St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-27
A. b. r. HILDRETH, Editor.
St. Charles City, Iowa, June 81, 1861.
Good News from Missouri.

Gen. Lyon has promptly fulfilled his
explicit orders from Adjutant General
Thomas, to wit:
"The authority of the United States is par
amount, and whenever it is apparent that
movement, whether by order of State author
ity or not, is hostile, you will not hesitate to
put it down.
The whole course of Gov. Jackson
hos been "hostile," and his recent
proclamation, ordering out $4,000
State militia, for the avowed purpose
of driving the United States troops
ont of Missouri, made the fact 'appa-
rent tothe dullest comprehension. But
as soon as the Governor had fulmina-
ted his reasonable designs, at Jef1er-
son City, he fed from the capital and
commenced putting his forces in bat
tie array. To prevent the approach
of Federal troops, he cut the tele-
graph wires and burned the railroad
bridges, but the river would not burn.
Gen. Lyon knew his man, and had de-.
tachments and steamboats, in rcadi-
ness for pursuit.
Gen. Lyon overlook Gov. Jackson's
rebel army at Bonneville on the 18th
inst. and routed them, horse, foot and
dragoon. Said Claib, in his procla-
nation, "a million of people as chiv-
alrous as the Missourians were never
yet conquered and never will be )"
and then he orders out fifty thousand
of his chivalry." Where are they
now Where is governor ~ Jackson :?
The Federal troops who took steamers
at St. Louis and went up the Nilsson
ri in pursuit of Gov. Jackson and his
doughty General, Price, landed five
miles below Bonneville and soon open
ed a heavy cannonade against the
rebel forces. The latter retreated in.
to the adjacent timber, from whence,
hidden behind bushes and trees, they
; opened a brisk fire. Gen. Lyon drew
them from the timber by ordering a
hasty retreat to the boats. The rebels
took the bait and followed our troops
into weat field, when General Lyon
suddenly halted, faced about, and
bringing the whole force of his artil-
lery to bear, opened terrific fire up
on the rebels. Three hundred were
killed and nearly thousand taken
prisoner. The balance fled in all d.
, rections, leaving fifteen hundred stand
, of arms, a large quantity of ammuni-
ton and stores, horses, mules, &c. 1t
: is stated that Gen. Lyons forces had
the rebels in position where he could
I have killed them in large numbers,
s. but he ordered the firing to cease and
h halted to make prisoners. 1t is repor
;, ted that II Federal troops were xii.
led
Gen. Lyon then moved forward and
: took possession of Bonneville. Gen
, Price, the rebel commander, was tax
en- with violent diarrhea at the be-
ginning of the battle and left the
field. One account says he wal
wounded and carried to his home il
Charlton. Gov. jackson viewed til
i, battle from an eminencc mile di'
o tant, surrounded by Capt. Kelley
a company as body guard. Seem
81 that his forces were defeated, he i
ID stantly fed, taking Kelley and h
s. command along with him.
Col. Curtis of the Second Iowa Re
lr iment is now in peaceable possessit
of St. Joseph, having cleared the c
tire line of railroad from Hannibal
St. Joseph of the secessionists a
holding it under his protection. L
mails and travel are now safe a
,to uninterrupted by this route to Ka
de sas. The Union men all along t
de route took fresh courage and are fl
~ ming home guards for their prot'
ton. Soldiers are stationed to p
-, tcct all the railroad bridges and te
graph offices. In one instance
Try bridge had been set on fire, and in g
81 F; other powder had been placed und
es' meath, but the timely arrival of I
- Iowa and Illinois soldiers saved the
be- The wires were frequently cut,
/ we're soon repaired. Brig. Gen. Sla
was found at Chillicothe musteri
III rebel troops into service. He was
ken prisoner by Col. Curtis and sc
to Fort Leavenworth. Col. Cur
took and made prisoners of over THU
=, of the principal leaders Of seccssi
- who were stopping trains, Selling M
nd chandize, &c. The Iowa boys are
Ole possession of large amount of a
munition and nearly two dozen sec
ID" sion flags, captured along their rou
fe Many of the most rabid traitors f
in to follow the forlorn hopes of ella
US jackson.
'he Col. Bates of the FIRST Iowa Re
v;u ment proceeded to Hannibal with
command the day after Col. Cur
md He took charge of the first sever
ng, miles of the railroad while Col. Gun
t ls went on to St. Joseph. He halted
nee day or two at Macon, and was I'll
ing ordered to join Gen. Lyon at Bo
like vile, preparatory to an attack on L
ington. Col. Bates left Macon on
18th, passed down the North Miss
g ?" ri railroad part way, and then mar
ed across the country forty miles