The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-06
Forests Great Fight-The victory
Greater than Reported.

Greater than skcpOficds
A correspondent of the Mobile Adpessissr, writ
Ing from Tupeio, Miss, uader date of June 10,
gives ibe Scd account of FORESTS great tight
in Missssip,i
Gu the Isl ot jane Gen Forrest moved eastward
lie had been apprised tor tiuir that u fofee
Of from 6,t0 90 600 was being htted out IN
Memphis Tor an expedition 10 SheTiu3n's army, In
charge OF i0l wagon loads Of supplies, aud for the
purpose also of FURNISHING this much tfalsporta
tion, with a iaisc ambulance train, and twenty
four pieces OF artillery, with the troops that NO
companied them To shcru,an His force, consisting
ouiy Of two bt.sades, (ior Chalmers went
where lpmetile ago) immediately returned To
pounce npon thc enemy. kuckef's brigade
turned from Us'ufd, and John.on's culin aud
cane down tiom Moth Alabama.
Thus this force, though not hail large that
at The en'ay, Sas at once, ani Unexpectedly to
.hC en- sy, concentrated an the Mobile and OHIO
Dad snd just III iuie Ia head ,im al Bsice's
ioa' six miles from Baidwya. skiIn.iJhiHg teg ian
a ..ut O'Clock in the morning by Coi Rurket;
Gol Johns soon came up and assisted Ia hold
tbe enemy is check; Col Lyon, with his Kentucky
brigade, came In before 10 O'Clock, and Col Beiis
gallant briasde-with the Reception OF the 2d Ten
nessee, com'o lRdej by Col Il iFteaH, who was sent
10 the enems IS rear-teached the deij at O'clock.
The enemy seemed frustrated by lhis sudden To-
sistaEce on his front, yet pushed vigorously Tor
inIwari and endeavorrd To OverruR our iutces.
The 6shuBe tor Lle next three bOuis WIS severe !,
and charge after ehaige WAS made, column after
column was hurled with head.ong impetuos stiy BY
The enemy against G5g and bs Ns against the enc
my. All o'tiocA thu : & Tennesseo has Ioas .yu
the rear oi The enemy, sod made Iai0as attack.
The enemy at Hist sent back regiment OF infant
~, Then BOO cavalry, and becuuIiHg stiil more
alarmed al the Obs;lhacy Of the attack in front and
The appearance OF force Ia his rear, sent back all
his cavalry and commenced a retreat. His forces
in front were driven In dsmay, and the whole
body ot his troops dem0faiiled. Wagons, aittiie-
~, cavalry, infantry, negroes and wounded, went
hack IN Cne confused mass, blocking up the roads
and running through we Is and nellie. Over two
hundred wagons aGd fourteen pieces Of artillery
were abandoned In less than one hour after the
retreat began,
Oar forces pursued unit dark aud then camped
Tor the night. The greatest injury Inflicted upon
us during this engagement was by an amtusc ade
WILSON'S ANA kusseil'S regiments, OF Bell MI
gade, suffered severclY. Il to unfortunate tirtt
more caution was not exercised To prevent such
unnecessary damage.
The number Of Allied and wounded IN this CHI
On side three hundred. The loss Of
the CnPmy In kiiled and WOunj jed was near a
thousand.
The enemy's force was four brigades, two of
cavalry, commanded by EfiersOn, and two of In
tantfy all under Brig Gen SSnfgis and the com
InanoS being full numbered moi less than nine
thousand. Two negro regiments served as n
train guard Hut few negroes have been captured d.
'fhey made good their escape.
TIE pursuit was renewed early In the ui0ruIng
Gen Forrest following before daylight with his IS
eofi and 9Th Tennessee, lighting the ene my unili
the other commands came up. At Ripley, Il des
L,on q eaiy distinguished themselves, charging
into the town and driving the Yankees from every
stronghold they had taken, killing, wOunding and
capturing five hundred or more The enemy took
The Salem road, and were pTesSed every inch OF
the way A terrible ambuscede was given them
6y CohBsneau, near Salem, Heving gained po-
siri0n on their iaRk, in advance OF the column iis
dism0unied aud marched his command within
sixty yards OF The road AS the column came on,
the road was crowded with iafanTy and cavalry.
One sheet of FIRE from his line, and hundreds lay
h2ys du combat,
Charging Immediately upon tho road sti further
execution effected until compelled 10 give
way. The 95th OHIO regiment, which was In the
rear or the column, and hard pressed by Cot Lyon,
surrendered. The Yaiious troops Of Gen Bufoid's
commsud In this, the second day OF the pursuit,
captured q thousand prisoners. Having followed
the emmy nearly 10 LaG!auge, and put Ills column
to fi!gHt III fragments, lie troops commenced their
return on the motrins OF The l2ih, and secuted
Tie woods to The left OF the 5ate4. road back to
Rip;ty. The result has been that seven or ighI
hundred more struggling Yankees were caught.
Gfierson and S;urgis deserted their connaII,ls be
yOud Ripley ana fled Ia l.6GraBge.
The 0ulrAges committed by the enemy III thc eX
ped,ii0u exceeded AT former example. tl0us es
were robbed OF every necessary 10 The snppult of
families. ladies iDsullei and outraged !, children
roEbed Of their clothing, and iefi naked, eryirR
and hungry; Old men choked and gagged, and In
SON: Instances beaten nearly TO death womrn
kicked out OF AOOIs fox muImuriUg at these
wrongs, aud knocked down by buck HcgIoe5 liz
The presrncc of their husbands. These SOME
OF the injuries that the poor people OF North Mis-
81 sippi have had t0 endure within the last ten
daya; and II IL things like these thai make them
grateful once note for tneit deivrrance, aud have
ucTyed me arms ot Forests soldiers o. Light Ike
demons aud TO peiUtm deeds Oi daiins uueqnalicd
in history. The Southern iaan vino would not
light NOW, Is unit tos freedom and ought rot to
enjoy IL.
The Mississippi Py5ifte HeIos giVrs the iuiow-
uz fact, d,rived lom .Fonesrs cbiri qnArtes~
master.
Yankees killed 900. wGuHted, 80 C1Puur-t
500. Also !00 wagons, 81 anibulducc6, l. pieces
81 artillery with cI~snns, so mules, too horses
800 900 rounds small s,rIua ammunition, Ia 900
rounds cannon ammunition, 900 stand small
arms 20u 0C0 pounds pilot esd, 50 barre sugar,
~ sack. OF coffee, $500 GOO worth OF medicines,
10 barrels OF whiskey, and shoves. spades, axes
carpenters tools, Sc, ia iarge number.