Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-07-13
FRIDAY
FEDERAL CONGRESS :!
Missourians Gain'd Victory
FEDERAL TROOPS SLAUGHTERED
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, July Il.-Gen. Scott's orr ders is that telegraph correspondence be suppressed.
 Difficulties regarding ~the Mexican treaty precludes direct mail communication. resolution expelling Southern members passed yeas thirty-two, to ten. In the House Vallandigham offered amend ment, no portion of money to be used in sub )ugating any State, and holding them as con- qnered provinces, or for interfering with slavery in any State-rejected. FROM VIRGINIA. BUCHANAN, July l.-Reconnoitering party ventured too near Southerners--one killed and wounded.
 Skirmishes during the past two days rather bloody.
 Southerners strongly entrenched. If they make determined stand heavy loss of life inevitable. Mcclellan was to have attacked them this morning.
 SENATE-Fessenden of Maine, reported House bill for pay of volunteers, appropriating five and three quarters of millions, passed.
 House bill reported appropriation to carry on Government referred to a committee on whole.
 Stevens hoped that the committee on ways and means would have business up so that the Houses could adjourn on Thursday next. Con- mittee disposed give the government every thing it asked.
 Lovejoy wont vote to increase standing army.
 WASHINGTON, July 12.--Speeches and votes indicate five representatives and seven sena- tors opposed administration.
 FROM ILLINOIS.
 QUINCY, July 11.-State Cavalry appeared at Monroe station. Missourians routed feder- als, burnt station house, six coaches, eighteen cars and tore the track up on each side of the town. Messenger here for assistance, he re- ports Col Smith and fifty men taken prisoners. Capt McAlister and men of the 10th Hi. nois regiment was killed miles this side of Monroe. They were caught by ambush.
 One thousand cavalry and infantry leave Col. Smiths successor tonight.
 Bridge between Hannibal and Palmyra has been burned.
 FROM VIRGINIA.
 FORTRESS MONROE, July 11.-Quaker City captured Army Warwick with five thousand sacks of coffee, mostly owned in Richmond. Skirmishing continues. Four invaders have been killed and seven wounded.
 ROARING SUN, July 12.--Mc Clellan's col umn is feeling it's way cautiously.
 Southerners seem reinforced since our ap- proach, and are working with great energy.
 Mcclellan will feel southerners this after noon.
 FROM WISCONSIN.
 MILWAUKEE, July 11.-Bank and bankers have paid Zouaves thousand gold dollars for shooting their fellow citizens.
 FROM MISSOURI.
 ST. LOUIS. July 11.-Catron issued habeas corpus for ex-senator Green and refused pe- ttion of Capt. Campbell.
 The State Journal of Thursday has the fol- lowing telegraph, received last night. 1t says: Fight in South West commenced at ten o'clock hetwean State troops and federals under Zeig- Ter and others, twelve miles beyond Carthage, and resulted in federal troops being complete ly routed, with great slaughter. They were pursued fourteen miles, to a point two miles beyond Carthage, where night ended the slaughter Federal troops, arms and equip page captured. Journal further learns, by letter from Gen. Parsons, said to have been received in Jefferson City, that he, Parsons. after pursuit surrounded Zeigler's forces and demanded surrender. ZeigIer stipulated that men march without arms, put hnaiIy agreed to an unconditional surrender. Among the killed were Col. B. Gratz Brown and Solo, mon Dollman
 ST. JOSEPH, July 11.-An attempt was made to capture train at Monroe, but it backed out in time and returned. j..
 Hudson telegraph wire being cut we have no reliable news
 Sr LOUIS, July I2.-Houses of patriots were opened Thursday night for rejoicing Dutch garden keepers and actors are not so prated of their fellows, Zeigler and Beern- stein. Numbers of foreigners are reported leaving in fright. .;
 Four hundred Col. McNeilps reserve guard removed type and paper from State Journal office, reading order from Lyon prohibiting further publication.
 Special despatches from Warsaw to St; Louis Republican,, reiterates annihllatlon of Zeigler's command
 FROM MASSACHUSETTS,.
 BosToN, July 12.-Privateers of Jeff. Dhyis have captured three vessels off Hatteras.