Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-12-12
Missouri.

Missouri.
Major Bowen, who left Rolla, Mo.
with 100 cavalry from Gen. Wyman's
brigade, in search of the notorious
marauding rebel, Freeman, was 81
Salem December end. About three
O'Clock tho next morning he was at
tackled at that place by gang of rcb
els under Coils. Freeman and Turner
and after sharp fight (the enemy
holding one part of the town and ou1
forces another), The rebels were driv
en- from the place and completely rout
ed with loss of some 10 killed and
80 wounded besides q great many
prisoners. Among the latter was one
Captain. Our loss is about Is killed
and wounded. Major Bowen holds the
town, and reinforcements have beer
sent him.
A gentleman from Rolla states thai
the order against fugitive slaves en-
tering camp is not observed there, the
colored contrabands being treated as
strange white persons are, neither al
lowed more liberty nor restricted t.
less. The blacks, dismissed by Hal
leck's order, are just outside the lines
and that is all. They could easily gel
in again if pursued by rebel owners.
Gen. Pope is in command at SYRIA
cusc, and Gen. Sherman at Sedalia.
Gen Halleck has issued a lengthy
general order with reference to the af
fairs of this department, the principal
points Of which are as follows Lieut.
Col. B. G.. Farrar has been appointed
Provost Marshal, and General of De
partment. Commanding officers oil
districts, posts, and corps are direct
ed to arrest and place in confinement
all persons in arms against the United
States, or who may give aid, assist.
ance or encouragement to the enemy
All property belonging to such per.
sons which can be used by the army
will be taken possession of for that
purpose, and all other property will
be examined by board of officers
and sold according to army regula.
lations. All person found in disguise,
as pretended loyal citizens, or under
other false pretensions within our
lines, giving information to or com.
municating with the enemy, will be
arrested and shot as spies. All per.
sons not enlisted in the service Of
the so-called Confederate States, who
commit acts of hostility, will not be
treated as prisoners of war, but pun
ished as criminals. Thousands of Un-
ion men who have been driven from
their homes are now finding their gcy
to st. Louis. The Provost Marshals
are directed to ascertain the condition
of persons so driven from their homes,
and under the military law of retalia-
ton, quarter them in houses, feed and
clothe them at the expense of avowed
secessionists, who, although they do
not themselves rob and plumber, give
aid and encouragement. and counter.
ancc TO such acts Of tho rcbcIs.
A st. Louis despatch of the 5th says
Gen. Halleck's order for quartering
the Union refugees from the South
west in the houses of avowed seces.
sionists, and feeding and clothing
them at their expense, has created
great excitement among the secesh
The business of attending to the ref
ugees has been taken in hand by the
sanitary commission, who will ascer
tain their number and conduct, and
make requisition upon the Provost
Marshal for accommodations necessa.
ry, when the latter will seize upor
empty houses owned by secessionists
and call upon secesh merchants for the
articles required. The Union men are
highly delighted with the order, and
the praise Of Gen. Hallek is on every
lip.
A despatch from Rolla, Dec. 9th,
says advices from the southwest indi.
cate that McCulloch has gone into
winter quarters on Pea Ridge, near
Bentonville, Benton Co., Arkansas,
where he is putting up barracks for
his troops. Nothing definite is known
of Prices movements. Gen. Mcbride
was at Springfield with 1000 men, on
Sunday, LIST inst.
Gen. Thos. L. Price, commanding at
Jefferson City, will run for Congress to
fill the vacancy caused by the expul-
sion of John w. Reed.