Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-20

$40 per tun. So well made were the guns
that it was found physical impossibility to
break them in the ordinary manner, aud it
was only by the use of the lathe that they
were destroyed. Several Of them weighed
seven thousand pounds each. Six of them
remain unbroken, and the Department has
ordered an examination of them, so that they
may again be taken into the service OF the
country"
The BoOnvilie BattIe-PartIcuIars of the
Defeat OF the MIssourIans.
A special telegraphic dispatch to the st.
Louis Democrat gives the following account
OF the late victory at Boonville, Mo-:
General Lyon landed his troops four miles
below Boonville, and opened a heavy can
nonade against the rebel army, who could
not long stand the fire, but retreated and
took up position in an adjacent wood, from
where, hidden behind the bushes and trees,
they opened heavy skirmishing fire on our
troops.
General Lyon then ordered hasty re.
treat 10 the boats, and the rebels, encour-
eyed by this movement rallied in line of
battle, and followed the troops into an open
wheat field.
General Lyon now halted his troops faced
them about, and, bringing his whole artil-
lery in front, opened murderous fire on
the rebels. Three hundred of them were
killed.
Seeing that there was no possibility of es-
Gaping, they threw away their arms and ran
in all directions. and General Lyon took
possession of Boonville.
General Sterling Price fell sick, at the be-
ginning of the battle, with a violent diar-
rhea, and was brought on beard steam
boat, which carried him to Charlton, his
home.
Ex Governor @. F. Jackson assisted as a
spectator on hill two miles from the field
Of battle; but seeing what happened, he took
hasty retreat to parts unknown.
SO soon as the telegraphic lines from
Boonville to Syracuse shall be re-estab-
lisbed, will send you more particulars.
There is great rejoicing among the Union
men here, and the stars and stripes were to-
DAY hoisted at the Capitol, guns fred, and
the Star. spangled Banner" played by the
regimental band.
To morrow and the next day scouting
parties will be sent out in all directions, to
cut the line of retreat of the fleeing rebels.
The j. G. StOon has just arrived at Jeffer-
son City with two cannons, ammunition and
necessary artillery men, which have been
planted at Henry Boernstein's head. quarters
at the Capitol. The rebels at the Peniten-
tiary are now quiet, and all citizens are very
well pleased with Colonel Boernstein's man.
seement. He keeps the city in good order,
and there's no fear of any disturbance of the
peace. Some more strong SecesSionists have
taken the oath of allegiance to the United
States. The Federal troops are in good
spirits. No further news from the seat of
war further up the river.
John Fitzpatrick, one of the most violent
leaders of the Secessionists in this State,
has to-day taken the oath of allegiance to
the United States, administered by Colonel
Boernstein, in the presence ofall the officers.
AfihiIs in Missouri slslrnIsh at Inde-
peDdeDce.
The Missouri Democrat of yesterday SAYS:
A well.known gentleman of this city, who
arrived yesterday morning from the western
part OF the State, furnishes US the following
particulars of the engagement between the
Federal and State forces near Independence,
on Thursday evening last Our informant
has desired that we shall not publish his
name, but if any of our citizens have doubts
OF the truth of this report, we are permitted
TO refer to him directly.
He states that he left Lexington, No.
which is thirty-two miles from Independ-
ence, on last Saturday morning, and gives
us the particulars which had reached that
place. As these particulars were from Sc
cession sources, it is hardly probable they
are exaggerated against the State troops.
On last Thursday evening, about six
o'clock, as an advance body of United States
Cavalry, under command of General Prince,
were moving along the road two or three
miles from Independence, they suddenly
came upon a large detachment of State
troops, occupying a position at the top of a
bill, with cannon commanding the road.
TIE cavalry were some distance in advance
of the main body of the United States In
fantry, which numbered four or five hun
dred men. Immediately on coming in sight,
the cavalry fred upon the State troops
turned their horses heads and made a pres
cipitate retreat. The fire was returned by
the State troops with their small arms, the
cannon, for some reason, failing to go off.
The loss of the Federal troops is reported at
three; that of the State troops as four, one of
whom was Colonel Holloway, in command
of the State troops. Colonel Holloway was
formerly in the United States army, and was
resident of Cass County, Mo.
There was no pursuit Of the cavalry, and
on Friday the State troops were concentrat-
ing at Blue Mills taking strong position,
end awaiting an expected attack from the
Government forces.
Our informant states positively, that no
other engagement had occurred in that
vicinity.
Lexington, as is stated above, is but thirty
two miles from Independence, and if any
further fighting had taken place on Thurs
uhy ulkub OF rEludJ mOIuiuki tue news
would certainly have reached Lexington be-
fore the hour of his departure from that city
on Saturday morning. Moreover, he states
that the steamer II. d. Bacon, which ar
rived at Lexington from above on Saturday,
and on which he took passage to Brunswick,
passed Independence on Friday afternoon,
and at that place the captain says there was
no news Of any engagement but the skirmish
which took place on Thursday evening.
snf 4loA H. -
last about eleven O. clock, the steamer Emile,
which, our readers will remember, was in.
tercepted at BoonVille by Jackson's troops,
returned to Brunswick, having on board
General Sterling Price. General Price, ON
his way up from BoonVille to Brunswick,
intercepted ferry boat load of soldiers two
companiesl, who had started from Bruns-
wick to BoOnville, and ordered them back to
the former place. The reason Of this move
meRt is unexplained.
Our informant passed across the country
from Brunswick To Laelede, station on the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad, from
whence he came home by Hannibal and the
keokuk line of steamers, arriving here yes
terday morning.
At Macon City he saw Colonel Bates, of
the Iowa volunteers, who stated that his
regiment would proceed TO BOonville last
night, taking the North Missouri Railroad to
keniek Station, and marching rapidly across
Howard County, thirty or forty miles to
Boonville. He expected to arrive at Boon.
vile this evening.
ARMY Contractors INDIoTED.-The Phila-
dtlphiGH says:
We feel that the patriotic people Of the
State should be congratulated upon the fact
that justice has achieved one triumph in the
matter of 'Jobbers," charged with speculating
upon the funds so freely devoted to crush
out the rebellion, defrauding the State and
plundering the soldiers.
On Friday last the Grand Jury Of the
Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County pre-