The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-24
From the 81. Joseph Gazette Extra
THE LATE BATTLE NEAR SPRINGFTFI
MISSOURI

DAILY GAZETTE OFFICE, Aug. l7-3 =. M-Or
tne morning OF the 10Th General Lyon attacked oul
eacampment at break Of day with II, 600 men anC
Is pieces of artillery having received LARGE re-
Inducements within the last few days The attack
was made simultaneously at four different point ts
ueneral Lyon on the west General Siegel on the
south, General Sturgis On the north and some
other column, General Sweeney's | think. ON the
east and southeast. Our encampment was taken
SOMEWHAT by surpise, but in lot haste soon formed
.or the cattle. The forces engaged were about
tqua on each side, the Federals having the adyan-
az g IN position and heavy artillery.
Inc red harvest of death now commenced The
~ ttt was most terrible and the slaug b ter
~ w pun siaes immense. In quick succession the
uoS'' mar IsidiIed Tor the conflict and barred their
breasts to the storm of battle The Lnris;aro ,oos
th9 Arkansas the Texans and Missourians rivaIIe6
each other in this great and bloody dav For six
! iOhG hourS the palm OF victory remained undecided
| ntVcn times Lyon was repulsed from the western
| heights by the Missouri and Arkansas forces and
seven tunes reganed his position. lie had strong
| force OF regulars posted with Totten's battery
| around his person.
| The Missouri troops at the north the Louisiana
troops at the southeast and south, and General
" Weightman's brigade of Missouri forces at the
southwest, including his f1e battery of artillery
bavIng been victorious at each pOint-raed TO
tue heights on the west, to support Gen Slack's
division, which had borne the brunt of the fight
up to that time for five six hours unsupported.
zen frlce and Gen. Slack were both actively and
galIsnty urging forward this column when
I
the held; Gen. Price was slightly wounded also,
but not disabled.
He continued to lead his wing on to victory most
gallanlIy. Gen. NeightHan now filed his column
IN on the right of my regiment in Geu Sacks di-
vision, where he fell mortally wounded near Tot
tens battery, covered all over with wounds. re-
ceived his sword to keep IL from the enemy
Meanwhile the enemy's batteries were caDtured bv
the state and Confederate forces and routed in
every direction except on the heights west, where
Lyon commanded in person and made his last most
desperate struggle. Gen. Parsons now advanced
"'fa his battery OF four pieces aud poured terrific
hfe into the enemy's right, while WuodrufI's Ark
ansaS battery moved C0Wn his left
Az tins polat OF time Gen. McCulloch came up
ana directed Slack's division to charge Totten'z
battery IN front, and the Arkansas troops on the
rlsht nank. This was the most terrific storm of
grape and musketry ever poured out upon the ranks
OF any American troops. On both sides the men
were moved down ike the ripe harvest before the
sickle. My own regiment was then dsoimated. and
ChurchhiIis and Mclntosh's Arkansas regiments
suffered most severely. Here Gen. Lyon was killed
Totten's battery driven from the heights, aud his
whole force scattered in Eight This ended the
bloody strife OF that nOst bloody day.
THE LATE SKIRMISH ON THE POTOMAC.
The Port Tobacco Times, referring to the state
ment published in the W Washington Star, in refer
ence to the attempt made lately by the crew of the
Eeso!utc to capture a bntteau on the Potomac
says:
From more reliable sources we have It that the
Virginia party numbered bat fifteen all told they
Tired but one round, and OF eight on the Resolute's
boat SIX were killed, so badly scared they disap-
peared in the bottom of the boat Shells were
thrown in the bushes, but certainly "nobody hurt"
The Nor states that the rebels were seen scam
persng through the bushes dragging off the dead.
Grimes house, in which nobody dHelt, torn
TO pieces inside by bursting shells.
Vow this is the news in nut shell, the Star to
the contrary notwithstanding. 10 making this
great huo-bno, however, and lamenting the
timely death OF masters mate Fuller, the Star iu-
forms us that the said masters mate had done
great service to the Government in capturing
boats, for which he invariably went boldly on
shore. This in all probability is substantial y true
but the Star makes no mention of other things
captured on shore by the same party time and
again.
No mention is made of certain coutrabands taken
often from the very farms and fields Of Virginia,
by the same party, and conveyed to Washington
Tor conhseatlon or other purposes. No comment
is made by the model Star upon the Just retrbuton
which awaited these worthies and which met them
at Matthias On Thursday last. No comment is
offered upon this act # "arrestiug cantrabands,"
not upon The icafers oj the Potomac alone bit upon
the Gerry iaud and farDts Of the propretors; no word
OF rebuke, but rather sentence Of praise, is spO
ken on the subject Of this-as we in our ignorance
OF the proper RULES OF meHm ct tEnl Gall it-'nigger
stealing"
ABOLITION NOTION OF THINGS
The 'Anti,Savery Standard" (Garrison's paper)
with the G. s. Il. right oil. The Washington
correspondent saYS:
The government will not exchange prisoners for
fear that the act would be in itself recognition of
the jeff. Davis government. This position is very
unsatisfactory to a large portion of the people and
troops. 1t looks to them perfectly ridiculous for
the government which, to-day, is not certain of
being able to protect the Capital itself, and which
has less troops in the field than Jefferson Davis tn
very day, to refuse an exchange of prisoners of
war for fear that such proceeding would give
cOlOc TO the idea that the rebel government is pos
sessed Of balligerent rights.
wOuiu CONSENT - O. ernnnra that
s,ko of comforting great favor on MIR. Secretary
Cameron.
This is the great question of the hour: Shall We
acknowledge the war, or pretend that there IS only
n little insurrcctiOn somewhere down South? Ac-
knowledge the war, and let prisoners be exchanged,
and then proceed to put down the beligerents-
to subjugate them, if the thing can be done II not
give them good thrashng and bid them go in the
Devils
THE WALLED LAKE.-rhe wonderful Walled
Lake is situated in the central part OF Wright cuun
", Iowa. The shape Of the lake is oval. 1t is
about two miles in length, and mile wide in
the widest part, comprising an of some 1000
acres. The wall inCiOsing this lake is over six
miles in length, and is built or composed Of stones
varying in size from bouders of two tons weight
down to small pebbles, and iutermixed with earth.
The top of the wall is uniform in height above the
water in all parts, which makes its height 70 vary
the land side according to the unevenness If tho
country from two to twelve feet in height. In the
highest part the wall measures from ten to twelve
feet thick at the base, and four to six at the top,
nclining each way--outward aud inv ard. There
is outlet, but the lake frequently rises and flows
over the top of the wall The lake at the deepest
part is about ten feet in depth, aud abounds with
large and fine tisl, such as pike, pickere, bass,
perch, &c. The water is as clear crystal and
! there is no bubbling agitation 20 indicate any
| large springs feeders Wild fowl of ali kinds
| are plenty upon its bosom. AT the north end are
! s,fab tbar
! timber being near. 1t has the appearance of hav-
! ing been walled up b7 human hands, and looks
like huge fortress, get there are rocks in that
! vicinity for miles around. There are no visible
signs Of the lake being the result OF volcanic ac-
tons, the bed being perfectly smooth, and the bOr
der Of regular form. The lake is about seventeen
miles from Boon River, on the west, eight miles
from Iowa, on the east, and about one hundred and
twenty miles from Cedar Rapids. 1t is of the
greatest wonders Of the West, and has been alrca-
dy visited by hundreds of curiosity seekers.
HORRIBLE MURDER ON SHIrBoARD.-The pilot
boat Charles H. Marshall arrived at this port yes
| terdy (TbuTSday) morning from cruise. On
Wednesday night she boarded the ship B d. Met
calf, Captain StetsOn, from Liverpool bound tt
New York, with a cargo Of coal. Captain Stetson
ded to by the pilot boat the following de-
spatch, which, though brief, embOdies volume o
horrors
To the Editor of the Herald:
August u, lS6l-Feii in with the bark CZarina
of Boston, on the Sd day of August, with ensigE
set union DOWN. reported mat Tue captain, sec
oud mate, one seaman and the mate were all muT
dered at sea three days befOre-the first three muir
dered by the mate, and the latter by the steward
Were in want ofa navigator; sent my mate, Mr
Senit on board to take her to Boston. In haste.
JAMES SrETs0N, Master ship B. d. Metcalf.
| The bark Czarin4, Captain Dwyer, sailed from
Cconstadt, June 81, and passed Elsinore, July 3d.
for Boston. A few days will reveal the causes
which led to the fearful tragedy enacted on board
Of hcr.-N Y Herald.
WRoUGHr-InoN GUNs.-In the Ledger Yesterday
notice appeared of the casting Of IS at the
Pbnnixville Iron Works for the Government
These guns, we understand, are for the navy. AT
| tue same works 800 wrought-iron rihed guns are
being made for the army. As the process adoptec
| in the manufacture Of these guns is somewhat dit
lerent from the old plan of hammering, We have
ascertaiued the following particulars in reference
to them: The guns rolled hollow BY the follow
inG means: Beveiied bars of iron used to form
the REQUIRED pill, or base work for the gun, the
bars being bevelled leaving hollow in the centre
These bars are placed side by side on mandri't
which forms q complete circle. AFTER thls iouhoa
ticu for the gun is secured by bauns, numelo
b,rs of the best iron wrapped splrailY arouu'
= II running from end to end, as to produce
sufficient thickness from which can be rolled can
non of the callibre desired. These bars put oil
| at a white heat, and when the whole mass cools
| IL nut into a heating furnace and brought to
welding heat and at the same time piece of iro
sufficient to form the breech is heated and force
into one end of the of iron intended for tn
gun The pile is then put into machine, whic
forces the two ends together sufficiently to con
! pletely weld the edges of the bars of iron whc
. had previously been wrapped around the foundt
. ton for the gun. AT er this the iron is passs
= through immense rollers, until the whole is thor
- oughly welded, and of the desired size TOR an
> Founders. After this process trunuicns a
% welded, or, technically speaking, jumped on.
soon as the guns cool they put into lathe al
- turned to a proper shape and the hollow of II
n gum which is about ~ inches 10 diameter, ooTi
u. h riff