, 1861-08-23

Especial Correspondence Of the ChicAgo Tdbugej
CAN'T RoILA, No., Aug. 20, 1851.
-Four gentlemen came on the train fromst.
Gsn. L.cD, Us an escort from Springfield.
One OF them is a brother fl-law Of Gsa. Lyon,
aid eCothET q member OF Freuunt'e staff.
They left Ro1la with an ambulance fer Ssur-
EeE's Camp during the evening and will start
this o1uing with q gua,d for Springfield An
yesterday morning, to e1deavor to obtain
l3Gn's body, and this last company will pro,
b@bly oserfake them by tomorrow noon.
Emmet Mcdonald will return with the expo
clifton. Be was in Rol!a again last evening
with Msj. Stu1ges. hear that forty mine Of
irg On taxing the cath that they would not re-
sEue aims against the United States Govern
erImeut- They arc here on their way back
to Springfield.
I vas te1d this morning that an entire regi-
menf Ct McBrsGe'6 forces has been allowed to
rtturn to their homes On furlough. L would
look as though Mcbride had given up for the
present, any thought he LEY Iaye entertained
OF attacking Rolla- Il he has, it Is wish some
rtas OF, fer with good men, infantry, cavalry
q, artillery, re ought TO repulse any attack
msde By hin. 1t ie uncertain now many troops
be hss, t1t the number has been placed as
high as 2,300. OF these, shout coo are station
ed At ealem, and the baiance at Cole's' Greek,
pdlnL ETEher to the northeast
It is reported here that. an OK train of 800
wspone, with Supplies for Gen. ;L5oB, from
Camp Scott, were within four days march Of
Springfield, On the. day of the late battle. If
Ills il THE, the whole train must have fallen
IT. ths bauds Of the enemy. 1t would be 4
mcst welcome capture to thtm; aa every &C.
count Represents them destitute Of necessary
supplies.
Captain Totten and Captaia Dubois visited
Cci. w rattn's camp yesterday, a1d we're pres
e1t Vt the dress parace of the 18Th. Captain
Dubois eaid It was the beet locking regiment
| he las eyer seen. a1d Capt Totten spoke with
/ tqaa' Fsals se. Now, taAiug off aboat fifty per
cent: ior dattery, The balance will give high
CON pilDens to the regiment :,
| Tae guns that came from St. Louis Sunday
are being posted to day. They are rathsr IN
V'st5y. AID require as large force and as
| Much MeehiEeTS to Transport them as we're
required to make them.
| Ctr. GIgel went to st. Louis Yesterday, In
tfs same train were our wounded on their
way to tie General Ho1pitz, md same of the
prisoners 1eleased by -McCulloch-
Inc IT. Louis paptrs ct ystterday c0ntain
the intelligence that si.;l has received his
eomnifaioa as REigadier General, ant. is now
| il coalnane. sigel has no commission az
COLONEL or general, and is subject to Maj OF
Sturges's orders. while both8are under com
mand OF Col. Wyman, ccmalsniant Of the
pcst.
A story was also told of Lyons body being
fcund IN a house. In Springfield after tue
tscops hsd left, with no one 70 care for It, till
Home Guard officer took the matter IN
Ea1d. This is undoubtedly not true, as I un.
dtra1and careful provisions were made before
the a1my left for the irtkrmant of the body.
Two companies OF Msjor Osterhaus' battal
ien sFt jnst ctming into town. They 20 OF
tie train to St Louis to joiE the new regiment
bt5pg o1gauized under Osterhaas as Colonel
They were originally recruited by Col Boern
| strTu, tut released from his command on hi
failure to secure regiment. G.C,C,