The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-08
ADDITIONAL TO THE DUG SPRING BArrrB.

tary Cameron.
ADDITIONAL TO THE DUG SPRING BATTTR.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, August Con Thurs
day, news reached here that the enemy were
advancing on US in three columns with
force numbering 10000 men. Gen. Lyon
Immediately set out to meet them with the
2nd and Sd Missouri regiments from here,
and the End and 4th Kansas and the lst
Iowa regiments with two or three compan-
les of regular infantry, and two or three
companies of regular cavalry from Camp
Mcclellan. General Lyon encamped that
evening on Terrell Greek, and on Friday ad
vanced to Big Spring about eighteen miles
southwest of Springfield where he obtain
ed intelligence of the enemy. A fight took
place between and o'clock that evening.
A company of 81 of General Lyons's cav
airy, not 27O as previously reported, were
crossing a ridge on high land partially en-
closed on the east by a valley, and when
descending the hill came upon large force
of the enemy's infantry, variously estimat-
ed at from 1000 to 4, 900 and being unable
to retreat they charged and cut their way
through with loss of five men. The
Lieutenant commanding the cavalry was
killed after killing eight of the rebels.
Meantime the enemy appeared in large
numbers moving along the valley, but they
were put to fight by our artillery. Our
infantry was not engaged. The rebels re-
treated south ward to a place called Mccall
locks store on the Fayetteville road. The
number of rebels found dead on the field
amounted to 40, and some A wounded who
were picked up. General Lyons is said to
be strongly entrenched in close proximity
to the enemy and another battle was ex-
pected. 1t is said there is body of some
5000 men, thirty miles west of US who are
coming in to attack the town in General
Lyonss absence. We have two companies
of the Sd regiment Missouri Volunteers
and 700 or 500 home guards from the sur
rounding country and two pieces of srtil
lery. While l write two companies of
home guards, have just gone out to recon-
hotter for the enemy.
WORLDS DISPATCH.
Extensive alarm was caused across the
Potomac last night. A countryman came
in and reported that the enemy was ap-
preaching in large numbers. Immediate
preparations were made to give them
warm reception. The troops were active.
The alarm proved to be false.
prominent engineer, connected with
the New York Fire Department, is endeav-
oring to make arrangements for the Fire
Zouaves to remain in service for the time
for which they enlisted.
A man named Muier was arrested oppo-
site the long bridge to-day, with Beaure-
gard pass in his pocket. Since the strict
rules about the publication of army matters,
the city, it is said, has been swarming with
spies. Tonight an officer, who is known
to be in the Confederate army, was at the
National Hotel.
HERALD's DISPATCH.
The news from Kentucky has caused the
widest enthusiasm here. When it was an-
nounced in the House of Representatives,
before its adjournment, by the venerable
Ex-Governor Wickliffe, the thunder of app
plause from the floor and galleries shook
even the solid walls. 1t was an outburst of
patriotic feeling. This great victory will
be followed Immediately by visible one
not less magnificent. There are at this mo-
ment 10, 600 organized Union men in Ken
lucky only awaiting the accomplishment of
this victory at the ballot box to take the
field and drive the rebel forces out of Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The Kentucky Lee
gion is now ready to be mustered into ser
vice, and the men are burning with desire
to aid their Union neighbors of Tennessee
to free them from the despotism of the Davis
mobocracy.
A gentleman who was recently compelled
to leave Vienna, states that the rebels have
10, 900 men at that point and Falls Church,
and that they are meditating an attack on
Alexandria. He says that he has mingled
freely with their troops, and confirms the
statement that they had over 1Oo0 900 men
at Bulls Run and Manassas on the 2Ist-
He estimates the number of their killed in
that engagement was 2,7oO, exclusive of
wounded. They admitted that the slaugh-
ter on their side was double what it was on
ours. it is reported that the wives of the
rebel soldiers state, that their husbands are
mining the road between Falls Church and
Fairfax, and that they intend to connect
the mines with small vials filed with ex-
| plosive materials, and that the main bat
teries in the direction of Manassas juno
ton have not yet been discovered by our
troops.
From another source it is learned that
ever since the occupation of Harpers Ferry
by the rebels, a force of from 1000 to ], 200
have been engaged in the manufacture Of
rifed cannon and ordnance of various cali
bre at Richmond. They are said to have
| turned out an immense number of cannon.
PITTsBUReH, Aug. A., M.-River feet 4
inches by the pier mark, and falling
| Weather clear and warm.