changed the for
tunes Of the day. Our troops immedi-
ately assumed the offensive. and cut their
way through the enemy's lines. Owing
to tho number of horses and mules killed
they were obliged TO leave one caisson,
one Timber and three wagons, bat not un-
til they had set slow matches to the am
munition and blew them to atoms The
enemy followed the little command q
within nine miles of this place, where
they again attacked and were again hand
somely repalsed. The whole force return
ed in high spirits, having successfully
combAtted more than three times their
.Ar, With = loss of about so killee
nun~ -. Major Carmichael. by hi
and wouna. --etic efforts. With hi
decision and eue,. All our troop
brave men saved the dav.
deserved praise. IA
From prisoners captured We learn
but Tor this reson noissaoce D ,bb,,. -on,a
have attacked the plantations bslov M.
place 1t daylight 10. morrow and ,h.,
Shelby has . force of .bou, 3 (soo -
400 on Spring Creek. uioe,.en m;lss
northwest Of here. Itvas erne,,ed .h.,
Dobbins would draw out !. lsroe n.,, os
:. ~, ITO" TINS place, and Shelby,
."' "ss 70 attack Helena. com-
Ali officers estimate the Taner.,. -.
at about $50 killed and woI Indea On
artillery was nobly served bv 4, hr,va
G 'mmander. who has given Ii. I;fa 70 h.
country. 10 the loss of Col. BrooL. N
army and country will mourn . brave and
gallant officer. The other oalcer. vho
| Aioo o'ed a the post d duty, leav-
s De"'no 'eem spotiess regulations.
nv csme in ~ p. m, un-
oe' - A'eu' 1oi. M Heed, of the 56th.-I
Gen. Buford. Immediately npon the "a
port Of fighting on ,bs Little Rock road
marched ont with infantry, artillery and
cavalry. lie is on the alert. and vh.n
there is anything to be done. be is eener-
ally TO be found. If the rebels. i 500
strong. cannot compete with less than 400
'oiored mes in an open field, they NAV
have their doubts about taking this
strongly fortified city. When the of;cial
reports come 10. may be able to give