The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-22
FROM SPRINGFIELD, MO.
ial L ispatch tothe Missouri Democrat.

lSpeciaI dispatch tothe Missouri Democrat
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. s, 1861.
The ten missing members of the Body
Guard arrived here yesterday afternoon, to-
gether with three OF Whites scouting bat>
talon. They were released on parole.
When first taken from Springfield, the
prisoners were conveyed to Notification,
and from thence to Cassville, where they
remained in the main body of Prices army
for about week. They report that they
were generally we'll treated although perpet-
ually annoyed by the intense curiosity of
the rebel rank and file. They give some of
the most ludicrous accounts of the appear
ance of the army. None of the men have
uniforms, aud their clothing is sally rent
and torn. They have but comparatively
Some few were arriving from Kansas,
however. In drill, they are almost deficient.
Their arms so far as they observed, were
chiefly rifles and heavy shot guns, which
the men preferred to the regulation musket
with bayonet. There were, however, a good
many who had revolving rifles, and some
carbines. While the prisoners were with
Price, twelve pieces OF cannon arrived from
Memphis. They understood that they had
several rifed cannon, but they themselves
saw none of them. Among the persons
seen by the flag of truce while there, we're
the renowned Ben. McCulIoch, Generals
Price and Mcbride, Col. 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 dozen sharp shooters after
him, on account OF arrestng bis broth
er and putting him in the negro pris-
on. The question of Ben McCulloch's
death is pur to rest for the present, by an
emphatic statement of the flag of truce, who
not only saw the ubiquitous Ben. but shook
hands and conversed with him
They had also circulated among them the
most astonishing stories Of rebel victories
10 Virginia the credulity of the troops
upon all topics was most surprising The
released prisoners leave for st. Louis TODAY
or tomorrow.
Lurear, Of the firm OF Ubsdell, Pierson &
Co., of st Louis, is here today for the pur-.
pose of procuring the remains of Messrs.
Rose and Wright, of the Body Guard, who
were killed in the G. arge on the 18th ult.--
The bodies of the killed upon this occasion,
were very improperly all buried in one
grave, and their removal is now a matter of
considerable difficulty.
A rebel foraging party came within Is
miles of Springfield last evening, and set fire
to. several haystacks belonging to Union men.
A squadron of cavalry were sent after
them, which has not as yet returned
Our camp received an accession of about
one hundred negroes last night, many of
them the property of Union citizens of the
place, who are this morning besieging head
quar- ers in high dudgeon. Gen. Hunter
called upon Gen. Lane for an explanation,
when Lane stated that he had done all that
be could to prevent it, and to ferret out the
perpetrators, but in vain. Lane made a
speech to bis soldiers from the front of his
quarters, at Major Barry's the other even.
ing. The ladies, of course, all came out to
listen to the speech. When they returned,
to their surprise, it was discovered that,
while the General was speaking, some of
his men had improved the opportunity of
con6scating all the negroes of the household,
some half dozen in number Major Bar
reg is one of the most prominent secession
lists OF the vicinity, and is now in the rebel
army. sre .Hf glaar