Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-19

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abe Great SisISrJ In His.sari. -
An tie Intelligence irOm The Battle spfns6sl
EstksEtO published iron Federal sOuiees- TIA
though one siisd Ahd Obviously partial supplied ID
frame work Of great yiStCy. IL conceded The loss
eight handed OF the death Of the Conn AIDING Gsners
ad the buried retreat Of the remaining forces No"
~s haxs iron side ~hich enables US ~ sore'
thserFos Of the enemy supply bis omissions and give
pretty accurate ysS Of the uhols affair aud To 0fn
jdst ssdmAEs VI is vast Consequence
hwasa great Battle, immensely bloody aud resulting
n complete snd brilliant victory TO the Southern arm
Ess-hsrs ss give the substance Ut Telegram rsce''ed
s.tafdsy by Mr. johnson, Of AkIusAs from reliable
source. From distinguished gentleman IRON Missouri
In, arrived IN this eit, -s gather other particulars, aO
soly IN relation TO she Batle, but TO the condition and
temper Of the oppressed but gallant and ind0nitAoiS
psODis Of Missouri
According 10 his statement Lyon 'As IN an enreneheo
osmp seven or eight miles from Springfield, With II 0OO
NAN Price and NeCulOcb attacked him in his entreneh
snts early Saturday morning the 10th, With 5000
The contest RACED sth intense fury TIL sometime 10 ths
.fsrn,ou when the enemy routed and pursued to
so,;ngseld. There they made . stand; but we're in
sanity assard and driven through the town and
0ut Of /. At the point Of the bAyonet-the pursusrI
an, on isad 5oIss the whole length Of the streets
The enemy continued their retreat in great hastems
Linz march Of 50 miles during the night according to
Federal sceoun.s WheR last heard from by inform
snt our eAvasy-rexas and Arkansas Rsngers-were in
sot pursuit. wh every prospect Of sItsrminaIng the
Whole army.
our ls. in consequence OF attacking the enrenched
- artfIarx hsavv auountin1 n
about 1000.
The loss Of the enemy exceeded three thousand kill
eiAao yrsoasrs-An their baggage and ammunition and
Wagons and sin pieces Of sAnuOn-,hsir eaGlasraiuE
General and large number Of OtiSrs killed and
sounded
This Gas one Of the hlOOdest and most daring fights
On. record The gallant Knights OF Manassas must look
IL their spurs Lyon fought .ith desperate yAor and
As killed .hs making third heroic effort TO rally he
wen He met better fate than Ne deserved, in fAlirg
on atli Of battle. Ne had plotted asssssna'Ons and
stimulated the hatchery Of somen and children, and
-si &c subject for torture aud long, lingering and
sham ,lul death Price and hcCuloch DISPLAYED all tho
energies and resources OF great caPtsas. They S's
sscoaisl by as brave men as fought for freedom
Thar army VS. composed Of brave hissouriAns, who
sustained the lcaNtcsA IVY VI -HS -
-. and feKas-men, many Of them, worth hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars without change Of clothes or
snt IN their pockets .ho had gone forth TO crush des
D,tsm 10 asssrt freedom and vndicAts the supremacy
u The uhi,s man on this continent The character OF
,hslr lighting NAV be Inferred from the single and ~
..srkabls fact thsL though 5000 OF the enemy we're
slaughtered nor man taken prisOHsr. This sifk
;u fet EossshAoss toe character OF this shOle 10
the West Il Z bu proper that circumstances .hAs
t.i, 80 dark hue should be alluded to.
dhs details Of the atrocities .nt horrible baFblFitss
usruetratsd in Missouri By the Federal party sh,l tts
Is, two months, As rspestsd By informant art
slaost too revolving for belief
when the agreement sas made by Harvey sith Gov
Jackson vas only intended treseherOus device oi
DELAY o. Lincoln Co. until Ihsy could get ready 10
at FhsT sa- the Importance VI Missouri, 20 The Son
s.mustoa o. their inisFnsi designs. rhey said they
could better AFFORD u Il over with tsenIy dolAI
li o.sses than IL ioss t. To effect their ends hey
escorted a. orcs " bribery and force. Thsy bought ny
tan usbsF. of The State Convention Nth s2O0 Co.,
moved Harvey. Tot supple enough, aud put Lfou 10
L. place he animated -ith the spdt OF demon, -s-
at the tool foF thsr Tell purpose With ten thousand
Hsssas lie entered upon bis bloody task, By massacre
az ths somen zad children d 81 LOus de seized up
o. the railroads snd dispersed hls blOodthrsty nsrce
,fs throughout the State burut houses and butcher
a ma and women IN cold tioOd and -ithOut remorss
a.. Informant has Got visited bis house tor Week-
saj moss rot that be has h0s or family surviving
sss bloody alroctss have sunk deep StO the heart o.
ana psoUls snd they sFs Only hiding their time 10 nLr
sa-ssoss o. the hends -hC have murdered the,r ki1
d md assOIatsd their homes. Thst they should 5hO~
a ,Ssrts that they should spare not one Of the bloody
iastruuaents Of Lyons terrible tyranny. but tue nAIu
..l result of s1AspsfaIsd and outraged humanity.
Ttsiyt Price and hcCullOeh bad only Is OOo men IL
sght thsy had 10000 Others -hO have since joined
-. with this force which eli b. augmented, As the,
socs. 70 50 OF $4,000. BY the infaRAtsd people o.
our, -Lo are rushing ~ arms from ali 9lateis
A proceed rapidly " Sc Louis, sweeping the He
More them Ga The routs they all Be joined by
zee and 6su. Thompson leading the centre Co
pbably BY Gsa. PilloS Of the right wing
the river from Mes Madrid. These CON
iiy put an end 10 HessiAn sway in the
ealth Of Missouri, aud DO In position 10
Cincinnati fatal back handed lick.
this great movement - sealing the
lon in 81 the Northwest