The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-26
Affairs in Missepri.

dispatch from Louisville, June ~, says
"there is no news from Missouri the line being
Interrupted by heavy storm" The latest
newspaper account is from theIissouri State
Journal, extra, of June 20:
An eye witness of the fight at Bonneville.
on Monday last, At 8 4. NJ about e. mile
below that town, gives US the subioinet. facts:
Major General Price. was i'll on Sunday,
and issued an order for the retirement of the
State troops toward Arkansas. He, himself
left tor his home, at Br1nswick The forces
under General Lyon landed near Rocheport,
on the South side of the Missouri river and
marched thence toward Bonneville A fe W
companies OF State troops met them about six
miles below Bonneville. and attacked Lyon
forces company Il, Blair Regimen being the
party receiving the fire. About ten of said com
pany were killed and wounded, as the re-
suit OF that fire. The company firing then re
treated. Several other State companies at this
point Of time kept firing from different direc
tiors on Lyons forces Gen. Lyon then plant
ed his cannon, and fired about twenty roauds
on the tate troops using grape and ball. None
OF the State troops were killed by this cannon =
aiding, so far is known But those who
were seeking the State troops, TO Join in the
! fight, were made prisoners to the mum Der OF
/, htteen or twenty, and three are known 20 ba
killed These prisoners were taken, and the
the men killed after retreat was ordered by
the oficers commanding the State troops.
The State troops retired in good order OF
more than three hundred having engaged il
! the skirInish Some ten of the Federal troo De
were killed and as many as from twenty to
thirty wounded, some MORALLY
Col. Marmaduke commanded the STATE
troops, and Gov. Jackson was in person on
the ground. No cannon were captured by TIT
Federal troops all having been saved, excep
some pieces which were thrown into the riv
er, these having been placed in position on the
river, four miles south of Bonneville.
gen. Parsons, with some fifteen pieces o
ordnance, was advancing to meet the Stat
troops at the time they were retreatiBg. Al
/ these were saved. No word of disbandiug tn,
state troops was ever heard of nor of tn
flight OF Governor Jackson. who, tbs
contrary, cOOlly remained two hours after
! the retreat of the State troops. Gov. Jackson
/ is now with his men the order to retrea
was given on Sunday, purely STRATEGY,
| movement while some of the boys determiu
| ed to have the fun OF making the inv 1der
smell burning gunpowdsr anyhow and III
| attack was made with The distinct purpose o
retrea ing immediately atterWard. 1t wa
/ currently reported a. Bonneville that Genera
| Lyon remarked, if the fire of the State troop
had been continued he must have ordered
retreat. The Federal forces stood their grount
and returned the fire but the State troop
| ware covered by woodland, and fired from
different direct tons on Lyons forces. Lyoi
| has now possession of Bonneville, and has is
sued a proclamation. The State troops az
concentrating at 81 point fifteen or twent.
| miles West of Boone Vile, and are urganiZn
and preparing fully for the conflict
Ben McCulloch, it is stated, is now ad
vancing between Springfield and Upton, Wit
10000 men and &c, 600 extra stand OF arms -
! Gov. Jackson intends to deal kindly and In
! namely, not only with any prisoners VIII
may be taken in battle, but with all those Cit
zens of Missouri, whet native or adj )ptec
who have been misled and deceived by h
wicked teachings of the enemies Of the Sta
and it's institutions. Those men who hay
been forced by want OF bread TO enter tn
Federal service have nothing to fear, eithe
in war or peace, from the Givl! government
the State, or from the State troops, who ma
be made prisoners of war.