St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
TELEcRAPHIC.
BRILLIANT CHARGE OF FREmon1's
E0DY GUARD.
LETTER FROM GARIBALDI.
SKIRMISHlNG Al. CAIRO.
MISSOURI AND KENTUCKY,

A'AA@1o~ I'D 1A@SO AAGiN L - VA Z :
Orders were sent with the officers CON-
handing the naval expedition to govern
themselves, SO far as persons held to SER
vice are concerned, by the principles of
the letter addressed to General Butler !;
though discretionary power is given to the
commander for special circumstances.
But instructions are given to avail them
eslvcs Of the services Of any person, wheth-
err fugitiucs from labor or not; who may
offer themselves to be employed in such
manner as is deemed most beneficial to
the service. Also, to assure all loyal mas
tcrs that Congress. will provide just COM
pensat;on to them for the loss of the ser.
vice of persons employed.
The following letter from Garibaldi has
been received by the U. S. Consul at Ant
werp.
CApREnB, Sept. 10, 1861.
My DEDR SIR II saw Mr.. Sanford
and regret to be obliged to announce to
you that l shall not be able to 60 to the
United States at present. I do not doubt
of the triumph Of the cause of the Union
and that but shortly, but if the war should
unfortunately continue in your beautiful
country l shall overcome all obstaclest
which detain me and hasten to the defence
Of people who are dear to me.
(Signed,) G. GARIBALDI
10 Mr.. QU1GoLE, U. S. Consul at Ant
werp.
The government has been furnished
with the copy of a dispatch dated St. Lou
is, 9th, and with one received from Gen.
Fremont's headquarters, dated SATURDAY.,
as follows yesterday afternoon, Mai.
Seagonye, at the head of my guards,
made most brilliant charge upon body
of the enemy drawn up in line of battle
at Springfield, 1000 or 2200 strong. Ma
jjor oeagonyc routed them and cleared
them from the town, hoisted the national
flag upon the Court House and retired up.
on reinforcement which he has already
joined. Our loss is not great. This sue
cessful charge against such very large
odds is noble example to the army.
Our advance will occupy Springfield to
night. The number of the body guard
was 800.
(signed,) Brig. Gen. W. X. STONE
CAMP RICHARDSON, Bo11vBR,
Polk Co., Mo. 26
Gen. Fremont's staff arrived at Bolivar,
Polk Co., IS miles from Camp Morrisy
and encamped this evening on the out
skirts Of the town Bolivar, like nearly all
the towns in Southern Mo, is almost en-
tirely deserted, the stores being all closed
and many of the houses abandoned.
1t is now ascertaincd that the loss of
Fremont's Lody guard in the brilliant
charge at Springfield, was six to eight xii.
led and some fifteen to twenty wounded.
A number of most brilliant instances
OF daring were seown on our side. One
Sergeant had three horses shot from un-
der him. A rebel who placed pistol to
Sergonye's breast, was in the very act Of
firing when the Major severed his arm
from the shoulder and laid him dead at
the horses feet.
Col. Carr's Sd illinois cavalry and Ma
jor Holman s sharpshooters have left here
for Springfield, and one regiment of Sigel's
division depart by forced marches for
Springfield at daylight to morrow morn
ing, and will probably arrive there in the
evening. Gen. McKinstry was two miles
north Of Warsaw last nig Int. Gen. Pope
was this side OF the Usage river and Hun
ter in advance Of him, all marching to this
point.
I understand that in the coming battle
Lane and Sturgis will have the left wing,
Hunter the right AS both the main COL
umu, and McKinstry will form the reserve
Sigel taking the advance. Nothing fnr-
Their from Price, and no news of NIcCul-
lock.
Cairo, Oct. %.
A party of thirty men of the 5Sth ILL.,
nois, while scouting Saturday encountered
a party Of rebel cavalry aud infantry three
miles below this place brisk engagement
cnsued. The rebels were routed with the
loss Of a Captain, Lieutenant and several
wounded. No loss on our side.
PADUoAu, KY, Oct. %.
Three companies of the 9th Illinois
went to Saratoga, forty-eight miles up
Cumberland river Saturday, and attacked
a company of rebel cavalry, one hundred
strong, completely routing them. The
rebels lost thirteen killed, twenty four
prisoners, ffty-two horses, and all their
camp equipaye. The Federals had two
wounded.
FoRrREss MONROE, Oct. %,
The great Naval expedition has been de-
laycd hv the nrevalent nale