The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
Gen. Pope's Expedition a Splen-
did Success.

Capture qf 300 Prisoners. l 900 Stand
ofarn,s, 1000 horses, 200 wagons and
alargs quantity Of baggage and supplies
Three Colonies and Seventeen Captains
among the prisoners Our loss tuo Kill
ed and eight wounded-Two tons ofpov
der found on ClaiJ Jackson's Farm
60 Rebels Captured in johnson Co.
Activity of our Troops in Kansas.
Sr. LOUIS. Dec. 20.-Further informa,
ton has been received from the West this
morning, 10 the effect that, in addition tc
the expedition under Gen. Pope at and
near Clinton. another part Of his forces
under Col. JEFF G. Davis and Major Mar
shall, surprised another camp of rebels on
the afternoon Of the 18th inst, near Mil.
ford, little north of Warrensburg.
A brisk skirmish ensued, when the reb.
els finding themselves surrounded, sur.
rendered. Col. Davis took 300 prison.
ets, idSluding three CoDonels and seven
Captain, 1000 statd of arms, IS wagons,
| 900 head OF horses and large quantity
of tents, baggage and supplies.
Our loss was two killed and eight
wounded. The rebels loss is not known.
Information from Glasgow states that
our troops captured about two tons Of
guupOwder, buried on Claib Jackson e
farm. ....
Major Hubbard captured sixty rebels a
day or two since in johnson county.
The troops iu Kansas have been stir.
ring during the past week, and good news
is expected from them daily.
SEDALIA. Dec. 20.-Col. Palmer's brig.
ade arrived here last night. and General
Pope is expected to day. All informa
tion from the West and North is TO the
effect that no efforts have been spared to
send Price an ample supply of clothing
for winter. All, or nearly all, Of this has
fallen, or will fall, into our banda. Near
ly 200 heavily laden wagons are alleady
in our possession, together with a large
quantity ammunition and arms, thou
sand horses, tent and camp equipage, &c,
and between eighteen hundred and two
thousand recruits have been taken prison.
ers.
Major Hubbard of the First Missouri
Cavalry has captured over sixty rebels
within the past few days, and killed sew
eral others, taken considerable number
Of tents; sevaral wagons, quantity OIL
baggage and arms, and burned a mill
which had been supplying the rebels fol
some time past,
Altogether the rebellion has received
terrible shock in this section of the
country, within the present week. Iti i'
thoug ghE by many Price will cross the 0
sage TO assist his Generals Steen and
Slack, who are now in the river counties
with 1000 or 5000 men 10 escort recruits
and supplies to their main camp at Osce
ola. If he does, he will be compelled tt
stand general engagement, in which e.
vent there is no question whatever bu
that he will be badly defeated and his ar
my entirely scattered
SEDAIA, NO., Dec. 25.-Early yesler
day morning our scouts brought us inCor
nation that the large rebel train aud re
endorsements which we had marched
sonth 10 intercept had divided. and tba
the larger portion were marching soutl
toward Waverly, intending to camp a
might near Milford. Gen. Pope brough
the main body of the army in position
few miles south of Wsverly, sent a scout
ling force under Col. JEFF G. Davis, thro
70 few miles south Of Warrensburg AM
Knob Knoster, to come on tie left ant
rear Of the enemy, at the same time or
deripg Metril's Cavalry 70 march from
! Warreusburg and come up on the right
i Col. Davis pushed rapidly forward and
came up to the enemy in the afternoon
drove 10 his pockets, carried a strongly y
defended bridge by vigorous assault
aud drove the enemy into the timber, wht
finding himself surrounded. surrendered
/, 800 msu, including two Cclonels, on,