Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-30
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fspeeiai 70 The Chicago Evening Josrna'.I
A special dispatch from Upton says
scout came is,o Sedalia yesterday, and
reports that Price 10 moving for Spring.
field. where It 10 certain that be Will
make stand.
Gen. Kennedy, just returned from
Prices army, re,ierstes the same thing,
aud say. Price will have more reinforce
mepts than the Government dream OF.
Gen. Lane entered Pleasant Hill the
Other dav, and planted U. S. flag, and
made . speech.
The telegraph is completed 70 Sc
dalia.
There is still number OF sick at o.
teryille-fve hundred Of the goth In
diana alone.
Another special, dated SATURDAY. night,
saws Gen. Fremont arrived at Bolivar,
Polk county, l6 miles from Camp Nor
rissey, and encamped on the outskirts OF
the town.
Il il now ascertained that the loss OF
Fremont's body guard 10 the brilliant
charge at Springfield was six to e'ght
killed and fifteen to twenty wounded.
A number Of most brilliant instances
of daring we're shown on the Federal
side.
One sergeant had three horses shot
from under him and rebel placed .
pistol to Seagoni's breast and was IN the
act Of firing, when the Major severed
ms arm from the shoulder and laid him
dead at his horses feet.
Concerning Major White nothing is
known. Some Say he WAS taken ilI,oth
ers that he attacked Springfield at an
other point and lost nike men, and nov
| ia. :.
CuIloch At Fremont's camp, but It Is be
icved that q general engage meDt will
take place within two weeks, unless the
rebels retreat to Arkansas.
| Another dispatch received this after
noon, reports McCulIoch on Grand
Prairie with 10000 men.
A Rebel Account
Vanity Fair has received from some
rebel source a full report Of the Santa
Rosa Island affair, in which, according
% coIroboratlve accounts from similar
sources, Billy Wllson's Zouaves we're
badly whipped. Vanity" of course
claims that its report is altogether the
most re liable, as it doubtless is:
~ We attacked old ABE Lin
coins myrmidons at about five o'clock
in the morning. 1t was a compile e
rout; they fled into the water and up
the beach toward Fort Pickens, leaving
everything behind them. picked up
hundred tents, eighty rounds of AM.
muniti On, two sides OF fresh beef, deck
OF cards, four hundred and sixty thou
sand dollars in gold, r,fled cannon and
some silver spoons, with INV own hands
besides helping to break into q suffers
tent. 1t was fun, you'd better believe.
The federal min,ons advanced = a,
least twenty strong = = and fired a
voIley at us from an open stretch OF
beach where they had concealed them
selves. Our retreat was the most mas
lerly thing | ever saw. We bad bu,
one regiment OF Mississippians, two
companies of a North Carolina regiment,
three halves of Louisiana brigade,
Major S,ripes' batteries, and Col. Wis
kcypitcAer's mounted regiment, but with
this mere handful we executed mas.
tcrIy evolution at double quick, indie
pendent order. and soon put mile OF
ground between us and the hireiDss,
who followed, Yelling like devils and
firing upon our rear, the cowardly dogs
The only thing that marred our success
was that We we're compelled to leave
our arms, musical instruments, equip
page, etc., behind together with those
OF the Federals. Unless somebody has
carried them away, however, they are
still there. We halted, after our victo
rions retreat, aud the nen, forming in
scattered order, demanded to be taken
over to the main land, to complete the
conflict.
The Federal minions were near our
boats, however, and the officers in com
mand did not think it best to approach,
as they wished to prevent any unneces-
sary illusion Of blood. Another body
OF Lincolnitcs came up at this moment,
upon our plank \ = l should say a
hundred OF them, at the lowest estimate
and opened fire upon us. Gen.
Scott led them in person. We should
have completely anniblatcd them, had
not an unfortunate circumstance pre-
vented. Col. Whisxeypitcher's me united
column retrcated, instead OF charging,
and the rest Of our forces fell back to
the boats, holly pursued by the mudsiIs.
v e opposed considerable resistance to
them, however, and the slaughter among
Il EN- must be fearful. We only lost
nineteen killed, hundred and Thirty
wounded, and seventy odd, taken pris-
oners. l saw two Federals wounded,
my self, and there must have been more.
No doubt, the mendac'ous journals o.!
the North, browbeaten by an abolition
despotlsm, will call this Union vict..,y,
but you may rely upon every word Of
my statement being goddIemltey's own
truth.
THE Loss AT EdwAKD's FERRY.-The
following is given as the approximate
loss in the battle which closed the career
OF the gallant Baker
Fifteenth Massachu setts, Gel. Devens.. $50
First California. $50
Tammany Regiment. .............. ......... loo
Twentieth Massach usetts... ..............50