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The Battle Near Springfield.

Last week we published an account of
the battle near Springfield, No, between
the rebel forces under Ben. McCULLooH,
and the Union troops under the brave
Gen. LYON, who lost his life in the cause
of his country. The defeat of our army,
and the loss Of Gen LYON in this battle,
is ascribed to the neglect of our own gov
eminent in not furnishing him troops, for
it is well known fact that for weeks be
has been calling for re Inducements. The
Secretary of War, however, had rather as
sist his friends in stealing soldiers rations
and clothing, than attending to the wants
of Gen, LYON and his army. The Chicago
Tribune, the leading Republican paper in
the North West, for its bad treatment of
Gen. LYON, comes down on the Admins
tration in the following manner:
''If the heart of the country has been
wrung by the untimely death of Lyon, it
has been agonized by the thought that the
loss was needless, the disaster gratuitous
and criminal on the part Of those in whose
power it vas, lorg ago, to have reinforced
him. Six regiments of troops from Wis
consin and one from Minnesota, have been
drawn away from the North West-for
what recorded purpose! Two of them
were in the fight at Bull Run, and were
pretty we'll decimated. The other five
bou Il TT
Harper's Ferry and Baltimore, taking the
most circuitous routes to Washington over
Cameron's railroads, while the gifted and
gallant soldier in the southwest was left
to perish. Shall these facts be patent and
we not speak them, lest somebody's conf
dence be weakened in some high official (?
God forbid F! The country has been brought
to the verge of ruin by glaring imbecility.
St. Louis is only saved to-day by troops
who fought their rag through the Var
office against the determined opposition Of
the tSecretary."
If the following letter from St. Louis to
the New York World is true, it seems
that Missouri is to be sacrificed to the reb>
els by the "powers that be- at Washing
ton:
IF | am not misinformed, intimations
have been received from the War Depart
ment, that no more troops can be sent to
this post. Should this prove to be the
fact, Missouri is lost to the Union Ignore
it we cannot that the lower Mississippi is
pouring out thousands of men upon our
southern border, and unless we are in suffi>
cent strength to repel their advances, we
might as we'll give up the contest and &C
knowledge our Importance, letting the in
surrection have all the moral and physical
support of a victory in Missouri"
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Another Battle in Missouri.
Cairo, Aur. 90

caro-, Aug. ~.
A fight occurred near Charleston, Mo-,
in which the rebels were routed The
fight lasted one hour. Forty rebels were
killed ard seventeen taken prisoners. The
Federal loss was one killed; Colonel
Dougherty wounded, and Lieut.. Colonel
Rawson shot in the shoulder. The wounds
ed are doing we'll.
Our troops were detachment of the
22nd Illinois Regiment, Col. Dougherty,
$50 strong. The rebel force was 600, by
their own statement, belonging to jeff.
Thompson's force.
There is good news from Commerce.
Col. Marsh sent down a detachment OF
500 troops, by the steamer Chancellor,
from Cape Girardeau, to break up the
rebel battery there. The rebels evacuated
at once.
The bridge over the Big Muddy is held
by a strong force.
After the rebels fled from Charleston,
they were followed 10y fifty of the Centralla
cavalry, who killed two, took fifty-three
prisoners, and captured thirty five horses,
with no loss. ALI the prisoners, sixty
IN number, have been taken to Cairo
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as follows /:
Burning of HAMPTON, Virginia.

The telegraph has already announced
that the beautiful village of Hampton,
containing about five hundred buildings,
near Fortress Monroe, has been laid in
ashes. Gen. MAGRUDER, of the rebel army
is charged to have done this act, while on
the other side the burning is charged by
the Confederates on Gen. BUTLER. The
Richmond papers all persist in declaring
that the village was destroyed by the
latter, and are using the event as a new
charge of vandalism against the Federal
troops, The Despatch thus speaks of the
act:
"The news of this last growing act of
barbarity seems to be confirmed. The
quiet, unoffending old village, which even
the British spared in the late war, has
been converted into heap of ashes by the
black republican invaders. A more wan
ton, unprovoked, and internal piece pure
diabolism was never committed. a more
exemplary, refined, aud intelligent commu-
nifty than that of Hampton was not to be
found in Virginia. The cherished virtues
of the State, its hospitality, its courtesy,
its frankness, its kindness to strangers,
shone there with peculiar Iustre. And it
is such a people who have received such
treatment Surely, if a just God reigus
in heaven, such crimes as these will not
remain unavenged."
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The English Fleet in the Gulf

From the Mobile Advertiser, august T. 1861
Perhaps everybody does not know what
a formidable fleet of British ships of war
are now occupying our Gulf waters-lvinc
right within striking distance of Lincoln's
blockaders, whom they are watching with
s.eepless vigilance, and "evident anxiety
to pick quarrel with on this blockade
question:" We have good authority for
stating that the British fleet of the Gulf,
under Admiral Milne, numbers no less than
thirty-fve men>of war, each carrying hea-
Wy metal and equipped on war footing
/ We know, of course, that this armada is
not here to operate against the confeder-
acy. We know this without the avowa,
of the British government, and every 9th
err authority, that its object is to oversee
and investigate the doiDgs of Lincoln's
blockaders.
Being opposed to the operations of our
enemies, the British fleet is necessarily in
quasi, but as yet inactive alliance with us.
1t Is IN our waters As naval "coros of
observation" and in force which gives it
power at any time to become "a corps of
operation" Here in our waters will it
stay, awaiting a possible, perhaps proba-
bic, moment Of action when the British
government may deem it necessary to
raise the blockade. Should the war not
be sooner concluded, we may expect that
during the latter part of next fall Great
Britain, and perhaps France, will offer to
mediate. If the infatuated North rejects
propositions, we may expect to hear from
the British fleet of the Gulf. The way it
will run off the Lincolnite ships and opsn
our ports will be caution to tyrants.
The tone of Admiral Mines report to
the British government, the substance of
which we have published, indicates more
fully than anything has done heretofore,
the position of Great Britain with regard
| to the blockade,
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MICHAEL CORCORAN.
Congressman Ely.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has the fol
lowing with reference to Mr. ELY, mem
Der Of Congress from New York, who was
taken prisoner at Bulls Run, and is now
at Richmond:
81 am able to state that the story of
Mr.. Ely having been employed at Rich
mond in ditching, or in any other mental
employment is entirely untrue. He has
been uniforml y we'll treated, and has Jared
sumptuously every day. Surgeon Norval,
Of the New York 10Th, brought letter
from him to President Lincoln. lie says
that personal acquaintance with the
Southern people has greatly modified his
views in regard to them; and he suggests,
in view Of the thirteen hundred aud fifty
prisoners confined at Richmond, the pros
priety of adopting, in the future progress
of the war, the usual rules Of belligerant
nations, particularly with regard to flags
of truce, treatment and exchange of pris-
oners Of war, burial of the dead, &c. Be-
ing personally interested, he speaks feel
lngly."
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re-" In one of the saloons in the low

re- In one of the saloons in the lower
regions OF the city is bar keeper, whose
history, during the last two or three wears.
is somewhat extraordinary. Quite a pei
Rod ago he was respected and respectable
resident of Buffalo. He afterwards re-
moved to New York, remained in business
there short time, went to Albany, and
soon afterwards became proprietor of one
of the largest dry goods stores on Broad J
way. His fondness for liquor, which had
been gradually developing since his depar-
ture from here, led him into excuses, which
subsequently terminated in disgraceful
failure, and reduced him to penury. He
departed for New York again in company
who possessed the same /" fondness :" and
after remaining in the metropolis few
days and getting into divers poverty -strik-
en- scrapes, INSTEAD Of getting into business,
the two actually walked, through the
bitter weather of a week at the lose of
last winter, from New York to Albany,
being unable to pay their passage. Exist
ing, in some unknown way, until the
opening Of the canal, the Droken>down
merchant enlisted as captain on a canal
boat and, making one or two trips, forsook
his position, and assumed that which he
now occupies. We are told by one who
knew him well in Albany, that he has
wife whose parents are wealthy and hon
orable people, and that she is now residing
with them. Out Of compassion to her we
refrain from making her husbands name
public. Commercial Advertiser.
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proscribes the members Of one great and
powerful party. Not only this, but in Or
der TO make the insul. more pointed, and
to give edge to his partizan malice, he ap-
points weak, inefficient and corrupt men,
TO supersede those who are known to have
been energetic, competent and honest pub
Tic servants.
To unite with the Republican party
under such circumstances. CONTINUES the
Press and News) is to endorse proscrip>
ton, incompetency, and corruption. No
man can well afford to do this, unless he is
well paid for it; and it may, therefore, be
very appropriately left to the ofice~hold-
ers and contractors to do, under the direc-
ton of heads of departments. We desire
to see united North--united on prinei-
pie, and not held together "by the cohe-
sive power of public plumber" Such a
union will attract to it the loyal and pa
triotic citizens Of the Southern States,
without whose co operation this goyern>
rnent cannot be saved. We appeal to the
| people, in behalf of distracted and bleed
ing country, to dismiss all partisan feelings
and prejudices, and to calmly survey the
state of public affairs. Ifyou approve of
the policy of the Federal and State ad-
ministrations, respond to the Republican
call, and vote the ticket of that party. If
, aot, there is but one alternative left; and
that is to act with the Democratic party.
In this way alone can you rebuke the fol-
ly, extravaganza, lmbecility, and corrup-
ton Of those in power. The charges
which are preferred against the Admnis>
tration, are not denied but have been
made and reiterated by leading Repubi-
can organs, in stronger language than we
are capable of using, and yet these same
organs have the assurance to ask he peo-
pie to endorse them, by their votes this
fall We trust that a majority of the PEG
pie of this State will decline to do it. If
not, the consequences will fall as lightly on
US, as on them"
The people Of Manitowoc county who
sustain the call of the State Committe,
should be we'll represented in the above
Convention, and the Democrats of the
several towns should take immediate steps
to choose their Delegates to the several
Assembly District Conventions, which are
called for by the County Committee. We
hope these Conventions will throw fac
tons and ciiques aside, and select able
and influential men to represent US in
Madison-men who care for the good of
their party and the happiness Of their
country, instead of demagogues whose on
~ aim is to benefit themselves and their
friends. In this way, and in no other, we
can redeem the State. Let politicians
step aside--it is time the people were al
lowed to act without dctation from any
man or set Of men. We have suffered
too much already from travelling and pipe
laying politicians, and our Democratic
friends throughout the county should end
this chicanery by frowning upon those who
attemptto practice trickery and deception
in the election of Delegates These are
orr views, and we propose to sustain them
trusting they will be sanctioned by the
people,
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A Timely Warning.

1t is very easy, and perhaps popular
thing, for some fen black Republicans tc
taunt honest Democrats with the name Of
"traitor," "secessionist," "rebel," &c, but
the habit has got to be unbearable, and
will not further be borne by the true and
sincere friends of the Constitution and
Union. The editor of the Madison Pat
riot has come to this conclusion, and gives
fair warning that quietus must be put to
this mode of political warfare, or the prac-
titioners must suffer the consequences.
lie says I'VE give our assailants tair
a0arning to keep all such epithets to them
selves, or they and ourself may have occa-
sion to repent the consequences. This is
no jest, but uttered in sober earnestness.
While we are doing all that we can to save
our country from the grasp of rebellion.
no vagrant thief shall be permitted to as
sail our loyalty with impunitv. This is
no time to mince matters, with ordinary
compliments, and cases that furnish no
adequate remedy under the laws must, and
a0tH be met IN some eoay. Mark that"
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ATTACK ON WASHINGTON APPREHEYp-

ATTACK ON WAsHINGToN APPREHENp.
ED.-Apprehensions are entertained, ap-
parently, that the rebels intend moving on
Washington. The call of Secretary CAn>
ERoN, to hurry forward tho troops, will be
noticed Speculations as to what they
probably intend, are useless, as our read
ers can see the news and judge for them
selves. One thing, however, we conceive
very certain. They will find attacking our
own troops, fresh and in their own en-
trenchments, very different from their late
experience with our wearied and hungry
troops in the open ground at Bull Run,
while they were behind their entrench-
ments
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Democratic Conventions.

The above notices clearly explain them
selves to the minis of no: only Democrats,
but to all good citizens who believe in the
welfare of our common country, and wish
to save it from that terrible ruin which
now threatens it. Il is time that the PEG
pie opened their eyes TO the corruption
and Encouragement Of our State and Ma
tonal Administrations, and take that &C
ton which will once more place the gov
eminent in the bands of its true ard tried
friends-the Democratic party. The call
Of the Central Committee invites men Of
all parties who believe in this necessary
object, to unite with the Democracy in
carrying it out, so that no one, no matter
what may have been his political feelings
heretofore, cln be excluded from union
with the great National Party Of the coun
try. :" From some quarters Says the
Press and News,) we hear objections in
ierposed to the nomination Of a ticket, in
opposition TO the office holding and pap
sucking crew, who arrogate to themselves
the whole responsibility Of managing pub
bic affairs, because the country is involved
in a war which requires the united support
of all loyal citizens, to sustain aud carry
on. ain Union there is strength
There never should have been snch thing
as parties recognized in the North after the
determination Of the South to break up
the government became manifest. But
who is responsible for divided public
sentiment 10 the North ABRAHAM LIN
COILS He has recognized party lines, and
ipfamed party passions aud pTejudices. at
a time when i, was ia lis power TO obi
terate, lull aud remove them foreves. 1t
was his duty to ignore all party distinc-
tions in this crisis. Other Presidents
could afford to keep up such distinctions.
lie could not. They relied upon their
party for support. He is compelled TO
appeal 70 all parties, TO sustain him, aud
a, the same tiale he turrs around and
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Late Foreign News.

The steamship Bohemian, with Liver
pool and London~dates of the 9th inst,
arrived off Farther Point Saturday. The
news of the battle of Bull Run had been
received, and called forth comments from
the London press unfavorable to the gov
eminent Of the United States. The Times
sarcastically remarks that doubt must
arise that the North "fnds the Southern
nut rather hard to crack" The London
Herald reports that the Emperor Napo-
leon, on the receipt of the news of the bat
tie of Bull Run, had expressed determi.
nation to recognize the Southern Confed-
crazy; this statement, however, lacks con-
tirmation. The question of the Southern
blockade had again been raised in Parlia-
ment, and called forth declaration from
Lord Palmerston, that, if vessels were al !
lowed to pass the blockade on payment of
dues, it should no longer be respected.
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M A NIT o w &C :
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. %, Isl
Democratic State Convention

Convention of the Democracy Of the State
of Wisconsin, will be held at the Capitol, in
Madison, on the second day Of October next, at
IL O'Clock NJ, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for State officers, and trausacting
such other business. as may come before the
Convention.
By resolution Of the last Democratic State
Convention, each Assembly district viii be en-
titled to two delegates. The districts will be
represented under the new apportionment
The Committee recommend, that no person
be admitted as delegate, or substitute, who is
not duly accredited oy the electors of the dis
trict in which he resides and that no delegate
be allowed more than one vote in said Conyen,
ton.
The Committee also recommend, that the
meetings for the election Of delegates be called
for the 2lst day of September, and that the sew
eral district committees be requested to give i'm
mediate notice Of the same, and that the call be
extended to all electors opposed to the sectional
platform and policy of the Republican rarity.
BERIAH BROWN, Chairman.
/. W. WEBSTER, ADOLPH WHITMAN.
JAS. ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM McNAIR
FRANK HENRY, GEORGE H. READ
JAMES VOLLMER, J. D. REYAERT.
Dem. State Cent. Committee,
MILWAUKEE, Aug. II, 1861
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Col. O'CoNNoR.-A member of the
Second Regiment, writing to the Milwau
kee Sentinel, speaks Of their new Colonel
in the following fine style: 1--WE are get
ting along finely under the tutorship of
our new colonel, O'CoxNoR, while he has
justly won the hearts of all in the regi
ment. Tell your Wisconsin folks to give
themselves no uneasiness on his account,
as We like his style amazingly. Strict to
military fraction, he looks after the in
terests Of his men, and while every order
must be obeyed, no order is given that is
volunteer corps. We are of the opinion
that lie will DO for u.s.
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GS The WASHINGTON corresnondent IF

Gy The Washington correspondent of
the World says "a sentiment in favor of
the recognition of the rebels as belliger-
ents is gaining ground among leading men
of the capital" The chief cause of this
change of opinion seems to be the large
number of persons now held by the rebels
from our side. The correspondent con-
tlnues: "OPinion in favor of recognition
of the rebels as beligerents is gaining ev-
cry day among influential Unionists in
Washington. They say that a great GOV.
eminent always makes itself ridiculous in
theoretically ignoring what it is forced to
practically acknowledge; that no middle
ground can be maintained that England
and France can never be expected to con-
slider men as pirates whom we are afraid
to hang
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GEN. LYoN.-Gen. Nathaniel Lyon,
who fell mortally wounded while at the
head of his men, at the battle near Spring
field, Mo-, on the 10th inst, was born in
Ashford, Conn, in 1919, and was conse
quently forty~two years Of age. On the
maternal side he was descended from rev.
dictionary sires. Gen. Lyon graduated
at West Point in 1871. Immediately af-
forwards he entered the army, and was a
Captain in the Second Infantry of the reg
ular army at the beginning of the present
war, having served for many years on the
frontiers, in Florida, Texas, California, Or
egon, and Kansas. At the beginning of
the present contest he was chosen Briga>
dler-General Of the loyal forces in Missouri,
and more recently received an appoint.
ment from the President as Brigadier
General.
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Letter from Col. Corcoran.

The following letter from Col CoRco-
RAN, has been received in New York. 1t
gives a full account of the particulars of
his capture:
Richm ond, Va, July "a, 1861.
Capt. JAMES B. KIRKER-Ny Dear
Captain l know you will regret to hear
of my being here prisoner of war: The
circumstances connected with the affair
are easily told. Ny regiment was twice
engaged during that hard contested fight
on the Dist ult., and left the field with
the thanks of Gen. Mcdowell for their SER
vices. | brought them off ia admirable
order, having formed square, to defend
against the cavalry, who were advancing
| moved in the square until reaching a
wood, having to pass through detile, and
over very broken ground. | had to march
by flank until reached the road, where
we got mixed up with two other regi-
ments, who were retiring in disorder.
soon ordered a halt, to connect our line,
and scarcel y had the command been given,
when the cavalry of the enemy were seen
advancing and Immediately the other reg
iments went over the rail fence into the
field, and mine with them. dismounted
| (my horse being wounded) and followed
into the field, took the coors and called
out to rally around it. My voice was
browne amid the roar Of cavalry carbines
and the discharge of artillery, consequently
only two officers, Captain Mclver and 1t.
Connolly, with nine privates, were all l
had. This delay caused our arrest. The
cavalry surrounded us at small house
which | was about to use as a means of
defense, and made prisoners of my gallant
little band. Many others were made pris-
oners in the same field and immediate vi
cinity, who had fallen down from exhaus-
ton, making total of prisoners from the
69th OF thirty seven, who are all here,
and list of whom 1 send, that you may
| publish for the information of their friends.
We lost many brave and manly spirit
on that day, which fills me with the deep
est sorrow. My beloved acting Lieuten-
ant Col0nel-Haggerty-was the first
who fell; aud 1 am fearful about Captain
Meagher, who acted as Major, as | have
not seen him since the fight, nor any per-
son who could give me any information.
My Imprisonment is deeply embittered
from the want of knowledge of the fate of
my beloved soldiers since my last sight of
them.
There are about six hundred prisoners
in this building belonging to different reg
iments: the Cd, Sth and list New York
and Fire Zouaves. | send you some lists
| publish them for the benefit of their friends.
Give my love to Mrs. Corcoran and all
friends, and believe me your sincere and
affectionate friend,
MICHAEL CORCORAN,
Colonel Goth Regiment, n. Y. S. NJ
Mr.. SMART, the sutler Of the Goth Regis
ment while they were in Washington, has
returned to New York, bringing the re
mainder of Col. CoRcoRAN's baggage
lie reports that the Colonel is treated with
marked consideration in Richmond, and
has the freedom of the city. lie has en-
tirely recovered from the effects of his in
Try; which was a flesh wound in the leg.
His health is as good as usual, and he de-
clines giving parole.