The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-24
Highly Important from Missouri
Further Particular Vt the Battle
al Springfield.
GLORIOUS VICTORY!
THE ENTIRE FEDERAL FORCE CAP
TuRED 81 MeCULLOCH.
Brilliant Victory Ut Fort Fillmore
OVER THIRTY KILLED AND FIVE
HUNDRED PRISONERS.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

'NA'o"s paper cohiAhhiuS Inv i"Ho"ihy
Msxrpi-, Aug, los Special dispatchc.
from Little Rock this morning bring
dates from Fort Smith To- the l4ih. fully
coutirmins the news OF McCulloeh's vic
tory.
The fight occurred On Saturday eight
miles South Of Springfield the enemy
took the Conierate plckets prisoners, and
surprised the main body. A bloody and
desperate encounter cnsued, with great
loss Of life on both sides
Five regiments Of Missourians were
thrown into panic and fled. Gen Price
made two Intellectual attempts to rally
them. The Louisiana regiment fought
gslIantly and suffered much.
Gen Price led the 3rd and 9th Arkau-
sas regiments in person, and made a
splendid charge
A letter from McCulloch dated the / lth
says the victory is ours. The battle
lasted six hours and a half Oar loss is
great Lyon is among tho dead We
took six pieces Of artillery from Sicgel.
destroyed his command, and captured
many prisoners and small arms can.
bot give particulars but write this in
order to correct reports circulated ly
those who lied from the field
Signed Ben. McCuLLOCH,
Brig Gen Com.
The Confederate loss was from two 10
three hundred killed sad four to five
hundrcd wounded Among the Killed on
our side were Major Harper, of Church.
i'll II T Brown. Lieut. J Walton. Capt
Rou Liam, Weaver Seryt Snmnel Nor.
NJ: WI e no q,l ,,,,,,,,,,
w." "'J,' -, IN 'lia
'os, h's "'" Ano !. : ''V'5"' - -
captain Stewarts company suffered
greatly. From 30 to ~ % Nol. Narr"ls
regiment were killed Major Whitman,
gallant Missouri officer was hf'ied
Ssieel- forces we're pursued 10 Springfield
When the messenger len, II was thought MeCul-
loch would attack them there.
Capt Blank caught -eieel bu, be was rescued
lie ,bot nj and thinks he wounded him
Col. S~cuy Of the Fedcral army vas Killed.
The enemy, lo.a WAS from 2 800 to 600.
The following dispatch was receive. II Fort
Smith
r,ystrr.vuty August l3-McCulloch sen,
t,,ces amer s,icel. command abou, 40 miles
l,or, spriny6elJ
,.e,.,J Iar1,c me, and c,p,ured the whole
q, ,be ,oJer. force. and /. bringing them back
Inn. making . clean thing o. il.
Ths ,,,-.pon,,r \. lust IN.
lsi,,,n1l & n SJIRNAN.
p,cuyoSn Apyua. l5-In the absence Of
..al hath. the pnhlic mind ia considerably er.
a,s;.,I a,ou, ,rontl.s a, feh,. NJ Aoui, Creek
aod h.,,l, aid 10 have come III At lee burg.
ON Weanc.day morning. ia which 800 f-derali-i.
uc,n I,llea and wounded and 1900 made prs.
- M, renor, bs. been eondrm,d but
,bey furnish abundant ,ood Tor talk.
The battle near I>csturs gradually assumes
an air u plsu-ibihty
1t appears that 100 fe'lefsii''s HefS'e' TIE
Potomac near or opposite itrsoprs hn' du''ng
the night the river rose, and the Confederate
forces surrounded them,
lhe h4lcral les 20 Si'i'o NM N"o'rg' 20
about wv ana ~" ,aNeh p'''''''' NV
'ctfr'c loss was small ,-,. ~.
several PASSENGER l'oun "nna''@ .a n.y.,
noon reported ina, 'h,' news "" '''''''' '"'''
nhd R'he'"''y ,h., =, .,-or,
some say mat 'Hge manner % N's"n'
were sent up 10 een''! gov" "'7 F''FN' Wy
'ur,"' ,.-..,, ,A,,-,, ..sis,h Nts.i,,in.
Gen EVAN WIN ,ao ~ shu ~" ~.
p' fes',,cuN' Dn ~ -, ii.'',,~a ~, ,c,cst.,
hoh' ''V"'.@ ~ .on 81 Ran diyis,cc
""'"''-, '" r., -, - p.,-.. m. "a
depieiat'ng 'n'r sac o' une '' w g" - ',
erals are pf"oaoif c"P'ute"' wy "a.
swollen preventing vac 'so"''I =" s'e I'"e' 1 l
h,nNoSn' Aus"ss H., aahaJ ss., ~.
he'iaoe ih,'''E n"' -. -, w.,
morning thA, haue p"s l,'t ny, ~ 'A IA ,t :"
when sou o' '.e ehonlf Wv ""''' "'' WV
"',"h 81 o,,,r,.;,so, var,
All the n"sgase gums '"" "''''''''''" WIN
eaE.uf'h' t-.t..ie., ,..,..,.
ING loss on eH' s''o va, '''e '"s
SIX k'iied anH DING """''
ST loris, August lG.-- The steamers are ald
mp fifteen in'fs m.ow ne! nav oe.t -, ''k'' e
here by ofder Oh f'vino"t 10 p'o''"' '"''' "'''N
taken, .,,..,
tol halr arrive" h''V '""'''
WAsnisGYos August l6.-1cn sumner Is
authorized 10 raise from 1000 to io,ouv 'auoF-
mans and march them into Texas and Arkansas
The order vas ielcgraphed TO Fort henruty ava
goes from thence by iouy EXpn,s.
An order has gone to Europe 'os i9oopo
more guns .i,.,
from Morcfcld TO Great savage Moan'h'u' !"
rcinlofee nc .,....,< y u.-l
Inc WASHINGTON -. =, -
asd says 'hA' ven '",''' ~ -, Is.,'a,s,
IL t,ll'u " uas' ..r,,r. Mar.
fetr! INN nf's, ,i ac ~, s,,,n,
10 ,h' he,sh",' .'ou ~ - -, ~ x,,c, Ard
a. =" -. a, ,hc;r advance on the Federal
VIC eNideneeS {" '"'' "e'""'' W. '
l'n,s are naly 'nu"'P,."s d.ro.el from the
40, Ven 'ns"n5" h. uieha has been received
Miii1ia ro'nnAh''" ~ -, n,cn in ,bc
ny we iHSs''"''' NV " - e'7
lower counties