New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-26

County, told he prisoners that they would take tnem
10 Pillows command They followed no great road,
but travelled hills and along bypaths 70 shoreh
| their route. One of these companies was on morse
back, and led by jeff Thompson who acted as esp'aiu
He Is certain was JEFF. Thompson OF st. Joseph ana
tays he knows him, as he was with Capt Steele at ST.
JoSeph this Spring, when Thompson was arrested helo
and his men dispersed. The other company was on
| foot, and led by Capt. Baker from Hannibal lne
hinks). These two companies were poorly armed, slu
| badly equipped and fed themselves from whatever
they found on the march, They are probably moving
on TO reinforce the attacking party near Pot MOP
The dragoon prisoner says that Gen. Price was oediy
wounded, and from the fuss " be made az oprlng.
| field in tie room where the two wounded dragons
| lay, who fought 10 the skirmsh at OF near oohe
Spring, some weeks since, he thinks be VIII not mean
the Rebel troops again IN this war. lie had t1iee OF
four negro waters constantly in NOTION attending 70
The Rebels were reinforced Saturday night after the
battle, by 5000 men, under McBde many hundred OF
| whom had arms. Their arrival caused a tremen,
| dous shout IN the camp. And but Tor the lew 9iu
| Wagons which they brought ID, the Rebel wounded
| could not have been taken to Springfield as tneir
| whole train and stores were destroyed during tho
| battle.
or fifteen horses which Capt. Totten disabled IN the
beginning Of the BATTLE, and the rebels had 10 SPIKE
4 it, McCullochs horse was found tied TO Tree, ana
several thousand dollars in gold In his saddlebsgs,
which our troops secured. All the rebel army, e,eept
enough TO bury the dead moved to Sprinneld on
| Sunday, where our wounded were taken from their
comfortable teds and the rebel wounded placed upon
| them. They even disiutened the body OF General
Lvon on the plea Of not being certain he was Siam
| These humane acts show how much claim they nave
on us for medicine for their wounded Indeed TINS Is
only an excuse for the traitor MCDONALD W DePer-
| uIited to visit st. Louis q spy.
The Rebel army soon cleared ont all the stores IN
Springfield on It's arrival there and the troops came
welEngh having "A not, In their eager scramble Tor
the boots ard shOes and consoled themselves 10 their
| nf full slnny when they CAPTURED st.
NV informan. says bis captors led him to believe
that 10 900 of the rebels would make forced marches
| on "Lincons aboitonists" at Jeiierson City, and
| would easily take that place. He and moet of Lis
comrades offered commands In rebel eorpaniesu II
they would Join them in lighting but all declined, ex-
| cept one Beatty, whom they would not trust.
lie awards high prsie 20 the Kansas and Iowa regi.
ments for their bravery and deadly charges on the
field of battle, aud says very few remained of. the
Loui,ana regiment first encountered by the Kansas
troops, when tho other Louisiana regiment came to
their aid Col. Bairs regiment aso encountered, IN
| the bIayest manLer, the overwhelming forces which
uado several Onseis on them The last charges by The
Kansas and Iowa troops, and the Dragons drove the
| enemy from the field and no retreated three miles
Southwark where he waited until night, in constant
| expectation Of being followed He Gays two more
regiments would have driven the rebel army into Ar
kansas with all ease for the terrible havoc made by
Totrn's and Uuboiss batteries had filled them with
| tenor aod oi may.
Most Of the Rebel shells burst in the air over our
forces and did very little harm: lie thinks 600 is
too low an estimate OF their killed and wounded
They piled their slan 90 deep in the gorges washed out
In the rayines among the high hills Of the bsttleeld
and after well tamling down the dead bodies com
pacy possibe, they covered the masses with about
| two feet Of earth.
Istate ohng except what my informant related TO
me- and he bad not q newspaper tInce the battle
| lie is a brave young man from Weymouth Landing
Mass has been nearly three years III the service and
Ii impatient 10 join Mai Sturpis aud be led again TO
/ S,riuyh.ti aid in driving the Rebels Mis-
souri which he thinks can bo done with two or three
more regiments with those Gen. Lyon had. There Is
doubt but the battle Of Wilson Creek was really
great Vi tory TO Lyons army which Will have its full
elect ia the next battle troops encounter with that
IodiOn OF the invading army.
Respectfully, te., B. H.
Tn. BURIAL OF GTN. N. LroS.-The burial Of
this distinguished military officer took place at 6.
o clock on Tuesday 18th inst. lie was buried the
farm OF the Hon. John =. Phelps and near his red-
dence. 10, one Of his officers or soldiers was pres
en, and no friend sayo Mrs. Phelps. He was buried
by few Of tho officers of the Missouri State Guard,
belonging 10 Gen. John Is. Clarks diviion. The
yenons present were Mr. John 3. Phelps, Capt. II.
], Boon, Cspt. Poildexter, Lieut.. Pindar, and DIR.
Peters. There were four other persons present,
and two of Mira Phelps's male servants. II ia sup
DO ed ttat his remains will be taken up aud removed
| 10 ST. Louis.
RlsH ACr OF LIEUT.. Hours OF THE Missouri
Snrn-HE Is SHOr ~ HAKDEE's CANf.-Tbe Mis-
sonri 9th Regiment Las los oie of its members, who
aus a daring rodier and honest man. We refer 10
| Lieut. Houts, who is Well known and much esteemed
Ia this tity. The circumstances the.e: lie called
out the Colonel OF bis regiment and requested leave 90
v,t IIardees camp in disgise and was refused per-
| mission, which was Immediately after, however,
| granted by Geo. Grant. On last Saturday, at IL
o'clock at night lie started the perlous journey,
which ended In the forfeit Of hs life. Oa the way he
supped az the house Of man named Burke, who sent
on. of his men with him AS a guide. The two, after
while fell IN with three four persons, who said they
were Uuion men, and volunteered TO accompany them
to the neighborhood of Hardees camp. Soon they
were in camp, and one OF Hardees captains reeog-
| nzed Lieut.. Houts. Without much ceremony, he soon
fell pierced by seven balls. Whether be was arrested
previous Hfter getting out Of the camp, We do not
know. Deceased was in the Mexican war.
| lst. Lou. Democrat
IsHru.s Arrrxpr TO AuRpER.-Two or three
| evenings hgo, while young man named Bennett,
member OF Capt. Dills company, Of the 9th Indiana
Regiment, was walking backward and forward ~
liuel outside Lafayette Park, tho entrance he was
approached by young man who with friendly face,
the sentinel If he did not feel weary, which
| the soldier replied "Yes, / do feel little tired"
when ,he knd-iaced stranger, siter word or two Of
further conversation ked him if be would not accept
3 ie,e of bis pie. Tie sentinel thanked him with
heartfelt gratitude, ard ATE the pie Shortly after
| wad he was seiLed with couvul-i0ns and was carried
BY Lis comrades to the hospital tent Dr. Davis the
ply sican OF the regiment found that he was poisoned
| will ttryehuine. Remedies at first thought to
be in yain but the young has since fingered in
| agony alive. 81. Louis Republican.
THI CRINE AoAIssr MIssoUm--1he criminal re-
belhOn against tie pon and the sovereignty of Mis-
souri, inaugaraied by {. +. jackson, has, 10 Is now
plain TO see, reached the top Of its bent and must
| henceforth subside." Six weeks from this time OF
two months it furhest there viii not be C0nedcr
soldier in the STATE, ad The indications re that