The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-21
NEWS FROM ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, August 10, 1881.
General Sege Major Conant, and several other officers
arrived here from Rona tonight The train also trouglt
large number Of the woundeof the different regiments
engaged IN the atc battle near Springfield, who
vey TO hospitals taken in charge by their friends and
relatives.
Captain Maurice was detailed this morning 20 proceed
to Springfield under flag of truce with guard
buances to bring in Captain lavender Corporal conant
and the body q General Lyon
The town of Commerce, Missouri, forty miles above
Cairs which taken and battery planted by the re-
bells, retaken last night by vo hundred troops sent
down from Cape Girardeeu by order Of Gen Fremont
The rebels made stand but retreated with their bat
terry on the approach Of troops Their force WAS
about one hundred and fifty infantry the same mum.
Der OF cavalry.
THE BATTLE OF DAVIS CREEK.
FEDERAL LOSS SIX HUNDRED KILLED, ONE THOU
SAND wOUNDED-REBEI LOSS TWO THOUSAND
KILLED., THREE THOUSAND wOtTDED-slFETY OF
sIEGEL AND FoRCEs-TT INVADERS IN
sPRINGFIELD-TNEY ARE COMPLETELY MEMORIAL
lied.
From the St. Louis Republican, August III
The Pacific train arrived last night about ten O'Clock
bringing number q passengers from Ro,la.
From orc OF these-a gentleman Of intelligence and
tire coo'nesswe learn many interesting facts in con
necton with the great battle at Springfield
In the first pace-as the most important point, and
correct many falsehoods desgnedy put circulation
Thursday night seventeen miles southwest Of Ron and
that Colonel Wyman had selected his camp anticipation
Of his march, six miles from Rola, and there he
mar med last night.
The retreat from Springfield WINS conducted in good
order and so continued to the last honr when Scge
was heard from Runors of an apprehended attack had
been started but they could not DO traced any credible
suurce, and were wholly unreliable
The invading troops were 1 Springfield, mr there they
were forced to remain their whole baggage train having
been destroyed by tho action e Gen Scgd in the first
place, who fired itthey themselves completing the work
In inftt aaI nIc nf
the Union forces
The battle bloody one. According to the est
mate Of our informant who derived his information from
very reliable source the Union troops suffered ioes of
600 killed and 900 wounded. Ger. Sigel Is bringing
with him 200 Of the wounded, and the remainder
left in the churches and other public buildings at Spring
field On the side of the invaders the loss is put down
at 600 killed and 900 wounded. The ARTILLERY did tre
mendoUs havoc among them. But the most ssnguinary
part Of the fight between a Mississippi regi-
ment and the Kansas regiment. Tho returns Of
the mortality IN the Kansas regiment, already psb
lished, look bad enough, but it is stated that
OF the Mississippi regiment not more than forty
answered to roll call after that fatal day. For
all essential purposesn the number killed and wound
edn the destruction OF all the baggage truin the in
vaders-the victory was a substantial one so the Union
army.
As stated yesterday Tho body S General Lyon
buried on Colonel Phelps farm, near Springfield Mrs.
Phelps herself Weparing everything necessary to this
last Office OF the dead Afterwards ding vio
lcBco for the part she had taken in this sad duty she
prepared TO leave he's residence, but disuaaed from
it.by those around her
General Price in command Or the invaders at
Springfield. He had issued a Proclamation fashioned
after that OF Pillow the prominent feature ef which is,
that he will give no quarter. Our injuries TO the
fate Of McCuoch would not I've answered satisfactorily,
and 1t is doubtful what has become Of him
large numbers OF citizens Of Springfield fleeing
IN this direction, and will soon he here
General Segel's train is composed Of between
and eight hundred wagons, all q which, doubt, will
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