Affairs at the South.
the fight at
Belmont, Mo — list of the wounded from the
Potomac--
Arizona affairs, &c., &c.
The latest Southern exchanges furnish us the following summary of news.
Owing to the crowded state of our columns, we are necessarily compelled to omit a great deal of readable matter, but believe that our collection comprises most all that is particularly interesting.
The fight near Columbus, Ky.--the loss of the enemy — an acknowledgment of the enemy.
The
Columbus (Ky.) special correspondent of the Memphis
Appeal, writing under date of Nov. 10, furnishes that paper with a very interesting account of the Belmont fight, from which we extract the following:
‘
The loss of the enemy is estimated at 298 actually counted and buried on the field, 100 carried on the boat bearing the flag of truce, and 150 killed on the boats as they were embarking, making a total of killed on their side of 548.
Esquire Robinson, of
Shelby county, of company A, 2d regiment, was captured, and was on the boat at the time our troops were pouring a galling fire into them, and he estimates the number of killed on the boats at over 200, He was returned to
Columbus to-day.
There can be no doubt that the troops brought against us on the 7th were the very best in the
Lincoln service, as their prisoners here acknowledge.
A steamer, bearing a flag of truce, came to
Columbus to-day, bringing
Mrs. Dougherty and other ladies, who came down to see their husbands, who are prisoners in our hands.
We have 100 prisoners in our possession uninjured, and about the same number wounded are in our hospitals.
The enemy are reported to have 102 of our men at
Cairo, a large number taken from our hospital on the other side.
Two gentlemen, residents of
Austin Texas, passed through
Columbus to-day, who were taken prisoners in New York on landing from a vessel from
South America.
After being held for some time, they were released, and after making their way through
Canada came down through
St. Louis, and were at
Cairo on the 6th--the day of the battle.
They report that transports were continually plying between this point and
Cairo on that day, full of dead and wounded, who were received and borne away from the boats at
Cairo on that day, full of dead and wounded, who were received and borne away from the boats at
Cairo by the citizens.
They further report that there are two g -boats finished at
St. Louis, and six on the stocks.
They bring a Chicago
Tribune, which has the candor to say the battle of the 6th was terrible on both sides.
In the midst of the battle our batteries were turned upon the gun-boats whenever they showed themselves around the bend above.
It was plain that several of our balls from
Maj. Stewart's battery struck the boat, but the amount of the damage was not known at the time.--These gentlemen now bring the report, which is confirmed, that the gun boat
Lexington has since sunk from the effects of her injuries.
’
The wounded soldiers.
The
H. R. W. Hill, in command of
Capt. Newell, arrived here soon after one o'clock, yesterday, (says the Memphis
Appeal, of the 12th,) with a considerable number of the soldiers wounded at the battle opposite
Columbus.
The following is a list of their names and condition, as near as could be obtained;
Badsher P S, shot in the leg;
Brown G. A, shot in the leg;
Berre John, shot in the foot;
Butler P C C, shot in the leg;
Burke Lawrence, shot in the leg;
Bowles G C, wounded in the shoulder;
Carroll Robinson, shot in the arm, and sick;
Cummins J A, shot through the hip;
Carroll Wm, shot in lungs Didton Pet, shot in the thigh;
Dakin George, shot in the leg;
Doyle Wiley, shot 1 the leg — dead; Dougherty Pet, shot in the foot;
Frazier M G,
Somerville, shot in the hand;
Fritz John, shot in the groin;
Gillon John, shot in the thigh and hip;
Green Chas.
E, wounded in the hand, hip and shoulder;
Hyde F P, shot in the face;
Hall Joe., shot in the thigh; Hows J S, shot in the leg;
Herron G W. shot in the neck;
Hogan John, shot in the arm;
Hill A, shot in the body;
James B W, wounded in the whist;
Jackson Reuben, wounded in the hip; Keems W H, in the leg;
Kennedy Jas, shot in the shoulder and hand;
Locke J. W, wounded in the hip; Long
Jas, shot in the hand;
Lowe Ed, shot in the arm;
Moody J. M. shot in the neck,
McNeely M
Jas A, shot in the shoulder; McGrath Et, shot in the arm; March, shot in the breast;
Manuel Thos, shot in the leg; McGinuis, shot in the leg and hand; Moreland Hryan, shot in the shoulder;
Nallas Pat, shot in the arm; Noble J T, shot in the leg; Peck Wm, shot in hip;
Reddick G. W, shot in leg; R were shot in neck and shoulder; Rets D, wounded in shoulder; Saffarraus Capt.
J, shot in the body and through the lungs;
Stith A shot in the breast;
Sweeney Patrick, shot in arm and hand; Slatterly M, shot in thighs
Taylor C, shot in lungs;
Twy Dennis, shot in leg and arm;
Teate James, wounded in shoulder; Waltree
Lt. James, shot through hip and bowels;
Walsh Thos, shot in leg; Welsh Fatrick, shot in leg;
Ware Patrick, shot in leg;
Welsh Jas, shot in knee;
Walden Gilbert, wounded in leg;
Wells E, wounded in leg;
Williams John, shot in hand;
Wilson John, shot in knee; Yaet A W. shot in neck and sides Young Frederick, wounded in shoulder.
Wiley Doyle, died on the way down.
Lieut. James Walker, son of A
J. Walker,
Esq., of this city, was taken home and died soon after reaching there.
Dr. Keller last evening reported the patient in hospital at the
Overton Hotel to be generally doing well; no deaths had occurred.
Charles Taylor, who had a capable or shot pass through his right side, breaking two or three ri its presage, as able to wag about the room yesterday.
He has the ball, which was found under the skin in the back.
Mr. John Sufferans was cheerful and able to converse yesterday; his wound to a serious one
Mr. John G. Finnle was progressing favorably.
In addition to the arrivals by the
Hill, a few patients came in yesterday by the Yuzoo.
Gen. Polks address to the army.
The following address has been issued by
Gen. Folk to the army under his command, Headquarters Fort Division,
Western Department,
Columbus Ky.,
November 13, 1861.
[General Orders, No. 20]
The
Major-General commanding, with a profound acknowledgment of the over-ruling
Providence of Almighty God, congratulates the officers and soldiers of his command on the glorious victory achieved by them at
Belmont, Mo, the 17th ult. The battle began in the morning under disadvantages that would have been discouraging to the most veteran troops.
Yet the obstinate resistance offered by a handful of men to an overwhelming force must long be a lesson to them, and the closing scenes of the day in which a routed enemy were vigorously pursued and attacked in their gun-boats, will ever be remembered in connection with that spirit of our people with has proclaimed in triumphant tones upon every battle field--‘"We can and will be free"’
By command of
Maj. Gen. Polk.
E. D. Blake,
Captain C S. A,
From the Potomac — Exchange of Frots.
From the
Fredericksburg Recover, of the 15th, we gather the following:
On Wednesday evening--as we learn from one of its omicers, who was with them — the 30th Virginia regiment, in returning from
Mathias to their old quarters, and whilst crossing from
Pratt's to Marlboro Pomt, was upon by a tag lying off in the river some fifteen times, but with the usual gratifying result of ‘"nobody hurt"’ on our side.
Smith's permanent battery, on
Pratts Point fired one shot at the tug, but it failed to reach.
Capt. Cook, however, who is almost as ubiquitous and as skillful as
Walker, come up and gave them the benefit of some seven or eight or his pills; whether they did execution we cannot say positively, but on the firing of the last gun from his battery, the tug screamed most furiously with her whistle, and backed out in ‘"good order style." ’The other tug, lying off on the
Maryland shore, came to her assistance, and they both put themselves as far out of harm's way as possible, doubtless thinking they had come upon another masked buttery.
There was heavy firing on the part of our batteries at
Evansport, for three hours, yesterday, but what it meant we are unable to say.
From the Happanannock.
The
Recorder, of the 15th, has the following paragraph in relation to Federal outrages near the mouth of the
Rappahannock:
On Wednesday, the day of the election, a Federal tug fired one bomb and a ball through the house of
Mr. Lewis H. Dix, on Curritoman river near the mouth of the Rappanannock.
seriously damaging the building and furniture, and driving his wife, children, and servants to the woods for safety.
On the same day they fired at
Mr. Shackleford's house, known as Millenbeck, but felted to strike it, and near the head of the Curritoman river or as far up as they could go burnt a vessel belonging to
Capt. Pritchard, laden with wood.
In returning down the river the tug was fire upon by
Capt. Lewis' company some five or six times, and it is said that three of the balls took effect on the tug. Certain it is, that they have not since that time returned their visit to that county.
Between the night of Wednesday the 6th and Friday the 8th, between forty and fifty slaves made good their escape.
Our informant represents business and work of all kinds as entirely suspended, and the people as in the greatest terror and excitement.
The Charleston
Courier, of the 14th, contains the following paragraph;
Peter, an intelligent colored boy, arrived in this city yesterday with his employer,
Mr. A. Litschge, from
Beaufort, by the
Savannah train.
Peter left
Beaufort Monday morning. He kept close to his employer and was one of the last to leave the own in company with the only remaining white persons there.
He reports before he left the arrival of a party of the
Yankees with a white flag.
Meeting no one, they marched up to the arsenal and around the town with their drummer playing and themselves shouting for
South Carolina.
After exploring the town they returned to their vessels.
He also says that some of the colored men who made an effort to secure the clothing left by our forces in
Forts Walker and
Beauregard were tie by the
Yankees and sent to the fleet.
The statements of Peter were vouched for by several gentlemen in our office, who saw him and who left
Beaufort some time previous.
He succeeded in bringing off most of his employer's property in tools, &c.
From the Mesilla
Times, of the 10th ult., we take the following:
‘
Three spies, captured this week near Camp Roberto, give the following as the loss on the
Northern side, in the late action near Alameda;
Capt. Morris, of the U. S. 1st Rifle regiment, wounded in the breast and leg; a lieutenant killed instantly; and seven privates killed, and eight wounded.
’
After the Indians.--The citizens of
El Paso, 150 strong, on a scout against the Indians, near Lake Santa Maria, killed seven braves.
took sixteen women and children captives, and recovered a large amount of stock that had been stolen in the
Rio Grande Valley.
The
Apaches last week stole twelve head of horses near Dona Ana, nine of which belonged to E company of the Second Texas Mounted Rifle regiment.
They were pursued forty miles, and six of the horses recovered, the Indians fleeing to the mountains with the remainder of the stock.
From Pino Alta.--An express reached here on the 8th from Pino Alto, bringing most urgent appeals for assistance.
The
Indians have Pino Alto, the copper mines, and several large trains at different points, and even a company of forty armed men from the valley perfectly beeleged.
We are informed that
Major Waller will also go to Pino Alto with a command of eighty men. He will be accompanied by about the same number of citizens of
Mesilla, under the command of
Captain Anastacid Barela.
Kiowas Massacre Three Men.--We have received from
Capt. Walker particulars of the late massacre of three of his company by the Kiowa.
Indians. A spy party of four men were sent out on 2d September. On the 3d, while at dinner near the fork of the Albuquerque and Fort Union roads, 86 miles from
Fort Stanton, they were suddenly surrounded by 30 or 40
Indians, supposed to be Kiowas, After four hours hard fighting, three or the
Americans were killed, and the fourth,
Sergeant T. A. Saunders, succeeded in making his escape, having a very fast horse.
The names of those killed are
Jas. Emmencher,
Jas. Mosses, and
T. C. Pemberton, all of
Lavaca county, Texas.
Federal vessels going South.
The Savannah
Republican, of the 12th, publishes the following extract from a letter dated
Dent's Batteries,
St. Simon's Islands November 9th:
‘"Yesterday, at about high water, one of Old Abe's fleet have in sight.
We fully expected a fight, but she gave us the go by. Since then three have passed, each running very near the bar. What does it mean?--They have not stopped at
Fernandina, as this morning is so clear we could see them if they had. We think they are defined for some point farther South to repair injuries sustained in the late engagement."’
Seizure of sale.
On Friday last, Gov,
Moore, of
Alabama, seized 1,400 sacks of salt, at the
Montgomery and West Point depot, that were being transported to avoid the enforcement of the hill against the exportation of this necessary article, which had just passed both Houses of the Legislature.
A much larger lot was on the eve of being smuggled off, but was prevented by the prompt action of the
Governor.
Wire's region.
A correspondent of the Lyasburg
religion, writing from Meadow
Ruff, under date of Nov. 7, says:
Wire's Legion is here, and all of composed of native
Virginians, are building and preparing for winter quarters here.
North Carolina regiment that belongs to the will leave here for some other point to winter.
