The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-27
THE WARM MISSOURI,
The following letter from Missouri ia

| The following letter from u Missouri farmer
| to the St Louis Republican, fully refutes the
| gross lies sent by telegraph from St. Louis
| through the Abolition organs in that city
| MosRoE UorSrY, July Is, ls6i.--WilI you
| allow an humble farmer short space In your
valuable paper TO give the puolic a correct
statement of the battle near Florida, No,
| end at Monroe Station, fought on the 9th
| 1Olh and 1ith instant2 l would not have
sent you these lines ii you had heard Il correct
| statement Of the affair. Seeing your paper,
| | find you are entirely misinformed.
| The Federal troops left Monroe Station Tues
day morning the Ubh instant, to hunt up
General Thomas Harris or his camp, which
| was three miles South Of Florida. After
| crossing the prairie from the station, and II
| short distance in the woods, they were fired
| upon by or State troops. No damage done,
| only to the flag bearer, who dropped the
| standard, receiving shot through the wrist
| or arm. They continued their march without
| further trouble to within three miles OF FlOri-
| ia, when they were fired on sgain, the ola
| Hemdon place, by about thirty State troops,
| 1T the end of the lane, the State troops firing
| from across a narrow field, 10 or 81 yards wide,
| from ambush. The Federal troops returned
| the fire and retreated. The ) ate troops being
armed with rifles and double. barrel shot -guns,
| gave them two Troublesome round while the
! federals were on the retreat, they leaving their
| dead and wounded TO the Lumber of about 50
| IN the lane for time. They pressed wagons
| and re turned tor their dead and Wounded
! Three officers were seen to fall from their
horses the first fire. The Federals re trea teo
| some two miles and eDcampeG III a wheat field
| for the night, taking from the neighbors sheets
| and bedding tor the wounded 10 hay
ANY one doubling these statements we refer
| them TO the neighboIs near the field Of battle
| who saw the dead and wounded.
One of the State troops HAD the end of bis
| finger shot OF. Next morning they continued
| their retreat, State troops gathering from
| every direction. They were not overtaken
| until they reached the prairie, when another
| short sEirmish took place, no one being hurt on
| either side-a company OF State troops,
! mounted, going ahead OF them, burning eight
| passenger cars and some freight cars, 10 cut
| off their retreat by rail. Finding their re-
| treat By rail cut OF, they took possession OF
| the Seminary building, when they were
| rounded by State troops, who sent thirty
| miles for 4 cannon, which arrived next day -
| Thursday, lin, az O'Clock, the Siege then
| commenced III long range, and con tinued unCli
| MALT past CLOCK, the iast HTiug being within
| six hundred yards, when they We're rem
| forced then the State troops reiterated, car
| rylng OFT their cannon Win them Ia this
| siege, the Federais ackno ledge to have hlu
| one man killed. The Seminary riddleu
! with round shot from the State cannon
| most OF the troops, however We're III bitches
| and III the cellar, which accounts Tor their
| loss being no greater. In this fight the Fed
| eral troops returned the fire at long intervals
| during which one State horse Was kiiled.-
| Harris men did not number over eight hun
| dred. The Federal troops numbered at least
| seven hundred, composed of six hundred lii
| HoAo uHu ~" q slOSpSf tsiiu Ohc IdH-
| nibai Home Guards.
The Federal troops became so incensed at
their defeat that they burned Capt. Owens
| house TOOK his brother prisoner, and drove
| I'll all his stock, destroying an the gram on
| the p!Ace, with all the ouL-bnildings ana
| every thing except the clothing ct his wife
| His property, including forty mules, WIS
| carried away and des Gruyed TO the amount OF
| $50 900. They next burned Mr.. Combs house,
| near Monroe Station. They have also burned
| several other houoes-the names Of The own
ers have forgotten. They are scouril z
| the country around, arIeStlLg Innocent peO
| pie, driving off STOCK, arresting all ioose
chickens, and committing other depredatious
| Inc man Hotcnkiss was not shot by State
| troops because he was Union man, but had
been accused OF horse Stealing and warned
| 10 keep away from there. lie was shot two
| niles from the scene OF action by some UNI
known person. MIR. Crigher was shot by
| FEDERAL troops between MCnrOe Station and
| FLORIDA. He Wa. ploWIng, and when he
| heard the troops coming Le left his horse ana
| piow and MD III the brush, bat they saw him.
| After he WAS snot, be convinced them thai he
| nad no arms. when they apoiogixeo for
| " shooting" and left him.
| Several bridges have been burned on the
Hannibal, ana at st. Joseph Railroad. so l
nave heard II no troops had been sent on
| LIB road, not bridge, culvert or q rail
| would have been disturbed. No troops are
| on the North Missouri road, and not thing
has been disturbed, and no trouble there.
| a skirnish IS reported to have taken place
| y
loss OF several on both sides is reportad-
| The report OF capturing State troops at Mon
| roe, Is all n mistake The prisoners they
| nave were taken at private houses, and in
field at work. Before the troops Were placed
| here, we We're all Union men, now we are a
| unit against them and the Government, SO
| long as thay keep troops among us and on
| this road Let the Government remove the
| troops, and We VIII gaEran tee that the road
| shall not be troubled, and all Will be quiet
| again.
For the truth of the above statement 1
| hold myself personally responsible.
TIE CAPTURE OF SBosHo.
The following is the report of Adutant
| General Mcintosh in regard to the capture of
Federal troops 1T Neosho:
HEADQCARTRKs, MCCCLLoUGH's BRIGADE, }
| CAMP AT BoRLIS's MILLS July 5th, 81 (
| GENERAL: l have the honor to inform YOU
that, IN obedience with your order, started q |
| IL o'clock 4. Nj, to day, with four com papies
| OF Col. ChuTcbilis regiment of mounted Ar
| kansas liiemen, and Capt. Carroll company
| of Arkansas State troops, 10 make an attack
| on some Fedora! troops at Neosho, Mo. in
| conjunction with Col. Churchill, comma nd
| ing six companies OF his regiment. We started
| on different reads, which entered the town
| one from the west. the other from the south
with an arrangement TO make the march
of sixteen miles in four hours, and
upon entering the town to make stimuli
| tsneous attack. / found that the distance WAS
| net much stated. 1t would therefore be
necessary for me to have waited near the to wn
an hour, and fearing that III formation would
be carried into town to the enemy, l dis
mounted the four companies OF Churchill's
Regiment about a quarter of mile of the
town, and marched them by platoons at
| double quick time within two hundred yards
| OF the Court House, where we found com
| pany eighty strong. l sent Captain Carroll,
| with his company, to make detOur to take
them IN the rear. After hal ting my command
sent DE- Armstrong, (yolunteer aid de-
| camp,) to demand Il surrender of the forces
| l allowed them ten minutes to decide at the
| end of the time the Captain in command made
| an unconditional surrender OF the company
laying down their arms and side arms We
| TOOK one hundred rifles, with sabre bdyonets,
quantity OF ammunition, and a train OF
| seven wagons loaded with provisions.
FURTHER PROM MISSOURI.
| The st. Louis Republican records the ares
of DIR. Bass, an infiuent ial citizan and his
| confinement III the Arsenal. He is a member
| of the Convention.
| State Guard who was in the South near Car.
| thage, has furnished the press with report
| of the battle.
| 1t was an obstinate, desperate affair, con
tinuiDg from ii o'clock in the morning until
| dark. on the 5th OF July. The State trocDs
| lost 10 killed and 40 wounded including seye-
raj officers. The ascert tanned loss of the Fede.
rails was 13O Killed and 800 wounded &c
prisoners, a cannon, baggage, and horses.
| In the affair on the North Missouri Rail.
| road near MillvilIe station, there were
"A of the ederal troops killed. There was a
complete undefst standing in that neighbor-
hood not to permit the passage of the United
States troops over the road.
| We copy the following from the Louis vile
Courier, of the I'D inst:
! 1t was reported st Syracuse on the 18TH
| that Colonel MaSofiiu had $50 men st George