Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13
Especial Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat.l


Especial Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat,1
SPRINGFIELD, Friday, November s.-The
ten missing members of the Body-guard ar
rived here yesterday afternoon together with
three of Whites scouting battalion. They
were released on parole. The following are
{ ieir names:
Body. .guard-Antoiue Kosta, ]. L. Pochin,
Alore Schenker, Jacob Hackey, Richard For
ee er, Chsrles Pasentury, VIM. TIowernicht,
Robert Lee, John Timer and VIM. Haskitt.
OF Scouting Battalion-Wm. W. Weaver
and W. S. Bell, of the First Missouri, and
Fred. Grey, of the Irish Dragons.
When first taken from Springfield, the
prisoners were conveyed to Jollification,
and from thence to Csssville, where they re-
NAMED in the main body of Prices army for
about a week. They report that they were
generally well treated, although perpetually
annoyed by the intense curiosity of the rebel
rank and file. They give some of the most
ludicreus accounts of the appearance of the
army. None of the men have uniforms, and
their clothing is sadly rent and torn. They
have but comparatively few tents. Same
few were arriving from Arkansas, however.
In drill, they are almost deficient. Their
arms go far as they observed, were chiefly
rifles and heavy shot guns, which the men
preferred 10 the regulation musket with
who had revolving rifles, and some carbines.
While the prisoners were with Price,
twelve pieces of cannon arrived from Mem
phis. They understood that they had several
rifled cannon, but they themselves saw none
of them. Among the persons seen by the
| flag of truce while there were the reno wned
| Ben McCulloch, Generals Price and McBride,
| Colonel Mcintosh, J. w. Tucker, of the STATE
Journal and Captain Emmett Mcdonald. The
latter sent word to McKinstry that, at the
next fight he would have a dozen sharp
shooters after him, on account of arresting
his brother and putting him in the negro
prison, The question Of Ben McCulloch';
| death is put to rest for the present, by ar
emphatic statement of the flag of truce, who
not only saw the ubiquitous Ben, but SHOOK
hands and conversed with him.
Nothing was heard of Johnson, but it wa
said that Hardee was marching on St. Louis
with a large force, and that it was probably
in his possession by that time.
They have also circulated among them tn
most astonishing stories of rebel victories il
Virginia; the credulity of the troops upol
all topics was most surprising. The released
prisoners leave for st. Louis today or to
| morrow.
A rebel foraging party came within ffteel
miles OF Springfield last evening and set fir
TO several hay. stacks belonging to Uniol
men. A squadron of cavalry were sent afte
them, which has not yet returned.
Lieutenant Connolly, of the Irish ORA
goons who was so seriously wounded in th
cavalry charge, is dead.
Our camp received an accession of abou
one hundred negroes last night, many {
them the property of Union citizens of tn
place, who are this morning besieging head
quarters in high dudgeon General Hunte
called upon General Lane for an explanation
when Lane stated that he had done all ths
he could to prevent it and to ferret out th
perpetrators, but in vain. Lane made
speech to his soldiers from the front of b
quarters, at Major Barrey's, the other evening
The ladies, of course, all came out to liste
to the speech. When they returned, to the
surprise, it was discovered that while tt
General was speaking some of his men ha
improved the opportunity of coniscating a
the negroes of the household, some half doza
in number. Major Barrey is one of the mo
prominent Secessonists of the vicinity, an
is now in the rebel army.