The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-14
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
ST.. loUls, Mo, July 10, 1861.
Z ETs ~ nc i 81 Louis Atou, ps EaGo9eaaen: al Car
aigs aera S,o,-ey Orders 5s C7iea Troops 10 Occupy
as IH.ET TAsy Fond ~ Re6saS Siyeay Near Thcre--
!aey ta.a4r The Ret.t CampTae Locality If The Slme
r " G1Dyul saoss'ey Adca-.ed and in Whdt Direc
i 49, Anc;hr .iato~-Colorc. Coffee Captnrsd-Jud9s
chron, Dc
LSt cvcng tA,7c considerable excitement IN this
's owing a. the reception Of intelligence that the rebel
~c bad Colonel Scgcl ani defeated him, eating
'ss emmana " pieces and taking HIM prisoner. The
10, crows q The pIas,ers House exuted over the in
cuation, Sscalesris large quantities of wsiskey ana
ar bgbaeG ia the exubcrancc of their JOY. Late
a tbs a4'sa % messenger from General Svccneys com
aLn s,se lo papfnoli the 7th, arrived at the Ar
cnal, hrpgas riinss of different sort visited The
Sais iura and learned the following part,cu
49,
0sn SNcvey's arrival at Springfield he at once sent
3suSs Sa,dFltn and Scgel, ordering them 10 move on
Ia Gart - from their camp AT Scosho, and occupy
"a town Thty obeyed the order, and on arriving al
nilae ~ Gel tanned from their that Gov jackson
Cen Prt,c Id formed Junction with Gen Ranos at
o.ut on the tnar road eght miles north OF Car thage
&c prcc.ao number Of the rebel troops was not known
was suppose to be not far from i've thousand men
,ghuq; waiting for orders from Gen Sweeney, Cots,
s-g, ANA sliUnln with force Of 500 men, left Car.
nag. shout A. N. the 9th marching towards the
auel camp, and coming in sight OF the enemy IS
At s.. A. NJ Of that Gay. With no delay
10y acct the attack, throwing IN shot and shell
,ui casa. ',rS ana following up this movement viii,
I. ..!4.. khc i.b Is le,'eJ with artillery and
nab att in great variety us ut thc battle
vie, ii lac ioim ei nc" very Well served There
..-a 3 t" b. go skiI guinefs among them, and the
= m IA, .r, b-ttery III sxtoundcrs was neither
IL 4 bat iitsic t!JnlEt Inc nature Dt
. votn4 Nj y, action commenced is not gwen, but
Q. 1t, Is ga! To b. IA IA range OF wooden hilts IN
w.tn stf 'tclies of prairie. Along the
IN. -'pe som the prairie 10 the valleys is
uitr mi III water courses are generaiiy through
>Llp u nfLlow or "botlom'' land, and II
feF RI Ntriy Of these streams that the
rt.,.i W, lpld After the formation Of the line Of
sttie Ia II - was general On both siies from cannon
hp small Aii-. neliner party giving evidence Of mach
Az or desp .t"n Ia pushing the contest II thus con
fnr two hears, wGcn the rebels commenced
co. e sti!i kr ptng TAP The fight They showed mach re
march noFthwar, fearing the approach Of
raj. Lyon trum that quarter, and made detour of
vefat, ar ia order sw ug around tn the south
old Il il way ward Arkansas. Making the are OF Il
erc,c they ret catcr in souhrasery direction
e,vrcn coke and HnaD Vernon, cndcavoring torcach
a-svi.to get thi,e TO Arkansas The Union force
Slcn,n Moanl Vernon consisted Of only three
tiorc ,,ars ant was not sufficient to stop the
q tLs retra,ng reheis, and General Sweeney
elES advtsd Of to- movement went out IN commasd Of
H. og coiJnn ii Snrt.s al 500 mcb moving n south
rstcr,y direction, WIZ the intention Of hterccpthg
srsslu M,ihnuld tiun2ss ssilom1n and Siegel
,l.cyirg them up frou '9 battic hcld, Carthage
layi1g p"n them with their cannon and continually
arrssirq them IN thc ear. a body Of rebel recruits
at 'ft Forsyth with te intention Of joining Governor
so:e1a, at "a g i id General Sweeney sent cat two
u,drcd and ti!ty r'8itrd check their advance
prevent r..'- with the main body of the rebel
.Tyfho hope capturing Jackson or at getting another
rtc numerically al rests upon the sncc, IS Of General
w,-.asy's ceumn from Springfield in checking him ut
teton l. and driving HIM the northeast in which
seat Battle at near Springfield may be confidently
u Cor.
n tho rhc forces make hal, north Of Mcdonald and
asge witt General sweeney IN their front, and Samman
S"eci on thtr rear, we shah have to record the
laclest fight Ia the history of Missouri Too great
should be placed in General S~eenys check
,g their southwark march not from lack Of ability Of
aa, coun ander or a want Of bravery IN his ,aen bat
nr'y the small numerical strength OF his command
a. tho desperate situation Of the rebels.
We have report uf an engagement on the prairie near
tonnt Vernon on the morning OF the 7th, between dc
rhmHnt Of Ave adrcd men, under Lieut. Col Won, and
it"on hunGrc! .,bri troops The action commenced
"p2u prairie, frn which Coionc Wolff drove the rebels
.ne timber with considerable slaughter When In ,t
fo,ts tn" rebels rallied, aid by well directed volcy
led and wounded several Of the Union toops and com
eisd the whoc body retire 20 the prairie where tn
5 UP th'r position and sent 10 Springfield for reinforce
rents Colonel Browns command had reached Spring.
ED on saturday and occnpi"d that town after General
yoc"y left, t. intercept Jackson and hearing the
eiin ne1r sonnt Vernon pushed forward leaving Spring
,io IN Gaze Of tn A'ma Guard There fears OF
= attack during his abs nee
Tho ks 3tdlonc Wcs command is said 10 be not far
f'n tb'.N Killed. and wounded. Colonel WoA was re.
90 d .. The report III regard TO this affair is from
"oa ;5o, not perfectly reliable sources. give just
+' 'ee one of the most active and violent rebels
tt' ,.l'W st, was captured by Home Guards
n oro j.. u y iaHlet on saturday. He carefully
rrie a. b. ~ e. mn Hicssion with Outsiders What
sfos .0n wi b. made of him is not known.
54.- LAY 'TJ'nng last General yon was at Lcesvillc
H.. .o,uty, about ten miles west Of Warsaw. Mayor
t'igis had rcacliri Clinton IN Henry county with his
J'ti!l mi f 1m Kansas City, on the day He and
tirhl lyon Were expecting TO form JUNCTION at Chalk
ey On tie evening Of Sunday.
To-day the special session Of The United States Circuit
o-rt commenced, Judgc Cauon presiding There
faA considerable anxiety a,nung the politicians to-
H5w what would he Judge tatgon's char1: to the
rsld Jury. The Judge is renn'ssJcan, but does
sll,y any manifest leaning towards the south as II
tane at present. though he has CONSIDER
d the side OF slavery Two years ago he be.
am Famous the author Of letter of considerable
ergf and much weight strongly protesting against the
rc!at enent of free neert,e THIS docuncnt broncht
Isn him the ire of the southern extremists
ebe.s Of this city do not look upon HIM with frond
Ills charge To the Grand Jury Of marked
billy, and showed 40 favor TO any la his
Jew, treason consists not only IN taking up
rms against the government, but IN every act
f:-ateyor that can interfere with its WORKING
erasA 2l' or sympathy 10 us enemies. Some OF the
UNty eues among the rebels turned slightly pale hear
ag u.is, especially several who prominent IN The
IGp Jackson movement.
The DsmDcrG iss Just issued an extra containing q let.
st from iJr frr6ln, Surgeon to the Fifth (salomaus)
egnnent dated TIE 9Th instant, aud containing subsan.
ay tc same Information IN regard tc the battle Of
"a as - detailed in tins letter. The rebels
tbiant as they were last evening.
Coon'I Marsh illinois regiment left yesterday TO
aiy Cape Girardeau. rney DO not anticipate any fight
-ag there,
TIE BATTLE AT CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
LkvES HOURS HARD FiGHTixG-Two HUNDRED AND
FIFTY OF dovERSoR JAcKSoN's REBELS KILLED
AND fORrY-FivE TAKEN PRISONERS sgt rNntp
MILITARY MOVEMENTS, ETC.
L''utanant w. tosk of the artillery attached In
ae Third regiment uf Missouri Volunteers who acted "a
o!oucl Seiges Ad1tan in the engagement near Carthage
rived IL 81. Louis the 10th instant. He Was liz,
-erer Of dispatches TO the commander at the Arsenal
paving travelled day and night from the OF var
"a account given b.! Lieut. Tosk III the battle between
Or Union forces and ,he Missouri tsoops IS interesting
RIA his at1neBt, assven IN the St Louis Republican
Sneats tina on Friday morning last at FIVE O'Clock 4
H. Yang party sent OUT by Colonel Sc gel
,o uhTo miles distant fFgm Carthage Iicket guard OK
!. A.e troops, who were attacked aattl roe taken prt
ners With all despatck Colonel Seigei prepared 10 20
rwa expecting 10 meet tie State troops some distance
est q, Carthage About half past niIe O'Clock lie
eeiing sock place in open pTsarie seven
iIee hev Wi Carthage. Lieutenant Tosk eslmaes tha
,mhers n 'Epe opposing army al five thoEsaud chiefly
vary b. 'aRppied with battery Of I've csGaon--rour
= noun,lcr, snd one Twelve Sounacr-wbjA Colonel
,ca,'s romn st consisted of his regimen, Of two
,5att,ns an \ Colonel SsIomons detached regiment
III several ME es Of artillery under command Of Major
,ls r PIE sagcl's regiment had SIX hundred men
II Co,one cao, eans I've hundred. The State troops
arc o",andSh yGsnorais Parsons and Rains Mas1r
- 49, ~ A. 'eetien Of Co3nei Sessl opened t,s
% vi, eb ran,,nnad Ttskly for nearly two hours 10
se MAJ an 1an ~ - .eige FOUNDER Of the Tta.e troops
40 ds,nonn,G VIA ~" = after the whole battery was
fenced The e,nar,or ~Eas OF the UnioHisis enabcd
ZEN 20 maitain o;,ma,o, u comparatively little dan
r. The state troo"s Nh for convenience we shall
No ffair L,,t