Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-08-21
Southern News.
LOUISVILLE. Aug. Is.

The Handsboro mississippi Democrat
says that Horn Island, in Pisehagoula bay,
is being fortified. tA
Batteries have been erected on Cat Is
land.
There was no bloekading vessel off Ship
Island.
The Memphis Appeal of the 18th says
that the prize boat Equality was reported
captured by Capt. Irwin at Cairo and was
handed over to the military authorities at
New Madrid. Federal gun beats contin-
ued the pursuit to within three miles Of
New Madrid.
The steamer Cheney and seven prison
ers arc also reported as having been cap
tured.
The Courier this morning learns that a
committee of citizens of Harrison county
waited on the owner Of the Covington &
Lexington railroad and informed him that
if the shipments of guns be not stopped
the road would would be destroyed. The
owner promised to obey. and six cannons
and thirteen car loads Of small arms were
returned to Coyington.
RoLLA, No.. Aug. II
The St. Louis Republicans eOrrespOn-
dent furnishes the following items:
The forces engaged in the battle of VIII
sons Greek reached their camping grounds
at a point southwest Of here to-day, where
there is an abundance Of water and other
facilities for camp life.
Major Sturgis assumed command of the
army at a point thirty miles from Spring
field, and has since conducted the retreat
The First Iowa Regiment reached here
to-day. and will proceed Immediately to
st. Louis, and be disbanded, their term Of
enlistment having expired. The loss Of
this regiment was thirteen killed, ore hun
dred and t~hirty-four wounded. ffty-six Sc
%riously, eight mOrtally, and five missing
Lieut.. Col, Merritt, commanding the
First Iowa Regiment, reports officially
that the enemy brought into the field A.
!, 900 we'll armed and disciplined troops.
and 10000 irregular troops, while our
own force was only about 5000 in the ear
Iy part of the engagement and considerably
8 less than 1000 for the concluding four
hours of it.
Captain Emmett Mcdonald, Of the Ha-
beas Corpus notOriety, arrived at Major
Sturgis' camp this morning with a flag OF
truce, ostensibly 20 negotiate an exchange
of prisoners and procure medical stores for
the wounded on both sides. but it is strong
ly suspected that he is really acting as a
spy. What action Major Sturgis will take
in the matter is not known.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. IL.
/; 1t appears now that the money seized at
St. Generieve yesterday was at the request
; of the directors of the parent bank here,
: to whom it was transferred to-day BY Gen.
Fremont.
DISPATCHES reached here to-day stating
that a train carrying troops on the Hannl-
;. bal & st. Joseph railroad were tired into
bv secessionists near Palmyra, and that
: one soldier was killed and several wounded
: Gen. Pope Immediately sent orders to Gen
> Hurlburt to take such force as he deemed
necessary into Marion county, quarter them
on the people and levy contributions OF
horses. mules, provisions and such other
: things as would be useful to the soldiers,
amounting to ten thousand dollars on the
| inhabitants of the county and i've thou
: sand dollars on the citizens Of Palmyra, as
a penalty for this outrage.
! The First Iowa and Second Kansas reg
! iments arrived from Rolla, on a special
; train. at Z o'clock this evening. Those
two regiments are three months men, and
will be Immediately paid of, and all will
r~e-enlist again. saying that they will now
! have revenge for their comrades fallen IN
\ battle.
! Yesterday the notorious Emmett Melon
: aid cam into Seigels camp with a flag OF
i truce, from Springfield, asking for an ex-
change of prisoners. He also said, which
is a significant fact coming from the enemy
that the reason McCulloch did not pursue
was that he had more men hors da com,
=. bat. than the whole number OF Federal
o troops! The burning of the baggage trains
was a severe loss to the enomy, and they
7 will suffer seriously in consequence.
! Houses in this city continue to be search
> ed for concealed weapons, and some few
sccossionists have been arrested to-day
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