Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-08-16


9th regiment reported killed, are prisoners at
Richmond.
BANGOR, Me, Aug. l2.-At one O'Clock this
p. m, the Bangor Democrat, a secession sheet,
was cleaned out by a large number of people
During an alarm of fire a crowd entered the
Office and cleaned it of everything it contained
and burned the contents in the street. Mr..
Emery, the editor Of the paper, escaped IN
harmed. A man named Jones, who made some
demonstrations in opposition to the acts of the
mob was badly used, but was finally rescued
and put in Jail.
WEDNESDAYS NEWS.
Brilliant Federal t-icfory in Missouri Rebels
Cut to Pieces = Their Rom is Complete =
Reported Death Of IlCu,Ioch and Price =
Sad Fate Of Gen. Lyon!
ST. LorIs; Aug. I3.-The f5llo#inG Is the
official report Of the R5it near Springi I'D, on
Saturday last as forwarded by one Of General
Lyons aids TO Gen. Fremont
Gen. Lyon, in three columns, under him
self, Gen. Siegc and Maj. Slurges, Of lie cav
airy, attacking the enemy al hglf T'asj SIX on
the morning If tie 10th, riihe uiilcs southeast
of Springfield. The engagement. wa severe,
our loss about 500 killed aud wounded. Gen
Lyon was killed in a charge at tha head of his
column. Our force was 5000, including 1000
II ONE Guards. The muster rolls reported
taken from the enemy give his strength at
$4,000, including regiments from Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Tennessee, with Texas RlY-
reported heavy, including General MeOuIlocR
and Price This statement is corroborated
by prisoners.
T4ieiF tents and nagoiis were destroyed III
the action. Gen. Siegel left one gun on the
field and rctreated to Springfield, with large
nuutJcr of prisoners. At three o'clock or the
morning of the 1ltt, Inc continued bis retreat
upon Rolla bringing off his baggage trains
and $4,000 III specie from the Springfield
Bank
The following is verbal report taken from
a special messenger who brought dispatches
for Gen. Freemont
Early on Saturday morning, Gen. Lyon
marched out of Springf II to gi5e the enemy
battle He came up to him on DIvis Creek,
on Green's Prairie, few miles Southwest Of
Springfield, where he had taken strong posi-
tion on rolling ground.
Twenty minutes past six o'clock in the
morning, Gen. Lyon fred the first gun. when
the battle Immediately began. Severe canon
aiding was kept up for two or three hours,
when the fire of Captain Totten's artillery
proving too severe for the enemy they grad
ualy fell back towards theie encampment, on
Wilson's Greek Gtr4era LyoE's c@vaary
posted on the enomy's left funk, and General
SicgeI's artillery on the right, then began
terrific attack and spread sIalSHtcr AMI dis
may in the ranks of the enemy, pursuing them
70 their camp, shells from Totten's artillery
setting fire TO their tents and baggage wagons
Which were all destroyed.
A Louisiana Regiment ard Mississippi
Regiment seem to have suffered most in the
fight and were almost annihiated. Some time
ri tile afternoon as General Lyon was leading
on his column, his horse was shot uraIer him
He Immediately mounted another, and as he
tArned round TO his men, waving his hat in his
hand and Cheering them on to victory, he was
struck in the small of the back by a hail and
fell dead to the ground.
The command then dcvolved Upon Gen
Siegcl. Pursuit continued until night fall,
when our little army rested for the night iY
an encampment of the enemy. Sunday MORN
ing Gen. Siegel fearing the enemy might re-
cover and attempt to cut his command off
from Springfield, fell back on that city, where
tue Home Guards were stationed.
On reaching Sringfeld, fearing the great
numbers Of the enemy might induce them to
get between him and RolIa, Gen. Seigel con.
cluded to fall back npon Rola with his pro-
iisior trains and r7cct TIE reinforcements
which were on the way TO hu+.
At the latest moment of the departare o. Tic
messenger the enemy had not been seen, and
it is probable Gen. Siegcl has not been dis
tirbtd in his march. Ninety Of the rcbtIs
we're captured, among whom is a Colonel OF
some distinction the messenger not remember
ing his name. The sword and horse of Nc
Cullo6h were among the trophies.
Keinforcements are on the way from Rolla
and Gen. SiegeI and his army may be consit
cred safe.
WASHINGTON, Aug I2.-Ex Minister Faulli-
ner was arrested to-day and conveyed to Jail by
order of the War Department. He is not per-
nlitted- to hold converse or correspond with
friends A formal examination of his case will
soon take place.
Another Enforcement Clerk, w. Flow
ers, was arrested yesterday enroute for Rich
mond, on the charge of being aspy for the reb.
els
OF five cargoes of ice from Boston due on
Thursday, but one has arrived. 1t is reported
that two have fallen into rebel hands on the
Potomac.
JEFFERSON Cry, Aug 12.-Fred. Whipple,
Conductor, was shot this morning at McGirk S,
about six niles this side of California, while
conducting a train of United States soldiers.
He was fred at by some one concealed in the
woods. The shot took effect in the breast.
louisville, Aug. 13--Judge Catron, of
the Supreme Court. was, last week, expelled
from Nashville, by the vigilance committee.
because of his refusal to resign the judgeship.
He has recently been here, ahd was Obliged to
laagp his wife in Nashville on accoGht of sick
ness.
ARichmond dispatch of the l2lh says a land
slide occurred Sunday night about ! miles from
Richmond, on the Manassas route. Eight cars
with soldiers were smashed aud shivered to pie
ces. Two companies from Louisville were the
principal sufferers.
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 10th, says
Lee and Rosecrans attempted TO get advan-
tage of each other in advanced positions when
a battle ensued. Forty Federals were killed
But little loss to the Coniederates. Lee had
two and Rosencrans four regiments. Lee after
wards commenced fortifying the Pass he gain
ed near Big Spring, Pocahontas county, fifteen
miles from Huntersvile, which commands the