Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-17
THE WAR IN IssOURE
Position Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF an In-
dependent Press.
THE FIGHTS NEAR HANNIBAL.
Correspondence Of the St Louis PenuhIican.


July 10, 1861.
EliiOrs Republican Fighting, four miles north of
Florida, in Monroe county, commenced on yester-
day morning at about ii O'clock between about :
900 United States troops and troops said to be from
so to 100, which have since, from time to time,
and from different places been reinforced. Federal
troops marching for the camp of Major Harris, To-
Gated in the vicinity Of Florida, Monroe county A
letter from McIlhany, our Representative, at 10 to-
day, says the State troops have lost none.
Loss of Federals from thirty to forty and re-
treating back towards Caseyvile, on the Hannibal
and st. Joe Railroad. from whence they started TO
breakup Harris Camp. 1t is said by all accounts
that the Federal troops are rather badly used up.
So all accounts go that we get.
Our country is to-day almost deserted by per-
sons going to the battle ground from here, distant
about twenty-nine miles. The whole community IS
as one man to-day.
ADDITIONAL
1t is said that train of cars started from Hanni-
action, large depot building was discovered to be
on fire, and the train was obliged to go back. 1t
was also reported at Hannibal, that large portion
of the railroad track had been torn up and sixteen
cars burned.
All communication with the troubled district is
cut off. Various attempts have been made to com
municate with Monroe City by telegraph, but with
out avail, the wires being down.
NEWS PROM THE SOUTHWEST CONFIRMED.
From the ST. Louis Herald, Juyl2.
A drummer, named John O'Neil, attached to Col.
Segel's command, arrived in town yesterday, who
confirms account of yesterday, in regard to the
taking of Seigels command by the State troops. He
says that he six miles under the hottest kind of
a fire and finally escaped by getting clear of his
comrades. He does not know how many were kill
ed and wounded, but does not feel induced to visit
that section of country again, with the same kind
of soldiers. His comrsde, q fifer, named Kelly,
was killed at Bonneville.
sEIGEL's DEFEAT.
The following paragraphs are from the St. Louis
Slate Journal the paper that suppressed on Fri
day morning by the Federal Government, or rather
by 400 foreign born emissaries. who invaded the
Office with their muskets and took foFcible posses
sion. witness of the outrage says it created great
excitement and that copies of that mornings issue
sold at % cents each, until the edition was ex-
hausted
We append below the substance of some intelli-
genCe which reached this city yesterday, confirming
the utter rout of that division of the invading army
under Colonel Siegel. In relation TO the subject
matter, we have word of comment to make. Ger
tain political leaders, for the purpose of their
aggrandizement having organized large proper
ton of the German citizens of st. Louis into what
has been styled =" Home Guard These men
have been taught that the native born population
were about TO make war upon the Germans a
class. The promise made TO them at the beginning,
that they TO remain at home, has been broken,
and they have been sent into the interior to engage
in a wild and desperate undertaking-that of subju-
eating million OF people on their own soil. Gene
raj Lyon has ordered these troops iRto the south
west of Missouri, three hundred miles from their
base of operations, without provisions, except such
as they could rob from the inhabitants and without
the possibility of being succored with reinforce
ments in case of disaster, without shoes upon their
feet, without blankets upon which to Sleep without
hospitals, without surgeons, and with ineTita~
bic destruction before them, the Black Re-
publcans have led, or rather sent these
people to death. Taking the view entertained by
Black Republicans themselves, and taking the CON
nectiOn of General Lyon with this invasion, as an
officer of the Federal Government, the German peO-
pie ought TO demand an immediate court martial
for the purpose Of investigating the conduct of
Lyon, to pronounce his punishment and disgrace
We know we shall be pardoned for saying, that We
are sorry for the sacrifice of human life-for the
slaughter of the deluded Germans of Missouri
Their blood will be everlastingy upon the heads of
Blair, and Bernstein and Lyon. and those men who
have encouraged and sympathiZed with those insane
and reasonable movements.
Our readers will remember, as an incident of cur
rent history that the Missouri Republican has hith
ertO advised with great guso, that the fugitive
Gov. Jackson was surrounded, and would be taken
prisOneP-that the mythical Ben. Mccullough had
six hundred troops somewhere in Arkansas, which
troops were demOraliZed, and had more wOrk-tO
do IN Arkansas than they could perform; that
troops from the South would espouse so desperate
a cause as that Of the people of the State of Mis-
souri, that we had no Governor nor State govern
ment; and that those patriots, CAN'T, BrUadhead,
Henderson, Wilson, ct id Omne genus, must call the
Convention together, degrade the true men of Mis-
souri,, deprive the people of a representative gov
eminent, change the Constitution of the State AMI
transfer the SOIL with its serf population, to the
possession of a military despOtsm.
Now, suppose they wait awhile before they COM
plete the bargain to sell the people Of Missouri and
their children into vassaage 1t takes tOO to make
a bargain In this case more than 100 900 freemen
must be consulted. ..
There's better day coming. The patriots God
will see to it, that ribad atheists-that OppressOrs
and murdereIs-shall not destroy our precious in
heritance
The SUPPRESSION OF The ST. LOUIS STATE JOURNAL.
The following is a copy of the official order from
General Lyon for the suppression of the free press
in St. Louis.
HEAD QUARTERS U. S. RESERVE CORPS,
ST. LOUIS, July II, 1861.
SIR Under an order from Brigadier>Gen Ly>
on. commanding the forces of the United States
within the State of Missouri, am directed to pre-
vent the further issue of newspaper. published by
you in the city of st. Louis called The state Jour
nal, and to such force as may be necessary for
that purpose.
hereby notify you that the further publication
of the newspaper aforesaid will not be permitted
sumo the graveat responsibility, and to the whole
force at my command to enforce the law.
The ordinary business Of your printing establish
ment will not be interrupted unless it shall be per-
verted TO reasonable purposes
Respectfully JOIN Mcneil,
Col Third Regiment, Gem. U. 5 Z. G.
To NORTH NIEDNER Esq Publisher State Journal.
THE CARTHAGE CHo) BATTLE FULL PARTICULARS By
COL. sIGEL'S MISUNDERSTANDING FIGHT OF ELEVEN
HoURs-KIILED AND WOUNDED on BOTH SIDES.
Prom the st Louis Republican, July le.
The account given by Lieutenant Tosk, Colonel
SIgels Adjutant of the battle between the Federal
forces and the Missouri troops is interesting From
his statement It appears that on Friday morning
last at five o'clock. scouting party sent out by
Col Sige encountered about two miles distant from
Carthage, picket guard of the State troops, who
were attacked and three taken prisoners With all
dispatch Col Sigel prepared to go forward, expect
ing to meet the State troops some distance West of
Carthage. About half-past nine O'Clock, the meet
ing took place in open prairie, seven miles be-
yOnd Carthage. Lieut.. TOsk estimates the number
of the opposing army at five thousand, chiefly cav
airy, but supplied with battery of five canncn- |
four six Founders and twelve pounder-while |
Col Sigels command consisted of his own regiment
of two battalions, and Col SalOmon's detacl ed |
regiment, with several pieces Of artillery, under
command of Major BackOf. Col. Sigefs regiment |
had six hundred men and Col. Salomcn's five hans |