The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-27
THE GREAT VICTORY IN MISSOURI

SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI, Aug ID, 1901.
Hon. L. p Walker, Secretary OF war:
The Battle of Oak Hill has been fought, ana
we have gained great victory over the enemy
commanded by Gen. Lyon The battle was tought
ten miles from Springfield. The enemy were
nine or ten thousand strong our lo.ce was apoos
the same. The battle lasted SIX and half hours
The enemy were repulsed and driven from the
field with a-loss of six pieces of Artillery, several
hundred stands of small arms, eight hundred
L;lled one thousand wounded and three hundred
prisoners. Gen LYON was killed and many OF
their nrominept officers. Our loss was two hum
dred and sixty FIVE killed, eight hundred wounded
and thirty missing We have possession OF Spring
field The enemy in full retreat towards hoila'
rSioned ! BENZ. NCCULLoCH,
Brig Gen Commanding.
The following despatch has been received:
FAYETTEVILLE, August l3-McCulloch sent
forces after Siegels command about twenty miles
from Springfield Gen. Hardee met and captured
the whole Of the Federal forces, and is bringing
them back, thus making clean thing of it, The
messenger is just in. Z. II. oT1RMAN'
The Nashville Union has the subjoined remarks
upon the above des patches:
The account of McCullochs great battle from
his own report, demonstrate that, though hghtlng
under the disadvantage of surprise, bis heroic
legions, after desperate and bloody fighting, COM
pletely broke up the enemys command, routed
him and captured many prisoners and munitions.
Important from Texas.
SANTA FE, August 9.-Major Lynd and FIVE
hundred Federals have surrendered to the Texans,
who were 5000 strong. Lynd abandoned Fort
Fillmore on the Goth ultmo. Col. Loring, form
erlY of the Federal army, is commanding the Texan
Rangers.
Capture Of Federal Caralry.
RICHMOND, August 22-The Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Exchange, of the
18th, says that two squadrons Of Federal cavalry
were captured, last Thursday, by the Confederates,
within two miles of Alexandria.
CONSERVATION reigns at Washington. The hur
rying on of ''skeleton regiments" the urgent APP
peals of Lincoln to the Northern Governors, the
nervous dispatches to the press in regard to the
advancing lines Of the Confederate troops, tell
tale which it needs elaboration to adorn. The
Lincoln capital quakes with terror.
There is no particle of truth in the Leesburg
report about the fight and surrender Of 400
Federals 1t is utterly untrue that the War
Department has received any dispatches confirming
such report The city is free Of rumors to-day.
Nothing Of interest from the camps
Various reports are in circulation, but unreliable.
WASHINGTON, August 23-The New York
Post says the Navy Department is certain of its
ability to keep open the Potomac The Govern
ment is sending arms into East Tennessee. There
is less anxiety respecting an attack on Washington
Boteler, Congressman from Harper's Ferry
District has been sent to Fort Lafayette.
The Navy Department has advces that Com
modore Porter is in irons for secession sympathy
Intelligence has been received of the intention
of active intervention in Mexican affairs by Eng
land, France and Spain. 1t is also stated shat
their action is intended to embrace a recognition
in some shape of the Confederacy, if assurances
can be had that the South will not attempt con-
quest in that direction