The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-21
WAR MOVEMENTS.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
Especial Correspondence Of the D1ily Encha
The Massacre at 81. Louis.

history OF thls State ana CT the CITY ot ST. LOUIS
might not be unacceptable to you, for it will be
but record of the last hours personal obscrva-
tion of the writer.
Another of those fearful and bloody scenes oi
which this city has been the theatre no less than
three times now in the last five weeks, occurred
one hour ago; and the wall of the widow and
orphan now fills houses where, but few hours
previous, the hsppy voice of fathers was heard-if,
indeed, happiness has lately visited this people.
At the Recorders court-ronms on Seventh street,
next door south of Olive now lie stretched, in
their own gore and in the cold embrace of death,
the bodies Of five of our citizens, ruthlessy murdered
whilst in the discharge of their duties such before
that tribunal, without the least pr0vocation, save
that which was perhaps cOnjured up in the drunken
brains of Hessans-a body of several hundred of
whom were marched past their way to Turner
Hall, their headquarters. The writer was sum
moned to the place of ughter in his professional
capacity, but found, reaching it, that little
to be done for any of the victims save one-a man
named Francis-who was shot in two places in the
left thigh by Minnie balls, one Of which
| tracted, the other not being dscoverabe by
the probe. 1t is probable this man will recover,
though the result of similar wounds inflicted
on the 10th and 1lth of May, make this by
no means certain Another poor fellow,
| named Pratt, police officer at the Recorders
Court. was shot through the left breast and though
not quite dead when first seen by your correspond.
ent, life was fast ebbng so that it not deemed
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others whose lives might be saved by the timely
| interpOsiton of the healing art. One of these was
a man shot in the lower jaw, shiveriDg the bone,
| and of course, knocking out the teeth. This poor
creature enabled to walk to a furniture car,
and with little aid, to climb into it, by means of
which he was taken to his home, he, the meanwhile,
| holding the fractured bone IN Situ with his hand.
The fourth of the wounded men had ball enter the
outer angle of the right eye, tearing away the
frontal bone in its track until it emerged three or
| four inches above the point of its entrance. This
| victim the writer did not see himself, but is in
| debted for description Of the wound to another
! physician who had him in charge, and who ex-
| presses hope of his patients recovery.
| To sum up, now, this days slaughter: Killed
| outright, five, including in this catalogue Pratt,
who, have just learned, died within ten minutes
| of my leaving him. Wounded, 3, all oc them Sc
| yerely, and two, | fear, mCrtay. So much for
what the writer himself There are many
| more wounded repOrted-some say nine, others
| seventeen. OF these | cannot speak personally
md | cared not to search them out in the neigh
bOrhood, for scenes like these have attraction
for me, and, my duty discharged RETIRED feeling
assured there were other medical men engaged
with the poor sufferers
Now, Messrs. Editors, for the of this most
inhuman massacre of unarmed citizens.
The body of "Home Guard" before mentioned,
were passing down Seventh street. the greater part
OF them having already crossed Pine, when one of
them seen to put a cap on his musket while he
was crossing Olive. Through the most criminal
careIesSness the part of this fellow, the Cham
mer was permitted to Tall, and the gun exploded.
The report, it is supposed, created panic in the
rarks and they turned and fired into the crowd
collected in front of the Recorders Court-both on
the pavement and the veranda opening into the
court-room-tO see them pass. Nearly every house
on the East side of Seventh street between Pine
and Olive, shows the marks of balls, in some in
stances, as high as the caves, that in which the
court was being held at the time presenting par
ticulary battered aspect. The window in the
courtroom immediately behind the Recorders
chair, had several panes shivered, and the balls
Nhisted so thclly past his Honor's head, that he
was ian to seek protection against their murderous
intent by falling the floor and abiding the
time when he might with safety attempt to rise
and escape from the room. Il had forgotten to
say the courtroom is in the second story of the
building, and, consequently, that the greatest
curity for those in that part of the nearest
the street at the time of the firing, was found in
hugging closely the foor.) The number of shots
fired is said to have been hundred at least, and
this can easily believe from the marks presented
the houses, and the number of shattered window
panes to be on the block. Several balls have
entered the plaster the walls and ceiling of the
courtroom, and amongst those killed whose bodies
| saw, two said to have been prisoners who
in the docket a. the time awaiting their trials
Il cannot be urged that there any extenuaton
for the massacre of this morning in the firing upon
troops by spectator spectators on the side
walk, for dozen willing to testify that not a
report was heard that did not come from the ranks
of the mercenaries themselves, either before, after
or during the continuance of the firing; and one
respectable citizen, marshal of the court, who
was looking over poor Pratt's shoulder at the
ment the latter was shot, told the writar that he
distinctly the flash and hearu The repurt rTum
the gun of the man whom he had previously OBJ
served Gaping his piece, and that this was the first
gun ired furthermore that the fellow carrying it
seemed to him to be drunk. A more plausible ex-
planation of the murdcr0us affair is found in the
belief, that the order has gone forth crush out by
any and every means, all opposition to the ac-
cursed despotiSm now reigning at Washington.
what matters 1t to the cruel buffoOn of Presi-
dent now ruling and running at the Federal seat of
Government, and to his minions here-the blood
thirsty Lyon and the vindctive Blair and their vul-
gar satellites, that the lives of few citizens are
sacrificed and then here in ST. Louis The
end in view is glorious, no less than the showing
that we have indeed got a Government, and fully
sancttes the means Hence, be not surprised to
hear again of calamities similar to that of this
morning. for the love of liberty and hatred of ty-
ranny is not yet entirely crushed of the breasts
OF our people, and men but wait the time when
they may assert their independence without being
shot down like dogs God grant that time be not
far distant, that the we daily hear of the
succor now approaching Missouri from the South,
may preve true and that Lyon and Blair with
their Hessian forces, who have now gone into the
interior of the State, with the view of crushing out
the liberties of the people, may be made to bite the
dust or else be brought back here in charge of the
gallant Ben Mccullough, who, with thousands of
Texans is said to be on his way to aid Gov Jack
son in defending the dignity of Missouri against
the aggressions of the clique at Washington,
known rs the ederal Government
The avowed purpose of Lyons, in his present
raid against this State, is to reduce her to
the humiliating position now occupied by DOOR
dear old Maryland; and that he will stop at any
thing to effect his unholy purpose, have no idea
whatever. Having been already brevetted for his
| "brilliant achievement" in the capture of "Camp
Jackson" and the wholesale slaughter of innocent
men, women and children, have no doubt he as
pires to still higher honors and that in the country
where be is now gone, he will display his prowess
in the murder of few more pregnant women in
fants and enfeebled old men, and afford the world
edifying exhibition of his philanthropy by TAX
ing to his bosom his colOred brethren and sisters
q la Butler
The Mary landers here, were rei0iced to read of
the defeat of that arch demagogue and traitor to
the South Winter Davis, and sincerely hoped that.
he was now done for forever. Recent kilograms from
Washington, however, show that he has received
the Austrian mission, and it is comfort to believe
that, in accepting it, Baltimore will be ridden of
his mischievous presence for the coming four years
at any rate. G.. S. A.
The Battle nt BoonevilIe--Fuu Particulars |
ST. LOUIS, June 19-The Democrat has received |
the following despatch from Jefferson city: Mr. |
Gordon, of ST. Louis, and other gentlemen from |
above, give the following account of the battle of
Bonneville:
General Lyon landed four miles below Boone
vile, and opened heavy cannonade against the |
secessiopsts, who retreated and dispersed into |
the adjacent woods, whence, hidden by bushes and
trees, they opened brisk fire on our troops
General Lyon then ordered a hasty retreat to
the boats, and the secessonists encouraged by this
moveme nt allied and followed the troops into a |
wheat field.
General Lyon halted faced his troops about |
and bringing the whole force of bis artillery to |
bear, opened murderous fire on the enemy |
three hundred of whom were killed, and the bal |
ance fled in all directions, leaving their arms on the
field
Gen. Lyon then moved forward and took posses
sion of Bonneville. Gen. Price was taken with |
violent diarrhea at the beginning of the battle, |
and was taken on steamer and carried to his home
in Charaton.
Governor Jackson viewed the battle from dis
tant bill
Scouting parties will be sent out in all direc.
tons tomorrow, to cut off the retreat of the seces-
sionists.
The steamer j. C. Swon has arrived with two
cannon, ammunition and artillervmeu, which |
have been planted at Colonel Boernsten's head
quarters.
John Fitzpatrick one of the most violent seces-
sonists of the State took the oath of allegiance to
the United States Government in the presence of |
all the officers here to-day.
Further Particulars.
ST.. LOUIS June 19-P. MA special despatch
to the Republican gives further particulars of the
battle at Bonneville. The Federal troops landed
forces. The latter had battery near Bonneville,
pointed towards the river, but it was circumvented
by the Federal troops, and proved useless
General Lyon Immediately advanced upon the
State troops, and met in a lane, where the
firing commenced The balance of the description
is substantially as before reported.
Last night Governor Jackson about mile
off, secured by Captain KelIys company, as a body
guard.
Colonel Parsons not in the engagement, hay
ing been reported sick
Bonneville was not injured, no shots having been