The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-24
IFRoM OUR EXTRA" OF SATURDAY EVENING.
ARRIVAL OF THE PONY EXPRESS
THREE DAYS LATER NEWS.
GREAT BATTLE IN MISSOURI.
RETREAT or FEDERAL TROOPS.
General Lyon, Ben Mccullough, and
Gen. Price Killed.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Requisition on California for more
Troops.
RETREAT or Federal TROOPS.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
DRY CREEK STATION, Aug. %.

The Pony has arrived with dates from
St. Louis to August 18th. The following
is from the Union Extra:
ST. LOUIS, August l6.
WASHINGTON, August l2ts.-The follow
ing Consuls have been appointed. Smyrna,
Prof. C. D. Cleveland, Pennsylvania. Mex
leo, Mr.. Gutenberg, Wisconsin. Hong Kong,
II. M. Conger, Of New Jersey, Marriaciabo,
F. Hieerman, Of Wisconsin.
! Two regiments have been raised in New
Mexico for its defense under Col. st. Verain
Espiuo aud Lieut.. Kit Carson and Manuel
Caveso.
The Presidents health is excellent. He
will not leave Washington this year.
The War Department has been very busy
since the adjournment of Congress, in pre-
pairing for the distribution of the law re-
ceutly enacted for the regulation Of the
army.
Nearly all commissions for Offices al
ready provided for by the late increase of
the army. have been made out. The labor
has been great.
BANGOR, Me-. Aug. 12th.-At one o'clock
this P. NJ, the Office of the Bangor Democrat,
[secession1 was clOaned out. During a
alarm of fire, crowd entered the office aud
cleared it of everything, aud burned the
contents in the streets. Emory, the editor,
was unharmed.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 15th.-The following Of
fetal report of the fight near Springfield,
Missouri, is forwarded by one of Gen Ly-
on's aids to Fremont.
Gen. Lyon. in threec olumns, command
ed by himself, Sigel aud Maj. Sturges, of
| the cavalry, made an attack at s 30 A. NJ,
Aug. 10Th, nine miles south of Springfield
The engagement was severe. Our loss
in killed and wounded is eight hundred
Gen. Lyon was killed in toe charge at the
head OF his column. Our forces were 5000,
including 1000 Home Guards.
Muster rolls taken from the enemy give
their strength at $4,000, including regi-
ments from Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas
Rangers aud Cherokee half breeds. Their
loss is reported heavy, including Generals
Mccullough and Price. This statement is
corrobOrated by the rebel prisoners. Their
tents and wagons were destroyed in the aC-
ton. Gen. Sigel left one gun on the field
and retreated to Springfield with large
number of prisoners. AT three O'Clock in
the morning of August llth be continued
his retreat to ROlla, bringing off his brigade
trains and $4,000 in specie from the Spring
field bank. Detailed accounts of this fight
go to California by this Pony.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. l3.- "A dispatch from
Richmond says land slide occurred Sunday
night, about II miles from Richmond, on
the Manassas rOilroad. Eight ears with sol
diers were smashed aud shivered to pieces.
Companies from Nashville were the prin-
cipal sufferers
WASHINGTON, Aug. l3th.-Gen. Wool
has been ordered to Fortress Monroe, to
assume command. Gen. Butler will be
called to more active duty.
George N. Saunders, late navy agent, is
a defaulter to the amount of s2l, 900; pro-
cess is out against his sureties.
Gen. Pillow has broken up his camp al
New Madrid and gone to Memphis. The
movement is supposed to be on account OF
the active preparations of Fremont at
Cairo.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 23d.-The following
has been placed ia our hands:
WAsHINGToN, Aug. IA.
To John G. Downey. Governor of Cali
fornia:-Please organize, equip, aud have
mustered into service, at the earliest date
possible, four regiments Of infantry, aud
one Of cavalry, to be placed at the disposal
of Gen. Sumner.
[Signed,l SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary OF War
The Governor Immediately telegraphed
to General Sumner, inquiring if he was pre-.
pared to equip the troops called for 10 the
above requisiton.