Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-02
THE WAR N MISSOURI.

THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
TIE FIGHT AT FREDERlCkTOWN \.
puur KNOB, October 25.-Ccl. Flunmer
has returned with his command TO cape Vi
rard.uu. Col Curlin now occupies freue
ricktown with u regiment ot lulantry, sq"a
drop OF cavalry aud two pieces OF artiiery'-
'rhon,p,ou and his Rebel band were pursued
tw.ntv two miles beyond FredercktUwo, on
ths ,;r..nv,,le road, when the chase wus
ybon, o.e.. They are probably at GreenvIlle
nav. but tuey ara completely cemoraiizru'
and will. doubtless. continue their retreat
.Tb, drt all sent ont to bury the. dead alter
the battl. reported nearly 200 ol inc h-oeis
killed uui lett on the field. Our loss was SIX
killed aud about forty " 'deu-ohe uior
tally. ,,,,r, ,pC
Octobar 26 -Tbpr are but few additional
p.rtlculars oi the Fred-rcktown hght' III
was glorious victory on our part. anu o's
ustrous tetest to the enemy. Tue oat''e LOON
place one mil. south Of Frederlckto"n, where
Tue road 10 ,ireeuville crosses hlnu VI rn'
vIpe. The enemy were we'll posted ID Tue
corn fields aud brush on both SIDES of The
mad h.y,ni IN. ravlne. Their cannon were
we'll planted too, tor the purpose oi deieuding
,h. lroops were eager for the fray, must ol
IN. G,Ltiug fell to the share OF the lndlnnd
Cavalry and Col. Ross Seventeenth Illinois.
Other regiments could only participate 10 The
chase winch commenced IN less than all hour
after the first gun was fired. The enemy
wus pursued eight or teu miIes-they scat
,.rIug uli to the right uud lrit oy every
u aclIcable route. The retreat was on the
nue. of the Greenvle road, and the reinnant
o, Thompson's army is making Tor Aikausas
in duubie quick time.
our loss IN killed does not exceed six, and
there are not more than twenty VINO ufe
seriously wounded. The. loss of thu enemy
Is not I.,s than two hundred in killed and
wounded. Twenty five dead bodies were
buried from single field yesterday. and
Others were found upon :he line Of the retreat
tor uil-s beyond thhs battle held. We cap
turrd twenty seven prisoners, together WIN
lot Of guns, &c Mnst OF the guns ure 0l Inc
most ordinary description oi sqnirrei rms or
shot guns, some Of them with the oiu h'h'
lock- Our wounded, together with the
remains of NJ jor Gavltt aud Captain II yman'
W. 10 brought to lronton last niRht. a le"
Of the wounded with these two gallant officers.
have been sent up to st. Louis by to.duy's
train. Also, the body of private McCiain, oi
the same regiment.
Our wh.le force left Fredericktown yeste!.
d.y noon, in pursuit Of the fugiiives. /; is
very Questionable whether they will he able
to overhaul them this side of the Arkansas
line. The people of Fredericktown seem to
have united in an attempt TO deceive the Y.
s. troops as to the whereabouts OF Thompson
and his urmy. They stated to the "ihcers
thnt Thompson had left the town on SUNDAY,
ard was by that time Monday noon) thirty
miles away. They were at the same time
aware that this swamp fox aud his followers
had arranged very pretty un'buscade with'n
"A mile of the town, where they expected TO
huuihilais their foes. The troops were great
iy pxasprrated by this attempt at drc' p ION,
aud. alter the battle, sev.rpl houses were
fired before the soldiers could be restrained
by their officers.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF MAJOR
ZAGONl.
ST. Louis, Oct 21.-[Special to st. Louis
Republican
IIrAp QUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
YERTz STATION, Mo-, Oct. 26.
The following despatch has been received
announcing q brlllisut victory at SprlDheld'
by General Fremont's Body Guard, number
leg one hundred and fifty men -
FIVE MuEs Our OF BOLIVAR,
10 o'clock A. NJ, Oct %.
GENERAL:-I report respectfully that yes
terday ut four o'clock =. NJ, met 10 Spring
field, about two Thousand Rebels, formed in
line of batie. They gave US very warm
reception, but your guard, with one feeling
made charge, and in less than three miuu
les the enemy vas completely routed by one
hundred and fifty men. We cleared the cit,
Of every Rebel, and retired, ii being near
night, aud not feeling able to keep the plact
with so small a force. Major Whites com
mand did not participate in the charge.
have seen charges but such brilliant annni
nifty aud bravery have never seen. aud d''
not expect. Their war cry, "Frsmont uu'
the Un:nu," broke forth like thunder.
(Sgued.) CHARLES IAGoNi'
Major Commanding Body Guard.
Major Zagoni was advised Of the force G
the Rebels, but he was determined TO have
fight.
Col. Pearce, said to be from A'kansa
commanded one of the Rebel Regiments.