New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-15
TEE LATEST WAR NEWS.

Oar additional news from the Missouri battle
cG Saturday is not 40 full rs We could wish. 1t
does not, however, materially change the aspect
of the affair; ii certainly docs not, as some per-
sous feared would be the ease, transform our
victory into defeat. Even taking for the basi:
of our opinion the accounts in which the eoloying
~ most SOBER the battle was n glorious success
on our part. IL appears that the number OF Gen.
Lyons force was even smaller than at first re-
ported, and that he actually went into fight
against $4,000 Rebels with only $500 men.
The enemy Ietreated st ] o'clock in the after
noon, after eight hours hard fighting, in great
disorder, setting FIRE to their baggage-wagons.
Our troops were too much fatgued TO pursue;
else the Rebels would have been cut TO
pieces Our loss in officers was heavy, when we
include the wounded. A partial list ia furnished
by the telegraph, which shows that in this par
ticular we suffered severely. Major McKinstry
the Provost Marshal Of st. Louis, has arrested
the President Of the Board Of Police Commit
sioners, aud appointed another in bis place 1t
is reported that Gen. Hardee, with $4,000 Reb
els, is marching on Pilot Kuob, where the
National force consists Of 5000, with eight
pieces Of cannon.
From Gen. BaDks's column We learn that two
or more rebel regiments are IN the vicinity OF
Point of Rocks, on the opposite eide OF the Po-
tonac. The latest reports say that sl was
quiet, but that an attack was hourly expected
On Tuesday a severe skirmisb took place near
Grafton, Virginia, in which our troops were
sign,ly successful. Information OF secretly
organized band Of Rebels who were within few
miles Of Webster, having reached Gen. Kelly,
he dispatched Captain Dayton, Of the 9Th yir-
siuh Regiment with 30 men, to break them up.
After an hours hard fighting the Rebcls, who
numbered 200, were utterly routed, with the
los, Of 81 killed and several wounded On our
side there was no loss.
The army Of the Potomac has been almost
entirely brigaded, and, as far as possible, each
brigade is 10 be encamped separate from the
others. Clothing, shoes, and supplies are fur.
oished ne rapidly as possible TO the troops
needing them, and scrupulous care is bestowed
on the soldiers, to the end that they want for
nothing and suffer from no avoidabe cause.
Camps Of rendezvous and instruction are to
be formed at New.York, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh,
aud Cincinnati. Every volunteer ia to be mus.
tered into the service as soon az enrolled, and
Is immediately to be sent to one Of the camps.
TIE Secretary Of State, on receipt of the news
that the pirate Sumter had been allowed 10 enter
the port Of Curacao, at once removed our Con-
suI at that place, Moses JesuruD, and appointed
IA his stead Richard Z. Morse Of Iowa.
Brig. Gen. Sumner, in command of the Mill.
tsry Division Of the Pacific, informs the De.
pariment that Col. Van Dom, Of the rebel army
was reported TO be between San Antonio and Ell
Psso with $4,000 men, apparently with the de-
sisn Of subjugatiDg Lower California. No priva-
tsers are in the Pacific, 20 far as kown.
A mutiDy broke out in the 10Th Regiment at
Washington yesterday. All but 100 Of them
refused TO obey orders. on account Of disaflecion
,rsing from several causes A detachment Of |
,avslry and infantry, including three pieces of
,rtiIlsry, was sent to the camp of tie regiment,
md surrounded the mGtineer. They sur.
cndered and about seventy Of the rinsleaders
vers marched 10 the Guard.IIouse, 10 be se.