The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-20

GkN, PRICE HAS DIARhHEA
Especial to tho IIsxksye.l
| ~ 81. Louis, June IL.
The Democrat has just received the fol.
lowing Dispatch from Jefferson City. Mr.
Gordon OF ST Louis, and other gsntlemer
from below, give th following seeount OF the
battle at Bonneville. Gen. Lyon landed -four
miles below Bonneville and opened : heavy
csnnonade seainst tho rebels who retreated
| and Dispersed into the adj AGENT woods, from
whence hidden behind brushes and trees,
| they opened . brisk Gre on our tro0ps.
General Lyon then ordered hasty retreat
to the boats, and the rebels, encouraged by
this movement, rallied and followed our
| troops into wheat field. Gen. Lyon now
halted. faced his troops abou., and bringing
the whole force OF his artillery to bear, opened
Q murderous Ore on the rebels, 800 OF whom
wore killed and the balance fed in ell dirsO-
tons, leaving their srms there on the field.
Gen. LYON then moved forward and took pos
session OF Bonneville.
Gen. Price Was taken with q violent diar.
rhna at the beginning OF the battle, and was
taken on steamer, and carried to his home
Ia Charlton.
Gov. Jackaon viewed the battle from dis
tart hill. ard fed for parts unknown after
the defeat Of his forces.
There is great rejoicing among Union men
here. and the Stare and Stripes have been
hoisted on the Capitol, numerous guns fred,
and the .Star Spangled Banner" played by
the reg m entail band.
Scouting parties will be sent out 10 oil di.
rections to morrow t, cut OF the retreat OF
the rebels.
The steamer Swan arrived with two can
non and artillery mon, which have been
planted Ut Col. Boernstsin's headquarters.
John Fitzpatrick, one Of the most violent
secessionists in the State, took the oath OF
allegiance to the u. 8. Government, 10 the
presence Of oil the officers, here to-day.
st. Louis, IT.
The street collision to. day was not 90 So
rious as spprehsnded. The secessionists
have been trying TO make great capital cut
Of il, but unsuocessfniy. The most reliable
version states that FIVE comPanies OF Col.
Kallman'e regiment having returned from
St Charles bv the North Missouri Railroad,
passed up Broadway to Seventh and St.
Charles streets. A man on the sidewalk
made some beastly insulting remarks, which
caused his arrest. lie tisavowed any o6en-
siye meaning and was released and passed to
Olive street, where a shot VA fred from :
second story window, east side. The sol
diers say that simultaneously With this shot
vas fred from the pavement by the man just
released. Peter Steik fell 10 the ranks
wounded, when bis comrades commenced
firing at the windows. Several witnesses
testify to hearing shots from pistols from
windows. Some say 25 were fred.
The secessionsts' story rs to the accident
nj discharge of a masket is untrue, rs being
the cause Of the troops firing. A gun dad 60
of, but this vas before Stick fell.
No doubt 10 felt this evening that the troops
we're assaulted by shots first.
The serious results are
K;led.-Jsbex Tsrren, monlder; Curran
Tracy, labore,; Nem,er w. Pratt, policeman;
killed in Recorders Court room balcony, one
unknown.
woun ied.-Cspt. Steik, badly, but not
fatally Peter Stock, soldier; an Irishman
living on 18th street, wounded 10 left leg and
breast with bucksho.-impossible to have
been struck BY the troops. who fred only
| bbaii; two Others we're sent TO the hospital.
Col. MoNeal's regiment Was to leave for
the Southwest branch to day, but the above
difficulty detained them.
There vas large crowd around the scene
of the shooting all day long, and several
uhOlcSs Ouk DO UcIIUue tIUUUiGU* LUG pUIlCS
| dispersed several attempts at inasmmatory
speechifying.
Especial to IIsrald.l .
Washington, June Ia.
The attack commenced shortly before I ..
m. The late hour accounts for the failure
| OF the enemy to pursue, doubtless expecting
| . strong Federal force near. Gen. Schenck
| With sword drawn, boldly threw himself be.
tween the batteries ard his men, giving bis
| orders in q cool and deliberate manner, and
telling tho boys that Ohio expected them tn
DO their duty. Ii the train had advanced
| 100 wards further the loss OF life would have
been terrible and the entire expedition made
prisoners BY the enemy.
Especial to The World
II 10 untrue that no previous reoonno issnot
| had been made where the fight took rlace q
| Vienna. The same train had not only pro
decided some three or four miles beyond tn,
scene Of ID. conflict, some days before, bu
our scouts had been over the very GROUND
on which the battery Was erected. The bat
terry consisted OF ak Founders, which FREE
seven rounds, the fret being most destr uctive
scattering round shot aud grape into I'd,
passenger and platform oars. which contained
four companies Of the Let Ohio Regiment.
The battery was on bill slmost perpendicu
larry over the track, and II would have beeI
folly TO attempt to taxa il. The tfoops wer
therefore forced to make hasty retreat. l
10 reported that the bastery was manned b.
s. Oaroliniaps, which II doubtless mistake
The force or the rebels was estimated q
about 1000.
, (World's Dispatsh.l
Washington, June Is.
} Information has reached here At lat
, tc:- &c 1iEas that four regiments are I'd