, 1861-06-19
Last Nights Dispatches
latest News from BooavflIo-.The
Battle OF RQouF&1fe.

ST. LOUIS, June 18-The Ds71ttprat h.s spe-
cial dispatch from Jefferson City, which says q
citizen of this place, who his LIST arrived In
aEiff from six miles be1ow BoonTile, No,
and completely routed ths State forces at
BoohTille, killing 500 and taking GOO prison.
e1e. Gen. Price was MORALLY wounded The
Federal troops lest seventeen Killed. 0w-
Tg. to the place whence this news is
derived, full conGdencd Cannot bo placed
1:,..I y It; Calonc1 'BteEnstata Mas con
tie country around Je1erso5 CITY. One com
Fany 1eturned, bringing in 1argo number OF
kegs Of powder, tuken from one Ut Gov. Jack
sens eec1ct depots III the inte1i@+z.. The seces-
a!on!Ets Ct Bcone,. Halloway and Hoaari
counties were fleeing, aud the Union home
guards were beginning to organize In these
A desperate attempt was made to -day By the
conyicte In the PenitentIa1y to escape, which
was prevented by four compel aeFof troops.
3:1 :on7tcts :1aze ahpi and 4tf}e.1-wuna:de3-
from Bonneville that fight had talen place
between the Federal troops and Stote forces,
ard that SC0 eecessioniats were killed and
large lumbar taken prisoners. One report
ea7s u, and another 20 Federal troops killed.
Gov. Jackson has fed aud the State forces ore
completely routed.
An outbreak occurred at the PenitcntiarF
about being conducted to their cells they made
rnsh upon the guards, and after over
poweri1g them, attempting to break through
the walls, one was shot and two or three
wounded BY the United States troops who
were promptly On the ground, and soon sue.
ceeded in securing and placing them in their
cells. About thirty secessionlsts attacked
small number Of federal troops who were
guarding the Dardanelle bridge on the North
Mitsour1 railroad. neaI Saint Charles,
but we're repulsed. Two United States
ST. LOUIS, June 18.-The Deaocrs. has just
received the following dispatch from Jefferson
City:
Mr. Gordon of st. Louis and other gentle
men from below give the following account of
the battle Of Doonyille: Gen. Lyon landed
miles below Boonyille, and opened 4 heavy
and dispersed into the adjacent wood, from
whence, hidden behind bu5hes and trses, they
opened brisk fire On our troops. Gen. Lyon
then ordered hasty retreat to the boats, and
the rebels, encouraged BY this movement, raj.
lied and followed our troops into whea: field.
aud bringing the whole force Of his artillery
to bear, opened nurderous fire on the reb-
els, 300 Of whom were killed, and the balance
fled in all directions, leaving their arms there
on the field. Gen. Lyon then moved forward
and took possession Of Boonyille.
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The etcame. sgon arrived aiih two can
mon, ammunition and artillerymen, which
have been planted at Col. Boernsthin's hcad.
ousrtcre.
Linz. Fftznstrirk. one of the most violent
secc1siontsts In tie State. took The oath Of
allegIarcc to the United State Goyernment
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