New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-22
The Death Of McCuIlOeh Confirmed.
GEN. PRICE BADLY WOUNDED
THE REBEL OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
Ben AGcCulloch Entirely ignored.
A DOUBTFUL STATEMENT THROUGHOUT
GREAT LOSS OF OFFICERS.

CAyroS coPrER sIISs., Franklin Co unity. No. Arg 70
The correspondent of The 81. Louis Democrat fur
nishes the following intelligence: sergeant bolorg
ing to Il company of United States Dragons arrived
here to-day, having escaped from the Rebes by whom
he was taken prisoner in the late battle near Spring
field. He reports that Ben. McCuloch was MORALLY
wounded and died AT Springfield the morning after the
battle. His body was placed in tinlined colin,
which was filed with whisky, coeely scaled ard sent
southwark, on Tuesday evening, accompanied by his
body-gusrd and few companies Of soldiers. lie Gays
that Gen. Price was badly wounded and thinks he
will not 10 able TO take command again toon. The
Rebels were reinforced on Saturday night, after the
battle, by 1000 men under Judge Mcbride, many oil
whom had no arms.
1t was current among the Rebels that 10 OOO Of their
army would make forced march on Jefferson City and
! take it.
My informant SAYS the last charges by The Kansas
and Iowa regiments aud the dugoone forced the enemy
to retreat three miles, where they waited tl night in
constant expectation Of Icing attacked. lie says two
more regiments would have driven the Rebel army
into Arkanaae the terrible havoc made by TOtton's
and Dubois's batteries having filed them with disulay.
lie thinks 5000 q low estimate of their killed and
wounded
The troops with whom this drapoon Travelled kept
him ia ignorance Of the route they pursued, but told
him they were going TO join Gem Pillow. From the
description Of tho country through which tley roved
it 10 believed they were making for point near
Pilot Knob.
GLsoow, No, "Wednesday, Aus a. l3Gl
About 800 Sece ssionists have assembled in Saline
County, and are organizing, either to join Gen. Prices
army in The South, for local operations in the sur
rounding counties. H. view OF the latter purpose the
Union citizens al that place have sent TO Gen. Fremont
for protection.
Some tlousand or more Seoessionsis Of Charu,n
County crossed the Missouri River at Brun.vick, on
SATURDAY., and marclcd southwark To join Gen. Prices
forces in tho SoutL-West. They took great nuIter
Of horses and wagons with them.
ST. LOUIS, Wedaesdsy Ags. u. iafi
Gen. Prices Official report Of the battle Spring
field save that the Missouri forces in that engage
numbered 5,I2l, Of which lSC were KILLED and Jls
wounded. Among the ldIed ale Col. W.gltman,
Col. Brown, Adigiant Bennett, Captain Blackwell,
Lieut.. Col. Amiin, Capt. Enilt L.ogt. Hughes
Capt. Fonif, CsI.. lIaiIoCk, Lieut. lia'iius Cart.
Coleman, MAJOR EOgort and Col. Al'oD. Aaoug the
wounded are Brigndier General Clarke. Col. Bur
bridge Col. Foster, Captains Nicholg, Dougherty,
and BIrgs, Col. Kelly, Col. Hawthorne, aud Capt.
Mccarthy.
Many Of the wounds Of both ofceu and men are
reported mortal.
Gen. Price makes uo mention Of Cen. M,Culoshl
forces IN the battle.
The entire Rcl 81 army had been ordered 10 move
ucii. Iy,4. - nu' .i~..s.s at otieL
the evening previous 10 the battle to surrouud
Springfield, aud begin a timalaEeoH atlck AZ dny-
bloak, bat toe order was couplclmandcd IN conc.
qnerCo Of tic darkness of the night aEd threatened
storm.
EAssu err, 40. w,'s 1,y a.. -. i2Gl
Intelligence, received from r,li'hla source, tt'es
that thore on orgunzed force Of 900 secesonis's
IN sonsbar Township ia tle soul-easicrn par oi tls
county.
The iaBor dat Font Scott hss been taken aud t
now in the hand. OF tie ReLeL as been cont-di ied
by IAc ToYt Scott E1pless. Auessengef has igst ar
rived and be- states tia, all s quiet al that Place.