The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-20
the BATTLE IN MISSOURI.
CONFIRMATION OF THE SOUTHERN
VICTORY.

The Nashville papers of the l7th, received
last evening, con tain the following
MESPHIs, August l6.-Special dispatches
from Little Rock this morning bring Ga les
from Fort Smith to tte llth.
Tie news OF McCullough's victory ia fully
confirmed. The fight occurred on Saturday, s
miles sou IN Of Springfield
The enemy took. the Confederate picketS
prisoners and surprised the main body A
bloody and des y rate encounter eususd, with
great loss on both sides Five regiments OF
VI sSourians were thrown into panic and
led Hen. Price made two eTorts 10 rally
IN EN-, Inc fectually. The Louisiana reg linen t
fought galianuy ana suffered much General
Pierce led In. Inird and Fifth Arsa.sas
regiments in person. and made Il lpiendid
charge.
a letter from Gen. Mccullough, dated the
llth says:
"Ihe victory is ours-the battle lasted six
hours and a half. Oar loss vas great. Lyon
is among The dead. We took pieces of ar TIL
iery from Siegel and destroyed his command
captured many prisoners and small arms
Can't give particulars but write this to
correct reports circulated by those who lied
from the held"
[Sighed, BEN. McCuLLoUGH,
Bri9adier General COMMANDING"
4 Geographic dispatch from Memphis gives
the following additional PARTICULARS:
The Confederate LOGS was from 90 TO 600
killed, and 100 to 90 wounded Anohg the
killed on our side are Major harper, 81
Churchiii's regiment; Capt. II. I. Brown,
Lieut.. j oe Walton, Captain Bell, Lieutenant
Weaver, Sergeant sam. Morton. IdaJ. Ward,
Oi the Intro Regiment, lost his arm, and 1t 10
thought lie VIII Gle.
Capt. Stewards com ,&ny suffered greatly
toIrty or Iortv Of Col. Earfoi : gtHeht was
killed. MaJ. NriEhtmaa, 4 gallant Missouri
CihSer, vas killed. Siege!'s folces were pur
sued 10 Spilns field. Wien The messenger
lett, 1T was thought Mccullough WOuid at
tacX them here. Capt. Blank caugn s5iegeI,
out he WAS rescued. He shot a. and THINKS
wounded aim. Coi. : Aeeney, OF the Federal
army. was killed. Tae eaeniys loss is estI-
mated at = 500 10 coo.
The following dispatch was received II Fort
Smith
FAYETTEVILLE, Aug. 1@.-McCullousn sent
forces after ,iegeis command, aboat twenty
miles irCm Springfield. Gen. Haraee met ANA
captured The whole OF the Federal forces ara
is bringing them back, thus mahins q clean
thing OK IL. The messenger Is just
[Signed,I y. II. oTIxAAs.
The Nashville Union has the subioiued re-
marks upon the above dispatches:
The account Of McCulIouEn's great battle
irom his own report, uemUIIstra,e That, tho
lighting under The dls;id vantage OK 4 surprise,
his heroic lesions, after desperate and Uloody
ngntIug, completely broke up the anemy's
command. roL .ea nIn and captured MANY
prisoners and munitions; while Il dispatch
tune OF The REMNANT OF ais army by General
Hardee. st. Louis dis patches deny this state
menL, but III sUch Il confused, contradict OIy
AND ieeole way lts not 10 diminish Inc prCba-
oiilty OK It's correctness. Inns may, 40 ,Veyer
prove an eXagsesation of the 1acts. But 70
doubt exists mat -SiegeI's command, even II
GOt captured, is d.SoIganized, scattered AMI
anhihiIated. Alarm and confusion evidently
exist al ST. Louis. 1t is rumUTed that Ere
mont has levied forced loan upon the banks
OF 4uartec OF = million vi dJIIars.
swift @AG terrible hts been The retribution
upon tue HtSSiaA crew VINO committed the
atrocities ut 81. Louis, ulder the infamous
Lyon ana Beers teiu. Their bluc1y and bru-
tai acts have QUICKLY recoiIed upon them
selves. The pages OF human history do not
present ia example where the In11icuon OF
the penalties tor such dIrocious crimes have
been SO speedily ana surely consUmIna Ted.
The fires OF re ti4Dutlo.! are gradually circling
around the CHEF authors and inStlgalOrs oil
The didbJilcai usuTpau0ns that have brought
on TINS III t2rGtGIne WGr, AMI al as sure 10
consume them rs tn2. just Coo rules the
universe.
The louisville Courier, OF Friday last, says :
4 reliable gentleman who left St Louis
NedhtSuty afternoon, informs us that the
people there are greatly terrified, and thou
Sands are les ling the city. The Germans
especially are packing up and leaving III
large numbers. Soldiers with muskets are
Stationed at every corner in the city
me eder&lISts are under great aPpre-
tensions OF an attack, aud il is the general
impression that st. Louis WILL within n few
days, be III possession of the State troops.
Communication from s.. L0uiS On the rail
ROADS was irregular and uncertain, and con-
slant tears were entertained that the trains
would be stopped by the Tascally "rebels. O."
4 numoer OF Germans belonging to Sic
gals command, who were in the fight at
Springfield, came into 81. Louis Wednesday
morning v itnOut arms, and generally with
out hats, and il a deplorabIe condition.
REPORTED VICTORY IN TEXAS.
| new ORLEANS, August 16.-The following is
from an extra OF the Houston Telegraph Au-
gust lvth There are reports f u iigh. on thu
-0jh OF July. between C0l. Boy Ier's command
aad toe federal troops a. Fort Fillmore re-
autIng III the defeat Of the latter. with thirty
| killed and wounded; TWO Lieutenants among
he Killed. The SOutherners We're unhurt -
he L ederals fled and were pur sued. and the
| whole command taken prisoners. five hun
dred III number. The mail to Tucson was
cleaned out by The Apacles, and all hands
KILLED.