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The Daily Dispatch: August 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], The bogus Government in Missouri. (search)
ssion of the State without being captured by the troops of the United States. It is further enjoined on all citizens of a suitable age to enrol themselves in military organizations, that they may take part in the defence of the State." Gov. Gamble here takes the position that the Government of the United States is a sort of highway robber, marauding in Missouri, and watching for opportunities to plunder the State. A notable Union sentiment this, and a fine compliment to Gens. Fremont, Lyon and Pope, who are in Missouri to save Gamble & Co. from the wicked conspiracies of C. F. Jackson and his confederates Gov. Gamble exhorts his loyal Union constituents to become spies and informants, and to watch those rogues, the U. S. troops And he further urges his people to enrol them into military companies and be prepared "to take part in defence of the State." So we at all have another State army, wholly independent of the United States authority, and educated by Gov. Gamble into the n
The Daily Dispatch: August 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], England and the North. (search)
gers commenced arriving and giving information. They said that the State forces had attacked General Lyon, and after a most terrific battle, in which there was great slaughter on both sides — that GeGeneral Lyon and General Single had been defeated, and had surrendered. The forces on the side of the State troops numbered about 15,000, and the Federal forces numbered about 7,000. The State trooenty pieces of artillery, and the Federal forces twenty-seven pieces of heavy artillery. General Lyon had been sending dispatches for aid for several days, but General Fremont has failed to furniere deployed as skirmishers over Campbell's and Rock Spring branches. This movement took General Lyon by surprise, but more especially when the right and left wings of the army followed the stretommand after a most terrible slaughter on both sides. Another messenger who arrived from General Lyon's command, who left them before the battle, admits to us that he is satisfied the report must