The following article is transcribed from The New York Times, dated August 9, 1861:

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ST. LOUIS, MO., Tuesday, August 6, 1861.

 

          Intelligence has just been received of a battle fought on Friday, the 2d instant, at Dug Springs, nineteen miles south of Springfield, Missouri, between Gen. LYON's forces, 8,000 strong, and troops of BEN. MCCULLOCH, estimated at 15,000 strong. Gen. LYON's loss was eight killed and thirty wounded, while MCCULLOCH, lost forty killed and forty-four wounded. Gen. LYON took eighty stand of arms, fifteen horses, and some wagons loaded with provisions. During the battle two hundred and seventy of the United States Cavalry came suddenly on a body of the enemy's infantry, estimated at 4,000, and rode over them, creating a stampede among them. They cut their way through the enemy's lines of infantry and came back with a loss of but five men. This cavalry charge was as terrible as bravely executed. Numbers of the enemy were found with their heads cloven entirely through with sabre strokes.

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