The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-19
OUR SOUTHERN FSTAFETTE,
FROM MISSOURI,

Especial Correspondence Of the Daily Exchanged

: battle fought near Springfield in this State, or
Saturday last, between the patriots under Gene.
o raj McCullOch, Raines, Price and Parsons on the
one hand, and the Abolition horde commanded
: by Lyon, Siege Co., the other. Indeed
the papers of this morning contain AMONGST the
teiegrams received in the course of last night from
f ashlngton, one announcing that 'oicia advices
were Yesterday received from General Fremont, at
the war Department, respecting the battle near
, Springfield, and the death of General Lyon -
This is all the telegraph deigns to communicate
, The writer Of this will be less reticent than
that useful agent towards that portion of
the dear people" at least who read the EG
chdn9e, and supply an important omission in the
despatch referred to, and which he supppses is all
that appears on the subject in the Baltimore papers
of this morning.
Lyon as a dead coch in the PCT this time, Beyond all
Perddrenre, having been shot in ''the small of the
oach, whilst gloriously leading his column on to"
agedt, instead OF "victory," as the Democrat "Ex-
ira" of last evening had it in large capitals!-
Segel was in full retreat upon Rolla, with the
remnant of what was "the Grand Army of
South-W Vest Missouri" Sunday last, having left
zone OF his guns the feld.'' as the Democrat
Itself admits. together with 500 killed. On the
other hand, the same impartial narrator informs
US that this "glorous victory was purchased
only after a most desperate struggle on the part
OF the 'rebels," and the Gloss of Generals
McCulloch, Price, Parsons and many other
prominent officers among them" including
General Beauregard, perhaps. That it was a
severely fought engagement there can be no ques-
ton nor can it be doubted that the loss on
the side Of the State troops has been heavy; for
though numerically stronger than their enemy this
| latter, nevertheless, had with them several regi-
ments ct u s. regulars from Fort Leavenworth
and other points, as also several batteries COM
prising some 20 pieces of artillery, oiicered and
| worked By men who for years past have been
| in the government service, perfecting them
| selves in the manual of this branch of the art
| OF war. need scarcely say, that one here
acquainted with the lying character of the
| dispatches received by the telegraph in these
| days attaches the least credence to the re-
ports respecting McCuoch, Price and Parsons
! death; but rather attribute them to laudabe |
desire on the part OF those concerned to mitigate,
| In some degree, by this resort a pious frawd |
what may be regarded as a aficton, visited
upon the 'oya people" of this city and State; for
they were exultant, only the day before Yesterday
even, at the positive assurances of success, |
forwarded them from day to day by the !
doughty Lyon, and the consequent speedy |
and dutiful return of the State to her LOYALTY to
the benefcent power at Washington. Alack a-dav |
the result affords but another instance of the truth
OF the adage respecting the schemes of and |
mice; and if Abraham Lincoln, when the details of
this affair at Springfield shall have reached him.
don't admit that somebody was hurt, it will |
be, perhaps, because he ascribes as much soft
ness ness to the pedal extremity of the fair
Bellona (who is supposed here to have PIT
her foot dorm in the vicinity OF Springfield,
last Saturday, and right smary too) as some
preJudlccd people do TO the organ contained in his
cranlnm and common Y known as brains. What
ever the President may think the subject, there
was the Cd to pay among the tailors'' out here
yesterday, as was a6undantly evidenced BY the
running hlher and thither, all the afternoon
and evening, of men dressed in soldiers
clothes, with straps their shoulders and
their waists girded with sashes, as also the passage
through Market aud Chestnut street last bit about
lO O'Clock on their way to the Pacific railroad
depot, of some three or four thousand troops en-
route to Rolls, as two three of them informed
the writer. The news of yesterday has thrown
the city into great state of excitement because OF
the very uncertainty in which the minds of citizens
have been left to founder by reason of the meagre-
ness OF its details; and l would not he in
the least surprised to witness repetition of
the panic that drove many families out OF
town on Sunday, the 18th Of May last. III yre /
know is, there has been repetition of the Bull |
R,a affair in the neighborhood of Springfield, with
serious disaster to the Federal forces that Segel
was retreating hastily to Rolla, whither-rep0rt
now has it-Hardee, with II, 900 men, has-by pre-
vIous concert of action with McCuough-been
gradually tending for some days past, in order to
Intercept the return of the Federals either to
Jefferson this city; and after using thens
up, and being joined by McCulloch, to pursue
his triumphal march. If that march should
bring him here-and there would seem to be reason
to believe it NAV, if the rumor current on the
streets, to the effect that General Thompson last
evening took possession of Pilot Knob, the South
ern terminus OF the Iron Mountain railroad, be
true-if, say, his march should bring him here
there must of necessity be a severe fight, even
within the city limits, for Fremont has several
thousand troops at the arsenal, the barracks |
and elsewhere in the immediate vicinity |
and for several days has been planting
cannon on all the principal roads leading to it on
the west aad south. IOu will not wonder then
that people shOuid,haye become panic-strcken es-
peoiaily when inform you that the Dutch have said
they would raZe the city, rather than hati should
pass from their hands TO that of the Ancrcals and
there are many Northern men here, who, from
sympathes lead them to espOuse her cause, would
no doubt cheerfully lend helping hand in
carrying cut their atrocious threat.
| suppose you have seen that martial law has
been established in this city and COUNTY! If there
W. nfhN H hlJFf hgtn
is terribly frightened to-day, else why put us under
martial law here? John A. Brownlee. ESQ, late
President of the Board of Metropolitan Police Com
missoners, has been displaced, and Basil Duke
Esq, of the Board, has been appointed to fill
Mr.. BIS place, whilst he Mr. B.. goes under arrest
| to Cairo, to ruSticate season in that delightful
climate, the EIysium of mosquitoes, leas, chinches
| and ague No matter; there's good time coming.
| Let Us pray for it. c. S. A.
From Alabama.
We are permitted to make the following extracts
from letter written by gentleman to a brother
| in Pennsylvania:
| New MARKET, Ala, July 22nd, 1861.
We live in two different sections now the causes |
! which have severated US and dissolved the Union, |
| you are fully acquainted with; but you do not |
know how intimately the people of the Confederate
States are united, both in heart and soul There
never was people so determined Our |
army is composed of our richest men, In the COM |
panies that left this county and at Win |
chester, Va, there are men with from million :
privates. Did you but know our terrible determi- |
nation to sweep from soil the hordeS of vandals |
that p0ute It, and the wreches who have ravish- |
ed women and stolen our property, you would |
doubt be surprised. The lying papers may say |
that are not satisfied. | assure you are, and
will not only give to our government all our means |
but cur iUes in its defence This State has already |
subscribed 700 900 bales of cotton, and if necessary
| will the whole. Of one thing be assured; we have |
men and money enough to carry this war I'D |
| 'ntfnitun', ana make crop every year besides.
As to the lies in your papers about starving, |
it is too ridiculous to think Of Our wheat crop is
| by far the largest grOwn-plenty at so cents |
bushe county alone made enough to feed our |
army for year. The crop is out of danger and
| locks magnificent. We have the greatest plenty |
and if our crops should fail next year, We will still
have enough to live and to spare from this years
| harvest. Be assured God is blessing We have, |
! in almost every encounter been successful. We |
have large army in the field, and reserve CORPS |
| besides, well drilled in any county in the |
| State. As for arms, we have plenty. Our men |
are all armed with heavy bowie-knives made in our |
| county shops and when they strike, look out! |
! Powder mills are in full blast over the country |
and satpetre is plentiful in mountain caves
| Even sporting rifles and double barrelled Puns |
are armed with bayonets and in the hands of men |
| who know how to and will use them. Our rule is to !
go into close quarters and with bayonets and bowie
| knives drive the enemy before All our women !
are practising with the rifle and pistol; even my |
| little son Dick would 90 in moment and he can !
| kill squirrel from the highest tree Depend upon |
it, we never 'oW and never be conquered.
| W. is in the army, and will 90 at any moment !
when called for, not officer, but as A private, |
! glad of the privilege and proud of the honor to |
| fight for my native land. g. ID. n.
From the Charleston Courier of the 7th instant
we make the following extracts;
Privateer Prisoners in ChnriestOn--NO Hand
cutting.
The prisoners mentioned in the Courier of YES
terdav, as having been brought to this city BY a
detachment of the Washington Artillery, were
quietly removed to comfortable quarters in the
Jail, for safe keeping until proper disposition
be made Of their cases.
They were accompanied to their quarters by the
same number of City Police, in citizens dress,
to avoid attracting any unnecessary attention.
There thought Of handcnGs desire 10
degrade these in the eyes Of citizens, as
practised by the Northern powers into whose hands
some of our men have unfortunately fallen. They
were taken separately by different routes, and
only known to the few who witnessed their de-
parture from the guard house.
A Chance to Establish Il Leather Manufac-
tory.
There is branch Of manufacturing industry
that could be more proftably conducted at the
South than the tannery business. We have abuu-
dant materials of all kinds for it. Hides in ample
quantities may be procured in all the Confederate
States particularly from Texas, whose prairies are
covered with the finest cattle in the world. From
the valleys of Virginia magnificent droves of beeves
are sent annually to the tide water cities afording
large supply OF skins right at our doors W. have
bark in profusion of the choicest kinds which can
be obtained as cheanly as anywhere on the conti-
nent.-P Petersburg Express.
| A Lincoln General Offers to Surrender His
Command.
II hao oIpf In