Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-22
FROM MISSOURI.
tCorapoHdsnes Of the Bslru're Erehsnse.

[Ceuss7ordencs Of the Baltm7re Erehsnse.
ST. Lows, August II, 1861
Ere this reaches you you viii have heard Of the bat
tie fought near Springfield 10 this State, on Saturday
last between the patriots under General hc0ulloch,
lines, Price, and Parsons, the one hand, and the
Abolition horde commanded by Lyon, Siegel, Co.,
on the o'her.
Lyon is dead eo.k in he pit tAn Tina, beyond all
podssnt, having been shot 10 the small Of the back,
Whilst gorously leading bis column on defeat instead
Of "vctory" as the D.moerat Extra" Of last sysnipg
had 10 large capitals Siese in full retreat upon
Rols, with the remnant Of what 1.-THE Grand Army
Of Southwest Missouri" on Sunday last.
That was . ssverey-fought engagement there can
be no question, Il be doubted that the loss on
the side Of the State troops has been heavy though
numerically stronger than their enemy, hs LATTER never
,heless, had with them several regiments Of United
States regulars from Fort Leavenworth and other
points e also several batteries comprising some 90
pieces OF artillery differed and worked by men Who
Tor years past have been In the Government services
perfectug themselves in the manual Of this branch Of
the art Of war.
Whatever the President may think on the subject,
there was the d. to pay among the taos" out here
Yesterday as was abundanty evidenced BY the running
hither and hiher all the afternoon and evening Of men
dress in soldiers clothes with straps on their shoul
ders and their waists grded with sishe also the Pas.
sage through Market and Chesnut street ast about
10 o'clock on their way 10 the Pacific railroad pot OF
some three four thousand troops, en- route 70 hoia
az two or three of them informed the writer The news
of yesterday has thrown the city into great staeo er'
ctsnent because Of the very uncertainty in which the
minds of citizens have been left TO founder BY reason Of
the msaereness Of its details and would not be In the
least surprised to witness repetition Of the panic that
drove 20 many families out Of town Sunday, the 9Th
of Nay last. Al we know Is there has been repsti.
ton Of the Bull Run affair In the neighborhood Of Sprag
sld with serious disaster to the Federal forces that
segel retrestng hastily to RollL whither-report
now has it-Bardee, with IL 900 men, bas-by pre-
vous concert Of action with AcCu,lochbeen gradually
t.ndng for some days past in order to intercept the re-
turn OF the Fedsra either to Jefferson this city and az
ter using them up, and beiDp joined by AcCdoch to pur
sue bis trumph march. II that march should bring him
here-and there would to be reason to believe Il
may, If the rumor current the Streets 10 the esc
that General Thompson last evening took possession
Pilot Kuob the Southern terminus of the Iron Noun
tain railroad, be Hus- I say. his march should brinl
him here there must OF necessity be severe hght ever
within the city limits for Fremont has several thousand
troops ct the srssna the bsrac and elsewhere 10 th'
immediate vicinity and for several days has been plant
Ing cannon on al the principal roads leading 70 IL thi
vest and south. You win not wondsr then that psopi
should have become psnc-streksn, especially shsn 10
form ysu that the Dutch have cid hoy wealt u
nystAtsr Va Il should ~ fsu 'Ask ssses - ~