The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-09-24
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Journal.
!. FROM MISSOURL

ST.. LOUIS. Sept. 23.--The following &C
count of the battle of Blue Mills Lsndine
is derived from an authentic source. Lieut.
Col. Scott with $40 men of the Sd lows
Regiment, with one piece of artillery, lefl
Cameron on Monday, the 10th, in pursuit
of the rebels, who left St. Joseph on Friday
previous.
the morning of the 18th, and moved from
that place at o'clock P. NJ and at three
o'clock fell in with the enemy $500 in
number, occupying strong position. Our
skirmishsrs received a CALLING fire and slow
/ ly retreated to our main body, when the
action became general Our 6-pounder was
| brought to bear on the enemy, and few
| shots were fired, which proved destructive.
at this time a heavy fire was opened on our
| gun, killing our gunner and wounding two
others on this several other guuners, Ger
mans from st. Louis, abandoned it. carry
ing off primer and matches, rendering the
piece useless. The action continued an
hour, when our column was slowly with
drawn to more open ground, bearing off the
wounded and drawing away the gun by
hand, all the horses having been killed or
badly wounded About this time, Col.
Smith, who left ST. Joseph with ], 400 men,
about the same time Scott did Cameron, and
for the same general purpose, Joined the
latter, having pushed forward his mounted
men and artillery at q rapid pace, on receiv-
ing a message from Scott, ten miles back,
that be was advancing on the enemy. But it
being night and their men completely ex.
hazsted, aud the rebels reported. strongly
entrenched at a thicket, impossible ex :ept
By a narrow wood, further attack was
postponed until morning.
Early on the following day an advance
was made on the combined force but on
arriving at Blue Mills they found the enc
my had crossed the river before daylight,
taking the road towards Lexington.
The following are the casualties of the
Sd Iowa Regiment IS far as ascertained:
Total killed FIVE wounded eighty four
missing six. Three of the missing are sup
posed to be in the hands of the enemy, and
the balance killed.
In addition to the loss of the Sd Iowa,
there were six of the home guards and one
artilleryman killed, among them C8pR,
Cupp aud about ten Wounued. Four of the
home guards were killed 10 a skirmish
about two hours before the battle
1t is perhaps proper to state that Pope's
orders to Scott were to remain at Liberty
till Joined by Smith, but learning on his ar
rival at that place that the enemy was Eve
miles distant, he sent a messenger to Smith
with word to that effect, and pushed on and
gave the rebels battle.
Gen. Fremont has appointed Brigadier
Generals Pope, Sigel, Asboth and McKin-
stry to command divisions as acting Major
Generals, and Colonies Davis, MuIligan,
Kelton and lotion as acting Brigadier
Generals. E2
Thos. L. Price, of Jefferson City, has been
commissioned Brigadier General by the
President. --a
A special to the Democrat, from Hamil-
ton, says a report from Camden, nine miles
above Lexington states that the United
States flag was still flying over Mulhgan's
entertainments at six o'clock Saturday
morning.