The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11
GENERAL LYONS MovEMENre.

DEPARTURE OP MAJOR GENERAL LYON FROM BOONE.
vILLE-MARcHING THlRTY-ONE xILEs--How THE
TROOPS STAND THE HARDsHIPs.
Correspondence Of the Miss ouYi Democrat
CAnP No. ON THE Bee Gun, I
BRANCH or THE HHAvnAn Oxsnx, July 4, 1861
The anniversary Of our national independence has
ana gone and Ike good s0ldiors have been busy
with duties connected with march Of seventeen mites
and having no blank cartridges with which to Ore ga
especially osd % nina he liberties Of our
country, FOR the and perpo<uaon Of which
W are nov x.,ss assinst ssss who desire and have
joint when We mnst hear from Americans the cry DO
echoed by The "Thundersy,n for king 10 rule ovsr
portion Of our country We arc NOT yet willing to admit
that incapable Of se government though certain
WE s Ronsrs u s ss,sv n sn.t .osy ave ness 90
taking the Georgetown road As General Lyon reached
Main street, beautiful bouquet, tied with the red white
by The citizens assembled there The General ackncw.
lodged the compliment and passed on.
favor Az they passed through town The troops were
equcuty cheered and evidence NOT wanting Of the
favorable impression leis upon The minds Of ctizsns
We masohed fourteen miles yesterday, camping q YER
non Spring. near where jackson spent portion os the
night after the battle Of Bonneville The troops stood the
or less aotsd by The heat IN The middle Of the day and
few unimportant casualties occurred, but nothing SO
serious but what all wore ready for early start this
Tho light battery, under that Efficient md seutlsmsny
officer, Captain Totem, load the column The very
"
the hte engagement has frequently been remarked and
leeds rs 70 beeve y win play a Important paxt IN de-
ciding Mo fats OF future battles
Our road to-day has been through fre country most-
y prairie ard openng, ahouudmg IN springs OF excel
less water. Nearly every Union along the route
bad suffered severaiy from the aSlsss gsng under
n, who took horsts from the field or the piow, aud
roDeea shem Of whatsoever suited them 70 lay their
hands on We psssed one locality whore school had
been closed On account Of the mappropriaon Of the
chdrens money by those who should be their protect
ors-the menbsrs OF the Legislature
We hoon ha
sueky who bad his board spread for the
officers, who 10 DO them justice wero not backward
accepting he invitation 70 paytske We also
dis Of which the entire command take NOTICE without
special orders ON the subject
Tonight We are enoamped on ne running creek, with
good spring Of water running close by. The former
furn ehes supply OF bathing water while the latter is
he over prairie snd through - hne ceuntyy one
need wish 70 see.
General Lyon received tho Of his promotion With
copying less prominent place In his thoughts than
self
Tho troops to-day had become Injured 10 the fatguipg
business Of marching and until very late the day were
the ranks thnned By straggless The poured down
very rays middle Of the day end one OF the
Iowa troops, whose name have not learned was sun
struck
the latest advcee from The South announce reces-
sion force gathering ~ Saxooxie where il thew
really do make stand, may expect another battle