Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-10
FAB IN
A BATTLE n E DEFEAT.
From the St. Loais Morning Eerald (Extrs), Tuesday,
August 81 O'Clock p. MI

A BATTLE AND FEDERAL DEFEAT.
From the St. Loais Morning Gerald (Extrsl Tuesday,
August 6-l O'Clock p. MI
Mir. A. H. Evans, a well known and highly
respected citizen of this city, returned from a
place ten miles this side Of Springfield Mo-,
this morning, and gives US the following infOr-
nation.
On the morning Of last Saturday, be heard
the most terrible discharge Of cannon toward
Springfield. The earth fairly shook with the
incessant report. He became very much
alarmed, not knowing what it meant, and
commenced making preparations to escape
home.
In the course of The morning, the firing hav-
ing continued nearly all night, messengers
commenced arriving and giving information.
They said that the State forces had attacked
Gen. Lyon, and after a most terrific battle,
in which there was great slaughter on both
sides-that Gen. Lyon and Gen. Siegel had
been defeated, and had surrendered.
The forces on the side Of the State troops
numbered about $4,000, and the federal forces
numbered about 1000. The State troops had
som twenty pieces of artillery, and the fede-
raj forces twenty-seven pieces OF heavy artil-
lery.
Gen. Lyon has been sending dispatches for
aid for several days, but Gen. Fremont has
failed to furnish him with a sufficient force to
meet the State forces.
Another informant states to US that the
State forces advanced up along the survey
line of the Southwest branch, on the divide
between the tributaries of the Pomme de Ter
res and White river, with their artillery, while
the infantry, the right and left wings Of the
army, were deplOyed as skirmishers over
Campbell's and Rock Spring branches.
This movement took Gen. Lyon by surprise,
but more especially when the right and left
wings of the army followed the skirmishars,
and surrounded him.. He was taken with his
entire command after a most terrible slaughter
on both sides.
Another messenger who arrived from Gen.
Lyons command, who left them before the
battle admits to US that be is satisfied the re-
port must be correct.
The .An7egier OF this morning reports that
the 5000 three mOnths's volunteers Of this city
will not re-enlist, in consequence of the fact
that they have neither been paid of nor well
treated.
Col. Scbaeffer's command yesterday refused
to march this morning to the southeast to
meet Gen. jeff. Thompson, till they were paid
of for past services. Gen. Fremont then pro-
ceeded to raise the money, and commenced
paying them off, for the purpose of securing
their services for the southeast expedition.
A special train was dispatched to Jefferson
City Monday morning, to bring down several
companies of three months volunteers, whose
time have expired, but it has not yet returned.
No reason can be assigned by the officers of
the road for its delay. There may have been
SOM accident on the road.
LATER.-It is reported that Judge Mcbride,
with 1000 State forces, was preparing to at
tack Rolla last night, and that a desperate fight
was anticipated. Col. Winans, of Illinois,
is there with a regiment, and Mcbride, who
has a larger force, but poorly armed and equip
ped, was advancing for the purpose Of cutting
off the retreating detachments Of Gen. LYONS
command, along the line Of the southwest
branch.