Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-03
4 fairs III Missouri.

ST, Josrru, August 22i-Intelligenee was
yesterday received at headquarters from
Cairo that GOO troops under Col, Doughery
left Bir 5 Point at o'clock last evening and
proceeded ont to Charleston, attacking 200
rebels at that place. completely routing them
aud driving them from the town. The Fed
eral troops lost one man killed and six woun-
ded. The rebels lost forty killed and seven
teen were taken prisoners. Col. Dougherty
Captain Lawson and Lieut. Rawson were
among the wounded on the Federal side
4 dispatch was received at General Ere
mont's headquarters yesterday forenoon stat
ing that "A boat load of Federal troops left
Cape Guardian on Monday evening to pro-
ceed down the river TO commence an attack,
drive the invaders from that place ana take
possession of the town.
The Memphis Appeal gives the following
account Of the Springfield battle:
Fonr SAITH, August l4th-Telegraphic ii,
patches were received from Fayetteville last
uight and this morning, stating that battle
was fought between the Confederate forces
under McCuloch, and the Federal troops un-
der Gen. Lyon, on Saturday last. The bat
tie occurred about miles south of SPRING
field. Mo. The dispatches are meagcr, but
sufficient has been ascerlaiued to know that
the Fe0,rUls were routcl with great loss.
General Lyon was among the killed. Among
the killed on our side was Capt W + Brown,
Sergeant Samuel Martin, Lieut. James WAL
ton, Captain Bell aud Lieut. W Weaver Major
| llorl, Of the Third Arkan-as regiment, had
his arm shot off, and it is thought the wound
viii prove fatal by private lett we
arm that Major Harper of ChuIchil'- rcgi-
meut, was killed. Capt j T Stewards COM
pary suffered severely. We learn from Mon
har-t, who left camp ON Saturday evening,
that Lyon attacked McCulloch. The Con-
hderate troops gained signal victory-their
loss being from 200 to 800 killed, and be-
tween 400 and 800 wounded. The Federal
loss is 400 to 500 killed, and 600 or roo
wounded. 1t WAS expected that McCUiloch
would have attacked the Federal troops at
Springfield, where :h,y had rcJ2eatel on the
rrc'ious Sunday, Thirty or forty o. Colonel
Cluolls regiment were killed. The attack
vs. made 10y surprising our pickets and taxi
Ejug them prisoners, by which the enemy
were enabled to get in on our main forces be-
fore they were rcady for them This is no
doubt cause Of great lyss On oar side The
running among our troops was done 10y five
regiments Of Mssouriaus. General Price, we
learn, attempted twice to bring them to
CHARGE bat it could not tie done, aud they
He'd The field The Louisiana regiment Geted
gallaut.y and suffered much. 70 the.A is at
/ trihuted in great measure our success. The
| following is letter from Cen McCulloch:
HrAUouAnrrrs, Camp on Wilson's Creek,
August II, ISGI-The victory is ours The
battle lasted six and half hours. Our loss
is great. General Lyon is among the dead
We tool, six pieces of artillery fro'u General
Sigel, and destroyed his command, capturing
many prisoners and small arms. ! cannot
now give foil particulars, but write this to
correct false reports, circulated by those who
He'd the field.
(~igucd} Ben McCuLLooh,
Brgadicr General Commanding.