The sun., 1861-08-16
THE NEW YORK SUN
FkIDAY aoRnIga. Aug i6. ls@. 4
Telegraphic News.
FROM THE SEAT or VAR,
The Battle in-nrissouri.

The Battle In missouri.
Springfield. No., Aug. IA rne enemies G ~ p
extended along wilson's Cie'k, ab,ut 3 mites,
enclosed BY high ground on each side. upon
which the greater Nsrt Of the s'gsgsm'nt was
tonight.
IL does no, sppcr thst this rebels were dhv, n
lnok sny coussisrsbls dtstsf o, but Il s;r cha I,
gss were all rcpu,sed, and they burned . lGIi .
amount Of camp equippsgs ssa baegSEo 10
prevent Ms capture BY our trUnps. Ths Emmy
Had twenty one pisoss Of ntilisry, and a ysiy
large body u cavalry.
General SiEaEL STACKED tie rsbsls from
the south east as scsn a. he a,Srd firing
from General Lror's command, aad drove
thsm back half q mls, taking possess of
their camp, which ox'snd,d westwMt to ths
Fayetteville road. Here : terrible so va,
poured into bis rinkI, by r,sl nsut which he
had permitted 10 advance within fsw pass,
Of hin, supp; sing IL TO be the Iowa First. His
r,,u scattered considerably and Col = LoNo1s
men could rot bs rallied cousqu,nuy Col.
suo,h lost Hvs o' his guns, ths Other beiag
brought sWAy By CsPt. FuAGo, who complies
irosis captured about four hundred hotsn.
Our ,ols 10 about TWO hundred killed, ari from
600 70 700 wounded, uhiie tn, less Of the enc
NY eanrot pos,isly he isss than double or
twD, their 70; CO, b.Irg moved In large bo
COS AID oGr Attl1Sy pla, lag on thom With
tsrribls effect.
Lisut. Col, BGAyD, who commanded , r-bol
force at Boonsvilis, sui has since b,on acting
rs aid to Con PRrcS,'wss taken prisoner.
Gen. LToR's body has been smbslmsd for
convtys - TO his friends In Connecticut.
F,sm Fsitss.s Ms.,so.
Fortress Monroe, AUG. iith. ria Bditimcre,
Abg. 15M.-Atss C1nfsdSrats scouts attempt
ted laat night TO cross R,mpton Creek, but
were ated upon by our picksts, aud quickly
retired.
Hampton ia nightly vi,tsl by Il. Con',d-
crates.
Lisut. CEosrE's recent ezpsdition 20 Aeco-
mac and North Hampton counties has nearly
broken up the eontraband trade between the
sAstsfn and western aho;oB OF the Chssapsaks.
| 10 some Of the place, visited by him there wAl
a strong and out spoken Union sentiment.
Five hundred unprspsd letters from th'
FEDERAL prisoners at Richmond, left on tb,
Baltimore boat by the released prisoners, wsr'
to-day generously forwarded by asnsrai bur
IER.
Uuleu Feeling In reHas.
Washing ton, AUG. l5.-R;lisbls private ad'
vices from Texas dated Jaly 93i, represent th.
| Union ssntimsnt as rather on the increase, and
that II would ,xtsusIvsly bo rusniioetsd
should federal ptotsc.ion be offered against th'
oppr.ssons OF the iisunionists. The nswl-
papers OF that state have forwarded the state
msnts made by Gen. Housros, from time L
time as Il Is positively known ho has no sym
p,tby with sscssslonism. Al last accoun Is h
vas In quiet ssclusion on his fA-m awaiting
sv,pts.
FnnbustsrisE In Mexico.
The de.igns Of Col. VaS DoRS aud oths
l,.derr, for the possession of the Horthsrn state
Of Mexico and Lower California, depend 70
their fulfllmsnt on the 90 operation OF th
Mexican Revelation ary Chisfs. Bat 50 far tn
socssaion Hlibustsrs have not met with tn
sympathy they anticipated from thOso sOuOcss
EHa A General for Califs,uis.
wv. w.DkSvER has bees appointed by III
Prudent LBsisadier General Of the CAhforni
volunteers.
More sharp Shooters,
VS. ROWLAND, OF New York. at an int,
,i.v with tho P,os!dsnt and Cabinet yesterday
t.od.r.d TO the Government two additions
r.gImsnts Of sharp shooters, and Il Is said Cor
NoCLsLLAS urged thsh immediats orgs
niEsti6n.
rho ciHs-" -"chu-etts Ds"ecra's sins Fart
fer tho CH'.a'
Bcs,OA, Aug. l5.-Ihe D1mocrltie Sat
q maitt<s mat y's'srday at Worcester, an
ssro'd 20 call = convention to nominate stat
cffiosrs, 70 be hold,n September 10th, In Wo'
e.st.r.
Ths proceedings Of the COMMITTEES sNhibit'
broad and patriotic policy, and the call 4
tho Invention asserts that the present eris
dsmsads the subordinstion Of the interests
the party 10 thoss Of the country.
I'll. R.b.b O.. Ma ,Ids.s Rights,
Tn. reb.l Congress has accepted by resolu
'. ,,on th. I'd. "a and 9TH clauses Of the Par
D.el,r.tiou,
Th. Rebel Fsrcss In we.torn virsisis.
Gen. WISE, on the 7th, wA'rsPortsd at Will
Sulphur Springs, and Gen. FLOYD at S"s
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