Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-28
From Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9th h.-The following re-
sumo Of recent military operations was obtain.
ed from reliable sources within the past two
weeks:
The Union army captured twenty-five hun.
dred rebels, including about seventy commits
1loned oh1cers, twelve hundred horses and
mules, eleven hundred stand of arms, two tons
OF powder, one hundred wagons, an immense
amount OF eommiesary stores and camp equip
age; large foundry ut Lexington, used by the
rebels for casting cannon, shot and shells -
Most OF the rebel craft in Missouri, including
ferry boats, have been captured or destroyed.
pretty clean sweep has been made of the
whole country between the Missouri and Usage
rivers, and Gen. Price, cut off from all supplies
and recruits from North Missouri, is In full re-.
treat for Arkansas with his whole army, having
passed through Springfield Oh Monday last
Our loss in accomplishing these important re-
suits has not exceeded one hundred killed and
wounded. .f-....
These arc the iruita Of brilliant and str ~
gical combinations of General Halleck, when
have been go ably executed by Generals Pope,
Prentiss and McKean, Colonels Jefferson G.
Davis, Of Fort Sumter fame, Fred. Steele, OF
the Eleventh Regular Infantry, and the brave
officers and soldiers of our army-regulsrs and
volunteers.
SulbnhIlSbt W ISUSlllOu III
North Missouri, and simultaneously burn all
railroad bridges, stations, rolling stock, etc., on
the 2oth OF this month according to plans pro.
mulgated from the rebel camp, have been foiied
to great extent in their plans by the energy Of
Gen. Halleck and the activity of our forces,
which are kept in constant motion notwith-
standing the severity of the weather.
The damage done the North Missouri, Hanni.
bal q st. Joseph Railroad has been much exag-
gerated. Repairs are rapidly being made, aud
che North Missouri Railroad ard the telegraph
wires will be in working order to Welleville TO-
night.
Ten bridge burners have already been sho.
and fifty are in close confinement, TO be sum.
marily dealt with, under Gen. Halleck's strin
gent orders, In a few days.
IL Is confidently expected our moving columns
will as effectually break up the bridge burn
ing IN north Missouri as the rebellion has been
crushed south of the river. No mercy will be
shown the scOundrels.
Gen. Halleck's emphatic orders with refer
tnce to oil bridge burners, are 10 shoot down
every one making the attempt.
Maj. Glover has just returned from scouting
expedition in Camden county, with ten wagon
Oads of subsistence, rebel captain and thir
Ieen men, who left Prices army since his re-
treat commenced.
Gen. Pope's official report of the expedition
10 central Missouri is received, but contains
lothing important not previously reported
In accordance with an order from Gen. Hal
eok, the Provost Marshal General directs that
ixteen slaves now confined in the st. Louis
'ounty Jail, and advertised for sale under State
tatute, be released from prison and placed |
lnder control of the chief master Of this de- |
'artment for labor till further order said elsves
'eing property OF rebels, and having been used
or insurreotionary purposes
OrTERvILLE, Dec. T--A prisoner who escap. |
ID from the rebel camp at Hamonsvile, last |
Saturday, reports that when the news that Gen.
1ope's cavalry had driven 10 Gen. Rainss pickets |
t Johnstown, was received by Price's army,
he greatest CONSERVATION prevailed in the rebel
amp; cavalry, artillery, infantry, and raw,
agged, unarmed recruits, were mixed up in in
xtrlcable confusion, and many hours elapsed be-
ore anything like order was restored. The re-
reat OF the whole army commenced as soon
tterwRrd as possible, and so fearful were they
i pursuit, that they burned bridges and placed
very obstruction in the way of the fancied pur-
nit. Even the celebrated bridge built across
he Osage at Warsaw, was not spared by the |
lying rebels.
1t is reported that one regiment was left on
he Osage as rear guard, and that several small |
Odies are scattered through the counties about
Y Varrensburg, collecting supplies. A cavalry
Orce has been out in pursuit of them, but our
prses are 80 worn and weary by other long
orced marches, that there ia little prospect OF
apturing the rebel bands
The last report from Prico is that he passed
trough Springfield en- route to Arkansas, and il
pretty certain that he will not attempt to re-
Urn this winter.