, 1861-10-17
announced himself thelr 'is3a- -

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tvo colora alike. There were ha1f dozen
Co.one1s at leaet present, each and all giving
tou manls Mt the tcp OF their voice. They
were crazy drunk with their vtcsos5'
ard pitched into cur eatablas ]. as
if starved. One rebel said he had
uoflirg to eat but fresh beef for four
dsye. The officers treated the prisoners en-
tl.maaly, but the men were raveaous 10 st*y.
They had reserve force down :;the
road and talked Of having numerous 43ak
ane alorg With thsir army, but the men faT
only about 8 hundred, Carrying guns of;all I
descriptions. Our zen took an oath not TO
bear a1mE against the State Of Missouri oT;4aa |
Southern Confederzcy until regularly 5e14
chspged as prisoners Of var. JEFF THOMPSON
gave Cspt. Elliott pass to return to his camp,
fte desired to surrender his parole.
The following is C. list Of the Killed snd
wounded; Kt1zed-Orde11y Sergeant Gao: G.
| Foster, of GalesburF, slot il the had;
| Honnded-Csptaln Isaac E. Elliott, from
Psirceton, Bureau county, shot in the afn
| Ttonas soyce, from Lamoilla, Bureau coun-
| II, shot in the shoulder; n. Evans, fom Polo,
thot in the leg; David Kitchen, from Ab:pg-
dGu, shot in The hip; Prince G. P;gsley, from
Abingdon, enot in the side, and through the
hip; Albert kaufman, from Princeton, three
buckshct in the head, one in the breast iand
oae in the arm; A. c. Miller, from Abingdon,
shot through Tie aim, Che escaped to EAos
Knob-)
.Tb41e was aEother tlght Ut Blackwell'a: a:s.a-
| tion, nile and a hall from the bridge be
TWEEN detachment Of Thompeon's forcdsaa3
! purin
were On the way to reinforce Capt Ealett,
sud we're completely su1rouaded oa al sadas.
Capt, Lfppi1 cott WIS in command Of Comps
1yK, and cut his way through to the aauth.
The First Lieutenalt and Orderly Of Compauy
Z, and nine others, we're taken prisoaers.
They wire released on parole
y The rebels burned the bridge BY pilirsg NJ
: ferce 1z,ls and getting fire from Elliott
i camp. Ttompeon told Capt. Elliott he vonls
) 1seher release than feed him. He had 10 aF
: tiIl-rJ. Sid be expected lis prisoners 7Fouh
y be an Dutchmen.
TIE sick a1d wounded leave here ttmoz
- 1oW fer home.
, The Democrats Rolla correspondent, dstin
&c Tuezdsy, writes that BY the arrival OF NOR
Springfield wounded, word has bee
, received cf IN engagement betwee
d Two companies Of cavalry belongln
T. to Wyman's expedition, and 800 noun
I, I'd rebels, in which the latter. wei
N routed with q loss Of 60 in killed, wonnde
u ard prisoners. The fight occurred 18 u41l'
uo1th east Ct Lebanon, On Sunday nof7
J. irg. The two companies, under. COZ
III nard Of Captains Montgomery and switz'e
I'll attacked the rebels, and coming Within Il
TO Yards OF them de3iT.red theiz fire, upon viii
IL the rebels broke. They returned on15 fe
ID strsgelirg shots. Thirty prisoners were {
cured, AID By their acknowledgment tWens
10 five at least were killed. This fght:was
sight Of the Springfield wounded.
on lFrom Another Correspondence
ST. LOUIS, October 16
;he 4 majority CT tie leading commission N
nly chants here, hive agreed that all their sal
Ike shall be for ccin, CT it's equiyslent after BIZ
DE- day.
ON The hank war Is viking waln; shey
lie | fighting amers themselves. To-day, the II
veg chants threw cut the hlecnanica' to-morT
sells tie Mechanics will probably retalIate.
fha A letter f1om Cape G:Ta-azau, Of tie Il
The says scouts report large bodies Of rebels
ih,v The ue5ghborhood Of Jackson, u miles fl
2a-- the Cape. It ia believed an attack on
sala Cape would. be made within ten days.
boys are ready to Ee4t it.
aan Tie Democrats correspondent at jeder
zon City, says Prices robbers are believed to
abandoned Linn Greek, hut tits not kne
a,v whether they have executed their Ihrea
,ent bum the town, made scme days ago.
mid All quiet at the Capital. Tbs oaiy b:si'
he1s being done eeemed to be the getting fors
r,ea. I ct subeistencefor the army. Tic 1ef:sffle
nm. esyipg s'AdEiees Just received irdica:e
han. there viii be battle ECON. Without
= of~ permitted to give facts on which this assez
ie tased, may esy the present week will 2
, Az: eh.y witness startling events"
,v1or another dispatch to the Democrat, to nj
Gen. from Jefferson City, says scout arrive
i 1T rorts P1ice's army on sundsy at C!Intoa'
Nav Cedar county, Is utiles south OF Pa
vile, OIL the Carthage road, His u
Fal,a amy have crossed the Usage end are
S5th, IN ma fetfeas'
cket They speat tTo days in crossing the
VA Water, marching neat its source to find a
~sh.3 This scout co1roborates the report Of I
,a,Ad fscticn and dietress among the rebels, AMI
,tnn,a Of thin are barefoot.
evan Bcr. McCunoch is at Camp Walker,
rebel 5000 nen.