Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-12
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Correspondence OF the 81. Louis Democrat.
RoLLA, Mo-, Nov. ga portion of the force
sent out under Col. Grusel into Texascounty, to
chaetlse the rebels who have for some time in
Tested that section, returned here yesterday,
bringing nine prisoners, Eve hundred head Of
cattle and forty horses and mules, the property
Of armed rebels. Among the prisoners are
Spencer Mitchell, Quartermaster, and Lieut.
Col. Taylor, Inspector of Gen. McBride's brig
ade.
Before leaving Houston, Col. Grusel issued
this proclamation:
70 the people Of tho totcn Of Houston and
couR'y Of TtraS, Missouri: | have this day
placed upon your beautiful Court House the
flag of our Union. / leave it in your charge
ana protection. If taken down by rebel hands,
will return here and pillage every houee in the
town owned by aecessionists or those who SYM
pothize with tho rebels. Any outrage hereaf-
ter committed upon Union men or their fami-
lies, will DO returned ON the seeessionists two.
fold, Property taken from Union men In or
out Of the county, must be returned immediate
ly. hereby give the rebels ten days to, make
good all LOSSES sustained by Union families in
Texas county. Ii neglected the consequences
will bo upon their own heads
shall soon return 10 your cOuntyan see
that this proclamation Is complied with TO the
lettec. II you wait for me to execute it, will
(slgnedl D l5's NJ, GRusEL,. ,''
m. Col. Commanding Expedition.
RoLLA, Mo, NOV. 1l.--All our sick aud
Houdded in SpfiBg6e able TO be moved, were
70 leave there on Saturday night for St. 'Louls,
and orders bad been given TO have the rest start
ag soon Gs they are able. ~ +. tr Tsa
Prioe had fallen back eight miles from Cass
vile, near the State line, and was moving
south ItwGs believed to be reliably ascertain.
cd that his policy was to lead our army on, but
not TO fight His design is merely to keep
large force there 80 as 20 draw our troops from
the Mississippi valley. . ..
The general belief IN HE camp was that St.
Louis would soon be ia the hands Of the rebels
from Columbus, Ky t,- .lr o. u
There had been good deal Of trouble about
slaves ascaping jn,o Lance and other corps, and
Gen. u nieT had glYGl pegmis sion to owners TO
search our camps and reclaim them If they
could fnd them
The ton missing members OF Fremonts body |
guard bad returned to Springfield from Csss-
vile. They report Prices. force to be about |
thirty thousand strong, with thirty pieces of ar
i.leTy, twelve pieces Of which had recently been |
received from Memphis, whence other supplies |
we're being received.
K&HgIs Cry, Nov. ll.-This morning at ten |
q, M, Col. Anthony, with one hundred and |
ilty mounted men, was attacked on an open |
1rRrie, about ten miles from this place, by six
lundred reoela uuder command of Upton Hays. |
AIteE desperate struggle, the rebels rereated, |
leelin@ shelter in the woods, from which they |
we're S5ain routed Col. Anthony then fell
,ack.a50ug six miles, to await reinlorcements,1
lh!oh villRpeedily be forwarded to him,
This ia supposed to be the same baud Of Feb-
rs that captured part of Capt. Sohild's compa-
" CT Fremont Huasars, near Little Santa
'e.
10 10 said that there are upward OF thousand
.rmee GecessiJnist in this county. .a-.