The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-26
Over Thirteen Hundred Rebels
Surrendered.
UNION FORCE LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED.
Other Successes of the Union
Arms,
&C., &C.. &c.
Correspondence Of the St. Louis Republican.

ton brilliant success. But wiino further anticipate
tho results o the campaign but proceed 10 give You as
detailed OF the march and doags Of the army
from the time II left here, have been able 70 obtain
on Sunday lart the army took up It's limo Of march,
following ho Clinton road There were two hrigalos
The second brigade was commanded by Colonel jeiic
PAWS and Was conposcd of the following regimens;Ihe
Twcutysecord Fndi1na, Colonel Hendrcs; the Twenty
seventh Ohio Colonel Kenneth The First Neb aska, Iol
onel Thayer battery commanded by Lieutenant Narr
end part o two companies Of the Fourth cavary Greg
uara1, commanded by Leutcuants emory and Gordon
Tho First brigade under the command q tunei stcs
consisted e the EGheenth Indiana Colonel Patterson the
Eighth Indiana, Colonel Rcnton the twenty aourth tait
M, Lieutenant Colonel -; one battery, captain
Klaus, and f1ur companies First Iowa cavalry Malof
florence With this force General Pope marched
eleven males the first day, IN tho direction Of
clntou camping Hoaey creek. The next aay
march sr thr,yseveu ynileg hroneht HIM to Shawnee
Moun8, whsre he received definite ornialin thal the
elceY hs much desired to inset Nere encampea
twoh mlc northwest. 9he rcbeis we're reported y be
nrsnsdaraolo force and seven hundred cavalry Nnocr
the command of laeuienant Colonel br0wni was sent
against taam. The number OF the rebel force could not
b. asecrained with certainty but y y supposed 70 nave
exceeded ole the 4sand Here BEGAN faha hsat any
ot pursuit tlS dil not ond until Colonel Brown Feaehd
johustown, n Bates county me rebss' tearing o. te
approach Of e Union forces, bioke VI ihSi CAM ao9i
sevea O'Clock In the evening OF Vie lola, anu
heat p,eSg,ate retreat 0wards Rose liili, travel
| liig all Sbat night and the next day wflhout
! stopping. u not retreat, but wild and
dsorderls Digit. In the pursuit colorel Brown
succeeded capturing about hundred prison RS and
several ~ Rose Hill The enemy separated thor
forces, division going towards isu'r aud The other
tey,ar y papusvi,a m Rates county. Colonel rroHn
tnred the argr.t 20 johustown, by which timc ecneny
havng scattered 30 all directions nc was forced - ge
up From thence he marched towards Cnion, travelling
IN line parallel with tho Usage river, which stream no
rccfus st above Clinton hayingoa h return cut OF
a lnbcr struggling bands that were seeking Prices
camp. From CiNion Colonel Brown marched northward
/ ;r6 sconed the main army near Wnrcensharg.
| ~ al appearances the campaign Was nov enced. a
barge body of the eny had been foaied aud scatter e,
,wih considerable oss IN praonera taken ana wagons
carrying eap, Is captrcd. The whole country west q
MarreasbHFg teJohlsewn was ao1surpesed % bc clear
of e iehcA and tn Whole force lecraea ~ lexington
Ia this gh aud pursliv, was - completely routed scat
tered and CIT rs 70 render them Of bat !tte use 10
ten.rai Price. ahonlA they indeed bcrnalier reach his
camp But tc cro~ning g'ecy q the empaiss remains
10 b. told victory Which, II is conndoaly beloved
YIN ao, end the prospects of the rebellion western
Missouri aDA utterly disappont the hopes Of General
Pi.ce.
eciseA information thata barge rebel toreo numbering
twelve Nf aan hundred, were encaaned pear Milford,
o. Blaeswaer Having sent Merris Horse oct on the
road leadf fyen Milford TO Narensbuig, 70 intercent
tie eacps should tey attempt flight, ho rlarched
renladcr ol his army 40 Walnut Creek, on the road
,adin- irsa Warrensbsfg 10 Lnob Nosttr, and there
cncamuea MiAord + dis'sn from Knob Snster north
wet ahpu. ton miles, and there the ehrnly were en-
canpedo, the north side OF RlacNwater, totally uncon
yeoaS oeAae rroxrNty Of the edei Al amy From the
cafnp on Walnut Cfsei hfard Is about six mites Gen
olc eour hundred and ny cavalry andor th
! "'' SoSser' with instructions 10 proceed theme
t directly uron The rebel camp By This dispos
| ton cf his forces Gen. Pope had the rebels com
pctcy Earrouded at all POINTS they were likely TO at
tempt fight, his main army being on the SOUTH Merriif
Horse the west and Col Davis, tbs attacking party
consu down upon them from the southeast. Tue desigt
u liz rstcs of uree Icing TO got out south The,
conanand would them oil, and II they attempted ay
intermediate point between Merrilie and Davis com
inands they must necessarily ho intercepted by tn
main amy Ut glance, it viii be seen No better dis
position OF the troops could have been nalc to
triumphant isaue As support 70 Colonel Davis, sec
tisi OF afcry followed him under MAYOR Spcod Butter
with company Of The Frst regiment Iowa cavalry
TIE attacking force Immediately Under tic command
Ccsone! DAVIS, was part Of the First Iowa regiment
edbysaor Torrnco aaa parts Of two companies uniol
States regulars commented respectively by lieutenan
Wi3: ths force not exceeding 40 men Colonel Dav.
ynsachea upon the enemy, and took them completely by
snrpre i, Is plain the rebels had idea # the cosS
proc. .aty Of General Pore army, fof when few mer
forward by Colonel rays the rebels eagori;
soghs e surround ea IN considerable force, and rees
proct te.ey when they discovered the remainder Of his
force Prior TO this however, the rebel pickeis were
G9Yei4 ny the regulars uEdpr Emory and Gordon whos
nen succeeded in Killing one picket cauturii smother
The rcgrars led the charge tic bridge the creeL
wfero they encampcd ard gallant charge 1t
for tho bridge was yell guarded Having forced tn
fo'low,ag the road straight out from the crecl
ani ur hi, and others following alonl
the ere0sl8 their tnin csmp Icutenant Gordon viii
grcas gasnty followed the lstter, charging urSn then
With all speed and coming upon the enemy IN larg
forer, he GtfsRaiged two voes ut them, sndn return
receNeae heory fire from nearly sil tho rebcs8n camp
by wllcf be ltst ally and time ses erc,
wori.dod FyaA.s time ticateant fmory fe1rh,g Lieu
1enos taDrs04s gGt be sufr09 iod and or h d re
turned 10 jas support BY this tsae also Cocnei navis
Lad made unsuccessful emPt eros the creel
br fordnr had also returned, sid crossed On the bdge
The caaug, after he rolley, }ig1d only aaG then
randost shot. Colonel DAVIS t4n moved his "a ap
the hif nlnedaieIy IN the rear C. the enemys camp
which situated Ii bend IN tho creek aud soon isf
there neyecn bitrsclf and the creek, compe.ay
| surrounded.
The resaeiader oftlsa story is coon foid The rcbee
Finding Themselves tbas hemped H. hSd no alternative
but Gpht o. sugrende. They choose the latter ana
anu asked tor toty naites 10 consider what they would
DO u was tHsn gettps dark, and Cei@lel Davis tod
them the aeacsG Of hour fo bade tho demand They
then asked ior time torreturn to ier. c9nnder and
come sgaip THIS was q anted. The white hag was
h lxath al ~
2and OF the Feiels, and he reapreared with Col
Alexander ard ass1coadit!eaa surrender szrecd upon
4Us whole force tbgs taken .Bfas ,3f0 men including
three colonos ara seventeen captains. In add
ha6 70 the prisolers Of war, the glorious little
ar@y .nnder Colonel Davis, also captured over a
thousand stand OF arms, rrearly four hundred
heat Of horses sixty five wagons end large aasunt or
baggage tents, provisions &c ILave yet been able
10 acc Iian lhe loss OF the enemy Ia Killed and woaaded
but fsS are reported certainly killed without any state
Incnt as 20 The number wouneed
All The incn engaged IN this brTiaat affair believed
with groat eourags and deserve wbat tha
VIII rscotebc highest anconrIns at ti hands Of inasy
corntryme but co.. Davis md ieut Godou deserva II
De fpecldiish hdsntoned and afr glad il may be done
fithont any s9e considering ngie0as, Eor the whole
amy rings wil ineir praise. The galanry Of Gordon
WI not soon hs forgotten, while the coolncss istrepidy
strategy and ekh of Col Davis this brilliant victory lie
has won under the superior guidance and management OF
Gcn ore, marx hlsi as an ohlceni officer anu rising
A worJ about the prisoners: am told they are MI. or
nearly all from the counties Of Charlton and Carroll and
the lower crd Of Lafayette Except abon, one hundred
and ffty, they were nov recrus. The two Colone!s |
whom kaye mentioned hare been with Price ever since
the began. Colonel Alexander understand, ~ from
Cooper county They have moi yet arrived here but will
be in tine ID the morning.
General Pope and star arrived this evening and tho
whole army except several hundred cavalry under Colo
mel Davis, will be back before tomorrow under
stand coonei pays has been despatched 10 look the
Union cause in the counties Of lafayette and Saline Not
doubt need be entertained but that he will do his work
well.
Now that VIC have caught the rebels, it remains to be
seen what will be done with them Shall they be sworn
and turned loose agan9 1t seems to this policy
been tried sufficiently and experience has already shown
he fact that II this policy TO be continued we had
better stop taking prisoners for when sworn they Rave
invariably returned TO their homes only TO harass and
murder 10y al citizens To raise the black flag of inds
;rimiDae slaughter will not do, can we XII men
liter they have been taken. What shall be done9 I
believe have the answer Many Of these men no doubt
iavc done their STARE OF driving Union men from
heir homes, and in this work they have bsen
secretly aided and openly encouraged by tho rebels !
n heart whom the patience and forbearance or the
government still permit TO reside loyal districts Now
sby not place these prisoners in safe quarters in 81
oUia and make tho dsoysl men there and else,vhsr
,rcvide f0y then meintcnance9 f''f N1N