Just as the train was about to stop, the artil- mand were left to protect the capital. We lery fired a well-directed shot from one of their were cheered enthusiastically by the little town guns, which raked the Hessians fore and aft. of Marion, as we passed there yesterday evenConsternation and dismay were distinctly visi-ing. This morning we took an early start, and ble, and, after another fire, the enemy were reached Rocheport before six o'clock, where seen hastily leaving the cars and taking to the we made a short stop, but found the people woods. The engineer of the train was smart mostly surly and not disposed to be communienough to uncouple the locomotive and take the cative. We learned, however, that the enemy back track for Alexandria, leaving the entire were in considerable force a few miles below train to be captured by our troops. Col. Gregg's this place, and preparing to make a vigorous infantry and the cavalry pursued the fugitives defence. Leaving there, and taking the steam a short distance through the woods, but were ferry-boat Paul Wilcox with us, we ran up unable to overtake them. A few of the party steadily till we had passed the foot of the island exhibited some bravery, and endeavored by eight miles below here, and seeing a battery on shouts to rally their flying coinrades, but it the bluffs, and scouts hastening to report our was impossible. They then turned and dis- arrival, we fell back to a point opposite to the charged their pieces at our men without effect. foot of the island, and at 7 o'clock A. M. dis Six of the enemy were left dead upon the embarked on the south shore, where the bot ground. tom land between the river and bluffs is some there, and the troops at once took the river road for this city. Following this road some what over a mile and a half to where it ascends the bluffs, several shots from our scouts announced the driving in of the enemy's pickets. It is believed that this invading party con-mile and a half wide. No traitors were visible sisted of regulars and Michigan volunteers. Col. Gregg has received information that a detachment of Federalists came to Vienna on Sunday evening, and brought timber to repair the bridge; and that they stated, while there, that they would come on Monday with men enough to whip and hang every d-d secessionist in the neighborhood. They made a slight mistake in their calculations. About twelve rounds were fired by our artillery, but the enemy scattered after the second. Neither the infantry nor cavalry fired a shot. Our troops burnt the cars and captured a considerable quantity of carpenters' tools, blankets, and other baggage, together with about twenty muskets and a number of pistols. Mr. Hancock brings with him as trophies a U. S. soldier's cap, a havelock thoroughly saturated with blood, and a bayonet. We continued to ascend a gently undulating slope for nearly half a mile, when the enemy were reported in full force near the summit of the next swell of ground, about three hundred yards from our front. The enemy were exceedingly well posted, having every advantage in the selection of their ground, but as you will see, it has been clearly demonstrated that one secessionist is hardly superior to many more than his equal number. Arriving at the brow of the ascent, Capt. Totten opened the engagement by throwing a few 9-pounder explosives into their ranks, while the infantry filed oblique right and left and commenced a terrible volley of musketry, which was for a short time well replied to, the balls flying thick and fast about our ears, and occasionally wounding a man on our side. The enemy were posted in a lane running towards the river from the road along which the The fire of our artillerists was most effective. One man was found with his hand shot completely off, another with his arm shot off at the shoulder, and other ghastly objects proved the destructive effect of the shots. It is thought by some that one of the balls broke the coup-grand army of the United States were advanolings of the locomotive; at all events, the engine was taken away from the scene of action with all possible speed. After the engagement, Colonel Gregg retired with his command to Fairfax Court House. -Louisville Courier, June 29. Doc. 258. THE BATTLE OF BOONEVILLE. HEAD-QUARTERS DEP'T OF THE WEST, BOONEVILLE, Mo., June 17, 1861. THE steamers A. McDowell, Iatan, and City of Louisiana, left Jefferson City yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, and reached a point a mile below Providence last night, where it was thought best to lie up a few hours. Three companics of Boernstein's regiment under his com ing, and in a brick house on the north-east corner of the junction of the two roads. A couple of bombs were thrown through the east wall of that house, scattering the enemy in all directions. The well-directed fire of the German Infantry, Lieut.-Col. Schaeffer on the right, and Gen. Lyon's company of regulars and part of Col. Blair's regiment on the left of the road, soon compelled the enemy to present an inglo rious aspect. They clambered over the fence into a field of wheat, and again formed in line just on the brow of the hill. They then advanced some twenty steps to meet us, and for a short time the cannons were worked with great rapidity and effect. Just at this time the enemy opened a galling fire from a grove just on the left of our centre, and from a shed beyond and still further to the left. The skirmish now assumed the magnitude of a battle. The commander, Gen. Lyon, ex Capt. Richardson had landed below, and, with the support of the howitzer from the steamer McDowell, captured their battery, consisting of two 6-pounders, (with which they intended to sink our fleet,) twenty prisoners, one caisson, and eight horses with military saddles. The enemy did not fire a shot from their cannon. Speaking of prizes, the brilliant achievement in that line was by our reverend friend, W. A. Pill, chaplain of the First regiment. He had charge of a party of four men, two mounted and two on foot, with which to take charge of the wounded. Ascending the brow of a hill, he suddenly came upon a company of twenty-four rebels, armed with revolvers, and fully bent upon securing a place of safety for their carcasses. Their intentions, however, were considerably modified, when the parson ordered them to halt, which they did, surrendering their arms. Surrounded by the squad of five men, they were then marched on board the Louisiana, prisoners of war. The parson also captured two other secessionists during the day, and at one time, needing a hibited the most remarkable coolness, and pre- | throp's detachment of rifles, scattered the now served throughout that undisturbed presence thoroughly alarmed enemy in all directions. of mind shown by him alike in the camp, in Their flight through the village commenced private life, and on the field of battle. "For- soon after 8 o'clock, and continued till after 11 ward on the extreme right; ' "Give them o'clock. Some three hundred crossed the river, another shot, Capt. Totten," echoed above the many went south, but the bulk kept on westroar of musketry clear and distinct, from the wardly. A good many persons were taken at lips of the general, who led the advancing col- the different points of battle, but it is believed umn. Our force was 2,000 in all, but not over the enemy secured none of ours. 500 participated at any one time in the battle. The enemy, as we have since been reliably informed, were over 4,000 strong, and yet, twenty minutes from the time when the first gun was fired, the rebels were in full retreat, and our troops occupying the ground on which they first stood in line. The consummate cowardice displayed by the "seceshers" will be more fully understood when I add that the spurs or successive elevations now became more abrupt, steep, and rugged, the enemy being fully acquainted with their ground, and strong positions behind natural defences, orchards, and clumps of trees offering themselves every few yards. Nothing more, however, was seen of the flying fugitives until about one mile west of the house of William M. Adams, where they were first posted. Just there was Camp Vest, and a considerable force seemed prepared to defend the approaches to it. Meanwhile, a shot from the iron howitzer on the McDowell announced to us that Capt. Voester, with his artillery men, and Capt. Richardson's company of infantry, who were left in charge of the boats, were commencing operations on the bat-wagon and horses for the wounded, and finding tery over a mile below Camp Vest. This but increased the panic among the invincible (?) traitors, and Capt. Totten had but to give them a few rounds before their heels were again in requisition, and Captain Cole and Miller, at the head of their companies, entered and took possession of the enemy's deserted breakfast tables. About twenty horses had by this time arrived within our lines with vacant saddles, and the corps reportorial were successfully mounted on chosen steeds. The amount of plunder secured in Camp Vest, or Bacon, as the citizens here call it, from the name of the gentleman owning a fine house close by, was very large. One thousand two hundred shoes, twenty or thirty tents, quantities of ammunition, some fifty guns of various patterns, blankets, coats, carpet sacks, and two secession flags were included in the sum total. Leaving Captain Cole in command of the camp, we pushed on towards Booneville, chasing the cowardly wretches who outmanned us two to one. The McDowell now came along up in the rear and off to the right from our troops, and having a more distinct view of the enemy from the river, and observing their intention to make another stand at the Fair Grounds, one mile east of here, where the State has an armory extemporized, Captain Voester again sent them his compliments from the old howitzer's mouth, which, with a couple of shots from Captain Totten, and a volley from Lo friendly suggestions wasted on a stubborn old rebel, placed a revolver at his head, and the desired articles were forthcoming. In time of peace the preacher had prepared for war. After passing the Fair Grounds, our troops came slowly towards town. They were met on the east side of the creek by Judge Miller of the District Court, and other prominent citizens, bearing a flag of truce, in order to assure our troops of friendly feelings sustained by threefourths of the inhabitants, and if possible prevent the shedding of innocent blood. They were met cordially by Gen. Lyon and Col. Blair, who promised, if no resistance was made to their entrance, that no harm need be feared. Major O'Brien soon joined the party from the city, and formally surrendered it to the Federal forces. The troops then advanced, headed by the Major and Gen. Lyon, and were met at the principal corner of the street by a party bearing and waving that beautiful emblem under which our armies gather and march forth conquering and to conquer. The flag party cheered the troops, who lustily returned the compliment. American flags are now quite thick on the street, and secessionists are nowhere. As usual, the traitors had destroyed the telegraphic communication with the East, and I have therefore been unable to transmit the news of our victory. The gallant bearing of our men is the subject of constant remark and praise from the officers, while Colonel Blair, At the Fair Grounds several hundred muskets were seized at the armory, where flint locks were being altered. Capt. Totten says he fired about 100 rounds of ball, shell, and canister. Lieutenant-Colonel Andrews, Adjutant Has- | dignation and cries of vengeance were terrific. cock, Major Conant, and many others, won golden opinions from the soldiers for their fearless and determined behavior. There were two men killed on our side-Jacob Kiburz, commissary of Company B, Second regiment, The following companies of Col. Blair's who kept a segar manufactory on Second street, regiment, though actively engaged in the skirSt. Louis, between Plum and Poplar, and M. mishing, had none of their men killed or N. Coolidge, of Company H, First regiment. wounded: Companies A, Capt. Fusch; C, Capt. Nine of our men were wounded, but few of Stone; D, Capt. Richardson; E, Capt. Cole; F, them severely. One man is also missing, who Capt. Gratz; G, Capt. Cavender; K, Capt. was known to have been badly shot. Thos. Burke. Company B, Capt. Maurice, has one McCord, of Lothrop's regulars, was one of the wounded and one missing; Company II, Capt. most seriously hurt. The loss of the enemy Yates, has one killed and four wounded; Comwill, probably, never be fully ascertained. It pany I, Capt. Miller, one wounded. did not fall short of fifty, and probably will run nearly as high as a hundred. Among their dead are Dr. William Quarles, Isaac Hodges, and thirteen others of the Cooper County Company; Francis A. Hulin, of the Pettis County Rifles, and many others more or less prominent, some of whom have not yet been recog nized. The enemy had two regiments of 1,800 men, under command of Col. J. S. Marmaduke of Arrow Rock, and nine hundred cavalry, besides other companies whose muster-rolls have not been captured. Horace H. Brand was Lieutenant-Colonel of Marmaduke's regiment. It was reported, and for some time generally believed, that he was among the dead, but he has since been heard from, taking a meal several miles away. Gov. Jackson was also seen at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at a blacksmith's shop, about fifteen miles from here. Gen. Price left Sunday morning, on the steamer H. D. Bacon, for Arrow Rock. His health was very poor when he left. One can hardly imagine the joy expressed and felt by the loyal citizens when the Federal troops entered the city. Stores which had been closed all day, began to open, the national flag was quickly run up on a secession pole, cheers for the Union, Lyon, Blair, and Lincoln were frequently heard, and every thing betokened the restoration of peace, law, and order. True men say had the troops delayed ten days longer, it would have been impossible for them to remain in safety. Irresponsible vagabonds had been taking guns wherever they could find them, and notifying the most substantial and prosperous citizens to leave. As a specimen of the feeling here, Mr. McPherson, proprietor of the City Hotel, denounces the whole secession movement as the greatest crime committed since the crucifixion of Our Saviour. At one time, when bullets were flying thick and Gen. Lyon was at the head of the column mounted, he undertook to dismount, that his position might be a trifle less conspicuous, when his horse suddenly jumped with fright, throwing the general to the ground, but without injuring him seriously. The rumor suddenly spread through the ranks that General Lyon had been shot from his horse, and the in The following interesting documents were found among others equally interesting and more decidedly treasonable: HEAD-QUARTERS FIRST REG'T RIFLES, M. S. G.,? BOONEVILLE, Mo., June 14, 1861. GENERAL ORDERS No. 3.-The commanders of companies of the regiment and of the troops attached will bring their companies to Booneville with the greatest despatch. They will proceed to move the instant this order is received, bringing with them all arms and ammunition it is possible to procure. The expenses of said movements will be paid by the State. All orders of a prior date conflicting with this from any head-quarters whatever will be disobeyed. By order of COLONEL J. S. MARMADUke. JOHN W. WOOD, Adjutant. CAPTAIN-Hurry on day and night. Everybody, citizens and soldiers, must come, bringing their arms and ammunition. Time is every thing. In great haste, J. S. MARMADUKE. -St. Louis Democrat. A SECESSION ACCOUNT. An eye-witness of the fight at Booneville, on Monday last, at 8 A. M., about six miles below that town, gives the subjoined facts: Major-General Price was ill on Sunday, and issued an order for the retirement of the State troops towards Arkansas. He, himself, left for his home, at Brunswick. The forces under General Lyon landed near Rocheport, on the south side of the Missouri River, and marched thence toward Booneville. A few companies of State troops met them about six miles below Booneville, and attacked Lyon's forces, Company B, Blair's regiment, being the party receiving the fire. About ten of said company were killed and wounded, as the result of that fire. Several The company firing then retreated. other State companies, at this point of time, kept firing from different directions on Lyon's forces. Gen. Lyon then planted his cannon, and fired about twenty rounds on the State troops, using grape and ball. None of the State troops were killed by this cannonading, so far as is known. But those who were seeking the State troops, to join in the fight, were inade prisoners to the number of fifteen or twenty, and three are known to be killed. These prisoners were taken, and the men killed after a retreat was ordered by the officers commanding the State troops. The State troops retired in good order, not more than three hundred having engaged in the skirmish. Some ten of the Federal troops were killed, and as many as from twenty to thirty wounded, some mortally. Col. Marmaduke commanded the State troops; and Gov. Jackson was in person on the ground. No cannon were captured by the Federal troops; all having been saved, except some pieces which were thrown into the river, these having been placed in position on the river, four miles south of Booneville. Doc. 259. COL. BOERNSTEIN'S PROCLAMATION. HEAD-QUARTERS CAPITAL,} JEFFERSON CITY, June 17. To the Citizens of Cole County and the adjoining counties of Missouri: CITIZENS: I have been appointed by the commanding general commande rof this place, with the view to extend my authority over Cole and the adjacent counties, in order to preserve the peace and tranquillity of all citizens, and assist the authorities in the maintenance of the Government and of the Union, the enforcement of the constitutional laws of the country. By the precipitate flight of Gov. Č. F. JackState authority and without a government. son and others, you have been left without Gen. Parsons, with some fifteen pieces of This state of things would have produced lawordnance, was advancing to meet the Statelessness and anarchy and all their consequent troops, at the time they were retreating. All evils. It has therefore been deemed necessary these were saved. No word of disbanding the to supply this lack by appointing a commander State troops was ever heard of; nor of the of this place, having surveillance over the city and its vicinity. I therefore call upon the city flight of Governor Jackson, who, on the con- authorities, as well as the authorities of this trary, coolly remained two hours after the retreat of the State troops. Gov. Jackson is county, to continue the legal exercise of their official duties, and I will be always ready to now with his men; the order to retreat was lend them my assistance for the enforcement given on Sunday, purely as a strategic movement; while some of the boys determined to of the constitutional laws of the country. I do have the fun of making the invaders smell burn- not wish to interfere with their official business, neither do I intend to meddle with the ing gunpowder anyhow; and the attack was made with the distinct purpose of retreating im- private business of the citizens. Your personal mediately afterward. It was currently reported safety will be protected and your property will at Booneville that Gen. Lyon remarked, if the be respected. Slave property will not be infire of the State troops had been continued, he terfered with by any part of my command, nor must have ordered a retreat. The Federal will slaves be allowed to enter my lines withforces stood their ground and returned the fire; notwithstanding we are in times of war, I shall out written authority from their masters; and but the State troops were covered by a wood- endeavor to execute my instructions with modland, and fired from different directions on Lyon's forces. Lyon has now possession of eration and forbearance, and at the same time Booneville, and has issued a proclamation. The shall not suffer the least attempt to destroy the State troops are concentrating at a point fif- Union and its Government by the performance teen or twenty miles west of Booneville, and of any unlawful act. I shall prosecute and are organizing, and preparing fully for the deliver up to the proper authorities all traitors and their accomplices, aiders, and abettors. conflict. Ben. McCulloch, it is stated, is now advancing between Springfield and Tipton with 10,000 men and 20,000 extra stand of arms. Gov. Jackson intends to deal kindly and humanely, not only with any prisoners who may be taken in battle, but with all those citizens of Missouri, whether native or adopted, who have been misled and deceived by the wicked teachings of the enemies of the State and its institutions. Those men who have been forced by want of bread to enter the Federal service, have nothing to fear, either in war or peace, from the civil government of the State, or from the State troops, who may be made prisoners of war. -Louisville (Ky.) Courier, June 26. I call upon all friends of the Union, and upon all good citizens, to form themselves into companies of Home Guards for the protection of the Union; to arm themselves and to drill. I will be very glad to have them, as far as possible, instructed by my officers, and to contribute with all my power to their military education. Every citizen who has business with the commander of the place, or intends to bring some complaint before him, will have free access to my head-quarters from 10 to 12 o'clock. All my soldiers will observe the strictest discipline, and I hope that the support of all good citizens will enable me to keep this city and vicinity in perfect peace and order, and to keep far from them the terror and devastation of the war. HENRY BOERNSTEIN, Col. Commanding 21 Reg't Mo. Volunteers. Doc.-37 Doc. 260. GENERAL LYON'S PROCLAMATION. To the People of Missouri: The State authorities, in violation of an agreement with Gen. Harney on the 2d of May last, had drawn together and organized upon a large scale the means of warfare, and, having made a declaration of war, they abandoned the Capital, issued orders for the destruction of the railroad and telegraph lines, and proceeded to this point to put into execution their hostile purposes toward the General Government. This devolved upon me the necessity of meeting this issue to the best of my ability, and accordingly I moved to this point with a portion of the force under my command, attacked and dispersed the hostile forces gathered here by the Governor, and took possession of the camp-equipage left, and a considerable number of prisoners, most of them young and of immature age, and who represent that they have been misled by frauds, ingeniously devised and industriously inculcated by designing leaders, who seek to devolve upon unreflecting and deluded followers the task of securing the object of their own false ambition. lously avoid all interference with the business, right, and property of every description recognized by the laws of the State, and belonging to law-abiding citizens. But it is equally my duty to maintain the paramount authority of the United States with such force as I have at my command, which will be retained only so long as opposition makes it necessary, and that it is my wish, and shall be my purpose, to visit any unavoidable rigor arising in this issue upon those only who provoke it. All persons, who, under the misapprehensions above mentioned have taken up arms, or who are preparing to do so, are invited to return to their homes and relinquish their hostilities towards the Federal Government, and are assured that they may do so without being molested for past occurrences. N. LYON, Brigadier U. S. Army, Commanding Doc. 261. TWENTY-SECOND PENN. REGIMENT. THE following are the names of the commanding officers: Colonel, Max Einstein; Lieutenant-Colonel, Chas. Angeroth; Major, William Schoenleber; Adjutant, Shreve Ackley; Aide-de-camp, Chas. A. Deron, M.D.; Quartermaster, Frederick Breitinger; Surgeon, H. Heller; AssistantSurgeon, M. Heller, Jr.; Sergeant-Major, Wash. Cromlin; Quartermaster-Sergeant, B. Reiter; Commissary-Sergeant, A. Gallen; Regimental Ensign, Herman Hayman; Drum-Major, Chr. Baker. Company A-Capt., Solomon Rodelsheimer; First Lieutenant, Charles Auer; Second Lientenant, Henry Florsheim. Company B-Capt., W. Jatho; First Lieutenant, John Ehrenberg; Second Lieutenant, Samuel Wool. Company Out of compassion for these misguided youths, C-Capt., Charles Angeroth; First Lieutenant, and to correct the impressions created by un-Augustus Riedt; Second Lieutenant, Gustavus scrupulous calumniators, I liberated them upon the condition that they will not serve in the impending hostilities against the United States Government. I have done this in spite of the well-known facts that the leaders in the present rebellion, having long experienced the mildness of the General Government, still feel confident that this mildness cannot be overtaxed even by factious hostilities, having in view its overthrow; but lest, as in the case of the late Camp Jack son affair, this c emency shall still be misconstrued, it is proper to give warning that the Government cannot always be expected to indulge in it to the compromise of its evident welfare. Hearing that those plotting against the Government have falsely represented that the Government troops intended a forcible and violent invasion of Missouri for purposes of military despotism and tyranny, I hereby give notice to the people of this State that I shall scrupu H. Bopp. Company D-Capt., Jacob Keifer; First Lieutenant, Hermann A. Vogelbach. Company E-Capt., Albert N. Kidney; First Lieutenant, Charles Friele; Second Lieutenant, Francis Bierwith. Company F-Capt., Chauncey Spering; First Lieutenant, C. S. Harrington; Second Lieutenant, John M. Carson. Company G-Capt., James Harvey; First Lieutenant, Martin C. Frost; Second Lieutenant, Lawrence Kelley. Company H-Capt., Raphael Vogel; First Lieutenant, Albert Heubel; Second Lieutenant, Lewis F. Resay. Company I-Capt., John M. Lang; First Lieutenant, Walter F. Evans; Second Lieutenant, John H. Steiner. Company K-Capt., Duplat Hagemeister; First Lieutenant, Henry Memminger; Second Lieutenant, Peter A. McKoon. The men are armed with percussion-cap smoothedbore muskets, and their uniforms are of dark blue cloth. The band numbers about twentysix instruments, and as they marched along performed admirably. Upon their arrival at |