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Latey, John Lash (editor) : The Illustrated London News. No. 1106. Vol. XXXIX. Saturday, August 31, 1861. AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

(London: George C. Leighton, 1861)

The publishers appear to have erred in the numbering of this issue, as #1105 has been omitted: issue #1104 ends with p. 206, and #1106 commences with p. 207. 400 x 280 mm; magazine, disbound from volume XXXIX, without wraps (as issued), and contained within a film fronted bag; pp. [207-230]; several woodcuts. Regular light browning; some soiling and fingering throughout; some glue remnants to stitching. In addition to full-page illustrations of Sydney, Australia, and of the Surrey cricket eleven, there is a full-page American Civil War picture captioned "Engagement between the 71st New York and an Alabama regiment at the Battle of Bull Run" (p. 226). News in this number includes the Queen's visit to Ireland, and the progress of the American Civil War, with information up to the 17th of August, as reported in New York, and including General M'Dowell's report on Bull Run. Some excerpts: 'The war which languishes in Virginia continues active in Southern Missouri. On the 10th inst. General Lyon, with about 5500 Federals, well armed and provided with artillery, attacked, nine miles south-east of Springfield, a force of the enemy greatly superior in numbers, but inferior in weapons and artillery, and consisting of troops from Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and of Cherokee Indians, drove them from their intrenchments, and set fire to all their tents and baggage-waggons. General Lyon was killed early in the fight, and the command devolved on General Siegel (a German by birth, who has seen service in Europe). General Siegel, fearing for his communications, retreated the next day to Rolla, a station on the south-western branch of the Missouri and Pacific Railroad. In his retreat General Siegel left behind him three guns, which he spiked and the carriages of which he destroyed. The Federals, who at first claimed a victory, now only regard it as a drawn battle. The loss of the Federals is set down at from 800 to half that number. The loss of the Confederates is unknown. Ninety prisoners were taken by the former. … Secretary Cameron, in reply to the letter of General Butler, says that slaves escaping from loyal masters in the Seceded States may be detained and put to work. "Upon the return of peace Congress with doubtless properly provide for all the persons it has received into the service of the Union, and for a just compensation to loyal masters." But the slaves of peaceful citizens are not to be enticed away, nor is the voluntary return of any fugitive to be hindered, except where inconsistent with the public good.'

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