New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-21
ACTIVITY OF TIE REBELs-ST. LOUIS
THREATENFD.

ACTIVITY OF TIE REBELS-ST. LOUIS
THREATENED.
JrYyxKsos CRY, Mo, Tuesday Arg 90. 1861.
Information has reached here that warsaw, BOLIVAR
and Ocolo points in the Southwest, have been o;eu
pied by portions Of the army OF Gen. irce
Information has also been received that the seces'
ionists under COL Staples have gathered in consider
able force in Pettis and johnson Counties and have
taken military possession Of Warrensburg, Johnson
Georgetown and Sedalia, in Pettis County
Squads and companies of are constantly leaving
the Northern Counties and pushing Southwark join
the State forces.
Much excitement exists among the people west oil
here, and many Of them leaving their homes.
II ia stated that Col Staples concentrate force
Of three thousand men, and will cooperate in q move
mont upon this city, should one be determined upon
We have about thirty-fve hundred troops here now,
which force doubtless, will be considerably augmented
10 few DAYS.
PROCLAMATION OF GEN. PRICE.
The following proclamation issued at Springfield,
has been received here:
TO TIE PEOPLE or MISSOURI.
FELLow. CirIzE.s: The army under my command
hos bee Organized under tie LAVE OF the State for the
protection Of your homes and fresids, and for The
maintenance OF the rights dignity, aud honor OF Mis-
souri, II kept In the field for ttesc purposes alone
and to aid in accomplishing them our gallant South
ern brethren have come into our state.
| We have Just achieved glorious victory over the
Coo, and -ca,tsrcd FOE aud wide the appointed army
which the at Washing has been more than
Fix months gathering for your subiugliion and en-
slaveuent. The victory frees lasse portion Of the
State from the power Of the invaders and restores il
TO the protection OF Its army. IL consequently be-
my duty TO assure you that II "a my firm deter
/ mination 10 protect every peaocablo and law
abiding citizen 10 the full enjoyment of all his rights
whatever may have been bis sympathies in the pres
ent unhappy struggle, II he has not taken an a'tivs
part in the cruel warfare which has been wa led
against the good people Of this State by the r lIess
enemies whom We have just defeated. there IRE in
vito all good citizen. to ro.urn TO their home. The
practice Of their ordinary ayocsiion' w. the full AZ
sgrsnee that ieey 'a"' l.milics, their homes, and
!hs'r properly 'D' :. oe carefully protected
tH' - same time warn all evil-disposed persons
who may support the usnIPaons Of any one claiming
TO be provisional or Temporary Governor OF Missouri
who shall any other way give aid comfort TO
The sn,.ay, tina, they will be beld enemies and
treated Accordingly. ...,.
MsiOrGonera Commanding Missouri state Guard
GEN. siGEL IN ST. LouIs-ATrESTIoS TO Tue
DEAD AND WOUNDED.
81. Loun, Monday, Aug 10, 1851
Gen. Sigel, Major Conant, and several other officers
arrived here from Ron tonight. The train also
brought large number Of tie wounded Of the dieT.
ent resmees engaged in the late battle Spring
ieb.., who conveyed to hospitals, or taken in
charge by tLoir friends aud relatives.
Capt Maurice WIS detailed this morning TO proceed
to Springfield under dag OF truce, with guard and
ambulances, TO bring In Capt. Lavender, Corporal
Conant, ana the body OF Gen. Lyo,..
| UNITED STATES SOLDIERS FIRED INT0-oNE
KILLED AND SIX wouNDED--GtIRRnLA BANDS
SECURING WESTERN MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CRY. No., Tuesday, Aug 90 1861.
A train arrived here this morning from Syracuse,
having on board twenty give pOsseng,rs and two
hundred and fifty United States soldiers. When the
train was near Lookout Station about thirty sho,s
were fired into II from behind wOod.ple and bush
skrtfng the road, killing one OF the soldiers and
wounding six others, of them fatally. One &c.
cessionist was killed. The train was stopped half
mile bey ond the point where tho attack was made,
and two hundred ,olde put of aud sent in pursuit OF
the miscreants.
Guerrilla parties are scouting the counties west Of
here, seizing property, and mresting prominent
| citizers.
Correspondence Of The ST. Louis Democrat.
| RoLLA, Thursday, Aug. Is, 1861.
| THE ATTACK by sIGELs DIVISION.
Capt. Indest, Of Company A, rifles, which acted
skirmishers under Sge arrived in town last even,
In the upper part Of bis leg by an apparently small
sized bullet which has not yet been extracted He Ia
on the way town for surgical aid, and burning to
return aud be in the next fight He suffers consider
able annoyance from the wound. The Captain relates
that Sgels force reached the rear Of the Secession
camp about daybreak in time to hear Lyons first can
non, and they plunged forward taking the enemy com
pletely by rurpr,e. They moved downth rebels,
driving them from their camp and what Is almoet In
credible had suffered the loss OF man after asharp
fight lasting half an hour. Subsequently SigePs can
non moved down two columns Of the enemy, piling
them In heaps. The carnage was dreadful onward
the Sd and 5th Regiment, with two or three pieces,
continued to advance, driving the enemy on Lyon.
Unfortunately they were subjected TO murderous
cross FIRE on the Sprin6ed road, near prairie the
| enemy playing fifteen twenty pieces with telling
eieot on us. perfect hail Of grape and shell was
poured In upon us. ~
shot from their cannon killed five Of our artillery
men and shattered one Of our pieces. We were here
| about an hour trying TO push back the enemy, and
having driven them about mile and q half from the
point where we frat opened fire, concluded to re-
tire. The captains skirmisbers captured ffty prison.
ers thirty horses and loaded two wagons with rifles
| ali of which were safely brought oil. The news OF
LYONS fall and the return of the force operating under
him 10 Springfield was not learned by Siges men I'M
tl the latter were on the road to the above place.
showing how little is generally known during the heat
OF battle among the different corps Of the operations
| Of the other.
THE CAPTURE OF LIEUT.. col. BRAGG.
The manner in which Lieul.-COl. Bragg was cap
,ured have from person who had from The Wou't,