New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-28

when the hour # peril has parsed.
FROM JEFFERSON CITY TO BONNEVILLE.
We left Jefferson at o clock yesterday morning mp
on the steamer I'D. A. January" The boat was
heavily loaded with provisions for the Federal trooPs,
and brought three companies Of the 9Th missouri keei
mont (Col. S,eiieD under command OF Lieut.-Col.
White, iie fortyDine ssppers and miners led by Capt
Voers,er ian old Prussan ot.cerl, who came up WITH
us on tie "War Eagle" from Hermann, two or three
reporters and few other civilians. One Of the Mis-
sourians board inclined 10 lie ocuar at the era
of tie Teutons. 81 used TO be KnowNotbing," said
be- and considered my6elf little too good to speak
10 u German now ] never meet a Dutclman without
tsking of my hat and making low bow to him J"
German lieutenant in the 9Th Regiment was pointed
out to us ~ the subject Of newspaper paragraph
which went the rounds few months since, cbroni-
cling the fact that he drank two bundled aid ten
gasses Of lager beer in day. He has countenance
joval enough for Gambrus bimself and Lis excellent
health and indeed bis fe after such an experiment,
proves him monument of sparing mercy. Some ind-
cations Of loyalty were given in the spasely settled
country along the river in The shape Of cheers for Gen.
Lyon and the UnoD instead Of JEFF Davis and the
rartesnake flag. The women in particular were prom
nent in wingng bei handkercheia and huzzaing for
the Union. At Rocheport q strong Secession point,
our boat was ceerei, first by several women ut tie
rm-bOuses in the lower part of the town. and next ny
a party of negroes in shed the river bank. The
leveo was crowded with citizens who regarded our
boat ae she passed with suen silence. We arrived
here early last evening to find the Louisiana lat N,
White Cloud, A. Mcdowell, which constitute Gen.
Lyons feet, lying at the eyee.
MATTERS IN BONNEVILLE.
Everything is quiet in Booneville-a pleasant town
of TWO thousand people, scattered among tie bills on
The river bank-and tie Federal troops W. are on TIE
feet and encamped upon the " Fair Grounds" near
the river, are subjected 70 annoyance. We are as
sured thai twohrds of the resd, for the Union;
but there flags flying, aud it looks like partial
| iy enforced loyalty. One company OF Home Guards
exclusively Germanl has just organized, and o,her
| Union companies Of citizens OF American birth VIII
follow suit The number of Seeessioni.ts killed ct the
battle here is now ascenained TO be about twenty.
Many OF the wounded morally certain TO die, as
ext erencs In the Camp Jackson affair, and other ell
gagemenis in Missouri has demonstrated that at this
season OF the year. whenever MIN is struck IN any OF
the large bones of the body or limbs by bali from
Mimic or Shapes rife it is likely 10 prove fatal. The
weight Of the ball from ounce 10 one ounce and
half eiyes the system q sbock from which il seliom
RECEIVERS. During the engagement here two news
paper correspondents from st. Louis and one from
Now York permitted their curiosity 10 get the better
Of their discretion and strsyed so far from the Federal
forces that they could be identified They appeared
on distant hill, surveying the fight through their
res ard were taken by Gen. Lyon for scouts Of The
enemy. He bad Just ordered two or three sharp
shooters to pick them or when Of his aida, Major
| Bate recognized them and tho order was counter
manded.
| DISASTROUS ENGAGEMENT IN BENTON COUNTY.
disastrous affair occurred In the northern part Of
Benton County, eighteen miiss northeast Of WanAw,
aud about fifty south-west Of this place, last Wednes-
d.y morning. The Union men Of that vicinity, Zone
two weeks ago, obtained authority Of Gen. Lyon "
orgrniro themselves into Homo Guards. Without
waiting until they bad received arms from the Govern
ueni, they 10 indi'cree. as to organize openly
and 90 into camp the number of about 200 hundred
while lees th.n one-thifd Of them were armed. AT
O'clock last Wednesday morning, they were surprised
! Ly 100 Sece ss.cn,s from Warsaw, well armed with
rife. and sho,-guns and led by Col. Ranwatsr A
norton of the Union men were aeeep in sbsrn, where
the Seoe ssonsts upon them and their arms were
stacked ou,sde Their picket guards could not have
been well posted or exercised proper vigilance for the
first tina, was seen Of the Seoessionsts they were in
the midst VI the camp. The Union rushed for
their arms and the moment they appeared outside the
barn. deadly vouey was pourednto them Twenty
five of their number were killed, aud seventy.two
wounded As usual, large proportion Of the Union
men wese Germans. Among the killed wero J. ii.
Dohrmsn Capt. Carl Bruhl Of Pettis County "a
wealthy and educated gentleman, who was for several
Year, a lieutenant in tie PruSian service) Henry
Prefer Of Morgan County, and Messrs. Blsnken and
Schweder Of Benton County. Eight Secessonists
were killed on the spot and eight wagen-ioads VI
| their wounded were taken away. The Union men
were commanded by Col. A. ii. w. Cook, from one Of
the Eastern States who has been missing since The
| engagement. At IL o'clock the same day the Union
men rallied drove out the Secessonsts and were in
triumphant possession Of their camp OF the latest
accounts.
EXPEDITION IN PURSUIT OF GOV. JACKSON.
! AT O'Clock Wednesday night, thousand men from
this command led by Capt Totem OF the regular army,
with four pieces of artillery, left Bonneville for SYRIA
cure % miles TO the south, the Pacific Rslr I'D, in
pursuit Of Gov. Jackson, and party of Secesonists
who had rallied there. jackson fled their approach;
but at o'clock last night he was at Florence ten
niles from Syracuse, and Ls has been captured before
this tme unsss he has used his running capacities Of
which be has given such splendid specimens hitherto
with even more than his usual agility. We are in
hourly expe taton Of later from the expedition
| ITEMS ABOUT THE FLEET.
Gen. Lyon and Col. Blair have their headquarters
on board the Mcdowell, Of the Government feet.
| Gen. Lyon is the last man who would be taken for
commander Of the expedition by casual visitor. His
slight figure candy hair, red whiskers, brown linen
coat Light co,Onvss and Kossuth hat, convey no sus