The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-17

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| were considerably treated
| General LYONS body had heen trea ted with
| great res pect and was brought back wi tn some
| OF the wounded 10 Springfield.
| Major Sturges took command on the battle
| field after the death OF Gen. Lyon. aereral
>i"gei took command after the battle.
oar loss is yariously estimated at from lao
| 20 800 killed, end several hundred wounded
The eneiny's loss is placed at 2, eco killed and
wounded.
We captured about one hundred herses of
the enemy. The enemy carried two fags-a
Confederate and the stars and Stripes.
General Siegel marched back to Springfield
IN good order after perfecting his arrange
| ments, gathering the baggage and blowing up
what powder he could cot carry, and destroy
ing other property which he did not wish
should fall into the hands of the enemy.
our troops left Springfield on Sunday night,
and encamped thirty miles this side of that
place. the enemy not pursuing-the only hos.
tile demonstration observed during the day
being the firing of muskets at the rear guard
Gen. Siegel is confident that he could have
held Springfield against the force he had en-
gagged, but was fearful of reinforcements to
the enemy from the Southwest, and that his
lice of communication 20 Roila would he en- I
of unless he fell back.
Gen. Lyon began the attack upon the re-.
ceipt OF intelligence that the enemy was ex-
pee ling reinforcemsnts from Gen. Hardae's
column, which was approaching from the
Southeast.
a portion of the artillery of the enemy was
o.,
also very severe.
1t is thought that 4eu Sisgel fell back no
further than Lebanon, where reinforcemeu.s
would reach him.
The loss OF the SOU them forces is clearly
surrnise OF the Abolition eye Wi tnesses-
The statement was telegraphed through with
the APPRECIATION OF st. Louis a censors" and
is designed - mollify the public mind st the
North.
The Baltimore Exchange, of Thursday,
says:
We learn from Washington that nine pieces
of artillery, about forty wagons, mostly load
ed with knapsacks and provender and a large
amount OF camp equipage, were abandoned
by The Federals ana fell into the hands of the
ConfedeTates.
sTILL LATER.
ST. Louis, August 1.-THE impression pre-
walls THIS morning among st. Louis Secession
lists that Ben. McCulloch was not killed in
the Springfield engagement, as reports here
yesterday.
SecessiOnists here claim to have informa-
ton that he advanced rs far as Springfield on
the l2th, (Nonday,l and with his stat rested
there that night.
ST. Lows, August 1.-THE following pro-
clamation has lust teen issued:
HRADerARrsRs WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
st. Louis, Aug. Ii, 1861.
hereby declare and establish mar tial law
IN the city and county of St. Louis. Major
J; nc hiLstry, U. s. a is appointed Provost
Marshal All orders and regulations issued
oy MIN wiz De respected ana obeyed accord
ingly. Signed J. q Fremont
Maj General COMMANDING
Major McKinstry, the Provost Marshal.
has arrested ohm a. BroWnIee the President
Of the Board of Police Commissioners, and
has appoint ted Basil Duke in his stead The
laws OF the city and State will be- executed
without change.
The Washington correspondent OF the Bal
timore Exchange writes:
Additional dispa tChes received here deny
the death of Generals McCulloch aud Price
AT the late battle IN Missouri and confirm the
utter defeat OF the Federal forces, with con-
siderable loss CT artillery and baggage
ANOTHER plsPATcH-FREAoST AND THs zoUAvEs.
IyBGAEAPoLIs, August 1i.-Inteligence has
been received that i battle has been fought III
Missouri and that General Lyon has been
slain.
General Fremont has telegraphed for all the
aVaiiable force in Indiana, 'now or never"
He says, "IouaVes, return TO your camps !;
wall give you back your rifles. Old affairs
shall To- forgotten The flag Of the Eleventh
awaits you, and your country calls you louder
than ever. Give her once more you ex perience
and strong arms. Let US make new renown
on the banks OF the Mississippi Fill up the
camp, ZDuayes, and / Will march You to NOR
Row. o." (.Signed)
Lewis WALLACE, Colonel
1t i in teres ting 10 read the comments of the
Abolition pres on the battle in Missouri -
The accounts Of the engagement being brief
aud confused, and in many instances improb
able and contradictory, have led many Jour
nails 10 claim great Federal ictory, Will
Others say it was q great defeat. These com
men's, Il should be remembered, are predica-
ed mon the first news Of the battle:
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.l
The tardv telegraph brings the thrice
welcome news OF a grand victory OF the Union
troops IL Missouri, under Generals Lyon and
Sicgel. Heaven be praised the RICH teous
GAUGE OF the nation is triumphant The Eio-
rous Intelligence is shaded by the death of the
gallant Lyon, who fell at the head Of his col
umn waving his devoted soldiers 20 victory
His loss is but poorly compensated for by the
death OF the outlaw leaders, MeCulloch and
Price, who are among the large number of the
rebels killed in the action. The disparity of
mum bers is astonishing, the rebel forces being
three times as great as ours; and yet so gallant
was the conduct of the defenders OF our flag
that they drove the enemy from the field, de-
stroyed his tents and wagons. and, by a mas
terIY movement of Gen. Siegel, took stronger
position TO await achievements.
From the Philadelphia Gazettel
We have important tidings from Missouri
Our arms have met their frs ST serious check in
that quarter. Gen. LYONS army is in full re-
treat under Siegel. But the worst news of
all is the death of the brave Lyon, the man
who had so thoroughly identified his name
with the campaign in Missouri, and who had
cleared the State of Jackson's rebel horde
We cou Id have better afforded to lose a dozen
battles than such man, for the nation looked
TO him with high hopes and ardent aspira-
tons. Great was the dis
parity of forces, he seems 20 have marched
forth from Springfield and attacked the enemy
without waiting for them TO attack him Our
loss Of 500 men killed and wounded sufficient
IL attests the terrible character of the battle.
Prom the New York World.I
We could i'll afford TO lose so skilled and
gallant a soldier the brave General Lyon.
The damage inflicted upon the enemy, and the
ioss OF their McCulloch and Price, are no
equivalent for such q disaster. He fell at the
head OF his troops, leading them on undaunt-
edly, and the nation mourns his loss. The
com mand of his troops has fallen upon Siegel,
who, in this same battle, exhibited again his
skill in mastery retreat, Which:enabled him
TO effect junction with his reinforcements,
with which he will doubtless soon engage the
enemy again.
From the New Y oTk Tribune
1t is sufficient for now to know that our
little Western band attacked and swept before
il % 00o of the Wanted troops of Ben NcCul-
loch and that, though from its very weakness
in numbers, which made its daring the more
conspicuous, it was thought beat to withdraw
i; TO a position of positive security--it now
stands where no efforts OF the enemy can en-
danger its safety.
From the New York Herald
The New York Herald uses the following
language in regard to the defeat:
The news from Missouri which we publish
this morning, giving an account OF the defeat
of Cen. Lyons army, and of the death OF the
General himself, is an additional reason for
the prompt exertiCn of the utmost vigor. If
70 two such reverses Il third should be added,
from want OF vigilance or want Of energy and
skill, the cause OF the Union would be dam
aged almost beyond the power of recovery
The country will not tolerate q long war
The confic must be short, sharp and decisive,