Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-23
naiIp natlonal Drmorrat.
of Affairs I'm Missouri.

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-. of matters in Missouri:
cor mar in South western Missouri is GO
Inv GENEROUSLY. General Lyon has achiev-
ipS other victory over the jackson rebels,
ed - making preparations for still another.
anu rorsons who have recently arrived
FROM .be Southwest learn the following of
General Lyons movements;
uen, Thursday. the first day Of August, Gen.
W be;np satisfied that the rebels were
Lyun Lyaneine on Springfield in three columns,
au,..ro;ned to march his forces and meet
%sir center and strongest column, drive it
saot and then turn on the most northern
.olumn and put it to rout. Accordingly, on
.Ia, da he ordered his command, then lying
" Pond Spring, to march in southeastery
,..aot;on to the road leading from Springfield
~ VI Cssseyille, and in addition, ordered Col.
po;tyler. with the Fret Regiment Kansas
yolnnteers, to follow. On the evening of
Tbursdav, Gen. Lyons command encamped
:. Tnriel's Greek, twelve miles northwest OF
cnr;npfed. On Friday the command moved
tarward on road to Casseville, and after
roorcbing some four miles, the advance came
IL contact with the picket guard of the rebel
Gses A number of their men, not dream
inc of danger had taken quarters in log hut
close to the road side Capt. Totten, with
one cf his large guns, shattered one corner of
the building, greatly alarming the inmates,
who fled in great dismay. The army then
marched to Dug Spring and encamped for the
night-Gen. Lyon being satisfied that the
enemy had possession OF the water ut Cnr-
ran.
The camp was formed and parties of cava-
Try sent out to reconnoiter. squad of ca
volry of twenty men observed n regiment of
rebel infantry approaching, and Lieutenant,
seeing there was no chance to escape homo
rably without fight, gave orders to charge
The twenty put flight the whole regiment
This seems almost like Muuchausen story
hut my informant gives his oath that it
istrue Others from the southwest confirm
it. The charge was a gallant affair. but vas
not intended by Gen Lyon. The Federal
troops lost in the charge four killed and six
wounded The Lieutenant who led the
charge was killed His name has not been
gived Eight of the rebel iufantry Were
killed and several wounded.
After this skirmish large body of rebel
cavalry came up and took an elevated posi-
,,on on the point of ridge for the purpose
OF observing Gen. Lyons position, strength,
etc Among the rebel cavalry, it is srid,
there was prisoner, and when Capt, Totten
of the Federal troops threw shell at them
they knocked the prisoner off his horse and
fled The prisoner lay until morning, when
he was piked up by the United States troops
lie says there were at least thirty wounded
by the explosion of shells throw by Capt.
Totten.
This seems to have ended the fighting on
Friday The Democrats correspondent gives
further particulars
On Saturday morning the army moved
forward with great caution On approach
ing Curran the rebels were seen in force on
the hillside, Immediately southwest of that
place Their advance was three thousand
strong, under the command of Gen Rains
Gen. Lyon Immediately formed his army for
battle and gave the order for them to ad
vance. Our informant was present when the
orders to form were given, and says they
were such would have insured success. A.
our two columns were approaching the tim !
Der to flank the enemy. Capt. Durois opened
a spirited fire from his battery of artillery
upon the position of the enemy His fire
caused them to retire in haste. 1t is not
known that any of the enemy were killed on
Saturday. Our side did not lose man. We
took several prisoners on that day.
The army cneamped for the night at Cur
ran. On Sunday morng General Lyon de-
termined to retrace his steps and return to
Springfield fearing, most of the rebels are
mounted, they might flank him and take
Springfield
The rebel forces foot up as follows Rains
Price and Persons have twenty thousand
troops, and McCullpch has four thousand well
armed and effective men.
Bradford, EXl rtss messenger from Rolla,
arrived in town last night, and furnished the
Democrat with the following additional
news:
General Lyon with his forces had fallen
back oh Springfield. and was preparing for
vigorous defense He reached Springfield on
Monday morning. The rebels were advanc-
ing on the latter place by four different
roads and their advance was ascertalned to
be from ten to fifteen miles distant Three
of the routes remembered by our informant. |
or which the enemy were moving, were the
Neosho, Carthage, and the Overland roads
Gen. Lyon called in two thousand five humid |
red Home Guards from the nejghborhood. |
Farther than this addition to his force, no
other reinforcements seem ed to be near Col |
Stevenson and Wyman were at Rolla yestel-
day morning with force of 1000 men. 1t
was expected that the enemy were resolved
an immediate attack from the fact that
their commissariat was in a miserable con-
diton the rebels depending on forced con
trlbutons for temporary supplies. They live
"hand to mouth and necessity obliges them
after runitng ovcr-the country aud destroy
ing all within their reach, to fight starve
1T was generally remarked nSpringfeld chat
Gen Lyon was perfectly confident of success
in the event of an attack, but some entertain-
ed apprehension A convoy of sixty wagons,
with provisions had arrived at Springfield
a favorable circumstance in view of possible
contingencies. The latest estimates place the
rebel force at 10000. Their arms are thought
to be very inferior. judged by the specimens
Hten during the skirmish on Friday. Gen.
Lyon had 90 lntrenchments, depending upon
his splendid artillery in the open field.
The Republican nlso has news up to Mon
day noon from passengers directly from
Rolla:
At that time Lyon had arrived in SPRING
ieid, and rejoined Sigels copmand after the
late engagement at Dug Spring. Scouts had
had been sent out in the direction of the
State troops, who reported the latter
were marching on Springfield by four differ
ent roads, some of them being about ten
miles and Others about fifteen miles distant
IAey were supposed to be about 10000
strong. 1t represented that they had
rHnsaeked the surrounding country for sup
lnes l. to such an extent to make it impos-
s.oie % ior them to get more, and that they
were we're compelled either to fight or disband. a |
,",atue, therefore, would seem to be inevita
ole' and has in all probability taken place ere
The forces Of Lyon and Sigel numbered |
ABOUT 1000, in addition to which there We're
about $500 Home Guards, indifferently |