rs, and besides the regular caissons it | eight hundred regulars, and two batteries of 4 ggage wagons, forges, magazines, etc. and 6 guns respectively. There were also four dred Schenckl's shell and James's pro- mounted companies of Home Guards. Both were sent from the State Arsenal for columns left Springfield at about 8 P. M.-St. of the battery. Louis Democrat, August 12.

E United States Marshal, at Boston, rrested a person who registered himself Parker House as "C. Jordan, Pittsburg, ut who subsequently has confessed himJohn Williams, of Norfolk, Va., and was d to hold a commission in the rebel He was arrested as a spy, and by received from the Secretary of War, t to Fort Lafayette, New York harbor. Tribune, August 11.

August 10.-Gen Lyon's column marched until 2 A. M., when it was halted for two hours. Capt. Gilbert's regulars were thrown out as skirmishers at 4 A. M., and the column moved forward. At 5 o'clock the enemy's pickets were driven in, and soon after the army came in sight of the rebels' position. McCulloch's camp extended in a valley along Wilson's Creek for three miles, and followed the bends of the streams to the north at its western extremity, E Third Regiment of Connecticut Vol- and to the south at the eastern. Siegel's atwho were in the battle at Bull Run, tack was to be made at the latter point, and 1 to Hartford, and were received amid Lyon moved, therefore, upon the western and g of guns, the cheers of the firemen and northern extremity, down the head of the valand an immense throng of citizens, ley. Blair's First Missouri Regiment at about 1 assembled to welcome them home.- 6 o'clock drove a full regiment of infantry from Tribune, August 11. a ridge at the end of the encampment, and at UT.-COL. ROBERT NUGENT, of the Sixty-shells among the enemy's tents. Blair's regithe same time Totten's battery threw some egiment N. Y. S. M., was appointed to ncy in the regular army of the United Captain Nugent was born in the North d, his brother John M. being at presMayor of Dundalk. He came to Amerdiately after the abortive insurrection and having strong military tastes, soon his name in the Fourth Company of National Guards, and served two years aptain Riblet. On the organization ixty-ninth in '52, Captain Nugent beof its earliest officers, and has served in its ranks as Lieutenant, Captain, nd Lieutenant-Colonel down to the lay.-N. Y. Tribune, August 11. ERAL LYON learned that the rebels, number, under Ben. McCulloch, were n's Creek, nine miles from Springfield, moved against them with his whole ly 5,200. The force was disposed in One under Col. Siegel with his ment, and that of Col. Salomon's, and moved 15 miles in a southerly direction he enemy's right flank, and the other en. Lyon moved forward to attack in yon's column consisted of the Missouri va First, Kansas First and Second, e Missouri Second, a detachment from han's Illinois Regiment, all volunteers; the command, and the battle went on.-Mean

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ment moved forward up a second ridge, upon which they encountered a Louisiana regiment. Here they were reinforced, and finally gained the summit, driving the rebels before them. Two companies of regulars were at this time sent across the creek eastwardly to engage a rebel force in that direction, but were comhis battery from the second ridge won, and pelled to retire; when Lieut. Dubois opened threw a number of shells which exploded with great effect, and completely routed this body. Blair's regiment was now withdrawn, and the Iowa First ordered to take its place, and the Kansas regiments to support the Iowa First. An attempt to charge with his cavalry was next made by McCulloch, but the charge was entirely broken by the fire of Totten's battery. Both batteries were soon in position, and the battle resolved itself into the enemy's attempt to dislodge them, and regain the ridges from which he had been driven. In this attempt he was repeatedly foiled. At about nine o'clock, as the enemy came on again, Gen. Lyon, who had received three wounds, put himself at the head of the Iowa First to lead a charge with the bayonet, when he received a rifle ball in the breast and fell dead. His fall, however, was not generally known. Major Sturgis assumed