The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-15
OUR SOUTHERN EsTAFETTE



CUR SOUTHERN EsTAFETTE,
Especial Correspondence Of the DaiIy Frchcnge1
FROM MISSOURI
DciSnt OF thc Hcssians--Captureo of Co;onel
Seigel
ST. Louis, July 10.-The dark r.cIonds which
Ger our house have lower'd" during the past two
months, are at last beginning to pass awav, and it
is confidently believed few weeks more will again
place Missouri in her rightu position before the
country, cf free and sovereign Sate.
Ihi' belief is pcedcated upon Intelligence received
here last night through the agency of the Associa
yea fress' c"nhrmatory of current 10 the
CITY Yesterday to the effect that there had ba.n
lighting in the southwestern part Of the STATE Of tb
c'"Se oi last week, between division of the Ed
era' nireiings, under one Col. Seige-an individu
a qui'e noted amongst the Hessians because of the
part he paved IN the Red Republican revolutionary
drama OF ls4S In Eur0pe-and the Missouri natrints
commanded by Gen. Parsons. which, after consid
cradle lnss on both sides resulted in the caDture of
! He'gets entire command, numbering som. l 500
men. Deg you to observe that this is the state
ment, IN general terms, contained in the tesgr,nb
lc dispatches published this morning in the news.
! papers OF this city, and purporting to come from
| the agent OF the Associated Press. Furthermore
! that the wires here, with you, are completely
under the control Of LincOln's minions who in the
past, have been found to tell the truth only
| when they could no longer suppress it, or at
| to their side by further Ling You will
| also observe that the despatch in question
refers to events said to have transpired at least fire
! days ago. and certainly not mere than 300 miles
distant from this, and that since then several large
bodies OF troops from Illinois, and | think one
from the arsenal here, have been hurriedIy march
ed through the streets to the Pacific Railroad de-
| pot, whence they were shipped to the interior
! Fresh news from the Southwest! 1t seems that
| Col. Browns regiment was engaged with Seire's
IN the night near Carthage on Friday last which
commenced at A. NJ. and continued until sun
down, with terrific loss the side of the FederaIs
| and one that is comparatively triling on that of
the patriots. The Federalist4, finding themselves
whipped, took to their heels in every direction and
without the least concert Of action between them
throwing away their arms and everything else
that Impeded their flight. Segel himself is pris-
| oner OF war, and one of his officers reached the
arsenal here within the last two hours mortalIy
| wounded. Gen. Price, at the time of the battle
was fastening to the assistance of Gov. Jackson,
nut unfortunately was unable to make the junction
until the rout had become general. He, however,
| together with his 5000 brave soldiers and an
abundance of arms. is doubtless with his Ex-
cellency, and together they will proceed to inGic
summary punishment upon the abolition horde
who have dared to desecrate the soil Of the State
| IL was Col. Kelly, one of the captured at Camp
jackson, VINO led In the pursuit, and was with his
| brave tolOwers-nearly all of whom are from this
city-amongSt the most noted in this holocaust of
| blood aud humiliation with which the indignities
! attaching to the 10th OF May, 1861 have been
| wiped out. These conGrma tory despatcbes wern
received here an hour two ago, and were sent
by special messenger to Warsaw, Benton county
whence they were sent by letter to the RepHbIicnn
newspaper editor Of this city; and no one on the
| street appears to doubt the truth of them in the
least Having now furnished you with about As
| much news as will serve to whet vOur anDatir f,r
| that which we all here expect in few days respect
ing the movements Of the redoubtabIe Ben McCuI
| Tough, who is now hnown to be on Missouri soil |
VIII merely add that "bush whacking' also, or the
nrlng upon the enemy from behind bushes or when
In ambuSh-a mode of campaigning that has al :
ready proved quite effective with border lnGiqns-
| Is, according to my German frieud strongly OBJ
Jected to by certain of his mpatriots who we're
| engaged in the battle of Bonneville who say they
only enlisted for three months anv how and If thew
bad not, they would not fight against such feLosos
Tor there was no chance at all for them" G. =. A.
The Flag OF Truce and the Despatch to Mr..
Lincoln.
Last Sunday, Lieut. Col. Thos. II Taylor, C. s.
| A, of Kentucky, left this city for WashinutoD
bearing letter from President Davis To President
Lincoln, understood to be official notification Of
the course that will be pursued by this Government
IN the ev mt of the execution or other criminal
punishment ot tie prisoners taken board the
privateer Savannah. Col #. proceeded to the
headquarters of Gen. B-auregard, by whom it is
said, he was furnished with letter to Gen Nc
Dowel, 10 command OF the Lincoln forces on this
side of the Potomac. He then proceeded to Fair
Tax G. H., where he was furnished with an escort
OF II men and two non-co nmiSioned officers under
command OF Lieutenant, with WI ite flag Thence
he proceeded towards Arlington, encouatering
squadron of the enemy's Dragons when within
ABOUT seven miles of that place, tn whose Command.
lag officer he made known his errand Arriving a,
Arlington, General Scott notified of his pres
ehce' ana sent carriage to convey him to Wash
IngtGD, "here he arrived about nine o'cInck NJ
day night, and delivered his letter to Gen Seat
Lincoln not being visible. Col. T was then r..
conveyed tn Arlington, where he spent the nigbt
and the next day was escorted back through the
enemy's lines. General ) informed him that An
answer to the letter of which he was the bearer
ould be forw arded to this city by one of his off
GERS, and requested Col T. to deliver his "kind re-
CARDS" to Generals Lee and Beauregard. Colonel
/. while in the enemys lines treated with all
the courtesies of the proiession.-Richoaond Wing,
July II.
Generals in the Confederate States Service
The following is A list OF the generals appointed
in the provisional and regular armies of the Con.
iederate States
) GENERALS IN THE REGULAR ARMY.
l. Samuel Cooper, Va, Adjutant General U.
2. JOS Z. johnson, Va, Q. NJ. Gen., Us. A.
g. Robt. E. Lee, Va, Col. of Cavalry, y. s. A.
MAJOR GENERALS IN THE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
l. David E. Twiggs, Ga, Brig&dier General, U
2 Leonidas Polk, La, Episcopal Bishop of La.
BnIGADIER GENERALS IN THE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
|. p G. T. Beauregsrd, La, Capt. Engs., U
S. a.
2, Braxton Bragg, La, Captain of Artillery, U
$. A.
3. M. L. Bonham, S. c., Congressman from
SC
4. John B. Floyd, Va, U. s. Secretary of War
5. Ben Mccullough, Texas, Mai Texas Rangers
6. VIM. II. T. Walker, Ga, 1t. Col. Iuft. U
7. Henry A. Wise, Va, late Governor of Va.
s. II. r. Jackson, Ga, late Minister to Austria.
8. Barnard f. Bee, 5. c., Capt. llft. U. 5. A.
10. Nathan &. Evans, S. c., Major Init. U. s. A.
IL. John b. Magruder, Va, ajor Art. L. : A.
Y. VIM. }; Hardee, Ga. 1t. Col; Cav. U. 5. A.
IS Benz. Huger, S. c., Major Ordnance L. 5. A.
IA. Robert S. Garnett, Va, Major Init. U. 5. A
There have been other appointments made, bu
they are not yet known outside of the War Office
Geuerals Faunteroy, Winder, Cncke, Ruggles and
. Holmes are in the Provisional Army OF Virginia
General TheophuS H. Holmes, Gwynn and Gattir
are in the Provisional Army OF North Carolina
4 Generals Pillow aud Anderson have appointment.
as Major Generals in Tennessee. Major Genera
Jere Clemens commands in Alabama. Richmond
Whig, July H..
How a Bishop Became a General.
A correspondent OF the New Orleans Picay'me
writing from Richmond, gives these curious par
ticulars of the way in which Right Rev. Er. Polk
Episcopal Bishop OF the Diocese of louisiana came
to forsake the gown for the sword:
"The Right Rev. Leonidas Polk, of Louisiana
was to-day commissioned Major General in the
army of the Confederate States. The appointment
has been urged upon Bishop Polk for several weeks
bat be has had some hesitation in accepting it.
few days since he paid visit to the venerable
Bishop Meade, at his home Winchester, to
consult with him about it. The result that he
has concluded to accept it.
"Bishop Meade told him truly that he already
held commission in very different army, tC
which he held allegiance till le's journeyeuds.'
"I know that very we'll, replied Bishop Polk
'aud do not intend to resign it, On the contrary
shall only prove the faithful to it by doing
all that in me lies to bring this unhallowed and un-
natural war to speedy and happy close. We o
the Confederate States are the last bulwarks o
civil and religious liberty; fight for our hearth
stones and our affairs; above all we fight for q rae
g that has been by Divine Providence entrusted t.
our most sacred keeping. When accept com
mission in the Confederate army, therefore, no
only perform the duties of good citizen, but con
tend for the principles ,0hich lie at the foundation o.
l our social, political aud religious polify.'
. Bishop Polk is native of Tennessee, and at al
early age entered the Military Academy at WeS
Point, where he graduated with distinguish ID non
ors, a contemporary of President DAVIS, Gtuei "'
Lee, General Johnston and General Magr uueL. 4,
"The command or Major General ron hoth sida,
from the mouth Of the A, kans riv r, on o't
of the Mississippi, to the nortn n,noot a
s Confedarata s ates Ii takes in the encahpmeht q
Corinth Mississippi, where there are aoout iS,oo'
, | men assembled the northern P"r,loh o' the otau
3 nf ae nahama and the State of Tennessee. On tn
rast II conprehends that portion OF the State o
# "rI.nsas bordering on the Mississippi north O
# w. river as far north the boundaries of tn
h Tonfderate States may extend That portion O
! the State of Arkansas south and west of the Whit
n river is consinged to Col. Hardee, now in comman
o of Fort Morgan, near Mobile"