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bEAporsRTERs WESTERN DEPARTMENT. !
Eort's Station No Oct oe !.

bEspocARTERs WESTERN DEPARTMENT
Forts Station, Mo. Oct 20.
The following dispatches has been receiv
ed. announcing most brilliant victory 1t
Springfield by Gen. Fremont's body guard
numbering $50 men
"FTvE Mills OUT OF BOLIVAR. Oct Is 10
a. m.-CenersI ! report, respectfully that
Yesterday 1T o'clock p. IN | met AZ Spring
held about 1000 of the rebels formed in line
ofbsttle- They gave me very warm re
ceptlon, but your guard. with one feeling
made charge. and in less than three min
utes the enemy was completely routed by $50
men: We cleared the city Of every rebel and
retired. il being near night and not being
able % keep the place with 50 small force
Maj White command did not participate Ia
the charge. have seen charges. but such
brilliant unanimity and bravery have never
seen and did not expect. Their war-cry.
'Frer'ont and the Union. broke forth like
thunL sr.
Signed. "CHss. ZAeoSrY.
Major Commanding Body Guard"
Col j VI Richardson, who rode over TO
the vicinity OF Springfield last evening. says
Zagoney was guided 10 the town from JET
fersor TO the Mount Vernon road by Judge
Owens. The rebel camp was Just outside of
through a lane and let down n number of
fence rails before he could charge on the foe =.
thus drawing their FIRE
There was good deal OF street firing in
Springfield and from the houses Two Sc
cessionists who ran OFT of their dwellings
and tre at the body guard were killed.
Zsgoncy was advised of the force OF the
rebels. but he was determined 20 have a
fght.
Col. Pearce said to be from Arkansas,
commanded one of the rebel regiments
IL is thought the cause of the increased
rebel force at Springfield WAS the large
amount OF plumber gathered there Tor some
weeks past, which il is stated they intended
to take South with them, but which will OF
course now fall into our hands.
The loss on either side is not stated
Sr. Louis. Oct. 81 The following dis
patch was received this evening.
''HEADoU ARrERs, Mo, October. 20,
Field near Humonsville.)
ITO CAPTAIN MckrrvER. Assistant Adiutaur
General:
Yesterday afternoon Major Zagoney. at
the head of my guvrds made most brilliant
charge upon body OF the enemy. drawn up
in line of battle. in their camp at Spring
field, 1000 or 1900 strong. He completely
rOutcu them, Cicaftu tDem from the Town.
hoisted the national flag upon the Court
House. and retired upon a reinforcement.
which he has already joined.
Our loss Is not great This success for
charge against such very large odds is a
noble example TO the army Our advance
will occupy Springfield to night.
"(Signed) j. G. Fremont
'Msjor Genera Commanding"
fremont's body guard numbers 800.
Major Frank White. who captured Lex
ington recently. at the head of lo) men, and
released the sick and wounded soldiers after
driving out some 500 rebels. IS son OF n
prominent lawye. in New York
Fifty prisoner. taken IN the attic Of
Frederscktown. have been put 20 work in the
trenches at Cape Girardeau.
Accounts OF Major Schofeld, who com
manded the battery in that action. show that
this victory was the most complete OF any
vet achieved by our army during the war
JET. Thomson escaped on foot. his horse
having been killed under him.
The rebel force was abou, 5000 while ours
was only 1000.