Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-08-21
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.

CESS attacked the rebel force under command
of Price, Raines, p PARSONS and Ben NJ M'Cullough,
about four miles southwest of Springfield, Mis-
souri,. 1t appears that on Saturday morning
Gen. Lyon marched out of Springfield. and
came up with the enemy at Davis creek, on
Green's prairies when they had taken strong
position.
General Lyon fired the first gun at twenty
minutes past six O'Clock, when the battle i'm
mediately commenced. severe cannon
aiding was kept up for two or three hours,
when the fire Off often artillery proving 100 Sc
we're for the enemy, they gradually fell back
towards their emcampment on WILSON'S Greer
Lyons cavalry on the the left flank, and Sle-
geFs artillery on the right, then began ter
rife assault, and spread slaughter and dismay
in the ranks of the rebels, pursuing them to
the camp The she'll from lotions artillery
set fire to their tents and baggage wagons,
which were all destroyed. A Louisiana and a
Mississippi regiment seemed TO suffer most,
and were almost annihilated. Some time In
the afternoon, while General Lyon was leading
his column, his horse was shot from under
him. He Immediately mounted another, and
as he turned round to his men, waving his hat,
and cheering them on to victory, he was struck
in the left breast and fell dead on the ground.
The command then devolved on Gen. Siegel,
and the pursuit was continued until nightfall,
when our little army rested for the night IN
the enemy's encampment. On Sunday morn
ing General SiegeI, fearing that the enemy
might recover, and attempt to cut his command
from Springfield, fell back on that city, where
the Home Gurads were stationed. Then fear
ing that the great numbers of the enemy might
induce them to get between him and Rolla,
General Siegel concluded to fall back on Rolla
with his prisoners and baggage trains, and
meet reinforcementS. Ninety rebels were
captured. including Colonel OF Distinction;
RI 1hn,,f hmm
numbered about 5000, including the Home
Guard of $500 which were atSpringield, so that
he had but $500 men in the engagement.
The rebel forces, according to muster roll
taken from them, numbered 3D. 600, including
regiments from Lousana, Tennessee and
Mississippi, with the Texan Rangers and Chero-
kee half-breedS.
AUGUST IA severe skirmish took place
within few miles of Grafton yesterday, on
the Fairmount and Webster road. Informa-
tion having been received ;hat secretly
organized body of rebels living in this county
We're lodged within few miles of Webster,
General Kelley despatched Captain Dayton, of
Company a Fourth Virginia regiment, with
fifty men, from Webster, to disarm them. Af-
ter scouting for twenty-four hours, he came
suddenly ofthem at noon yesterday. and after
an hours severe fighting, succeeded in killing
twenty one, and putting the others to flight,
without any loss 10 his command. The rebels
numbered two hundred, composed of some of
the worst characters of this county, led on by
Zach Cochran, the sheriff of this county under
the Letcher rule.
Robert Mure, of Charleston, brother Of the
British consul at New Orleans, was arrested
to-day on board the steamer Africa at New
\ ork, just as she was leaving, on the char ge
of being bearer of dispatches from jeff Da-
Wis to the Southern Commissioners.
Five hundred unprepaid letters from FEEDER
al prisoners at Richmond to their northern
friends, left on the Baltimore boat by the
leased surgeons, were to-day generously for
warded by Gen. Butler.
Twenty five rebels approached the river at
Berlin, near Point of Rocks, and fired at our
pickets. No one was killed or seriously
wounded on our side.
Several rebel scouts attempted to cross
Hampton creek last night, but were fired up
on by our pickets and they quickly retired.
Major General Fremont has proclaimed
martial law at st: Louis. Missouri.
AUGUST 15.-Passengers from Nashville re-
port the military authorities of Tennessee are
about to prohibit the entrance of any kind of
goods into that State over the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, and this is seemingly COR
roborated by the Memphis advices 20 their a.
gents to purchase no more goods in Louisville
at present. For two or three night past, wag
ons supposed to contain munitions of war, in
Guiding powder, have gone in the direction of
Tennessee. For two nights the surveyors
possee were overpowered. Last night the
posse was increased, but the wagons were at
tended by cavalry and got away. Measures
are taken to prevent similar occurrences in
future.
1t is stated that Gen. Pillow broke up his
camp at New Madrid on Friday last precipi-
lately, and moved back to Randolph. Seven
steamers were seized at Memphis on Thurs
b,;,
lows command back, arriving at Memphis on
Friday noon. During the intermediate time
the passengers that were previously on board
the steamers were detained at Memphis, and
suffered severely, numbers of sick women and
children being left subject to the insults of
the mob The movement is supposed to have
been made on account of the active prepara-
tions of General Fremont at Cairo.
Information, thought TO be reliable, has
been received here that rebel batteries are be-
ing erected at White House Point, and also at
Quantico, ten miles his side of Acquia creek.
The steamer Pawnee suddenly steamed up last
night, and went down the river to make a thor
ough reconnaissance.
1t is reported that the small pox is raging
to fearful extent at Manassas Junction.
AUGUST l6.-Yesterday afternoon about
half-past one O'Clock the steamer Resolu.e
was ordered from Acquia Greek to Matthias
Point, for the purpose of accommodating.
Seeing battery filled with barrels ON shore
just below the point, a boat was sent from the
Resolute with six men to bring off the batteau.
No sooner had the boat reached the beach
than voley of musket balls was opened upon
them from a secession force concealed in the
woods, killing three men instantly, namely
John James Fuller, of Brooklyn, masters
mate, who, it subsequently, ascertained,
was pierced by ten balls, George Seymour,
captain of the gun, of New York, by seven
balls; and Thomas Duly, of Boston, by two
balls. Earnest Walters, native of England.
is wounded on the head-it is feared fatally