| Show walt wait NEWS ITEMS there has but one nall nali arrived from the east within the past week ard tuat that was en cn wednesday and only only a small concern concern consequently que nty we are unable co a give gie our Y readers a c d 13 much war this week the following followill particulars 0 of f vip the b ba tie hi in abort northwestern western arkansas were telegraphed V to the nis nib alssoudi M ae publican padl itin iran in anticipation afan of an attack on the south gen curtis orde ed trains dramn drawn up on the north sid ald but unexpectedly an ati attack was commenced on the of our army by fifteen hundred or two thousand cavalry ca alry I 1 gen tiie tite S gel ith eig elg eiba bt thousand men protected the trains s several hours alena ala aia ale aiena bately tely stopp ng to hold hoid the rebels in check wile zile while uhlie the teams teama pu pushed he d backward to the maia main body of the army arey I 1 while the rebels A ere eng engaged aged with sigel S gel gei they abey surrounded him three times but lie he cut his way vay through them every esery time the thi prin cipa A fighting lititia liti tig was as done this way ou on Fi inday liday the 70 the enga geme t became general the tnie most roost exposed pos poli tion was vas occupied by col carns carna division A letter from col dode dodge of ins his divis division iott sas says bas th losses of ofa the ath and gih gib Iowa lowa and illinois the ad jtb and sut but missouri is hom one hundred and ind fifty to two hu bw dr d dor dot of each regiment killed a ani na wounded only three hundred of the M abour ii were present they lost twe tyme killed a d a number wun funded w ded the 12 n and lulb alls ails missouri ad cavalry and wi indiana lot lort lo t about f arty each pach tue the list and aj iowa bittenc bit teries tene tw n y each among our I 1 is gen A asu Ash 3 libott both 1 in h a ar v co carr alo in his hlo arm L cut col gal aglian aghai of the ath iowa co iier ller ranj rano ran and maj mad baj coa coy coyle coyie le of 0 the ob oth iowa lowa own the rebel officers killed r nil nd v wounded are arc brig b I 1 gen sen och and col killed brig gen slack back sack and col co reins reina dangerously wounded wo woun ed maj alaj gen sterling price bilig e aig A t y wounded in his hand go co herbert of the 3 34 1 Louhi louisiana ana killed klied or a piously woun ed thir teen pieces of oe artillery were captured by our olur men among them one lost by sigel bigel at W I 1 sons cree ed at from eight to ten hundred kii kil ed the rebel loss not lot ki own supposed to be two or airee thousand behave fifteen hun red rebel prison prisoners eis elb and I 1 more moore are constantly bring bein brought in pace pi ice with about oae one tho csato men retreated north ard then hen took an eastern direction ejection jec tion col jeff C davis after him the toe r rebels bels beis had in their arun arnn about two thousand indians supposed ti be rinder tinder command of mcintosh eighteen of our soldiers were lvere found scalped scalded ai ald aid d otherwise mutilated by these sava aava savages es on the morning 11 of the oth van yan darn sent a flag of truce with a r quest to be allowed to colle colie t and inter the and men who nho fell in the eng engagement argement gen cur is gave consent on a ent and added that he regretted such things thing 0 on n the field coo con contray condray contra tray y to civilized warfare as 1 many federals had been tomahawked toma hawked and alid scaled ped and expressed a hope that this important struggle would not demoralize lla lia savage cje hie warfare gen curtis official report to Gen Halleck says the attack by the enemy commenced on the ath dinst on his hin right and continued until 4 on the mori morl morning 1 in 7 oi 0 the othi he be ordered an advance at 0 the cavalry and light artillery under col Oste thau with I 1 orders to attack and break breall what wha he supposed would be the reinforced line a of the enemas centre this movement was in progress when the enemy at 11 in the mornin morning gp renewed th the thi e attack a on his right rhe The fight continued mainly at these points during the day the enemy hav in ing 7 gained a point paint hotly holly contested co tested by col carr at cross timber hollow was entirely rei I 1 pulsed with the fall of their com comman marll maril ler gen I 1 mcculloch by the federi federl 1 forces under gen 1 davis the plan of attack atta ckon on the centre was gallan ly carried forward by col who was eu stained sustained by col davis entire dl ell oo oi a so b by Y gen sige sic sie j 3 command wI which lich ilch had remained till near the close of the day on the left before hore 13 the d y closed being convinced the enemy had concentrated his bis main I 1 force fierce on his right he commenced a ahan aban chane e of front forward so eo as to face the enemy when lie ho should deploy on his bis right fl fank ank in strong position posit lon ion the chane chan change 11 e had been only 1 partly ec effected ted when at sunrise on the ath the right and center renewed fire along I 1 j I 1 the whole line the fedrial feu Fed leial leak under sigel S gel gei moved close to the 1 hills occue ed by the en erny einy driving him from the baights blights and advancing cing steadily toward the head of the hollows general curtis immediately after wards ordered his centre and right wing colward fol ward the right t turning to the left of the enemy cross croes firing on his his cerr this thus position enclose the enemy hi the area of oa a circle A charge of infantry P extending throughout though out the he whole hoie hole line comp ete ly routed the tile whole f force which retired in great con us on through jeep deep N defiles and cias cross crosb t aber gen buttis cuitis loss was heavy the e ene metals cia uia los ios 3 he be for tha the dead were scattered over a I 1 rge field they scattered in ali all directions on march the enemy retreated from new madrid leaving twenty five pieres pieces of artillery consisting consi stin of at 24 14 and 32 3 1 r raed fled two batteries ter ies les of field artillery a lia iia liage lage ge quantity y of fixed ammunition several thousand small arm one hundred bundred boxes musket cartridges th three r e e laundr hundred ei it corves arse s and mules and tents for anargy of 12 men with a vat quantity of other plo pio property perty valued at a million of dollars into the fiands hands of gen pope A storm ri raged ed during the alitt night which enabled off boats undiscovered gen pope on taking pos pops assion of the fortifications piano plano plant t ed on their works twenty fire five heavy ilga lipa y y cannon commanding mandin the river at every eiery point T the he official Y aport of the ev evacuate evacuation on says saya th that at skirmishing hid leen seen een kept up for several days and the confederate gun tin boats made m re tb ahn an one ong attempt to dislodge the batte battet ies at point Pleas pleasant lint gheral i burnsl burnsi burnside de captured newbern Ne north carolina on the after aften ahard fough battle battie in which hea hes loss ii is reported at a ninety niney killed and fou foun r hundred wounded mostly nelv nely edgland england troops nie tle works s x miles below th tb town were d defended by ten thousand men as stated th the e fight eight lasted four toun hours two tivo hundred prisoners were taken three light batt bitte rles eiles forty six six sieg gum 4 tiree three ho asand fiand stand of small arms and a large quantity of military a ores and ammunition the details of the fi feht hc are the Conrede confederates rates coram commenced aced according to published statements evacuate evacuating ing centary centery ha lle en cn the ath of march and comple ed their retreat from that thal stronghold 0 a on sunday he osa gsa taking C away most of their cannon leaving only a few of inferior quality theotore they tore up the railroad lail road track blew up the bridges and bur ed and arld destroyed everything they th ey could not carry away manassas was ed soon after the enemy fallin falling 0 back to the rap pa hannock reports from the so th state that beauro beaura beauregard has been beeh appointed coin corn manir malir lri iri ch chief le f of the confederate Conre armies and that tiie tile the evacuation of centerville Cent erville and manassas was in accordance cor dance with llis ills stil suggestion |
