The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-09
SEE FOURTH PAGE.
LATEST NEWS.
FED ERAL
I'ELEGRAMS.
THE LATEST FROM MISSOURI.
Glorious Victory and Brilliant Retreat q

Glorious Victory and Brilliant Retreat of
Gen. Lyon.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, August -Adyices from Gen.
LYONS army to Sunday have been received. The
cavtlry charge heretofore reported was made by a
scouting party sent out by Lyon to ascertain II
the enemy was approaching, alter our troops had
encamped for the night at Day Springs. Sseing a
regiment Of infantry coming along the road, the
Lieutenant in command Of the cavalry ordered
charge, which resulted in killing thirty of the
Southerners and wouuding forty.
The charge was not intended by General Lyon,
but probably prevented the Southerners from at
tacking his main body, when they would unques-
tionably have been routed with severe loss. A
large body of the enemy's cavalry which had taken
a position on high ground to observe our position
and strength, was dispersed BY few shells from
Totten's battery, wounding some thirty of them.
Ga Saturday morning our forces moved forward
cautiously, and on approaching Curran, the South
erners, numbering some three thousand were seen
posted the hillside southwest Of that place.
Gen. Lyon Immediately formed his army for bat
tie, and gave orders to advance. AS our Column
approaching piece of timber to flank the
enemy, Capt Dubois battery opened fire on the
rebels, who quickly retreated. 1t not known
whether any OF the enemy were killed in this last
engagement.
We did not lose a man, but tock several prison.
ers. Our army encamped for the night at Curran,
and on sunday morning General Lyon detcFmin-
ed to retire to Springfield, fearing that, as
mrSt of the ConfeGerates are mounted they might
by rarid movement flank him and take Spring
1.Hd. Gems. Price, Rains sud Parsons said to
have twenty thousand southern troops under their
command, and Ben McCulloch 500. The latter
force is composed of weil-armed and efficient
tTOOps.
Reported SISirlnish in HIissouri--sttaciz OF
the Confe.f crates Oh the Union Camp at Mis-
souri,, and their Rerulse.
OrIycY It, hurusi "A band of Contederates
numbering 000 to 200 made an attack upon
the camp Of the Union men at Athens, Mo. on
Monday morning last at O'Clock. There was
considerable amount Of and ammunition for
tFDODs stored there
of the troops composing this camp of United States
volunteers, numbering about $50 men, under COM
maud Of Capt. Moore.
Tho fighting lasted about An hour, when the Con
federa'es retreated. Meantime Capt. Moore having
been reinfOrced by about $50 men trom Centraa,
Iowa. on the opposite side OF the river, gave chase
after the rebels for about mile and bali, killing
one, tsklng eighteen prisoners and capturing thlr-
ty-one horses and two secession flags. Several
rebels were wounded in the chase after the battle
--snd six eight were found dead on the field.
In the afternoon the bearer of flag of truce
in from the secession camp. who admitted
that they carried off fourteen of their killed, and
many wounded and missing. The
CoBiederates wereed by Martin Greene, brother
of ex-senator Jim Greene. The Union bad
only three killed and eight wounded in the skirm-
ish.
Athens is a small town at the extreme northeast
section of Missouri, on the Desmoines river, TWEEN
Is five thirty miles west of keokuk.
1t is reported that the Union forces having been
further reinforced by five six hundred troops
from Iowa, marched on Monday night in pursuit of
the rebels encamped eight miles from Athens, and
fight probably took place at that point unless the
enemy retreated-
From st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-l esterday was the hottest
day Of the season. the Thermometer stood los deg.
in the shade, at p D.. Fifteen deaths from the
heat reported by the coroner.
Six new regiments. of volunteers are nearly
ready to be mustered into the service for the war.
T~enty loads of shot and shell have reached
here since Saturday. Also large number OF En-
G-ld rifles, and considerable quantity of powder.
Fiv- car loads of ammunition reached Cairo yes
terday by the Illinois Central railroad.