The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-17
INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI.
TRUE STATEMENT OF THE REPORTED
FIGHT NEAR SHANGHAE,

lhUE SlAIEMENI Ut LIE VII OHA ~
FIGHT NEAR SHANGHAI,
The following having appeared in the HERALD OF yes
terday Capt White of the engineer corps Of General
Lanes Kansas Brigade, has called at this Office and made
the statement which will be found subjoned:-
RoLIA, No., Oct II, 1861.
The report brought here day two ago that battle
took place the 9th of September, between body
Of Kansas troops, under Montgomery ami Janisun and
the advance guard Of Ben. McCuochs army and some OF
the state Guard under Judge Cheneault Is confirmed by
parties just arrived from Springfield. The battle com
mcnced Shanghai, in BENTON county. The rebels
were driven back with considerable loss ard pursued
forty miles, when Montgomery fell back on Greenfield
Great alarm was felt Ia Springfield lest Montgomery
should attack that place. and the troops there had rested
on their arms for several nights. Montgomery said
have three thousand men, tho rebels twenty four
hundred. This statement hardly be relied upon, as
we have had previons advice that such force of
kansas troops was IN that vicinity.
The Captain says that no belongs the engineer corps
of General Lanes staff Of the Kansas brigade; that in
stead Of taking part in the battle reported to have taken
place at Shanghai the 27th of September they were
encamped in Kansas City fully sixty miles from the
former place. where the action is reported have been
fought Ben McCalloch was not near Shanghae the
time, ana fully hundred miles from Kansas. Captain
White states as facts, which admit Of no contradiction,
that on the night Of the eth Of September General
Lanes scouts came up with General Rains baggage
train at Rose HUI and captured four OF the wagons the
rebels lying and leaving them behind them.
About the latter end OF September also, there came
fully eight hundred Csagss, headed by thor chiefs n-
hun to fight in defence Of the Union; but the General pc
rcmptorily refused, stating that he had authority
from the COVER: ment so 10 act
Lieutenant Cooaol Blunt Third Kansas regiment,
had went out in pursuit Of the notorious
Mathews, with sixty men. He came up with him
in the night, surrounded his headquarters, and after
Observation-Disclosures number being more han
two to one when the party had been surprselkled Ma
thews ana eleven of his in the FIRST voey The rebels
then fed and Col Blunt captured three hundred buffalo
robes, number Of bearsSns and the entire Of the
rebels. This is the Mathews who headed the party
of rebels that destroyed the Of Humboldt Kan
On the part of Col Blunt it may be recSoned Of
the most daring exploits which has been enacted in Mis-
souri, since the commencement OF the present
Capt White contradcts the statement that Col. Mont
gomcry ever fell back He has been IN five engagements
with tho Coloacl and he never knew him to do SO,
sorting at the same time, that Drawer soldier is not in
the army Of tho United States. The remarks hold
equally good IL regard TO Colonel JOHNSON mot Jaison
The Captain has been sent specially TO New York TO
cru for sappcrs and miners In the engineer corps Of
General lano has produced the necessary
which fully sustain him. not only in the above statements,
but also in regard to his ntrepdity soldier and de-
moanor as a gentleman