St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-06-27

The Posi- says Lord Xons yesterday
presented to the President dispatches
from his Government cohscyiny strong IS.
surapces of the desire TO preserve friendly
relations with the country and to avoid all
interference in our domestic affairs Lord
Lyons also stated that his Government
had determined not to admit any prizes
taken BY Southern priyatecrs into British
ports. 1870 -.
JEFFERSON, Mo, June 10.-Tbe
steamer Sunrise FROM. Boonyiller reached
here this evening, with the official tc:o5niir-
nation Of the defeat OF the State forces at
that place on Monday last. The official
statement Of the number killed is not re-
ceived, but the loss Of the State troops is
not over twenty OF the Federal forces
two were killed, and nine wounded and
one missing. The State troops numbered
! over two thousand and it is said lost about
fifteen hundred stand sof arms, consider
able quantity of. ammunition and num-
Der OF horses and mules Gen. Price re-
signed and went home, previous to the bat
tie. Gov. jackson is supposed TO- have
gone to Arkansas ',-; - >-'',,'-
~ -" WASHINGTON, June 20.
The Secretary Of War telegraphed TO-
day to Gov. Curtin for more Itroops. A
similar message We learn: has; been sent TO-
Gov. Morgan and other States
1t is deemed advisable that regiments
now accepted should be ready for the field
at the earliest moment.
. There are froin twenty-five to thirty
thousand troops on Tie Virginia side with
in ten miles of the Potomac. On this
side there are from thirty to forty thousand
ready to Cross at moments notice. Should
the enemy advance from Fairfax, they
| will meet not only the number of troops
first mentioned, bat a flank movement Will
be made by force at least ten. thousand
strong, stationed on the river, six miles
above this city. The Federal army will be
fully thirty thousand strong, while that of
the rebels cannot be more than fifteen or
twenty thousand at furthest.
Contracts for six hundred of the Grif:
len guns were ordered to day. Gen. Meiys
strongly recommended it.
New YORK, June 2l.
Ihe Worlds correspondent says infor-
nation was received yesterday by the steam
er Africa, that sixty officers in the Prus
sian army have been granted leave of ab-
scnce for two years. Their service will
soon be rendered to the United States for
that length Of time
We learn, on excellent authority, that
the Bavaria, recently arrived, broug ght one
hundred aud seventy cases Of arms, and
many boxes double the usual size. The
number Of arms is estimated at from eight
to ten thousand stands
|, It is said that the rebels are now erect
ing strong masked batteries opposite the
Rip Raps since the successful experiment
with Sawyer's gun, Important events arc
expected at that place. From ten to twen-
ty Nirginians come to Fort Monroe daily
to take the oath Of alleSiancc.
WAsH1SGroN, June 21.
A party Of rebels came up the Potomac
last night and attempted to fire Long
Bridge. They were fired upon by our
troops, four Or five killed, a number wound
ed, aud the balance, 10 in in number, ta-
ken prisoners, and arc now at the arsenal
The rebels were provided with powder and
matches to destroy the bridge: r::1sa1 od.
The National Republican this morning
says it is probable Congress will place
means at1the hands of the President for
the colonization of such of: our ,colored
people as desire to emigrate. to Hayti, and
that the contraband slaves now held by
the Federal troops will be included in this
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