Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-25
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OTrERvILLE, No., Dec. 90.
Iast OF tns prisoners captured BY Gen. Pope At
D.ackwster' last Ihursday, passed dswn last nigh
On special tain. Among those sent down ars
Col. Aagof6n, brother Of Gov. Mseofin. Of Ksn.
| tucky; Col. Robinson, Who had command Of ths
rebel force 1t Blackwa;er, and ho va in tho ba,
ties OF Dug Springs, Wilson's Creek aud Lexinr-
.on Ooi Alexander, Who Gays he fought in ali
tne n Da.ues; A'est. Col. Robinson, Major Harris,
". smith, one OF the wealthiest men and larcest
saveholders in Missouri, wh 0 has done evervth;n.
10 his powcr to aid and comfort the enemy. Me-
neowh, oAent OF Benton county, who. il ls aaia
y misrepresentation gaiucd admittsncc into one
sL our camps, made . diagram of it and loft, an
uS9s .ne fe0eis made An attack and killed l6
Or l. 0i our men DR.. Moore, Of Syracuse. ana
many others Who have gained notoriety by ,heir
seal aud labors in the secession army. Nauy of
the prisoners wore . kind Of uniform. ard hsvs
served with Price for several months. Thev ALI
10 nns ,ha . by the
by Price
The wagons, horses and mules captured were
turaed over to the Quarterm sster at Sedalia.
The troops are again in pos ition at Lamine. We
were absent on this expedition just fifteen days.
In this time We marched about ton dsys. in a
direct line from this place, and secured the couu
try through which We Iassed for . distance of
forty or nifty miles on each side Of tho route We
took about 500 prisoners, 1000 horses and mules.
1000 stand Of arms, one hundred wagons, and
s"s - VI 0sOiSst suppl0S 0n1 clothing.
Ten: Rope has received the following dis pa tch
from Gen. Halleck:
"HBADQUARTERs DKPARrxESr or rur M,ssorp,,
Dec. ~, 1861.
"rO GsH. JOHN PoPE:
u congratulate yonr command on the brilliant
| success OF your expedition. hope it will DO the
forerunner Of still greater success
lSlgnedl I'll. W. HALLECK,
"Major General COMMANDING"
This prompt appreciation Of their labors. and
frank acknowledgment Of their services, by Gen.
Halleck, has completed the happiness Of tho Off
GERS and men Of this command, ard they will
move OF with a!acrity whenever they are ordered
out on another expedition, and will do everything
In their power to deserve tho commendation of
tho General commanding.
WARRkkTowN, No., Dec %
The destruction OF the North Missouri Railrond
IS as complete as was at first stated At short dis
tances, all the way from here to Hudson, the track
Is torn up, ties burned rails broken or bent SO "a
TO be useless. Welsburg station was burnt with
All Its contents. The large bridge over Davis
Fork On Salt River, west of Mexico, and the bridge
crossing Quiver River was burnt, and all the cui-
ver's either burnt or torn down, and cars of all
kinds were destroyed. Who were engaged in
this work Of wholesale destruction. is no. vet
known but it is statei hat the inha ants lonp
the road say no repairs can be made except where
the road is guarded by Federal troops.
An extra from the Army Aryus office has been
in circulation for two days, which says the day Of
| retritution is " hand that nine thousand men.
VINO have been under Prices com ma nd ara now
| north Of the Missouri River and that more are
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