The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-23
The War in Missouri

tCorrespordence OF tha Louisville Coufier.1
st. LOUIS. July l6-I yesterday sent you
some cheering new. OF the prowess Of our
brave State troops. That information, as
told you, knew to be reliable. l have lust
been put In possession of a private letter, for
tie truth Of the contents of which ] youcb
You will see that the days Of oppression and
tyranny In this State are drawing to a close
The letter to which l refer is dated "Knob
Noster, July Il, ~ ard states
&" have Just cone luded TO write in ordsr IN
contradict some of the falsenoods published in
the Republican In regard TO the battle OF Car
thsge and other movements of our State
troops. The statement that we lost six hum
dred men is false. The following, from a doc.
tor who was in the fight, says:
"That the brave St,te troops met the Fed.
erals under Col. Saigei's command upexpect-
edly, at about eight miles north of Carthage
They were 800 strong, and having The choice
of ground, had plart their cannon in the
most commanding position. Governor Jack
son, with about twelve thousand raen, of
whom only about two thousand were
armed, except with shot guns, determined to
give them battle. He had only eight pieces OF
cannon, which lie planted az best he could
Seigel opened the fire on them, which WAS
KEPT up for eight hours, when cur cavalry
Outhanked them and made q charge, which
broke their ranks. The Feder;.ls then retreat
ed in some confusion, cur boys cutting off
shout seven hundred CT their NUM- her four
cannon. and great number of wagons, army
supplies, ard horses. A running fight WAS
then kept up for els n miles to Carthage our
boys cutting them down along the emf tire route
When at Carthage, COL. Seigei made q
stand, but WAS routed, leaving Is wagons OF
provisions, CAMP eq uippage, mules. ard one
wagon load OF CT kes, pies, &c intended for f.
feast for the Federals after cleaning out our
ooys-a good joke, but badly spoilt. Our
bravo State troops still charged them three
miles South OF CsrthagA, when they were
checked bv night ertaking them. They
then rested for refre. which it NAV
be imagined they wanted badly. On the toll
lowing morning, Ben. McCGil0ch Joined them
with 900 Rangers, who followed The Fedora Is
Oh Saturday, the result of which had not been
ascertaiEsd up to the time our messenger left:
but az Gen. Price, with $500 men, was aG-
vaucius them from the South of Carthage
thev certainly captured the whole command
After our hogs hid cuL off the wing
u the enemy with their four can
non. !he best they had, they were
compelled to cut them down before they
would give up the guns. The cavalry, in
which our Johnson boys PLAYED cons pic nous
part, charged on them, and III many cases
they would not surrender until they wers Gu t
down. The boys had to ride up and cut their
heads off. They got all their principal officers
che OF whom refused to surrender, shooting
two OF our men after being surrounded. They
of course riddled him.
Oar State forces were divided bpt are
all together now, n mberins not less than 20, :
600. McCullocb had $500 infantry about 80
miles back in Arkansas VINO dou bless have en-
tered the State before now. Our arms, fifty
toes in all, are of the very best description -
McCElloch bro ught four fifty Founders in wi b
him, and said he could knock Springfield 10
pieces iii ten shots.
have 10 doubt Springfield is taken before
now. Up to Sunday only ten of our boys had
died. Forty of our men were wounded
and killed. We will come out all right yet
st. Acuis must and shall be relieved, if she
cannot relieve herself. Our watchWord is
forward. The word retreat has been blotted
GU from our tactics.
1t is likewise currently reported on our
STREETS, from various sources, that Spring
field has actually been taken by McOulioch,
and that SeigeI is now a prisoner. Some ru-
mors are ali oat OF a train having been run off
the Pacific track last evening. Be this as il
may, some dead bodies of soldiers were
brought into The arsenal. Sons Of them
were III the Zouave Uniform.