Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-15
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nineteen miles south Ot thlS place, between the federal forces under General Lyon, and the re- bel troops under Ben. McCulloch, in which eight of the former were killed and thirty wounded, and forty of the latter killed and fortyfour wounded.
 General Lyon took eighty stand of arms and fifteen horses and wagons.
 l A troop of United States cavalry, two hundred and seventy strong, made charge upon body of rebel infantry, said to have been four thousand strong, cutting their way through and routing l them with loss of only five men. The charge was most gallant and terrible one several of the rebels being found with their heads cloven entire Iy through.
 l The enemy retired during the night, and Gen. | Lyon took possession of the field.
 l Another battle was momentarily expected, the enemy being in large force west of Springfield. l ANOTHER SSIExisH IN MIssoURI-Quincy,N N Elaois, August IA band of rebels, numbering ftom one thousand to twelve hundred, made an attack upon camp of Union men at Athens, Missouri, on Monday morning last at five o'clock There was considerable amount of arns and ammunition for United States troops stored at that place, under guard of the troops composing 1 this camp. The United States volunteers numbered about three hundred and fifty men, under the command Of Captain None. The fighting lasted about one hour, when the rebels retreated. In the mean lime Captain None, having heen reinforced by s5out one hundred and fifty men from Centraia Iowa, on the opposite side of the river, gave chase to the rebels for ahout mile and half killing one, taking eighteen prisoners, and cap turing thirty one horses and two secession flags 1 Several of the rebels were also wounded in the chase. After the battle, six or eight rebels were found dead on the field.
 l In the afternoon the bearer of rebel hag of truce to the Union camp was admitted They carried of fourteen killed, and as many more wounded and missing.
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 Of the Union mon there were three killed and eight wounded.
 FROM Fortress Monroe VIC have stirring news. On Friday, week ago, Gen. Magruder, with force ct 1000 men, including 2G0 cavalry and eight pieces of cannon, left Yorktown and ad- vanced toward Hampton, reaching the outskirts ot that place on Wednesday at noon. On the evening, after firing on our pickets on this side of the river, Magruder, with 800 rebels, entered the town Of Hampton, sud giving to the few in- Labstants remaining there only fifteen minutes in which to leave, set fire to the Louses end destroy ed the village. The flames ragged throughout the night, and by noon of Thursday only seven or eight houses were standing. Tie rebels retired before the morning of Thursday. Meanwhile, Col Weber's regiment was guarding the bridge, the passage of which company Of rebels at tempted to force, Leing repalscd with the loss ot three killed and six wounded.
 GARIBALD1.-The great Garibaldi has tender cd lis services to the Federal Government. The correspondence in which the offer was made and accepted took place bctwcen the American Con- sul st Genoa and Secretary Seward. The offer, of course, waa accepted, and tie rank of Major General tsaderci to the noble Italian.
 
 tain tiat Ntai.-Gen. V ool has been ordered to repair Immediately to Fortress Monroe, ard as- su1ne the command ROW in the hands Cf General Butler. How long the latter officer viii remain is not known. Of course, much is expected of Gen. Wool, and everybody says he ought to have been there long ago.
 I LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1G-No trains have been allowed to run Eastward of the Tennessee river from Memphis tliS past two days ltissupnos ed that the rolling stock is engaged n transport ing troops to Union City, Tenn.
 The National Union newspaper, of Winchest CT, Ky, yesterday, says that they have been in formed that between two and three hundred dis union troops have come into Kentucky, through Cumberland Gap, and gre marching on Barbonrs- vile, with the supposed intention of seizng fifty thousand pounds of bacon, and robbing the bank there. It is feared that ;key intend to proceed from thence to Richmond, ky
 The Unionists in the vicinity of Barboursvills have sent to 0wley, Jackson, Es.ell and other counties, where Union men are rapidly gather ing, with rifles and shot guxs.
 The Extra says that the above is reliable, but we have no means of verifying it here. EXPLOIT OF THE CosE. FoURTH.-A few days since some of the boys of the 4th Regiment went into the country, about seven miles from camp When they came to house, they enqured if there was cannon there; they said no. The boys, not believing the secesh, surrounded the house and commenced an examination, and on removing tie floor of aa old smoke house and five CT six bushels of earth, they came upon a beautiful cannon, bright and nice as 8 new dol lar, and weighing 1700 lbs. They brought it to camp and mounted 1t on some rocks in front of the Colonels tent in such position as to sweep the road between the camp and the magazine. l RETURN OF PRINCE NApoLEoN-Prince Napo- leon was cordially received at Manassas Juno | tion, and reviewed about 6,000 rebels. He was pressed by Gems. Beauregard and Johnson to visit Richmond, but declined. He refuses, of course, to say anything about the fortifcations, but it is rumored that he had after his return a private interview with Gen Mcclellan
 Some of his suite report about 60,000 troops at Manassas. They are dirty, ragged and look ed half starved. Five regiments of infantry and two of cavalry are at Fairfax. They have but few pieces of field artillery, and there are no signs of any intention to fortify the place. Maryland regiment stationed there broke out tLuo. .I,.,, ,,,d +b,oo k;n for Ma