The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-22
The War In Missouri, The S,a,, or Affair.
"a Esp parted by ,ha Eaemy

- a. imported py me Enemy.
"ehnd thefoiiowins dispatches from Biscl
republican aources. tof course not aitogethe,
to be relied on,) in the ate It Tennessee pa
pers
ST.. LouIs, July la.-The Washinstou cor.
respondent OF the Ansefgsr says Captain
sWeeney's appoip tmenr Hrigadier Genera
OF the ST Louis Home GUAM was never con
nr8ed by Government, and orders have bee
issued calling him and his o)m pany of regI.
iafs 10 join has regiment, The I'd U 3. Infantry
at Washington.
Respectable authority says Colonel Siege
Will DC promoted to be Brig adler General.
Ihe train on the North Missouri Railroad
conveying detachment OF Colonel Smith Z
Regiment OF Zouaves, were fired into ester
DAY from the woods skirtins tho road invent t.
'hiiss ABOVE St: CHARLES, and two troops Sc
serely wounded.
lie report that Senator Green had violated
ms parole IS untrue. J. W Tucker the lan
editor OF the State Journal, r. making violent
S.eta, speeches III the country. Colone
Steini, OF tne stb Regiment of reserve corps
arrived from Lexington to-day, and report
having captured 200 kegs of powder, 30 musk
cts, cannon, quantity Of machinery fol
coring, and mould for casting cannon, aro
several other cOntraband articles.
ORDERS nave been issued prohi biting steam
ers from passing Jefferson City unless they
have the american flag flying
Sr. Louis, July lI.-Mr. Hayward, Super
intendsnt of the Hannibal and St. Joseph
railroad, just from Hannibal received the
Following dispatch previous to leaving tina t
place
HUDSON, No, July 1e 800 Federal troops
came U ahead OF the passenger train as far as
Melville, thirty miles above ST. CHARLES OH
the North Missouri Railroad, where the
track was torn u p and the troops fred into
An engagement ensued, resulting in the loss
OF seven rehels xilie Of and several prisoners
One man caught with Il gun in his hands was
immediately hung.
Another, attempting to escape, was ridGled
WIN balls The fighting still continued when
Inc passenger train passed up. Federal loss,
threo Killed and seven wounded Thirty
horses were captured. The strength Of the
rebels is not known.
PROM soUTaw HsTERK MTssoURI
The st. Louis Democrat, of the 10Th, has
the following news from the Sou tn west, fully
confirming our previous reports Of the move
ments OF the Arkansas troops:
Capt. Conrad's command, which had been
left at Neosho, report that on the 5th of July
they were surrounded by ] 300 Arkansas
troops, and were given fifteen minutes time
to surrender. Before the time expired the
enemy,s force was increased to 5000. Capt.
Confdu then surrendered HI. command. Ben
HcCullough was present.
Gen. Price and Gov. Jackson then demand
ed that their men and arms be delivered 10 the
Missouri troops. The Arkans,. officers re.
lusea Inns demand. Afterwards Capt. En-
nett Mcdonald passed among them and In .
CURED II they were not ST. Louis boys. They
replied they were. The Captain then tres ted
number OF them to lager beer. They were
then cent on, after taking the obligation 10;
TO bear arms against the Sou thern COnfede-
racy, under the escort Of Arkansas troops, as
1T was understood that the Missourians in
tended to murder them
The escort accompanied them some thirty
| miles, when they were left to find their way
TO Spring field.
A large number of Indians was present ia
the camp al Nsosho.