Lieut. Tosk says that it is undeniable that | may soon hear more exciting news from the the officers of Jackson's troops displayed great Southwest. ability in their manœuvres, showing much strategic skill, but the men were raw and undisciplined, their inexperience in the art of war leading them continually into danger.

Notwithstanding their losses, the State troops still held their position so far as to cut off Siegel's advance over the creek, and that officer was compelled to retreat in the direction of Carthage, Jackson's men following and surrounding the column on three sides. During

the retreat, firing by the infantry was kept up, and in this way the cavalry was kept at some distance. Siegel's command got back to Carthage at 6 o'clock, and at once undertook to

enter the woods about a mile distant. This

THE UNION TROOPS IN THE BATTLE.

The troops engaged under Colonel Siegel, were composed of the whole of the Third Regiment and a battalion of the Fifth Regiment of Missouri Union Volunteers, as follows:

THIRD REGIMENT OF MISSOURI UNION VOLUNTEERS.

Colonel commanding expedition, Franz Siegel. FIRST BATTALION.-First Artillery Company, Company A-Capt. Henry Bishop; Company designated as Company A-Capt. Backoff; B-Capt. D. Conrath; Company C-Capt. Cramer; Company D-Capt. Zais.

SECOND BATTALION.-Second Artillery Com

FIFTH REGIMENT OF MISSOURI UNION VOLUNTEERS.

Colonel, C. E. Salomon; Lieutenant-Colonel, C. D. Wolff.

movement was strongly and desperately resist-pany, designated as Company E-Capt. Wiled, Jackson's men feeling that once in the tim-kins; Company F-Capt. Hartmann; Company ber they could do nothing, being on horseback. G-Capt. Hackmann; Company H-Capt. J. An effort to rally the cavalry to a charge was E. Stroudtmann; Company I-Capt. F. E. Schreiner. made, which brought the whole of the infantry into action. After some hard fighting, Col. REGIMENTAL STAFF.-Adjutant, C. HeinSiegel got his men into the woods, and so covered ricks; Quartermaster, C. E. Stark; Ordhis retreat as to force the State troops to relin-nance Officer, F. Koerner. quish the further prosecution of the fight for the night. The latter returned to Carthage with the evident purpose of renewing the battle in the morning. Lieut. Tosk, without any positive information on the subject, thinks that in this last engagement near Carthage, Jackson's men must have suffered a loss of not less than two hundred killed. He says that during the whole day the loss on the National side was but eight killed and forty-five wounded, though we understand that the despatches of Col. Siegel to Col. Harding, at the Arsenal, place the number of killed at twenty-four. The report that Lieut.-Col. Wolff was killed is erroneous, the only officer even wounded being Captain Stoudtman, of Siegel's regiment.

Col. Siegel, notwithstanding the great fatigue of the day-his men being in action nearly twelve hours, and suffering severely from the heat and from lack of water-ordered his men to press on in retreat from Carthage. A forced march was made to Sarcoxie, in the south-east corner of Jasper County, (Carthage being the county seat,) a distance of twelve or fourteen miles. There they went into camp at 3 o'clock Saturday morning. In the afternoon of the next day the retreat was continued to Mount Vernon, in Lawrence County, sixteen or eighteen miles east of Sarcoxie, where Siegel took a stand, and where his head-quarters were located when Lieut. Tosk left, which was at 4 o'clock on the evening of the 7th.

We should have stated that our informant says that the cannon of the State troops was only provided with round balls, and was worked by very poor artillerists.

Lieut. Tosk met Gen. Sweeny with his force five miles from Mount Vernon, and Col. Brown 16 miles from there, so that the army under Col. Siegel had been largely augmented, and we

(As Colonel Salomon was in command at Springfield at last advices, doubtless the battalion was under the charge of Lieutenant-Colonel Wolff, who has since been reported killed.)

Company A-Capt. N. Cole; Company BCapt. L. G. Gottschalk; Company C-Capt. J. Nemett; Company D-Capt. C. Mehl; Company E-Capt. Richardson; Company FCapt. Arnaud, M. D.; Company G-Capt. C. E. Stark, M. D.; Company H-Capt. W. J. Hawkins; Company I-Capt. C. Meisner; Company K-Capt. S. Flagg.

The balance of the men was composed of regulars, a small body of which had joined the command previous to the departure from Springfield.

NEW YORK "WORLD'S" NARRATIVE.

ST. LOUIS, July 10. Lieut. Tosk, of Col. Siegel's artillery, a veteran soldier, who has seen active service in the Hungarian war, and in the Crimea, arrived here with despatches for Col. Harding, at the arsenal. He was in the engagement at Carthage, and gives the following interesting account of the fight:

Shortly after the arrival of Colonel Siegel at Springfield, on the 23d ult., hearing that the robel troops, under Jackson, were making their way southwardly through Cedar County, he proceeded with his command, numbering something over a thousand men, and a small field battery, towards Mount Vernon, for the pur pose of intercepting him. Arrived at that point, he learned that Gen. Price, in command of twelve hundred State troops, was encamped at Neosho, the county seat of Newton County,

and situated in the southwest corner of the | and 6-pounders in the rear, and commenced State. His object there was to prevent Jack-falling back in a steady and orderly manner, son going south, or Price going north. He ap- firing as we went. We proceeded, with hardly pears to have decided to move southwardly and capture Price if possible, and afterwards attend to the recreant Governor.

a word to be heard except the orders of the officers, until we reached our baggage wagons, which had approached with the two companies As he neared Neosho, on the 30th, the re- left in reserve. They were formed (fifty wagports began to come in of the strength of Price, ons) into a solid square, and surrounded by the until his force was swelled to thirty-five hun- infantry and artillery, as before. The retreat dred men, including Arkansas volunteers. The was without serious casualty until we apinhabitants expressed their welcome for Col.proached the Dry Fork Creek, where the road Siegel, and detailed the most pitiable accounts passes between bluffs on either side. The cavof the oppression of the rebel soldiers. They alry of the enemy, 800 strong, had concentrated had seized horses, corn, provisions, and mer- on the opposite side of the creek, to cut us off. chandise, without in many cases giving even Colonel Siegel ordered two more cannon to the the worthless orders on the State treasury; right and left oblique in front, and then by a considerable apprehension was felt on the ap- concentrated cross-fire poured in upon them a proach to Neosho for the success of the little brisk fire of canister and shrapnell shell. The band. But on the 1st instant the whole force confusion which ensued was terrific. Horses, entered the town without opposition, the va- both with and without riders, were galloping liant chivalry having hastily retreated upon and neighing about the plain, and the riders in hearing of the approach of the Federals. As a perfect panic. We took here two or three they were principally mounted on stolen steeds, prisoners, who, upon being questioned, said Col. Siegel relinquished the pursuit further their force numbered about 5,500, and expressed south, for obvious reasons, and encamped in their astonishment at the manner in which our Neosho. On the 2d he learned that the forces troops behaved. of Price, Rains, and Jackson had united at Dry Fork Creek, eight miles north of Carthage. He communicated with Brig.-Gen. Sweeny-who had arrived at Springfield in the meantime who directed him to proceed at once to attack the rebel camp. Accordingly he took up his line of march on the 4th, and on the morning of the 6th came upon the enemy in great force. Our command was about 1,200 strong, including a part of Colonel Salomon's regiment. We met the enemy in camp, in an open prairie, three miles beyond Dry Fork. We could not discover many infantry, but numbers of cavalry. Approaching within 800 yards, we took our position. The artillery was placed in front; we had on our left two 6-pounders; in our centre, two 6-pounders and two 12-pounders; and two 6-pounders on our right. The enemy, who occupied the highest ground in the prairie, had in position one 6-pounder on the right and left, and in his centre one 12 and two 6-pounders. The fight commenced at half-past nine, when large bodies of infantry began to appear. The firing of the enemy was wretched. I have seen much artillery practice, but never saw such bad gunnery before. Their balls and shells went over us, and exploded in the open prairie. At 11 o'clock we had silenced their 12-pounder and broken their centre so much that disorder was apparent. After the first five shots the two Secession flags which they carried were not shown. They displayed the State flag, which we did not fire at. At about 2 o'clock the cavalry attempted to outflank us, on both right and left. As we had left our baggage trains three miles in the rear, not anticipating a serious engagement, it was necessary to fall back to prevent their capture. Colonel Siegel then ordered two 6-pounders to the rear, and changed his front, two 6-pounders on the flanks, and the 12

We proceeded, after capturing about 35 horses, toward Carthage. Just before entering the town, at about 6 o'clock, we brought up at Buck Creek, where three companies of infantry conspicuously posted themselves on the bank, while the rest, in two columns, made a small circuit around the town, which is situated near the creek. The artillery then poured in a well-directed fire upon the village. The horsemen started out in affright, and our soldiers brought them down with fearful effect. This was the heaviest charge of the whole day. No regular volley of musketry had been ordered until this time, and the Minié rifles carried their leaden messengers through man and horse with damaging effect. The enemy must have lost fully two hundred men in this skirmish. Night was approaching as we passed through Carthage. The remnant of the horsemen of the rebels were scattered in all directions; their forces were coming up in our rear, and we concluded to make for the woods on the Mount Vernon road. We could not have captured the entire force without some loss; and as we were acting without orders, thought it prudent to withdraw with our advantage.

We took in all forty-five prisoners, some of them officers; those taken at the Dry Creek at 5 o'clock reported about 200 killed, and as the heaviest fighting was done afterwards, I estimate their loss at near 500. Our loss up to the time I left, was eight killed and missing, and forty-five wounded. As we brought off our wounded and dead, it is probable this may reduce the mortality list.

The rebels halted at Carthage, and hoisted the Secession rag, when our artillery wheeled, and in a few minutes were in position, and firing. Shot and shell were whistling over their heads when the flag disappeared from our view. We

then kept on our way to Mount Vernon, where | had been seen a few miles north of Carthage, we were ordered to rendezvous, expecting to meet Gen. Sweeny.

Jasper County. Col. Siegel immediately ordered all troops under arms, and after a short march, had the good fortune to find the report confirmed, by meeting the enemy on an open prairie, about ten miles north of Carthage. Col. Siegel's command consisted of eight companies of his own (Third) regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Hassendeubel; seven companies of the Fifth Regiment, Colonel Salomon, and two batteries of artillery, consisting of eight field-pieces, under Major Backof. The forces of the enemy numbered five thousand five hundred, at least three thousand of which were mounted, and a battery of artillery-four sixpounders and one twelve-pounder. Generals Price and Rains commanded the State troops in person.

The mounted rebels were armed principally with shot-guns, of which we have taken several. Their firing was bad, and their shots fell short of us, as much as their shells went over us. Major Birkhoff, Col. and myself had horses shot under us. I had a ball through the hat. Our wounded are not very dangerous, which is likely to be different with the other side, for the Minié balls make an ugly wound. The State forces were under the command of Gens. Parson and Rains. Jackson was not present, nor was Price. Their whereabouts is not known. We were sorry when night came; we could have worried them out without any sacrifice on our part. We fired from our guns 95 rounds of shot and shell. There was very little firing from the musketry, as we could not get near their main body. Our men acted with the most perfect discipline. I have seen some of the best regiments in Europe in action; they cannot excel the coolness and intrepidity of our volunteers while surrounded with a superior force. I left Mount Vernon on the 7th, the At half-past ten o'clock the attack comsecond day after the battle. I carried de- menced by our artillery opening a strong fire spatches to Springfield on the 6th and returned, against the centre of the enemy. The aim was and on the Sunday left for St. Louis. I made so effective that in less than one hour the enthe trip to Rolla, 154 miles from Mount Ver-emy's twelve-pounder was dismounted, and by nou, in twenty-nine hours. Met Gen. Sweeny three miles this side of Mount Vernon and Col. Brown thirty miles; the former with 500 men and the latter about 800.

NEW YORK "TIMES'" NARRATIVE.

The position of the State troops was well chosen and gave them a great advantage, which was more than balanced, however, by our superior artillery. Three flags floated over their ranks, two Secession flags, which our splendid artillerists soon made to lick the dust, and in the centre the State flag of Missouri.

noon the whole battery of the State troops was silenced. Repeatedly the columns of the enemy gave way under the heavy fire, but rallied again, until our infantry, which had heretofore remained in security behind the batteries, were ordered to advance, when the centre of the Sr. Louis, Wednesday, July 10, 1861. enerny at once was broken. To remedy this Our city was thrown into a state of feverish disaster, about seventeen hundred of the enemy's excitement to-day, by the news of a great bat- cavalry were ordered to fall back, and by a side tle which was reported to have been fought in movement try to get possession of Col. Siegel's the vicinity of Carthage, between the United baggage train, which had been left some three States forces, under Col. Siegel, and the rebel miles behind on the road, and thus encircle and troops, under Gens. Price and Rains. The cut him off from retreat. But this manœuvre most contradictory statements were afloat and did not succeed. The moment that Col. Siegel published by the several newspapers, the State saw what was intended, he ordered his men to Journal affirming the total rout and destruction retreat, which was done in the greatest order, of Col. Siegel's corps d'armée, while, on the at the same time giving word to the baggage other side, it was maintained that our troops train to advance. Before the enemy's design had achieved the most glorious victory which could be carried out, Col. Siegel had his baghad yet shed lustre on the Star-Spangled Ban-gage train in safety. The wagons were placed ner in the present campaign. The great numerical superiority of the enemy, whose forces were known to outnumber 7,000, while Col. Siegel's whole command did not reach 4,000, led us, at first, to doubt a real victory, and it was not until late in the evening that all doubts were dispelled, by the arrival of a messenger direct from Col. Siegel, with despatches to the commander of the Arsenal. This messenger, Lieut. M. Tosk, of the artillery attached to Col. Siegel's regiment, came by the evening train of the Pacific Railroad, and brought a full account of the glorious victory.

After having made further endeavors to meet the enemy on the 4th, early on the morning of the 5th, Col. Siegel was advised that the enemy

in the centre of his column, protected in the front by Major Backof's artillery and Col. Salomon's battalion, and in the rear by Col. Siegel's eight companies.

By this time it was 4 o'clock P. M. Our troops had suffered a loss of only about twenty killed and forty wounded, while the enemy's loss was stated by some of their officers, who had been taken prisoners, to amount at least to two or three hundred. This difference in the list of killed is mainly due to the efficient use of our artillery, which mowed down the enemy, while our troops were scarcely hurt by the fire from the miserable battery on the other side.

Having thus placed his baggago train in a sure position, Col. Siegel followed the enemy,

who had now taken position on the bluffs on the south side of a creek, cutting through the only road leading to Carthage. Here Gen. Price thought his State troops could cut off all further progress of Siegel's forces, and at the first show of a retreat fall on their rear with his cavalry and cut them to pieces. To Col. Siegel it was absolutely necessary to pass the creek and clear the road to Carthage, as he could not run the risk of being surrounded by an army of such a numerical superiority by remaining where he was, or of retreating. To dupe the enemy, he ordered his artillery to oblique, two pieces to the right and two to the left, following the movement with part of his force.

The enemy, supposing it to be Siegel's intention to escape them by cutting a road at their extreme sides, immediately left the road leading over the bluffs, south of the creek, to Carthage, and advanced to the right and left, to prevent Siegel's forces from crossing their line. But scarcely had they advanced within four hundred yards of our troops, when our artillery suddenly wheeled round, and poured a most terrific volley of canister on the rebel cavalry, from both sides. Simultaneously our infantry was ordered to advance at doublequick step across the bridge, and in a few minutes the whole body of State troops were flying in all directions. Not a show of resistance was made. Eighty-one horses, sixty-five double shot-guns, and some revolvers fell into the hands of our troops. Some fifty prisoners were taken, and from them the number of killed was ascertained to amount to nearly three hundred. Very few on our side were lost.

After this splendid achievement, Col. Siegel proceeded to move toward Carthage, the road to which place was now open. But all along the road, squads of the State troops kept at the side of our forces, though not daring to attack, and were occasionally saluted by a discharge from the rifles of our infantry. Arriving at Carthage, Col. Siegel found it in possession of the enemy; a Secession flag, waving from the top of the court-house, was quickly shot down by our troops.

very inefficient, and their cavalry could be of
little use. The battle raged for over two hours,
from quarter-past six to half-past eight o'clock,
and was altogether the most hotly contested
encounter of the day. Over two hundred of
the rebels bit the dust; our loss was eight kill-
ed, and some twenty wounded.
One officer,
Capt. Strodtmann, was wounded. Our cannon
fired 95 rounds. When the enemy retreated
to Carthage, about a mile from the place of
the engagement, Col. Siegel had got his troops
into the wood, where they were secure from
any further attack.

Although exhausted from ten hours' severe fighting in the heat, and suffering intensely from thirst, Col. Siegel ordered his forces to press on towards Sarcoxie, where they arrived on Saturday morning. On Sunday afternoon the retreat was continued to Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, where he has since been reinforced by Col. Brown's regiment of Home Guards, and Gen. Sweeeny, with another detachment of Home Guards.

Thus the first serious conflict between the United States troops and the rebels has been fought in Missouri, by our brave German Missouri volunteers, resulting in a brilliant victory. Gen. Lyon will perhaps repent that he delayed so long at Boonville, and was thereby prevented from being present and sharing the honors of this glorious victory with Col. Siegel.

That Col. Siegel would fight, and when fighting be victorious, none who knew him ever doubted. He is, perhaps, the best educated tactician we have in Missouri, and has gained a valuable experience in actual warfare, in Schleswig-Holstein and Baden, during the revolutionary period of 1848. His soldiers love and admire him, and his regiment is the best drilled of all our volunteer regiments. When ho fights, he means fight, and is not so very humane as to confine himself to taking prisoners, merely for the pleasure of letting them run again. Ilis appointment to the rank of Brigadier-General has long been urged by his friends, though his own modesty would prevent him from aspiring to a higher rank than he now holds. Perhaps none of our officers deservo a promotion more than Col. Siegel, and in his case everybody would know that a promotion was not given on account of national

Col. Siegel now found it necessary to retire to Sarcoxie, eight miles southwest of Carthage, as his ammunition was beginning to give out, and it was necessary to connect again with the balance of our South-western army, concen-ity, but by reason of merit. trated at Mount Vernon and Springfield. The road to Sarcoxic passes around Carthage, and is covered by heavy woods, which it was Col. Siegel's object to gain, since the State troops at Carthage, almost altogether cavalry, could not

follow him there.

The State troops seem to have behaved better than usual in these engagements, and would undoubtedly have met with better success, if they had not been so miserably armed. Besides, their cavalry was altogether disproportionate to their infantry, and was rather a hindrance than otherwise. The artillery did the fighting, and as the enemy's battery was silenced two hours after the commencement of the battle, it was all on one side. This accounts for the heavy loss on the enemy's side, over seven hundred, and the small loss on ours, amount

Fully aware of this, the enemy had taken his position on the road leading into the woods, prepared to dispute Col. Siegel's advance to the last. The most desperate conflict now commenced; the infantry on both sides engaging for the first time. Our troops fought splendidly, and for the first time the rebel troops screw-ing only to twenty-eight. ed up some courage. But their arms were

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SKIRMISH AT NEWPORT NEWS, VA.,
JULY 5, 1861.

FORTRESS MONROE, Sunday, July 7.
ON Thursday evening Capt. Hammel, of
Hawkins's Zouaves, having suspicions of the
presence of a scouting party of rebels not more
than three miles from Newport News, volun-
teered, with a company of twenty-five men, to
ascertain the fact. The offer was accepted by
Col. Phelps, and at dark the party set out.
When two miles from camp they halted, and
one of the officers walked on a few rods to a
spot where, for several weeks, has lain the top
of a broken carriage by the side of the road.
In this the officer sat down to rest. A few
moments afterward Capt. Hammel's party, still
halting, were alarmed at the sound of four
shots in the direction the officer had taken.
They sprang to their arms and hastened for-
ward. While the officer had been resting in
the carriage two horsemen had fired upon him,
he returning their fire with two shots from his
revolver, when the horsemen caught a glimpse |
of the main party and decamped in haste.

A pursuit was ordered, but, after marching rapidly a mile, was given up, and the party camped by the roadside. All was quiet during the night, and at about 4 o'clock A. M. the march was resumed. They had not gone more than a hundred yards when they came upon four rebel horsemen and fired. The dragoons immediately fled.

They marched on till nearly 5 o'clock, when a number of the enemy were discovered lying in the bushes. Capt. Hammel with great coolness ordered his men to break ranks and cach pick his man, and, if possible, fire from behind a tree. The order was scarcely given when his men discharged their pieces into the bushes, with what effect is not known. The fire was quickly returned, and two or three volleys had been exchanged, when a rebel officer, apparently a colonel, screamed out, Stop, stop! For God's sake stop! You're shooting your own men! Don't you remember the squad that went out last night with Capt. -?" "WASHINGTON WASHINGTON! he shouted at the top of his voice, and dashed into the road, with another officer by his side.

officer had a gun in his hand, and in falling dropped it. Several rebels immediately sprang from the bushes and, seizing the officers and the gun, dragged all in with them, leaving the ground covered with blood.

The firing continued about fifteen minutes, and several others are supposed to have been killed and wounded. The rebels then turned to retreat, and were running up the road in great confusion when a detachment of about eighty dragoons, with a field-piece, made their appearance sweeping down to the rescue. Capt. Hammel's Zouaves loaded immediately, and the flying rebels rushed on toward the approaching cavalry. At just the instant when they met and were mingled in most embarrassing confusion, the Zouaves rushed from their ambuscade and fired, every man his gun into the mass. The scene which followed was perfectly indescribable. Yells, and shrieks, and groans, and imprecations rent the air. The horses many of them wheeled short, trampling upon and mangling the infantry, who had fled to them bearing their dead and wounded. One or two attempts were made to rally, but in vain. While this scene of confusion was going on several fell from their horses, supposed to have been killed by the fire of the Zouaves. Meantime, while they were loading foranother fire, the rebels took to flight in unmanageable confusion.

On the spot where they were camped subsequently were found knapsacks and guns and revolvers, and a great variety of camp equipage scattered around, and mattresses covered with clotted blood. A pursuit was not made by Capt. Hammel and his company, (not a single one of whom was injured in the skirmish), on account of the great superiority in numbers of the rebel force. The affair took place on the road near the shore of the river, and Capt. H. returning hastily to camp, several companies were promptly sent out to sustain his men, while he went up the river on the Monticello, from which a number of shells were thrown into the vicinity supposed to be occupied by the enemy. After the firing had continued for a short time a messenger from the land force was sent requesting a cessation. The request was complied with, when the companies marched on to a distance of about eight miles from Newport News without finding any of the rebels, though seeing many indications of their flight.

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-N. Y. World.

"Washington was undoubtedly the rebel watchword. He and the men who then rose were attired in a costume almost like that of the Vermont Regiment, and for a moment Capt. Hammel and his men looked at them with surprise. The next instant, however, the FIGHT AT MIDDLE-FORK BRIDGE, VA., white bands around their hats were discovered, and Capt. H. ordered his men to fire. The order was obeyed, Sergeant Martin picking the rebel colonel, and another by his side, both armed with Minié rifles, selecting the other officer. When they fired both rebels fell. The officer was shot in the left side, and the other apparently in the neck or head. The second

JULY 6, 1861.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati Commercial gives the following account of this skirmish:

BUCKHANNON, Va., July 7. A gallant band of fifty Buckeyes, Third Ohio Regiment, under Capt. O. A. Lawson, of