The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-15

ray from RoHa--No sign of Rebels at
last accounts g Our loss eigM hundred
Killed and aOoanded-ReJd loss vsry
heaUy.
Sr. LOUIS, August 13 The following
is the official report of the fight near
Springfield, on Saturday last. as for
warded by one of Gen. Lyons Aids de-
Camp 10 Gen. Fremont:
Gen. Lyon, in three columns, under
himself, Gen. Sigel and Major Sturgis of
the Cavalry. attacked tho enemy a. half
past six O'Clock on the morning of the
10Th. nino miles southeast of Springfield,
The engagement was severe. Our loss is
about eight hundred killed and wounded.
Gen. Lyon was killed in a charge at the
head Of his column. Our force was Ell ght
thousand, including two thousand Home
Guards. The muster rolls, reported taken
from the enemy, gave his strength at
twenty three thousand, including regi-
monts from Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee. with Texas Rangers aid
Cherokee halibreeds.
Their loss is reported heavy, including
Generals Mccullough and Price. This
statement is corroborated by prisoners.
Their tents and wagons were destroyed in
the action. Sigel left one gun on the
field and re.rcated to Springfield. with a
large humber of prisoners. AT 3 o'clock
on the morning Of the 11th he continued
his retreat upon Rolla, bringing OFF his
baggage trains and twenty-five thousand
dollars in specie from the Springfield
) Bank. - t.-
The following is a verbal report taken
from special messenger who brough
dispatches for Gen. Fremont:
Early on Saturday morning Gen. Igor
t marched out of Springfield to give tht
enemy battle. Ho came up to him OF
Davis Creek, on Green's Prairie, few
= miles southwest of Springfield, where h
: had taken a strong position on rollin!
r ground.
!, Twenty minutes past o'clock in III
: morning Gen. Lyon fred the first gun
It when the battle Immediately began
+ Severe cannonading was kept up two o
three hours, when the fire Of Capital
'f Fitten's artillery proving too severe 70
y the enemy, they gradually fell back to
# ward their encampment on Wilson
d Creek Gen. Lyons cavalry, posted o
!, the encmys left flank and Gen. Sigel'
artillery on the right, then began a ter
b rife attack. and spread slaughter an,
/. dismay in the ranks of the enemy; pur
t suing them to their camp, shells iron
:, Fatten's artillery setting FIRE to thei
IL tents and baggage wagons, which wer
IL all destroyed. A Louisiana Regimen
at and Mississippi Regiment seemed TO hav
If suffered most in the ighr. and were almo'
to annihilated.
Some time in the afternoon, as Ger
n Lyon was leading on his column, hi
e horse was slot from under him. He in
We mediatel y mounted another. and as Il
60 turned to his men, waving his hat in b
hand, and cheering them on to victor,
he was struck in the small of his back b
ball and fell dead to the ground. II
- command then devolvcd upon Gen, Sige
~, ~ Pursuit continued until nightfall, who
~, w our little army rested for the night in Il
- encampment Of the enemy. Sundo
q. morning, Gen. Sieel, fearing the enen
NJ might recover and attempt to cut h
" command off from Springf II, fell ba,
upon that city, where the Home Qua
CO were stationed.
h. On reaching Springfield, aud feeriI
a. the great numbers Of the enemy mig
to induce them to get between him al
o Rolla, Gen. Sigel concluded to fall ba
en- upon RoIa, with his provision trains, al
meet the re-enforcements which were
lis the way TO him At the latest moment
nd the departure Of tho messenger the enon
ne had not been seen. and it is probRt
u. Gen. Sigel has not been disturbed in |
march ..
ms Ninety of the rebels were capture
mt among whom Colon- of distinction
the messenger not remembering his nan
me The sword and horse of McCulloui
,n. were among the trophies.
Re endorsements are on the way lrC
ed Rolla, and General Sigcl and his arI
les may be considered safe.