Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-08-28
OUR KANSAS CoRREspo NDENCE.


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Fairohiid--Hs account of the Battie--Seesssi0nists
what The rebels INTENDED to doCoL Bge's regiDtsnt-
Arriudi Of Gen. Lane, 90, &C.
ATcuIsoN CITY, KANSAS, Aug. 10, 1861.
TO the Editor of the Ph@nir Last Satur-
day week probably one of the greatest battles
ever fought came off near Springfield in South
west Missouri, in which Gen Lyon, one of our
bravest and best officers, lost his life. The par
ticuars of this battle you will have learned by
telegraph long ere this reaches you, still can
add few items that doubt not will interest a
few readers of the Phoenix.
For two or three weeks the people of this
place have been anticipating battle at SPRING
field, and as soon as the news came that an en-
gagement had actually taken place, the news
was anxiously sought for, as nearly 200 Atchi-
son boys were in the fight. Frthers, mothers,
husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, and sweet
hearts were kept in agonizing suspense to know
how the battle terminated. A lapse of twenty
four hours brings sad intelligence of the death
of our noble hero, but grand triumph of the
federal army and complete route of the en-
envy. Twenty four hours-whch seems like
that number of days-again roll around and
bring the news of the number lost in the first
and second Kansas regiments, these being all
the Kansas troops engaged in the battle. The
boys from his place do not seem to have suf-
lered much, as only two are reported to have
been killed and ten or dozen wounded.
Mayor Geo. II. Fairchild, captain of company
AZ" LIST Reg. X. V. returned home from the
battle on Friday morning last. lie states that
the Kansas troops fought bravely and crow ned
themselves with honor on that occasion. They
would lie fiat down and as soon as the enemy
came in sight would pour in vclley from their
muskets that would make dreadful slaughter
among the seseshers and in this way they rout-
ed force four times their number. Capt
Fairchild states that the whole force of the fed
cral troops engaged in the fight did not exceed
$500, while the muster roll captured from the
rebels show their force to be $4,000. Still our
brave little army completely routed them, kill.
ing three times the number lost by us. 1t is
reported that McCulloch and Price are dead
but hardly believe it the news is too good to
place any reliance on.
The result of this battle seems to have quoted
down the secessionsts in this city. From care
full observation it is found that quite a large
majority of our citizens are dsunionists, and
had McCulloch been successful in the late fgh
| have not the least doubt but that they woult
have undertaken to clean out the Union men o
this place, as nearly every one Of them are
armed with revolver and bowie knife, q nevel
yet saw border ruifian but what he had {
knife and revolver dangling by his side.) Now
every Union man feels it his duty to organize
as a home guard and defend his Preside.
Last Friday as the train passed down on thu
Atchison and Weston X. r. across the river il
Mo.) bearing company of u S. troops, I
rebel came up near the cars at Weston and de
termined to provoke the soldiers or else prove
them towards, by believing for JEFF. Davis
One of the soldiers Immediately drew pisto
and put ball through him which soon silenceC
his windpipe.
The spy that Leavenworth had in the rebel ar
my brings the news that had they been successful
in south-we Missouri it was their intention Il
march up the Missouri river-clean out Kan
sas city, Leavcnworth, and Atchison, go to st
Joseph and then clean out all the Union town
on the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad ant
lay the whole road in waste. This road i
owned mostly by Boston men, hence their alb
horrence.
Kansas is now sending men to the war ever
day. Col. A. G. Eye, of Doniphan county
raising a regiment and when full Kansas vii
have six regiments in the field. The Col. wa
in this city few days ago, and when standing
on corner conversing with crowd, some on
remarked that "there were no brave men i
Ben. McCuloch's army" Says the Col. ether
is one brave man in that army God know
there is one man that will fight as long as h
has drop of blood. "That man." he adde
with tears rolling down his cheeks, sis one G
my sons" 1t is reported that the Colonel ha
another son in the rebel army in Virginia, Will
he is one of the best Union men we have i
Kansas.
Gen. J. IL. Lane returned home from Wash
ington on Wednesday last, and was cordial
welcomed by his numerous friends in Kansa,
lie has been appointed a Brigadier General b
Gov. Morton of Indiana, and will take com
mand of the Kansas troops A portion of hi
brigade took up their line of march from Fl
Leavenworth to Fl. Scott on Saturday last
No appointment could be made that would sui
the people of Kansas better than that made b.
Gov. Morton. while the Gen. (much against tn
wishes of Gov. Robinson) will be able to retail
his seat in the U. S. Senate.
1t is rumorod in the street tonight tina
Mayor Fairchild intends supprcssing the Atch
ison Bulletin, a secession sheet here, before h
departs again for the field of battle. This ma
raise fuss, but treason sheets ought and mus
be suppressed. viii write again soon.
F. A. X.
MILITARY APPoINTMENTs.-Gov Fairbanll
has made the following appointments of feel
officers in the Fourth Regiment