New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-31
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
PUOm MISSOURI.

Ga sOutheusS N5issoZr i-TbO kebeis Cont
mai, Tive Wan.o1 IIarders Five Of Cur
Soldiers Eutrapped by CrInOiine-Gen'
Prsutiss MaTchin1 the Rebels.
Yfem Our Special Correspondent.
BxAporAs,tz WESTERN pEPAETsEST,
lT IorIs Me1DG sdy, Aug -, i'-l
The lat Missouri Regiment (COl. Blair - rus
returned from Rola To This city, aDd 10 now ~
Camp B,1lon. IL is to be transformed mo Az
artillery regiment loo strong with twelve bat
tories of ak guns each II VIII don7tess prove
yery efficient under the new orgapi1aVo'' io'
the men composing 1t may ainost od'"i ~ "
ve Grams, afer the four engagements 'he5 DH'o
passed through, and the sPl'ndd hso''pe i'"'
6es they exhibited IN ,h" hA'te % 0P'
TAev viii have four ofTi rrs OF ihe regular army
cat. Jamss To,ten, SDd L"u's D. NJ Sco-
Geld NJ l. l. ,tnrop, and J"hn v b. Du Boi'-
.,,o, ,h.,r p,,y leaders. All these gentlemen
.s;n.S bouorahlr note in the late Gsttle Lieut..
n, R,Ss who is a No~-Yurker, bad u furlOugh
Of ak months granted bin In tao Spring but
when the war commenced, tOrew 1t up, aud took
the ield at once. At Wilson Crerk hls battery OF
four 'pups did gOod execution. At the h'st vol
by from the enemy, one III bis men "a " rrgu'
kr") broke aud run; but hlot TO return IN
t o ,bspc Of q re,olvrr-bullrt, which tne i'en'"n
auL sent after tim, and which llOWe1 small
srrrow in The back Of bis neck, brought bm
scain to bus post, where he fought Ike a na-
ior" during tho r,s5 Of the day.
Permission has been granted to the % Kansas
10 return homo iOr recruiting, and the most OF
tle regimtntal ,ffctrs have already gone. The
sst Kansas rs still ut Rolla, but will probably
to5n be ordered here. Several of lis wounded
effiters arr in the CITY, r'pidly Recovering the
fact thai hi, regiment had more men killed tuon
any other, aid ounumbered in its aggregate Of
killed, wounded and missing the loss OF every
ether regiment except the LAT Missouri, shows
that they bore the burden and heat OF the day.
The Kansas bo,s went upon the field at double
quick, singing
So let the wide world wsg A. Il viii
Wei be gay and spy sth,'
and when The engagement commenced demonstrate
ed that he lsaven of the Old Guard Of SO among
ITEM ba r. I'D the whole iuUp. After Col. Derz'
her abo, BY the way, isnow cOusalesceni) MAS shot
down, Major HaldeIman was at the head Of the
column, or gslOpDg up and dO"n the lines,
waving be bat AID calling TO bio men to remem-
cbeered Justly and dill stand by 1t noIly and
gave ample ev.denre tba, wherever IT ia intrusted
10 them NJ talnt of dlSaonOr will Staln Its starry
folds. The Major afteIward bad bis horse shot
and was hm.eli compelled to have tie field by
wound in the arm fortunate to escape 50 little
injured through the missiles which Ialned thick
and fact about bin.
Of II 10 fo he tod
With military hOnurs this afternoon. This even.
ing tie remains viii leave for Connecticut via
CiDcnns;I, Columbus, Steubenv'lle, Pittsburgh,
Phiade'pbis, aud New.York. The Adams Ex.
press Company, through Washington King, esq.,
tre st. Louis agent addressed u note to Gen.
Fremont yesterday. asking the privilege Of con.
yeyins the body, aud Whatever parry be might
6e,ignate TO accompany II, 10 the East, aud re.
ceiyed the following reply:
81. Lows, Au.. q, 1901.
WAsHISGrOE, KISe, esq.-Deu .Sar Your
note OF tile dsie, addressed u Msj. Gen. Fremont
o kiag the pr,il OF conveying tue remains vi the
ianented Cer. Lyon TO the Eat has had BIZ stten-
ton. lie directs me TO exor o. ~ yOu bis appre-
ei4tin OF your kenero iy and your cusi, for
tie msuOry vi the deceased hero, and he will ac ept
your offer. lbo-e designated 70 accompany the
mains the Es't aIe as follows: Dauf NIB KnOwlton,
f., d. II II
bi,Eds OF the late Gen. Lyon
Cali. Geo. p. Edgar, Cat. Plnmer, U. S. A..
III -jor Ii. a. COnant, MIR: John I. Howard In adj
dun to these. special guard and eo orr OF eight
soidi-rs unter comma Of lieutenant, all from Col.
hcNels Regiment Hone Guards, Viii be desiguaied TO
accom- ANY the to the Ia = Capt. Edgar,
shove mentioned will notify you Of the names Of the
lieutenant and soldiers.
"lsu, Sir, witt gss' respect your OOrdep; 'srv.u.
msj ~. A.. aud Military ecrstsiy.
At o'clock yesterday aiternOoD Mr.. Wash
iEgtoD King WAS IN his office engaged 10 bus nrss
connected With this matter. In the midst Of it,
he Was .eized with paral,tic shOck, and at 5
O'Clock he was dead. bir. King WA as years
Of age. He WIS u native of New-YOrk, where
Bis parents still reside but for many years past
be bsd been prominent citizen of st. LOUIS,
honpred for his liberallty and public spirit In
less, be was Mayor of tho city; be had long
bern manager Of tho Adams Express Company,
and up Ia the tine Of his oesth hs was uIem.
Der of the School Board His wife and children
are in New-lOrk.
The Overland Mail stages are running with great
regularity AMI bringing US San Francisco papers
oLly 10 days old. There is now an accumulation of
ssrerGi tuns Of mail matter for the Pacific coast at
st. Joselb, awaiting transportation, though the
daily coaches are all -avily loaded with lethoric
mail sacks The great lu k Of the delal el matter
consists OF public documents, thanked through Shall
we ever the millennial day, when members of
Congress viii be compelled to pay their own postage,
now up to Cottonwood Springs, % miles west Of