The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-29


Nothing further from Price, and no news
Of Mccullocb.
SPECIAL TO THB ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN:
HEAD QuARrERs W EsTERN DEPARTMENT,
~ Fort Station No., Oct. ze.
The following dispatch has been received,
announcing a most brilliant victory at
Springfield by Gen. Fremonts body guard,
numbering $50 men ~ sA---l "a
" FIVE MILES Our OF BOLIVAR, Oct. IS,
10 A. NJ General: report, respectfully,
that yesterday at o'clock P. NJ, met at
Springfield about two thousand of the reb-
els formed in line of battle. They gave me
a very warm reception, but your guard,
with one feeling, made charge, and in less
than three minutes the enemy was COM
pletely routed by $50 men; we cleared the
city of every rebel aud retired, it being near
night and not being able to keep the place
with so small a force. Msj. Whites com
mand did not participate in the charge.
have seen charges, but such brilliant unani-
nifty and bravery have never seen and did
not expect. Their war cry, " Fremont and
the Union, broke forth ike thunder.
TSigned. "CHAs ZAGoNEY.
Major Commanding Body Guard"
y ~
the vicinity of Springfield last evening,
says Zagoney was guided TO the town from
| the Jefferson to the Mount Vernon road BY
Judge Owens. The rebel camp was just
outside of the city. Zigoney was compelled
TO pass through lane and let down num-
Der of fence railsS efore be could charge on
the foe, thus dTAwi1g their FIRE.
There vas. good deal IL street 6riug in
| Springfield and from the houses. The Sc
cessionists who ran out of their dwellings
aud fred At the boAy guard wers killed.
| Zagouey was advised of tie force Of the
rebels, but be was determined to haze a
right.
Col. Pearce, said to be FROM Arkansas,
commanded one OF the rebel regiments.
Il is thought the cause of the increased
rebel. force at Springfield WAS the large
amount of plumber gathered there for some
| weeks past, which, Il lie state /, they intend
ed 70 take South with them, bat which will
OF course now fall Into our hands.
The. loss 20 either side Is not stated.
ST. Louis, Oct zT.-The folio wing dis
patch was received this evening
HEADQUARTERS, No, October 20, !
III u {Field near HumonsviIle,l
"To CAPFAIE McKsEvER, Assistant Adju-
taut General:
yesterday afternoon Major z4goney, a
the head of my guards, made most bril-
liant charge upon a body of the enemy
drawn up In line of battle, in their cam
at Springfield, 1000 or 2,2oo strong. Il,
completely routed them cleared them from
the town, hoisted the national flag upor
the Court House, and retired upon rein
fsrcement, which be has already joined.
sour loss is not great. The success 70
! q charge against such very large odds is
, noble example to the army. Our advanc
will occupy Springfield tonight.
= "(Signed) ~ J. c. Fremont,
"Major General Commanding
Fremont's body guard numbers 300.
Major Frank White, who captured Lex
ington recently, at the head of $50 mer
and released the sick and wounded soldier
l. after driving out some 500 rebels, is a so
of prominent lawyer in New York
d Fifty prisoners, taken in the battle {
Fredericktown, have been put to work i
; the trenches at Cape Girardeau.
2 Accounts of Major Schofeld, who CON
manded the battery in that action, sho
i. that this victory was the most complete
any yet achieved by our army during tt
= war.
JEFF Thompson escaped on foot, his hor!
having been killed under him.
The rebel force was about 5000 viii
ours was only 1000.
SPECIAL TO TIE DEMOCRAT.
=. TIFroN, Mo-, Oct. 2s.-Gen. Kennel
who has Just returned to Sedalis fro
Prices army, says Brice's men are muC
dissatisfied at the prospect of leaving Il
b; State and that they will force him to make
stand within our borders. On the 9th
hand it is asserted that Gen. Johnston b
left Kantuokv IN tSka copnp,nd IF Rrice