, 1861-10-23
BATTLE IN Mf8S0DRT.
REBELS ROUTED AT FREDERICKT0WN-
GALLANTRY OF OUR TROOP5--REBEL
GENERAL KHLKD-TWO INDIANA 0FF1-
GERS KILLED.

PHor KNOB, Oct. 22-The following dis
patch waB received here this morning and for
Warded to headquarters at st. Louis.
"FRLD OF BATTLE, FREDER1cKrows, Oc.
@.-Ia conjunction with Gel Plnnu.r's
ccmmaEd, We have routed the rebels Of
Thempson and Lowe, estimated at five thou
and confined principally 10 The First Indiaaa,
Cavalry. We captured four heavy guns. Lowe,
the rebel leader, was killed. MsIor Gavitt and
Capt. HsEan, Indians Cavalry, were killed in
charge On battery"
The command Of Col. Plumuer, referred to
aeove, wss On Friday morning last ordered
forward By Gen. Grant from Cape G;=ardaau,
with Instructions to move towards Frederick.
town and cut off the retrest Of Thompson and
LcEe's army. This force consisted Of Marsh's
18Th Illinois Regiment, section Of Ta5lo1's
Battery, and Stewards and Lohman's Compa-
MES OF Cayalry-an frcm Cairo; also, part
Of Plummec's Eleventh Missouri, part Of
Ross 21st Illinois ard 1 section Of C3mpbell's
battery, all from Cape Gi1ardeau.
The force from this point was composed Of
L e 38th illinois, Col. Ca1liu, SD I1liooi5, Col.
Hov:y, 21st Illinois, Col Alexander, sth WIS
consin, Col Murphy, 1st Indiana Cavalry, Col.
Baker, Capt. HaHklns's Independent Missouri
Cavalry. ard four Elk Founders and TWO tWen-
ty-four pounder cannon under Major Seofeld
Of the LIST Miss ocri Light ARTILLERY. 49,. =.
Especial Dispatch to the St. Louis Republican,
PILOT KNOB, Oct 22-From reliable parties
who witnessed the iaht at FrederlcktoWn yes
terday, gather the following particulars Col
Csrl!n, wlth parts of the 2lst, SD, aud 3Sth
Bakers Indiana Cavalry, and .jor Schoiald's
bRttesy, reached Freder;cktow1 in the morn-
lIg at 3 O'Clock, and at one in the afternoon,
he YES joined by the 1lth, 17tn and Goth ul.-
Eo;s and 400 cavalry from Cape Gizardeau.
lhty then advanced in pursuit Of the rebels
had left tie place twenty four hours before,
abd were reported to be rapidly rereati ng
south, but about mile from town they dis
co'ered the entire force of the enemy
drawn mp in line Ct battle, partly posted IN an
open field and psrtly in the adjacent woods,
in their front. Maj. Scho6eld immediately
opened fire, and at the fourth round elenced
enc OF the rebels guns. The engagement then
became general and lasted about two hours,
but after ths first half hour the rebels left the
field in disorder and took to the woods, close
i followed By both our infantry and cavalry
Before leaving the field the rebel Col. Iowa
was shot in the head and instantly killed.
Msj. GaVitt received i've bnllets while leading
charge, thirty yards in advance Of his COM
ruand- Capt. Hyman WAS killed in the saue
charge. Our loss is reported killed, 5 NOR.
tslly wounded, and twenty slightly wounded.
Ihe enemy's loss is not ascertained, but sup
posed to be considerable. At last accounts
therebels were in full retreat with their bag
gage train, and our troops in pursuit.
Especial Dispatch to tho st. Louis Democrat.1
PILOT KNOB, Oct. 22.-Two rebal surgeons
came into FredericktoHn for Col loves
body. They acknowledge loss Of over two
hundred killed and wounded, but 1t must have
been larger. counted twenty five dead bod
les Oh enc stubhle field Their cannon Wers
badly managee. JetE Thompson got inferala
ton Of our movements by Capturing beare,
Of dispatches fsom Col. Piunamef to Col
Carliu.