Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-20
From North Missouri.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
ST. LOUIS, June l8, 1861.
The following account of the Independence
affair is derived by the Democrat from . response
BILE informant:
He states that he left Lexington. Mo which is
thirty-two miles from Independence, last Saturday
morning, and gives tho particulars which had
reached that place. As these particulars were
from rebel sources, it is partly exaggerated
against the e. S, troops. On last Thursday eye n
ssas sP6sr eds Fl Gss hHR' HsEs
pendence, they suddenly came upon largo de-
tachmcnt of State troops, occupying position at
the top of a. hill, with cannon commanding the
road. The cavaary were some distance in advance
Of the main body Of the U. s. infantry. which
numbered four or Eve hundred mon. Immediate
ly on coming in sight, the cavalIy rode upon the
State troops, fred, and. made precipitate retreat
The fre was returned by the State troops with
their small arms-tne cannon TO: some reason tail
ing to 20 Of. The loss Of tho Federal troops 10
reported 1t 3; that Of the State troops Is 4,
cf whom was Col. Holloway, in command OF State
troops. Col. Holloway WAS formerly in the U. s.
Army, and was . resident Of Cass county, Mo.
There was no pursuit Of the cavalry, and on
Friday the State troops were concentrated At Blue
Mills, taking strong position and awaiting an
expected attack from the Government officer.
Our Informant states positively that no other en-
gagement had occurred in that vicinity. Lexng
ten. Is Is stated above, is but 80 miles from lnde-
depende nee, and if any other fighting had taken
place ON Thursday night or Friday morning, the
news would certainly have reached Lexington be-
fore the hour Of his departure from that city on
Saturday morning.
Moreover, he states that the steamer H. d. Be-
con, which arrived ct Lexington from above on
Saturday, and on which he took passage to Bruns-
wick, passed Independence on Friday af ernoon, and
at that place the Captain says there was news
Of any engA Agement, but the skirmish which took
place on Thursday evening".
In regard 70 the loss of q. s. troops our inform
ant stats there were Q number Of reports iK Lex
ington, one Of which Was to the effect that an old
lady in the neighborhood Of the fight saw the
cavalry 20 past her house with seven or eight
horses without riders. 1t was reported that the
cannon on the hill missed fre in consequence Of
some traitor in tho camp having dampensd the
touch hole. Great confusion followed the firing
Of the cavalry, and il was asserted b. some that
Col. Holloway was killed BY the guns of his own
men. Our informant passed across the country
from Brunswick 70 Lacsds, portion Of the way
on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rsilroad, from
whence he came homo BY the Hannibal and Ke,-
kuk line Of steamers, arriving hare this morning
At Macon City he saw Col. Bates Of tfe Iowa
volunteers, and who stated that his regiment
would proceed TO Bonneville last night, taking the
North Missouri Railroad to Renwick Station, and
marching rapidly across Howard county, thirty or
forty miles to Bonneville.
He expected to arrive at Bonneville this even
ing:
fcrmant. We hink they are fair and reliable.