Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-20

| ANOTHER ACCOUNT BY AN ETE-wITNEss-GESs.
MCCULLOUGH AND PRICE NOT sILLED-PAR-
TIAL LIST OF THE KILLED AND woUNDED-TuE
RETREAT, &c.
RoLLA, Mo-, Aug. l3.-Thc following addl-
tional account of the battle ut Springfield IS
furnished by an eyewitness, who left Spring
field on Sunday morning and came here on
horseback. Our army marched out of Spring.
field on Friday evening only $500 strong, the
Home Guard remaining at Springfield. The
army slept on the prairie a portion Of the night.
About sunrise on Saturday morning we drove
in the outposts Of the enemy, and soon after
the attack became general.
The attack was made in two columns BIZ
Gems. Lyons and Sturges-Gen. Sigel leading
O thanking force of about one thousand men,
with four guns, on the north of the eaemy's
camp.
The battle ragged from sunrise until one OF
two o'clock in the afternoon. The rebels in
overwhelming force charged Totten's battery
three distinct times, but were each time repul-
sed with great slaughter.
General Lyon fell early in the day. lie had
been previously wounded in the leg, and his
horse shot under him.
The Colonel of one of the Kansas regiments
having become disabled, the boys cried out TO
| General Lyon, General, you come and lead US
on" He did so, and at once put himselfin tue
front. While thus cheering his men on to the
charge, he received u ball in the left breast, ard
fell from his horse. He was asked if ne was
hurt, and replied, "No, not much" but IN 4
few minutes expired without a struggle.
Gen. Sigcl had q very severe struggle ana
finally lost three of his four guns. lbs arti!'
ery horses were shot in the harness, ana the
pieces disabled. He endeavorcd to haul them
off with a number of prisoners he had taken'
but was finally compelled to abandon them,
first however spiking, the guns and disabling
the carriages.
About one o'clock the enemy seemed to be III
great disorder, retrcating and setting lire TO
their train and baggage wagons. Our forces
were too much fatigued and cut up to pursue,
and SO the battle may be considered 4 drawn
one.
The following is i partial list of the killed
and wounded on our side:
Capt. Grant,, lst Missouri regimen, killed.
Gen. Sweeney, wounded in the leg.
Col. Mitchell, OF the Kansas volunteers, Sc
:iously wounded.
Capt. Plummer, eli the regulars, wounded.
Capt Miller, Missouri lst regiment, serious
ly wounded.
Capt. Lavender, wounded in the shoulder,
but rode back on horseback from the battle
field 10 Springfield.
Capt. Busk, slightly wounded Col. Ditz!er.
wounded in the left leg Capt. McFarlan OF
Kansas 1st Regiment, wounded, supposed NOR
tally, having his skull fractured.
Lieuts. A. c.. Agnall, L. L. Joull, Daer
and McCavagan, OF thesKansas lst Regiment,
were killed.
Lieut.. R. A. Barker, Of the same regiment,
was shot in the left hand.
The Missouri First and Iowa First Regiments
suffered most severely in the fight.
Gen. Price was not killed, IS first reported.
There were runors on the field that Ben
McCulloch had been killed, but the rebels
denied it on Saturday night.
Dr.. Mcncher, and others Of OR army, went
back with ambulances to the battlefield from
Springfield to see about the killed and wound.
ed. They found the enemy on the held, and
were considerably treated.
Gen. Lyons body had been treated with
great respect, and was brought back with some
Of the wounded to Springfield. !
Major Sturges took command on the battle
field after the death Of Gen. Lyon. Gen. SIgel
took command after the battle.
Our loss is yariously estimated Il at from l3U
to 800 killed and several hundred wounded
The enemy's loss is placed at 1000 killed and
wounded.
We captured about 100 horses Of the enemy.
The enemy carried two flags--a Confederate
and the Stars aud Stripes.
Gen. Sigel marched back to Springfield in
good order, after perfecting his arrangements,
gathering the baggage, and blowing up what
powder he could not carry, and destroying
other property which he did not wish should
fall into the hands Of the enemy.
Our troops left. Springfield on Sunday eight,
and encamped 90 miles this side Ct :hat place,
the enemy not pursuing. The only hostile de-
monstration observed during the day being the
firing of muskets at the rear guard.
General Sigel is confident that he could have
held Springfield against the force he had en-
gagged, but was fearful of reinforcemcnts to the
enemy from the Southwest, and that his line
of communication to Rolla would be cut off IN.
less he fell back.
General Lyon began the attack upon the
receipt Of intelligence that the enemy was ex-
pecting reinforcements from General Hardee's
column, which was approaching from the
A portion of the artillery Of the enemy was
admirably served and their infantry fire was
also very severe.
1t is thought that General Sigel fell back no
further than Lebanon, where reinforcements
would reach him.
LATER FROM M~ISsoCRI--TBE REPORT THAT Nc
oULLoUeH HAS BEEN KILLED DENIED.
ST. LOUIS, No, Aug. 1.-THE impression
prevails this morning among St. Louis seccs.
~sionists that Ben Mccullough was not killed
in the Springfield engagement, as reported
here yesterday.
Secessionists here claim to have information
that he advanced as far as Springfield on the
18th, Monday,) and with his staff rested there
that night.
Latest from ST. Louis.
PROTECTION OF ST. LoUIs-MARTIAL LAW
ST. Louis, August 13.-The police Office in
St. Louis was taken possession Of this evening
by the United States authorities, and special
orders issued to place the Home Guards under
arms at the various armories to be prepared for
any emergency. The city, however, is quiet
and no approximations of disturbances are felt
It is understood that Gen. Fremont will de-
clare martial law tomorrow.
A loan of S250,000 was effected from our
banks to-day by Gen. Fremont.
Heavy siege guns are being mounted to com.
mand the various approaches to the city.
1t is stated that Gen. Sigel would have lost
another gun had he not compelled the prison
ers to drag it of the field.
MARTIAL LAW PR0CI.AIMED-ARREsT OF POLICE
COMMISSIONERS
ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE following pro.
clamation has just been issued:
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