The Nevada journal., 1861-08-30
PONY NEWS.
Louis dates to August 10th.


The War Department has been very busy
since the adjournment of Congress, in preparing
for the distribution of the law recently enacted
for the regulation of the army.
| BANGOR Me-, Aug. 12th-At one o'clock this
P. w., the Office of the Bangor Democrat (secess
/ ion) was cleaned out during the alarm of fire,
a crowd entered the Office and cleared it ofeve
rything and burned the contents in the streets.
Emory, the editor, was unharmed.
THE TIGHT IN MISSOURI
! ST. LOUIS, Aug. I5th.-The following Off
! cial report of the fght near Springfield, Miss
ouri, is forwarded by one Of General Lyons aids
! to Fremont.
! Gen Lyon, in three Columns, commanded by
himself, Sigel and Maj Surge of the cavalry,
made an attack at 80 A. NJ, Aug. 10th, nine
miles south of Springfield.
! The engagement severe. Our loss in
killed and wounded is eight hundred Gen.
/ Lyon was killed in the charge at the head of
his column. Our forces were 5000, including
1000 Home Guards.
/ Muster rolls taken from the enemy give their
/ strength at $4,000, including regiments from
| Tennessee. Louisiana, Texas Rangers and Cher
okee haif-b breeds. Their loss is reported heavy,
including Generals Mccullough and Price.
This statement is corroborated by the rebel rris-
oners. Their tents and wagons were destroyed
/ in the action. Gen. Sigel left gun on the
field and rctreatcd to Springfield with large
number of prisoners. At three o'clock in the
morning of August lth he rcreatcd to Rolla,
bringing off his brigade trains and $4,000 in
specie from the Springfield Bank. Detailed
accounts of this fight go to California by this
Pony.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. ia dispatch from Ricl =
mond says land slide occurred on Sundy night,
about Il miles from Richmond, on the Manassas
railroad Eight cars, loaded with soldiers, were
smashed and shvered to pieces. Companies
from Nashville were the principal sufferers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. I3.--Gcn. Wool has been
ordered to Fortress Monroe, to assume COM
mand. Gen. Butler will be called into more ac'
i've service.
Geo. n. Saunders, late Navy Agent, is de-
flultcr to the amount of S2l 900. A process is
out against his surcties.
Gen. Pillow has broken up his camp at New
Madrid and gone to Memphis The movement
is supposed to be account of the active prep
erations of Frement at Cairo.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 23.-The following ha:
been placed in our hands,
WASHINGTON. Aug. Ito John G. Downcy
Of California DIaaSa orroo;zo ami,
and have mustered into service, at the earliest
date possible, four regiments of infantry, and
one of airy, to be placed at tho disposal o
Gen. Sumner.
(Signed,) SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
The Governor Immediately telegraphed tc
General Sumner, inquiring if he was prepared tc
equip the troops called for in the above rcquisi
ton.
LATER.-The following is verbal report
taken from the special messenger who bore The
dispatches to Gen. Fremont:
Early on Saturday morning Gen. Lyon marched
out of Springfield to give the enemy battle. HI
came up to them on Davis creek, on Green
where he had taken upa strong position roll
ing ground. At 20 moments past six o'clock il
; the morning, Gen. Lyon fired the first gun, wher
the battle at once began. Severe cannonadine
was kept up for two hours, when two of Captain
Tottens guns proving too severe for the enemy
they gradually fell back towards their encamp
ments, on Willow creek. Gen. Lyon bad a po
sition on the enemy left flank. and Gen. Sger,
artillery on the right. Then began terrific at
tack which spread slaughter and dismay in tht
ranks of the enemy. pursuing them to their camp
shells from Capt. Totten's battery setting FIRE tc
their tents and wagons, which were all destroyed
A Louisiana regiment and Mississippi regimen
seemed to have suffered most in the fight. ant
were nearly annihilatcd. Some time in the af
ternoon, as Gen. Lyon was leading Oh his col
umn, his horse shot from under him. II,
Immediately mounted another, and as he turned
round to his men, waving his hat in his hand
and cheering them on to victory, he was strucl
in the small of the back by a ball, and fell dead
The command then devolved upon Gen. Sigel
The pursuit continued till nightfall, when oui
little army rested for the night in the encamp
ment of the enemy.
Sunday morning, fearing the enemy might re-
cover and attempt to cut off his command from
Springfield, Gen. Sigel fell back on that city
where the Home Guards were stationed. Fear
ing the great numbers of the enemy might in
duce them to get between him and Rolla, Gen
Sigel concluded to fall back upon Rolla with hi,
provision trains, and meet the reinforcements
which were on the way to him.
Up to the moment of the departure of tbt
messenger the enemy had not been seen, and il
is probable Gen. Sigel has not been disturbed in
his march.
Ninety of the Rebels were captured. anon
whom is Colonel of distinction the messcn-
ger could not remember his name.
The sword and horse of McCuloch are amonc
the trophies.
STILL 24.-By a telegraph
dispatch received by General Sumner, this morn
ing. we learn that the retreat of the Federal ar
my from Springfield. No., resulted in a disast-
erous defeat of the secessionis;s Falling back
on Rola the Federal forces under Gen. Sigcl
were reinforced. when the pursuing rebels were
attacked and defeated with great loss. Report
says they were terribly cut up, and that large
number of their officers were either killed or
eantrred The rekci force was much superior IL.