New York Times US
AFFAIRS ON THE MISSISSIPPI
CAIRO, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 16.
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An arrival from Helena says that last Saturday a battalion of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry went out on the St. Francis road to Lagrange, where they were attacked by the Twenty seventh Texas Rangers and driven back ten miles, when the First Missouri came to their assistance. Twelve rebels were captured, including a Lieutenant-Colonel. The health of the troops at Helena is improving.