Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-08-22
Military and War Matters in Mis- souri,

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We give accounts from the Spring field
battle, elsewhere, Our news last week
was far from correct. Lyon was killed
Neither Price nor McCuloch were killed
Parsons was not MORALLY Wounded
Springfield was not burned. Sigel and
Stureis left Springfield Sunday morning,
and were net pursued, and have safely ar
rived in the vicinity of Rolls. Thus much
for leading facts. Particulars elsewhere.
Martial law has been proclaimed in ST.
Louis. and Msj.J. MeKinstry. U. S. A.
appointed Provost Marshall.
]. A. Brownlee, Chief OF Police was ar
rested end sent TO the arsenal. The Her
add" the "War Bulletin" and the 'iMis-
sourian," have been suppressed. The
main avenues leading 10 the city have been
fortified.
The steamers White Cloud and Mellow
al passed down Saturday, having on board
Col. Stiles Regiment, from Lexington
Their time is out, and they were going
home. Fearing an attack between this
and Brunswick, they threw some shell into
a point of timber where they supposed the
attacking party were concealed. No troops
being there, they came on. Some six or
eight miles below this place, near Ligset's
woodward, the boats were fred at, and enc
man killed and Six wounded. The boats
were landed and the troops marched ashore.
but the parties firing had left. Previous
to going ashore shot and shell were thrown
irto the woods. When on shore the house
Of a Mr.. Lisget was bnrned. They took
on the boat a Mr.. Shifet, who was wonn.
ded, and several horses that were found
tied on the river hank. Mr.. Ligget, whose
house WAS burned, we understand was on
the other side of the river, and was not
engaged in firing Upon the boats.
From this place, the boats took tive fer.
ry fats, which we understand we.n Ief,
where the firing took place. They also
took the Rocheport ferry boat. On their
way down. they met capt. Fisher, with
the ferry boat belonging here, which he
had been 10 Jefferson after, and took i.
back with them.
The parties firing upon the boa. Killed
one man, and wounded six. In return one
man was wounded and taken prisoner;
Mr.. Lieget lost his house (aDd contents,
we presume several horses were taken
off, and the people of this place and Roche.
port, are left without their ferry boais.-
Ligset, ShiHei, end those who lost horses,
will net discover much good accomplished
Gy firing on The boats.
The Iatan and War Eagle bound up
*ith troops, returned 10 Jefferson with the
down boats.
A skirmtsh took place on the North Fab.
ius, on The 18th between the State forces
under Martin Green, and Union Home
Guards under Col. woodward. Report
says hat Green lost twenty five and Wood.
yard one. Green is said TO have hal ninu
hundred and woodward flour hundred men.
After the fight, woodward joined Colonel
Moore, reported to have eighteen hundred
men.
Gen. Fremont asked temporary loan
of the banks and Moneyed Institutions of
St. Louis, of S25Oooo. Upon consrl,a-
ton the luha vas made, all except the T.
mon bank, taking share. The Exchange
Bank, in addition TO Its share, took that Of
The Union.
II is stated tina. the sece,hers obtained d
loan of $4,000 from the Branch of the St.
Louis Bank ct Kirksvilie. We say loan
though our contemporaries say "stoIen."
Troop, are rapidly coming into St Lou,.
from Illinois. Iowa, Indiana and Ohio.
A camp of State troops began to assem-.
bic at Marshall, Saline county. the frs, Of
the week. Some two thousand were in
camp Yesterday. They do not propose to
remain their long.
Commerce, town on the river be.
tween Cape Girardeau and New Madrid
is in possession Of the State troops, and
boats are not permitted to pass up or down.
Warrensburg, Georgetown and SedaIia.
are reported to be in possess sion of Stste
troops.
THr CosrEprsA4rs DRIsts FROM Con-.
MERGE, M6.,-THE BLOCKADE RAISED.
From the Evening News, goth.
II is stsled in smother poriiouIo Of our pa.
perthat afores Of confedsrates on Sunday
ssized The tillaSe If Commerce >betv,..n