The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-05
WAR ITEMS.
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FROM MISSOURI.

attached to them amongst the knowing ones here
as we now give to the contes of the wonderful ole
Baron whose adventures possessed much inter
est Tor US in childhood. There is one 'freport'
from this same side, however which he's not beer
published yet, though handed in by the ga liant
writer more than week since; nor Is ii supposed
here 1t Will the light at least 6uripr tho
present order Of things in this State. | aliude ia
that oI Ma ai)r Sturgis WHO after the deaf III Of Gen
Lyon became entitled the command of the
grand army of southwest Missouri" by reason OF
MS seniority OF rank, though he cheated out Oh
the position by the erroneous belief that Herr Siege
had the documents about bim, confirming his Brig.
Generalship. According to this suppressed Gre
port, this Siegel has been sailing under false col
ors ana II the intimatiOuS thrown out by those
know Major Sturgs intimately to be relied
upoq, and they but concur with the testimony Of at
least fifty men, who belonged to the Iowa and
Kansas Regiments that were in the fight, and who
expressed themselves on the subject, without the
least reserve-if, | say, these intimatons be
worth anything, SieEe is warrior at all ia
the opinion of Major s. and. worse still the
man is deficient in that esprit du corps which is
Usual among the officers of the regular army.
The desire here to peruse this "repOrt'' has been
very great and few DAYS since the Republican
served but to increase it by stating that 1t would
give it in full the next day, at the same time
| stating plainly that the writer rather "d0wn"
! on General Siege and The Germans under
| bis command. The next day came, and with
! 1t the Republican, but net the "report."
| that an order had been received at the Chesnut
! street concern Jorbtdding the publication of the
document. Ia the absence of official information,
| I'll tell you what many of the Iowa and Kansas men
said respecting Siegel and his especial command
without single exception they represent the Ger
| mans engaged at Wilson's Creek as a band of
cocnrds and hieUea; and declare further, that had
they been less intent upon screening themselves
from harm aud robbing the dead and wounded
and rendered the other regiments assistance,
the result, possibly, might not have been so dsas
trous to the Federais One OF S!eLel's men, n Ma
jor, when under the contidenceinspring Influence
of lager, stated to gentleman of my acquaintance
in whose employ he had formerly been, that his
share, alone, of the piunder obtained on the
fatal heid was frO gold 1ratcheS, several val
liable bowie knives and pistols, and over
seventy dollars in monev. Besides these, he had
hall interest in two three valuable mules he had
found astfay, having agreed to give the other half
to a country yiDan-wbo, with other fugitives, fol-
lowed In the van of the retreating army to RoIa--
for his trouble in leading them to this city. |
could relate to you a dozen stories told by the
Iowa troops, of the atrocities committed by
these Hessians in their eager search after
spoils, up0n the wounded and dead crea-
lures that strcwed the battle field but as no
good could arise from my doing so, l desist.-
The remains OF Gen. Lvon were gaudiiy conveyed
through our streets three or four DAYS since from
fremonts headquarters, where they had been taken
the previous evening, 20 the o. Il NJ Railroad depot
on the opposite side of the river, whence they were
dispatched eastward. Remembering the beautiful
old Roman maxim, NIL nisi 60au1a, &C. | shall
dwell no longer upon the circumstance than may
be necessary to assure you that the description of
the occasion as published the next day in the Mis-
souri, democrat would have been lust as applicable
to the entrance into the city of Dan Ricss circus
AS it was to Gen. Lyons funeral obseuuies, so far
as the question Of truth fness involved in it is con-
csrned As to moisened eyes and other nanifesta-
tions of grief among the spectators, this is simply
ridiculous
We still see occasionally on the streets here
small groups of the "glorious defenders of their
jnC thn
OF the city, but it noticeable fact that the arrival
OF regiments, or even parts of regiments, are much
less frequent than they few weeks ago
You may draw your own inference from this, though
suspect that recruiting Is pretty nigh played out,
ard the fact stated is of my reasons for think
ing SO. In this mornings paper there appears a
most patriotic appeal to the "Irishmen of st.
Louis, frDm Col John g. Phillips, with the
sign-manual of the "Nlajor General Commanding"
endorsing him attached, impioring them TO emu
late the example of ''tho gallant Goth of New
lork'-than ! whom they assuredly are not "less
lTlsh and come forward and enlist, so that he
may soon be put in possession Of his commission.
NoW, without asserting it positively, am inclined
to the belief that Col. Phillips will not enlist one
hundred irishmen in this city for hs regiment, for
this people, AS well as the American population of
these Western States, have already begun to dis
cover that the American flag has been made in the
past few months to cover up a great deal OF non
sense in its folds and that the cruel war now being
waged by Lincoln is not at all for the sustenance
OF the Union, but for the abolition Of slavery and
pSafty, &f6ge hG&t "driI2GgR WIFI Bs u6hGGt'
iigion of the very Irish they are trying
hard to coax to their aid.
There is strong talk here Of ''draftiug" patriots
into the army the aoi-diSan Governor Gamble is
endeavoring to raise in this State; and it is
said the agreeable process will be commenced to-
morrow. | do not believe it myself, and regard
the rum0r by which to drive from the
city "the traitors" of which there are seve-
raj within its bounds, whom the authorities
hold in great dread Indeed, the Democrct
a few Gays since came out frankly in a ''eader,"
recommending the Punishment hence of every one
known to sympathiZe with the "COnfederates," as
a measure of safety to guard against "fre in the
rear OF the patriots, in the event OF an attack upon
the city bV the Confederate troops.
Majnr-General Fremont yesterday assumed to
himself the government of the State OF Missouri,
at the same time establishing martial law through
out the entire commonw ealth.
From the energy manifested by him in ortlfylng
the country Immediately surrounding this city, the
inference is natural that he expects it to be at
tackled; and like prudent General he has his
at work both night and dag, digging entrench-
ments and throwing up breast-works Whether
! his labor shall prove to have been in vain, the fu
| ture alone can reveal.
1t has been reported here for some days, and
there for believing the report true, that
| GeReTa Fremont sustained the loss of eighty odd
: OF his 'b9dy guard" of two hundred men, who lett
! between two days about a week ago, and, with
| horses, equipments, handsome uniforms and all.
made tracks for one of the ''Confederate camps
south of this. With hundreds of others here, |
believe the story is true. There also disap-
pearauce of over one hundred horses from the camp
| adjoining FAIR Grounds some nights since.
| Where they went, and who went with them, no one
can tell, of course.
The Republican of last evening, and again this
morning, contains statement to the effect that
| the State troops, numbering 45O0 attacked Lex
ington, in this State defended by 43O Home Guard,
on Thursday last, and were repulsed with loss Of
| 60 killed, while the other side lost not man! No
one here, believes the story, of course, so we will
| let it slide. Another rumor more likely to prove
true is, that Col. Martin Green, of the State forces,
walked into Palmyra two three days ago, and
quietly ensconced himself and followers in that
pretty little town.
From tie 81 Louis Republican, Sept. 1St.
The Fight at Lexington
We learn from Mr.. Wasson, a gentleman who
left Richmond and arrived by the North Missouri
Railroad last night, that fight took place at Lex
ingtnn, Lafa county, Thursday last, in the
day time, between 500 SecessiOusts and 430 Home
Guards and United States troops, in the entrench-
ments around Lexington. The attack was made by
the Secessonists, who were repused with loss OF
sixty killed in the battle. and three of their pckets.
None of the Federal force was killed.
During the engagement, Arcana Hall, occupied
by the Masons. and private residence opposite tc
the Court House, owned by K. Aull, Esq, of this
city, and occupied by T. Crittenden, Esq., (tem
porsrily absent ia Kentucky,) were sheiled anc
burned The impression was, that the former con
tanned powder designed for the use of the Contede
rates. Another attack was threatened and appre
heused.
We learn further, that ex- Governor King, of Ray
county, who had been taken prisoner, had made
I his escape from the Confederates; but that Judge
Rvlsnd and his son John, were still prisoners.
Two regiments of infantry and squadron o
cavalry have left jefferson City by land, for th
relief of Lexington.
We have udvices of the most trustworthy char
e acter, dated St. Louis, September lst, o'clock
p. NJ, from which quote follows:
at is believed this evening that instead of be
plcad OF Tovip prrFp, a6 hrt tha Es
publican, the State troops now in possession O
q that town, having made the Home Guard surrende
), unconditionaUy. This is given on the authority .
l | a letter from them received here to day."
From the St Louis Republican.
The War in Missouri.
The report is-and it is no doubt reliable-tha
/ Hardee and JET. Thompson are falling bac
r. on New Madrid. Indications about Ironton an
n Cape Girardesu demonstrated that forward move
l. ment Of the Federal forces the tdpts. If,
/ we suppose, Hardee has left Greenville, an
Thompson has returned from Benton, their MI
n9uvre has not been executed too soon. Generi
Prentss is in the field with goodly army, havin
moved from Pilot Knob few days since. he wi
:, probably make junction with body of Unio
soldiers from Cape Girardeau and pen up the iuva
e ers in the extreme southeast to be operated upe
as at leisure. This will establish almost contin
n Gus line from Rolla to the Mississippi below Cal
Girardeau, fanked On the west by Gordon
military posts extending lrom the terminus of t!
Southwest Branch Railroad up the Missouri riv
~ above Jefferson City Thus St. Louis and the Sta
at Capital will be amply protected from approach
tx way of the South, and with the reinforcement
constantly arriving the State can undoubtedly
IS. held against all comers.
he Fro.a the Petersburg E1press Sept. 5.
of Fort Macon Threatened.
led Our latest advices from North Carolina are
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