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The great battle in Missouri.accounts from both Sides. The St. Louis Democrat (Black Republican) of the 15th inst., has a description of the great battle in Missouri, furnished by a Springfield correspondent. We copy the material portion: Of course many acts of valor were performed not witnessed by me, but among those I saw conspicuous were Captain Gratz, leading his men against overwhelming odds, and falling in death just as he had repulsed the foe, Lieutenant Murphy dashing forward ahead of the line, waiving his sword high in the air, shouting on ward to the almost wavering men, who gained fresh courage from the exhibition, and pushing forward, drove the enemy from the field. In this fight, many of our brave soldiers fell to rise no more, while Colonel Andrews had his horse shot from under him and was wounded himself slightly. General Lyon suffered, in a similar manner; Captains Cavender, Cole and Yates, each slightly, or at least not dangerously wounded; Lieuts. Brown a
has received from the Governors addressed on the late general orders, the most enthusiastic and patriotic responses to the call for additional troops. As it is known that the Cabinet are a union the measures adopted for the prosecution of hostilities, the attacks on prominent members of the Administration are regarded here as intended to thwart its policy of effective operations. Commander Livingston, of the steamer Penguin, writing to the Navy Department under date of the 15th instant, communicates interesting particulars of his blockading operations off Cape Fear, stating among other things that after chasing the schooner Louisa, of Wilmington, he brought her without reach of his guns, when she ran ashore and soon keeled over and filled with water, becoming a wreck. It was intended to send her to the West Indies with a cargo of lumber and return with coffee. The captain of the British ship Gladiator had sent him a communication pointing out several localities un