Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-12-27
Imporsant from Missouri.
Pope's Expedition a Splendid
Success.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.
Further information has been received
from the West this morning, to the eff
feet that, in addition to the expedition
under Gen. Pope at and near Clinton,
another part Of his forces, under Col.
jeff G. Davis and Major Marshall, sur
prised another camp of bells on the af-
ternoon of the 18th inst, near Milford
little north Of Warrensburs
A brisk skirmish ensued, when the
rebels, finding themselves surrounded,
surrendered. Col. Davis took 1900
prisoners, including three Colonels and
seventeen Captains, 1000 stand of arms,
65 wagons, 1000 head of horses and a
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
gunpowder, buried on Claib Jackson's
farm.
Major Hubbard captured sixty rebels
a day or two since in johnson county.
The troops in Kansas have been stir
ring during the past week, and good
news is expected from them daily.
SEDAL1A, Dec. 2n.-Col. Palmer's
brigade arrived here last night, and
Gen. Pope is expected to day. All in
++0rmation 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 fallon, or will fall, into
our hands. Nearly 200 heavily laden
wagons are already in our possession,
together with large quantity of am
munition and arms, thousand horses,
tent and camp equipage, &C.. and be-
tween eighteen hundred and two thou
sand recruits have been taken prisoners
Major Hubbard of the First Missouri
Cavalry has captured over sixty rebel
recruits within the past few days, and
killed several others, taken a consider
able number of tents, several wagons, a
quantity of baggage and arms, and
burned a mill which had been supplying g
the rebels for some time past.
Altogether the rebellion has received
terrible shock in this section of the
country within the present week. 1t is
| thought by many Price will cross the
Usage to assist his Generals, Stein and
Slack, who are now in the river coun-
ties with 1000 or 5000 men to escort
recruits and supplies to their main camp
at Osceola. If he does, he will be com
PEELED to stand general engagement,
in which event there is no question
whatever hut that he will be badly de-
feated and his army entirely scattered.
SEDALIA, Mo-, Dec. 20.-Early yes
terday morning our scouts brought US
information that the large rebel train
and e-enforcements which we had
marched south to intercept had divided,
and that the larger portion were march
ing south toward Waverly, intending to
camp at nj ght near Milford. Gen. Pope
brought the main body of the army in
position a few miles south of Waverly,
sent a scouting force under Col. JEFF. c
Davis, through to few miles south of
Warrensburg and Knob Knoster, to
come on the left and rear of the enemy,
at the same time ordering Merrill's s
Cavalry to march from Warrensburg and
come upon the right.
Col. Davis pushed rapidly forw ard,
and came up to the enemy in the aftel-
noon, drove in his pickets, carried a
strongly defended bridge by vigorous
assault, and drove the enemy into the
timber, who, finding himself surrounded, =,
surrendered 1900 men, including two
Colonels, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, and seventeen Captains, were
taken prisoners, and sixty wagons,
heavily laden with supplies and cloth
ing, and large number of horses and
mules, fell into our hands.
Our loss was two killed and fourteen
wounded, That Of the enemy was con-
siderably greater.
This is the best planned and executed
action Of the war, and reflects great
credit on the General Commanding. and
the officers and men who SO faithfully
and promptly carried out his plans.