Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-27
LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.
By SPECLiL EXPRESS.

The Special Express lately organized BY TIM
Editors Of the Richmond Daily Press, to rnl
between this city and The Northern cities, cam
through in due Time Yesterday, bringing full
supplies Of papers. From these we make "
the following &a:nmuy OF news:
TIE RATTLE EEAE SPRLNGfIELD
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. PRICE:
The ST. Louis papers contain the o1flclal re
mort Of Gen. Price, who commanded one OF tn
three divisions Of the Southern army which
narticipatca in the battle near Springfield
Missouri. The report is addressed to Gov
error Jackson. We find but little in it tia
Is actually new, the telegraph having already
"ivcn lis leading points. We give, hoTever
the following extracts:
Aho,t six o'clock I received q messenger
from Gen. Rains that the enemy we're aiTanc
inp in great force from the direction o
Snrincfield, and were already within 200 o,
900 Yards OF the position where he was en-
canned with the second brigade Of his divi
sion consisting Of about 1900 mounted mer
under Col. Cawthorr. \ second messenger
came Immediately afterwards from Gen. Rains
10 announce tina; tbs main body of the enemy
vas upon him, BIZ. that he would cndeavor Ia
hold them in check until he could receive re
Inducements. Gen. Mccullough vas with me
when these messengers came, and lett at once
for his own headquarters to make the acces'
sary disposition oi our iorceG.
rode forward instantly towards Genera
Rains position, ri the same m ordering
Generals Slack, Mcbride, Clark, and Parsons
to move their infantry and artillery rapidly
forward. had ridden but 4 fe. hundred
wards when / came upon the main body OF the
cnemv, commanded by Ger Lyon in person.
The infantry and artillery which! | had order
ell to follow mc came up immediately to the
number of2,03G men, and engaged the enemy
4 severe and bloody conflict cnsned, m7 oth-
GERS and men bcha7ing with the greatest bra
very, nnI, with the assistance ola portion ct
the Confederate forces, successfully holding the
enemy in check. Meanwhile, almost simuIia
~neouSly with the opening CT the cnemJ's bat.
tcries in this quarter, 4 !ieav.E cannoaadihg
was opened upon the rear Of our position, where
a large body Of the encmy under Col Siege!
had taken position in close proximity TO Col.
Churchilrs regiment, Col. Grecl'a TeSsn Ran
gers, and CT9 mounted M!ssourians under cnIn
nand of Colonel BroHn and Lieut. CoL M.joT.
The action acw became general. srd was
conducted With the greatest gallaniry ana VI
gor en- both sides, FOR more than live hours,
when The enemy reirsatcd in crest confusion,
leaving la.ir conmanGer.in-chief Gen. Lyon,
dead upon the field Of battle, over tTe hun
drcd killed, and Z great number wounded.
The forces under my command have posses
sion Of three 10 FOUNDER howitZers, Two hrEss
G.pouadcrs, and a grea: quantity oFsuall artfs
ard ammunitian. taken from the enemy also,
the standard ii Sicgcls regiment, captured BY
Capt. Staples. They have al>o q large number
Of prisoners.
The brilliant victory thus achieved Upon his
hard fought field. was cnly b. the NEST deter.
mined braTery, and distinguished ga!lantry Of
the combined ARCHES. which fought rob'y site
BY side, in defence uf their common rights and
liberties, with as much courage and consistency
is were ever exhibited Upon any h.ttlc field.
The great victory was dearly boaght by tue
blood Of many L sk;ll;!l officer lnl brave man.
will rcrnrt the losses sustained by tie
Confederate ic!ccs I shall w~iiiinsly eoniine
ri gseif 10 the losses within my own army.
Among thoss who !cil moriaiir woIinded
upon the battic field Eono lcservo 4 deafCr
place in the mcg;cry Of Missorrians than
Hanson WaislitnIan, colonel com
lntaiing the FIRST 'dTiEsdo Of the Second divi-
sion Of the Army.
Here, too, died, IL the discharge olhis duty,
Col. Ben. Brown. of Rly county, president d
the Senate, a good mai and trua.
Brig. Gen. Sacks division suffered sYreIciy.
Hc himself fell dangerously wounded al the
head Of his column OF his regimen: Of imam
try, under Colonel +. T. Hughes. consisting NJ
about coo mel, Sc were Killed, TG wounded,
man. .. them no tally, and 81 AZ missing
Among lie killed are Z. II. BENNETT, adju;ami
OF tile regiment, Captain blackwell and Licnt'
Hughes. C1lYnel Ri"@s squadron Of cavalry,
ji;s:ncun;cd,l numbering s.rne 23i men, los:
: killed aad S wounded. Among the inrnc,
EHgart.
Briced;er General Clark "as also snunird.
His i~rGaniry $3.50 mem lest III killed II, ana
wounded Il. Cnlnnci Emh!idge Was :crrrelr
wounded. Captains Fatris and Ha!'tcI: "nd
Lieut.. Haskin: were killed. General ClaTk'S
ca-alrr, together wi,h tire Windsor Guards,
were under t:iS cunnan&i II Lieu. CGl. Ma II.
whu did good :5rricn. iGdy inst & Killed and )
wounded.
Brig. G,n. McB;i!c'S .~iivisioa (G6j mem lost
% Killed. g. severely wounded, and ~ slightly
wounded. Col. Fsslcr and Captains Nichols.
D~nu.iET!y, irlas,.onsaul Mugs were wound.
I'd While s~aiiantly leading their respective cam
uencrai Pirs"a'a brigade, 90 infantry and
artillery urilar command respectively OF Col.
K yllY agd Captain Gaihor, and DOC cavalry,
Col. B.rwl., lost. .ir artillery three Killed aad
seven wo,irlcd-ihc iu%faEtr?, sine killed and
wounjcl the cavalry, three Kill
ed ard tT" wnua'!rJ, Gel Kelly vas wouai.
ed in the hand. C.p:. Cni@ina;: Mas mortal.
wounded. and has S;nce died.
4. General Rains division was composed Of TWO
brigad,s-the first under Col. Wcightman,
embracing infantry and artillery, 1906 strong,
lost not only their commander, but Sd others
killed ard III voundc.l. The second brigade,
mounted men, Col. Cawthorn commanding,
about 1900 strong, lost ii Killed and 10 wound
ed. Col. Cax.hGrn was himself "oucGcd.-
Major Charles Rogers, oil st. Louis, Adjutant
Of the brigade, was mortaily wounded, and
died the day after the battle.
Your EScellency will perceive that our State
forces consisted oil only 6,--l Objects aia
that Of thes. ~ less; than l56 died upon
tie field. while BIZ were wounded. These
facta attest more powerfully than any words
the severity Of tie conflict, and the daiial.
less courage IL our brave soldiers.
It is also my painful dnty to announce the
Of one Of my .Ails. Lieut. Col. George
W.. Alien. Vi Saline rnunty. lie was shot
down while communicating MI order, and we
left him buried ca The field.
Federal Photographic dispatches.
4 CrCRAry NOT TOECHED F0R.
EnaM MISSOURI.
ruE C5STrDERATrs MOVING HoETH--rSlu.i ME&
DRIVES FROM THEIR HOMES IL DrsTGrrTToH.
f.oLLA, No, August 23.-.Accouats from
Springfield state that from six 10 ten thousand
Of McCuil"ngh's army have lefttoT the Northern
section of The State. \ Confederate force had
reached Lebanon, on the Rolla road, and we're
committing dcpreda,ions. About seven eSiles
rom Springfield have joined Col. Royd's regi-
nent. .lbCnt a !heusand Union men have
been obliged to abandon their homes il the
southwest section o( tic State, and leave their