The sun., 1861-08-16

G,n,rsl NATHANIEL L7ca, who was killed
on Saturday last, near Springfield, Mis5ouri,
In the vSy mersnt " = br NiSnl vieNfy over
enemies that oatr uneeisd hi,n four to sns.
wa 4 native u 1shfoi d, C,pnscueu'. His "a
thor w's 9 farmer, std hi, rioih,r was IA,
daughter u & lonsl KsowLIOr, who led ia,
II wing of tho Amer can army At IN. bsttl,
- 8unksfs uill. aud vas GttrWsrS, killed a.
ID, tstils Of Harlem H,ghts
GHr. Lrvr IS MKs TOO.
Giusral LgoS Vas born ia 1919, AID was
,cusated al Wet L o.n,, where he graSuAt'd h
iS4i. lie then sn'ersd loAtSy ,l,ltenlBt
Sgainst the Ina,tns. lie A'trsar5s served ~
various y sis alorR sho uoes q irc ntir, and
slar ths keK'can war co zmsne,d acc: mps
Mod General IAILos TO Yea Ctuz, Rui was
prsssut At its cspturH Hts military skiu wa
developed at tfo battles Of C)aIS'As, Clsru
buseo snd others, whsss he grsStls di't,n
guish,a himtsf Or''hs ~ h Of S,pt.mbsr
siT, he ra ropndsd bv uutkel ball wall,
d9htpg in the strssts Cf Mexico.
ssNr TO cAuEoSsIA.
Wh.n peace w.s proc lei usi he WAS ordered
20 Cantorpia. ard re mainet there sbvsral yssrs
dghting the IadiAns. snl hutjset TO continual
alarms and sk1nLshes. II, lived almost con
tipually Ia t,,.ts, and there far a1sy fcou
ciy'l,xsio he bscsm. 'utod to war, aud was
ps' f,eted ID the difficult arts that pertain 20 >
soldiers life
lRYks on rHE wssrruH TsOguHRs.
On kis rstufn from California the Kansas
troubLs voro In full blast. aud no was at once
ordered to the stations a,5eg the frontiers 1t
Kansas and Nebr1ka. Thwo, thi frauds that
he witnessed. ard which he was Obliged 70 up
nold, 50 cisgustsd him that, though previously
/ a Democrat, he threw up ais comuii,sion and
retired into private life.
yAaAs OAMr JA-Nsoy.
At 'hs commsncsm snt Of the ogril war In
Miesotui re was elected 20 command = rcgi-
m,nt ~ Howe Guards in 81. Louis, and by his
Doldre's and strategy succeed ed In capturing
the tceOssioh troops a. Camp Jach'on. For
this siRLsl tervics he was promoted by the
Gov, rf want to tbs rank OF l. %gadin HsnsrAl
on tb. i1ih ~ May and has o,ncs cooductso
the military opsra' ions in Missouri. lie com
| pollsd the Governor 10 flee, drove the rebel-
into Arkantss aud Tennessee ind thus pre-.
pared tho way for the insugur ati,n Of the new
govern msnt rsc,utly established in that state
and, by his timely action, preserved Mbsour
TO the Union.
rHK BA-rLE on SATURDAY.
/ we need not give tno pLt-aulhj OF ths
deht on Saturday. Thsy are fresh In tn
memory Of our rosdars. HIS soldiers had sucl
conhdencs In rim, and were 50 accustomsd q
| copqasr greatly superior numbers that IN
little band Of 5000 boldly attacked an arm.
| Of four timss their number In their own posi-
on. They drove the enemy back and th
day vas their, but early in TIE conflict the,
| lost tho hero OF tho day, and thus were do
prived of the fruits Of coDqust. As Il Is, th'
utmost The ssosSsionists cAd claim Ia . d,awi
batts.
DKscRIPTooN oF osu. LYDN.
General LIor was about five feet eight in
ohss in h,igat, and aOtivs aud ainsWy in build
HIS lips we're thin And Il IN, indieA alive OF cur
aga and dstsrninai ion, and bis TO- ehoai higl
| .nd bro I'd, buruou1tod by long and hiRvy ha'f
] aud with eyes o. blush Rroy. His man hA'
the greatest cobiisncs in him, and though 81
hh.xjhl. oisciplinsrisn, they req gsrdsd hin
/ by the name OF Daddy
ms BoDY GUARD.
| lie bad German body guard often s. Louii
bu. chsrs, p)wsifnl, athletic fellows, Who
| mountld on hoisss, aways accompanied him
| They were amid saen " th long 81 ord, navJ
rsvoivsrs, Ed were light hats, dscoratsd will
ostrich plum,s Toy were tsAr'es riders
and acted ss body guards, scouts and unsss.p
gsr, and wsre conspicuous bsur-s- " isths
,osn gall ping after thsir general Loas th
linos Of battle, or 10 the ctwp Standing mo
tionlsss a. statues, outtids bis tent, Awaitin
tho orders Of lhsir comm andsr.