Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-20
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81. LoUIs, Betf n.
Vol. Groesbeck, Sd Iowa Lieut. Col. Scott,
lob Illinois Col. Smith, With force Of
the Missouri State Militia, and the Iowa
State troops under Coils. Craynor and Ed
wards; 800 regulr and irregular cavalry
and slx pieces artillery under Capt. Madison.
lelI st. Joe and Chillicothe in two columns
sunday aHd were expected 10 reach LexinR-
Ton Yesterday TO reiLfOrce Col Mulligau.
The reason Gen. Pope did not surprise and
route or capture Martin Greens band of rebeIs
Sunday the 18th inst Is explained as FOL
lows: " =
Gen. Pope was at Hunnewell on Saturday
win eight hundred men, and knowing Green
was encamped Ia the neighborhood Of Flor :
IDA he determined to make a night march
ana surprise him, bat learning be had thres
thousand i've hundred men, be sent an en-
glne at noon to Skelbina, eight miles Of.
With orders TO Gen. Hufl5ut 70 send down
Immediately five hundred men TO reinforce
him, his iorce being too small to attack such
superior numbers, but in consequence of the
gross mismsnsgement on the part Of Hurl-
but troops from Shelbina which should have
reached HunneWell at three o'clock, did not
until eleven 2. h., when it was too late tn
start an expedition that night.
Another attack was planned for the next
night however, And'Gen. Pope marched bis
li4O0 men twenty-fouF miles over broken
and almost roadless country. and reached
Green's camp early on Monday morning 10
ma II deserted, Green having been apprised
OF Cen Popes design and fed, and his men
being mounted, Price could not Re overtaken
BY infantry. Pope had no cavalry.
There are now no armed bands Of rebels in
the counties north Of the Hannibal 4 St. Jo-
seph railroad, and but few between il and
the Missouri river About 5000 Home
Gu ards are in the northern part Of the State
and 1t Is understood that Gen. Pore has eff.
teGted arrangements for thorough orQaniza-
ton OF Unien men in that region, who are
a6undantly able and willing 70 preserve peace
Il arms are furnished them, which it is said
Will be done. ltis now confidently believed
that no more iaWlessness will be heard of
in Northern Missouri.
In addition to putting Gen. Hurlhurt and
Col. Williams under arrest for drunkenu. ss.
Gen. Pope ordered the arrest of Lieut. Col.
Blair OF the I'd Kansas regiment for mutin-
ous conduct at slelbins, in threatening to
withdraw his command if Col. Williams per.
sisted in fighting when attacked at that place
by Martin Green.
In a letter to the Republican this morn
ing IN reply to charge by the Democrat
Col. Blair states that be never asked a favor,
contract or appointment from Fremont
which was not granted. Their difficulty was
not Of private nature but relate to
charges made against Fremont for his con
duet Of the campaign.
JEFFERSON CIrY, Sept. 10.
No definite intelligence from Lexington to-
day. Dispatches were received here this af-
ternoon from BoonVille, saying it was re-
ported, and currently believed there, that
Lexington had been taken on Tuesday. Two
gentlemen who arrived here late this evening.
having Left Bconville at z o'clock this A. NJ;
entirely diseredit the report. There were
four thousand federal troops at BoonviIls be-
sides the Home Guards. ~.