The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-25
WAR MOVEMENTS
BATTLE OF

WAR MOVEMENTS.
BATTLE OF BOONEVIIy,EG,
The following account of this battle. about
which there has been so many contradictorv re-
ports, is taken frem the correspondence of the st
Louis Democrat:
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE WEsr,1
Bonneville, Mo-, June II.
lnis morning we took early start and reached
hoehepott before six O'clock, where we made a
snort stop, but found the people mostly surly and
tr uot disposed to be communicative. On leaving
mere, we proceeded in a steamer up the river to
an island eight miles below Bonneville Here we
saw battery on the bluffs and scouts hastening
10 report our arrival. We then fell back to point
oPPoSite the foot OF the island, and at o'clock
a. NJ oisemoarked on the south shore.
Arriving at the brow of the ascent. Cantsin Tot
Ten opened the engagement by throwing n few
pouader explosives into their ranks while the in
Isntry hled ooIiqUe right aud left and commenced
a terrific vClleY Df musketry which voa for a ohot
time we'll replied to, the balls fyns thick and r..
ABOUT our ears and occasionally woundng n man
~. ou' sue Inc enemy were posted in lane run
hihg toward the river from the road along which
me grand army os the United States were sdvsnc-
ing, and in brick house on the northeast cornor
pi the Junction OF the two roads couple of
poihos We're thrown through the east wall of that
mouse, scattering the enemy in all directions
T ~; me "eii-directed fire Of the German infantry,
Lyons company of regulars aud part of Col Blair's
regiment on the left Of the road, soon compelled
Tue enemy 10 present an inglorOns aspect. They
ciamoered over the fence into 2 field of wheat ana
agdih formed IN line just on the brow of the bill
ihey then advanced some twenty steps 10 meet ms
ana Tor short time the cannon were worked with
great rapidity and effect. Jnst at this time the
enemy opened calling fire from grove lust on
the 'eft OF our centre and from a shed beyond and
stlIl further to the left
Inc skirmsh now assumed the magnitude oF q
battle "-'">0 Va /"
Our force was over 600 in all, but not over 500
,ttcipateo at any one time in the battle. Tween
" minutes from the time when the first gun WAS
hred the enemy were in full retreat aud our troons
line ' 81
Inc enemy had two regiments of 800 men. un-
der command Of Col. j. 5. Marmaduke of Arrou
hock, and Dine hundred cavalry besides other co,,
Panles, whose muster-TollS have not been CAPTURED
Horace II. Brand Lieutenant. Colonel of Mar
naduke's regiment. 1t was reported, and for some
time generally believed, that he was amnng tha
deed, but he has since been heard from. takino a
meal several miles awaY. Governor jackson u az
aso seen at three O'Clock this afternoon at black
sihithS STOP, about fifteen miles from here
LATEST FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
?, ttsrre;poRdeRce Of the associated Press
foRfRE-s MONROE Virginia, June 23.-CieneraI
Butler spsnt this morning at Newport News, whence
u" mnFenant OF Importance is reported.
LasI evening there was n reception at the head
pHai rs W Co!ohe Max W eD0er Of the Twentieth d
e" York Regiment formerly the summer resi-
dence of ex-Pre$ident Tyler. Generals Butler and
Pierce with theiF staff aud ladies' were present to
hear the Germans sing, and to witness the perform
anca Of the Turner's.
THe ex-Ffesdent's residence Villa Maroaratta =
elegantly furnished. Casts Of Schiller and Goethe
adGrn cni..fei hinH Webber's quarters
Colonel iowosend's regiment was on guard duty
yesterday In the erection of Fox Hill. Durino-
several nights after the affair of Great Retbei v,
had no guard beyond Hampton Creek
nave had long conference with Reuben
faacEer, exchanged last evening for an o. d. D.
(oiu DOMINION Drago0n), named Carter He rem
resents that they still have three prisoners viz y.
george Mason of the Second New Y ork Regimen.
Soarles Metcalf, of Colonel DURYEA'S Regiment at
hichmond, III aud haniel A. Mooney, of Captain G.
W W. iiso"'S company of the Troy Regiment, at
l. w. Clark, of the Third New York Regiment
deserted the night before the affair at Great Bethe
He obtained a citizens suit from secessionist
ano gave them full information of our movements
lie is now at Richmond. They would not receive
him into the service.
Packer, not hearing the order to retreat, was
oFertdNeu oy party OF rebel infantry, and on tn e
evening OF the fight was marched to Yorktown
with the main BODY of their force his hands t;d
behind his back. From that point he was takan n
Richmond, and there kept until EXCHANGED He
was carefully guarded, but in every respect well
treated He reports that there is a large force at
.;' t;"rhSoWh' ana every steamer brings down addi
Confederate troops badly ted and clothed
lhere were put lew passengers between York
town and Richmond. Jefferson Davis was at the
latter place
Last week stOre-house at Richmond, CONTAINING
9lOo,OOO worth Of property, was DESTROYED by fire:
andon Saturday night the steamer Glenco. wa .
burnt to the waters edge. Both were fired BY ipcep
diaries, whom they were vainly endeavornr to dis
James river.
RECIfGynyn IrrEn.S
We are indebted to friend for conv of tho
Richmond Dispatch of Saturday last, from which
we make the following extracts:
TEXAN RANGERS A LIBERAL pRoposrT1ov
1t Virginia does not have and possess the in ain,
able services of the Rangers of the Lone Star State
u is because she refuses their proffered aid and
thls she does not intend to do Texan Rangers are
no" In her service and more will shortly be com.
ing. Among the influential gentlemen now in our
,iIast from that State may be mentioned ColnueIs
f. Terry, j. W. Wharton, j. 4. Thatcher; Cap
talns L; >. Lubbock, Dan Conner, DR.. Freeman,
Nj La Iooley and }. +. Mutchet, NJ. D., who are
In the city, with some twenty comrades, for the
purpose of offering to President Davis the services
OF 100 picked men, OF peculiar ability and of estab
hshed hghtIng stock, who, If they are accepted.
WIN pa! thelr own way; and, as scouts and gueril
,as' design to prove terror and bye-word to our
Northern brethren now operating with arms against
our peace and quiet
RIGHT SPIRIT.
Charleston Is. C.) correspondent of the Dir
patch, writing under date of June 10Th, saws:
hke the move put on foot by your correspon-
dent, Charles Harris ESQ of NorfoIk m raisa a
fund for the widowed mother of that daring vounf,
man, Henry Il. Wyatt, who fell in the battle nj
Bethel Church. His was most DARING feat spch
as thrills patriot, and know that the sons and
daughters of Virginia will never LEFT thar rido,rd
mother suffer. | think know that mother. and if
mistake not, young Wyatt was once Sunday
school scholar Of mine in your city, and believe.
blood relation. have at my own expense fitted
out iour young men for the campaign-One a clark
whose salary goes on; therefore. | am not able to
give much, but send you ten dollars for the pur-
pose indicated, and if there be any need it will be
Duplicated and re-duplicsted.
Let FlTgInians keep cool. but determined Let
them conhde in President Davis aud his Generals.
The world never produced better men or better
warriors: Let them, above all, rely upon lust and
hoiy 600, who cannot look upon iniquity with
any degree Of allowance" And is not this war
upon us great iniquty?
-, COL. BOWMAN TAKEN TO RICHMOND.
The Dispatch SAYS:
Col Thomas, of the Maryland volunteers, arrived
IN this city yesterday via Central Railroad bring
Ing olhclal accounts of engagement between tn q
patriot forces and Northern Abolitionists near New
Greek Depot; also, two prisoners fwar one of
them calling himself Lieutenant Colonel Bowman.
OF the stL Pennsylvania Regiment, the name of the
other unknown.
Col Adler, who led regiment under Garibaldi
In Italy last year, arrived Richmond on the 2Ist
Tor the purpose of offering his services to the Com
federate Government. Strong efforts were made
10 induce him to enter the army at the North but
ne preferred 70 night for free people, and has,
therefore, after enccuntering various difficulties
succeeded in reaching Virginia
VIRGINIA PLUCK.
A correspondent of the Lexington Gazette wri.
ting from Strasburg, June Y, announces the occu.
patton of Romney by the Federalists, and saws:
"This morning as this news began to circuIate
among the gentry of the country, an excitement
was produced the ike of which this region has not
witnessed since the wild days of the Revolution and
the OLD French war. Old men ana young men of
almost every standing, rushed to their houses.
TOOK down their rifles and guns, sluug their shot
poucnes ana powder horns, sadded their horses
ana put rlght on Tor Winchester, almost without 3
WORD OF acleu to their families In few hours the
ROAD from THIS place to Newtown between this and
" houestel was linea with troops, baggage wagons,
ana our country militia, armed with any kind OF
weapon, some ON horseback and some on foot, all
nred with solemn and firm resolve to whip the
oastarolv ahKees back from Virginia soil, or die
In the eHort TO DO so. One man (Joseph Miller, an
old man with grandchildren, left his work in the
nelu. ieasng hs coat hanging on the fence, rushed
nome, ootainea his rife, &c, mounted his horse,
anu put Oh In MS shirt sleeves. heard of his push
ing on through Newtown without coat or collar
just as ne le1t his house Lincoln might as well
fy W turn back the waters Of Niagara as to at
lelnpe 10 conquer such population as this Valley
contains.
Ihe Withdrawal of Troops from Utah--Ap-
p,enensions of Difficulty with the Nor
hois and Indians.
M, From the ". r Herald.1
ine withdrawal some time since of the United
states troops from Camp Floyd, Utah, Forts Bird
Re, sno Laramie, has caused consider able alarm or
oenaii OF our people in those sections. They ars
spprenensive Of raids, not only of the unfriendly
Indians, hut from, tha Marmans ha tbo.- III. =.