Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-08-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Springfield. Mo-, August Con Thur sdav
news reached Gen. Lyon that the enemy were
udrancIng on IN three columns, with a
force numbering 10000 men Gen Won
immediately set out to meet them with the
2d aud 81 NJ Issorr regiments from here a. Il
tie 4th and I'd Kansas, and the 1St Iowa reg
ments, with two or three companies of regu-
lar Infantry and two or three companies of
regular cavalry from Camp Mcclellan about
10 miles west of here. Gen. Lyon encamped
on that evening on Tyol Creek, and on FRI
day advanced TO Dug Spring, about 10
miles southWe OF Sprlngteld where he OBJ
! tanned intelligence of the enemy. a fight
took place between and o'clock that at
ternoon. y party OF y of Lyons cavalry
met 2lO rebels crossing ridge OF land par
TALLY enclosed on the east by Il valley, and
when descending a hill came upon "A large
force Of the enemy's infantry, variously esti-
mated at from 1900 to 1909. Being unable
to retreat they charged and cut their way
through, with the loss OF five men. The Lieu
teaunt COMMANDING the cavalry was killed,
alter killing light Of the rebels.
Meantime the enemy appeared IN large
numbers moving along the valley, but were
put to flight by artillery. Our infantry
was not engaged. The rebels retreated ) ,uth :
ward TO place called McCulloch's Store on
the Fayetteville road
The number of rebels found dead on the
field amounted to forty. and some forty four
wounded We're picked up. Gen. Lyon is
sad to be strongly entrenched in close prox-
unity to the enemy, and another battle is ex-
peeled.
1t Is said that there is body of 5000 men
thHty miles west OF u, who are coming 10
attack the town III General LYONS absence
We have here two com, anies of the :}d repi-
ment Missouri Volunteers, and about seven
or eight hundred home guards from the sur
rounding country, and two pieces of artillery;
while | write two companies of home guards
have Just gone out TO reConnoIter for the enc
/ my, from the west we are waiting for them
with confident hearts and strong arms, deter
mined that they shall not take the town with
OUT a bloody struggle.
New lo. k. August THE nomination. of
the New York delegation for Brlgadler Cen
erals have not yet been acted upon by the
President.
Last night, three companies OF the Second
Infantry, two hundred and thirty -seven men.
arrived from Fort 4 bercrombIe, Dacolah FER
r!tory, via ST. Paul. to ich place they Ind
inaicned-a distance OF three hundred mics
1Iany Of them have been In the service fifteen
or twenty years
/ second detachment of ten and TWEEN Y
! pound ritied cannon has arrived There is
much more artillery here now than we had
before the former movement was made
X-Gnv. FarweiI OF Wisconsin, has been
confined as Minister TO Rome, and John r.
A-nvtj"y, brother Of Owen Lovejoy, as Consul
! 10 Caiao.
/ Senator Harlan mas a dispatch tonight
/ from Iowa, stating that the rebels in strong
/ force have taken Crotnn. a small town on the
! Jes MONIES River, near keokuk.
! Gen. tutus King of isconsin left Wash
! Ington to-day to take command of Wisconsin
| troops IN the depart ment of Gen. Dix
| The report of Gen. Mcdowell, giving an
olilcIai narration of the campaign of the Po-
| tomac, has been completed. but viii not be
published until Secretary Cameron returns
/ gentleman who has recently been com
| aelled 10 cave Vienna states that the rebels
| ave 10000 men at that point aud FAILS
| }hurcA and that they are medItatlng an at
| ack upon Alexandria. lie SAYS that he has
! mingled freely among their tronps. and con
| Irm- me .;atemea.s that they had over 100,-
| 30 men at Bulls Run aud Manassas on the
| list. The estimate made of their killed IN
| nat engagement was 1900 exclusive of the
| Wounded They admit that the slsl4,hse on
! heir side was double what II was on ours.
/ Many wise. OF the rcbe! soldiers repo-. that
| hrlr husbands are missing.
| Tne rebels say that their main batteries in
| he direction of Manassas Junction have not
| . et been discovered.
From another source il is learned that ever
! ,Iuce the occupation Of Harper's Ferry by the
| ebels u force Of from 100 10 1870 men has
'een engaged AZ itIchmpnd in the rnunufac-
| are II rIIied cannon and ordnance of various
| lInds. they are SAID 10 have turned out an
| immense number Of cannon.
| Cincinnati. August 5.-rhe Union vote :
'"yiugton i 22G0; secession $50. The vote
| L Newport ia tie Same ratio. There !. no
| oubt that Kentucky VIII y strongly Tor tie
| mon.