The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-06-27
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EIGHT At BONNEVILLE.


give the following account OF the battle al
Bonneville Gen. Lyon landed four miles
below Boonville, and opened a heavy can
nonade against the rebels, who retreated,
and dispersed into the adjoining woods,
whence, hidden by the branches Of the
trees, they opened a brisk fire or our
troops. Gen Lyon then ordered a hasty
retreat to the boats, and the rebels, en-
couraged by this movement, rallied, and
followed the troops into wheat field
Gen. Lyon here halted and faced the
troops ABOUT, and bringing the whole
force of artillery to bear, opened muir
derous FIRE on the rebels, three hundred
of whom were killed, and the balance
fed in all directions, leaving their arms
on the field. Gen. Lyon then moved for
ward and took Bonneville. Gen. Price
was taken with a violent diarrhoa at the
beginning of the battle. He was taken to
steamer and carried to his residence in
Chaquton.
Gov. Jackson viewed the battle from
distant hill, and fed for parts unknown
after the defeat of his forces. There is
great rejoicing among the Union men
here. The Stars and Stripes were boisted
OH the Capitol, guns fired, and the Star
Spangled Banner played by the regimen
tai bands. Scouting parties will be sent
out in all directions tomorrow to cut OFT
the retreat of the rebels.
\ special dispatch to the Repnbhcan
gives further particulars Of the battle at
Bonneville The federal troops landed
five miles below the encampment of the
State forces The latter had battery
near Bonneville pointed towards heriver,
but it was circumvented by the federals
and proved useless. Gen. lyon immedi
ately advanced on the State troops, and
was met in lane where the firing COM
menced.
jackson was about mile off, secured
by Capt Kelly's company as a body guard.
1t is reported that he was severely repri
manded by his own party for cowardice
and lack of discretion Col Parsons was
not in the fight, having properly been re-
ported sick Bonneville was not injured,
no shots having been fired into it.
There are no reliable accounts as to
the number killed, wounded or taken pris-
oners 1t is stated that Gen. Lyons once
had the State troops in position where
he could have killed them in large num-
bers, but ordered the firing to cease, and
hastened to make prisoners. 1t is said
that the State troops are gathered III
counties west of here, and another stand
| will be made in jackson county.
Advices from Kansas City via St. Jo-
seph, give the following account of an en-
gagement near Independence on Thursday
last, briefly alluded to yesterday: A de-
tachment Of federal troops under Capt.
| Stanly with flag Of truce, Visited the
camp of the State troops to ascertain the
purpose Of Capt. Holloway. During the
| the conference Stanly ascertained that the
movements were being made with a de-
| sign to attack him, and ordered a retreat,
his detachment while retiring, was fired
upon by the State troops at an order Civ
en- by private, but the fire was SO irreg-
ular that they killed their own commander,
| Capt Holloway, and j. b. Clanham, and
severely wounding several others of their
own men.
Stanlys men did not fire, having re-
ceived orders not to do so under any cir
cumstances Stanly retreated to Kansas
| City and reported the affair, when Capt
| tackled and routed the State forces, captu-
ring thirty horses and large lot of bag
gage. There are now $500 L. S. troops
and volunteers at Kansas City.
! LATER FROM BONNEVILLE
ST. LOUIS, June 23-The latest heard
| from Gov Jackson is that he was Joined
at Warsaw by the State troops and that
he attacked Captain Cooks command at
Cole Camp, and pushed rapidly on south
ward
JEFFERSON CITY, June 22-Gentle-
men from Sedalia, the present terminus
Of the Pacific Railroad, and about twenty
miles FROM Cole Camp, say that in the
| fight at the latter place on the night of
the 18th, between considerable body Of
Union men and number of State troops
from Warsaw, twenty-three of the former
were killed by Capt. Cook, and were the
force supplied with arms from the Arsenal
III st. Louis. A short time since Capt
| Cook fed but his men rallied and forced
the assailants to retreat with the loss of
% killed. Seventeen of the Union men
who were killed were sleeping in a barn
at the time of the attack Gov. jackson.
with 600 men, passed Cole Camp on the
10th, pushing southwark probably for
Arkansas.
The State troops have evacuated Lex
ington, and are marching towards Arkan-
sas 3 900 strong. 1t is said that Gen Price
is at their head but other reports say that
he resigned previous to the battle at Boone
ville-and still others, that he is very sick
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