The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-12-28
Night Dispatches.
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81. Lorss. Dec. 27.-The following Is a re.
sumo OF recent military operations In Mis-
souri,, obtained from \ reliable source within
the past two weeks
The Union army captured 2 500 rebels, in,
GLIDING about 10 commissioned officers. l..
2Oe horses and mules. 100 stand OF arms
two toes Of powder. 100 wagons. an i'm.
mense amount of commissary stores, csmp
eouipage and q large foundry at Lexington,
used by the rebels for casting cannon. sho,
and shell.
NJ O. of th, rebel crafts on the Missouri
river. including ~ferryboats, have been de-
sgroyed or captured.
A pretty clear sweep has beer made OF
the whole cosntry between the Missouri and
Usage rivers, and Gen. Price cot OF from all
supplies and recruits from North Missouri
and Is in full retreat for Arkansas with his
whole army. having passed through Spring
field on Monday last.
Our loss In accomplishing these important
results has not exceeded leo killed and
wounded. These are fruits Of brilliant and
strategetical combinations OF Gen. Halleck.
which has been so ably executed by Generals
Pope, Prentiss and Mexican, Co.'s. Jeh- q.
Davis. Of Fort Sumter tame, Fred. Steele OF
the llth Regular Infantry. and the brave of
icers and soldiers OF our army regulars and
volunteers.
Prices emissaries in their attempts to stir
up rebellion in North Missouri. and simulta
neously burn all Railroad bridges. stations.
rolling on the Goth Of this month was in ac-
eordance with plans promulgated from the
rebel camp nave been foiled. to a great ex-
tent. In their plans by the energy OF Genl.
Halleck, and the activity of our forces
which are kepa in cosstan motion. notwith-
standing ,he severity of the weather.
The damage done on the North Missouri.
Hannibal L st. Joseph Railroad has been
much exaggerated.
Repairs are rapidly being made and both
the North Missouri railroad snd telegraph
wire will be in working order to Wellsyille
te-nisht.
len bridge burners have already been
shot. and fifty are In close conhnnment. 10 be
summarily dealt with. under Gen. Halleck's
stringent orders.
Ia a few days IL is confidently expected
our moving columns will as efectually break
up tho bridge burning in North Missouri. as
rebellion has been crushed south Of the river.
No mercy will be shown the scoundrels.
Gen. Halleck's emphatic orders. with ref.
erenee TO sll bridge burners are TO shoot
down every one making the attempt.
Major clover. just returned from a scout
in Camden county. with ten wagon loads oil
subsistence.
a rebel captain and thirteen men who left
Prices army since his retreat commenced.
Gen. Popc's official report Of the expedi-
ton In central Missouri. has been received.
but Il contains nothing important. not previ-
ously reported.
OrrrRviLLK. Mo-, Dec. 27.-A prisoner
who escaped from the rebel camps at Her.
Evansville last Saturday. reports that when
the news that Gen. Fope's cavalry had driven
In Gen. Rains pickets st Johnstown Was re.
ceived by Prices army. the greatest con
sternation prevailed in the rebel camp
Cavalry. artillery. infantry and raw unarm.
ed recruits were mixed up in inextrica ble
command. and many hours elapsed before
anything like order was restored.
The retreat of the whole army con s,enced
as soon afterwards A. possible, and 50 lear ia
we're they Of pursuit that they burned bridges
and placed every obstruction In the way oil
the fancied purs .cr. Even the celebrated
bridge built by Gen. Fremont, across the
| Usage at Warsaw. vas not spared by the hy
ing rebels. IL Ia reported that one regimer'
was l. Il ON the Usage an n rear guard, snd
| that several small bodies are scattered thro
the counties about warrensburg. collecting
supplies.
A cavalry force has been out in pursuit o
them. but our horses are so worn and wear,
by other loug forced marches. that there !
little prospect of captrr NJ these rebel bands
TIE last report from Price Is that he pass
| ell through S Sringheid en- route to Arkansas
and Il Is pretty certain that he will Net at
tempt 70 return this winter.