, 1861-08-16

CHICAGO. FRIDAXAuGUsT 1e, 1851.

town, and the attack was postponed. Wcdnes-
dny he said to me: swell, begin to be1sVe
our term Of ao1dietfng is about Completed. |
II to the Government, and appealed to them
for retnforcements and supplies: bit, alas, |
they do not come, aud the enemy Is getting
the advantage OF us.'' He then called coua-
ell Of war, at which there was nearly unani-
sweenT voice neaa 1st au
eonrne, declared 1t would be tbs ruin of the
Union cause in that quarter ofthe State, ami |
urged battle as soon as tho enemy |
wire within striking distance. He also i
General and his officers which would follow
srch step. This counsel decided the course
to be pursued, and Thu1sdaY when the brig
ace Quarternastel inquired When re were to
1eaae @ Springfield, Gsn tyea @ replied g. No: BE-.
con1se to pursue. Il he Tetraated without a
battle he would certainly have been pursued
b3 s. bcastfu1 and unpunished enemy, and very
likely have his retreat entirely cut of After
he5g MTRadSa dav he h 9 f. AG5 ateF sa ss
"No, General, Jet Us try once more" So they
tried, and the General fell It wasnow Little
after nine O'Clock, and the battle had raged
with derceness seldom if ever equaled, for
over three hours. Tbs smoke hung :like
stcrna cloud over tho valley, q dt emblem of
mourning for the departed hs1o.
he sleeps his Last sleep, be has fought his last
No sound ahs11 awake him to glory again.
The battle raged for two hours more, the
command devo17ing upon Maj ssuzgis- The
heights from wfich they hsd been driven, but
were galant1y repu.sed each time. Tha ka1-
eas regiments behaved with bravery seldom
or never equaled, forming ambuscades for the
benefit Of the rebels by lying flat on the
Them IT, see their eyebrows, when they would
pour deadly ,volley into their oppo1ents and
ega1n remain In possession Of the field. The
last rspu1se OF the enemy Was the most glorl-
GUS -ot all and Was participated in By mem
bers OF every regiment & On tie teld. The
bearing UBion fags, caasing them 10 believe
sigel was shout making Junction with our
feIces. Discovering the 1use just In time,
cur gallant boys rushed upon the enemy, VINO,
With four cannon belehiug forth loud monthed
thrnd1r, were on the point OF having their ef'
| forts crowned with success, and again drove
| them with great Ioes down The slope On the
| south side Of The hilL
Capt. Totten's ammunition WAS now nearly
exhausted, and placing Dabois's battery upon
| the hill at the north end oi the valley, Msfor
| sturgfB ordered the amtula7ces to move to-
wards town. The infantry and Tottsn's full
battery followed in good order, and we're not
pursued BY the enemy, who were evidently
glsd to be let alone.
| Among the prisoners taken was surgeon
living in ST. Charles county. He Was in1ns.
! dietely released, and Dr. Melcher accompanied
him to the rebel Generals, arranging for the
return Of our wagons to bring in our wounded
Lieut.. Col; Horace 3. BRAID, Of the First
Regiment, Sixth division, who commanded
The rebel forces at Boonvile, and who said he
vas now acting as MD to Gen. Price, was taken
prisoner early in the day.
When Gen. 6ige1, who commanded the
eastern division, heard the roar of Tottsa's
his quarter, driving him half mile and TAX
irg possession ct his camp, extending west
ward to the Fayetteville road Hare terri
bic fire was poured into his ranks By e reggi
ment which he had permistedto to advance with
in Few PAGES Of him, supposing it to bs ths
Iowa 1aE a:H:s men scattered considerably,
AID Col Sa }omon's could Rot be rallied. Con
sequent15 s:gel lest i've of his guns, the other
beirg brought away by Cap:. Flsgg, who
cc1opelled his prisoners, some sixty 10 num-
her, to draw the artillery off the ds1d.
Ger troops took eome four hundred horaes
ard etont seventy prisoners, aud compe'lsd
the enemy to burn nearly all Of his baggage
to Keep it frem falling into our hands
TLe epemy had twenty one pieces Of cannon,
Erd ct the last, t~entJ-six, including those
worked with Precieiop, every shot for nesrly
IN hour going Whiz 5Eenty feet o7ar our
heads.
With two more regiments we shoa1d have
driven the enemy entirely from the valley,
and with proper cavalry fofce, could hsve
SUITE.
Ourlosa Is about 100 killed and 800 or 7oc
wounded, while the loss of the enemy must
lave been double our OWL DR.. Sehenck, Whc
wae in the rebel camp at 3 late hour lest even
ing, bringing away our wounded, reports on'
men comparatively few with those OF tht
entmy, whose dead were lying thick under TIT
tees.
+ LATER.
! At 1ate hour last evening We received
+ letter from our special correspondent at Rol
, Ia, giving an account Of the battle, sub b:tan
tally the same as that of the Democrats col
: respondent
, He adds that Gen. Sigel had reached th
! Gasconade River, which WAS somewhat swol
: !. len By rains and difficult to croea-
5 The 18th and 18th Illinois Regiments, Cols
1 Palmer end Turner, had reached Rol1a. III
: 10th, Gel amith, was also expected.
= Gen. Lyon, previous to the battle, expresse
s himself dieheaEte1ed at the neglect Of th
War Department to send him reinforcement:
: but he resolved never to abandon the loys
l. citizens Of Southwest Missouri without on
q desperate efcrt to drive back the invaders.
), The following Is partial list Of the kille
i und wouLdsd III the gallant FirBt Iowa Reg
|, nkI:
: Cspt. Brown, J. Il. Mcucnr5t. Lcwis Foe1neL
y WOUNDED.
- Fred. Prian, Co. G; Andrew q. Mcdonald,
I; Adam Dse, Co. H; Peter JOKE, Go: h; GeorI