Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-12-19
Missouri.

A force Of one hundred of the End
cavalry, under command of Major
Mudd, and two companies of Infantry,
under Lieut.. Colonel Rhodes of the 9Th
regiment, was, on the morning of the
llth, dispatched from Birds Point to
the rescue of two Federal prisoners
taken by JEFF. Thompson's men near
near Charleston, last night. The reb-
els were overtaken at Bertrand, eight
miles from Charleston, and were at
tackled by our force, who completely
routed them, capturing sixteen prison
crs, a number of horses and fire arms.
The Fcderals lost one killed. The
number of the enemy killed is not
known.
Numbers of jeff Thompson's men
are arriving at Cape Girardeau, anx-
ious to return to their allegiance.
Some of the larger gunLoats have
been aground trying to descend the
river from ST. Louis to Cairo, but the
river is rising, and the difficulty will
soon be removed.
Two spies, lately arrested, have
been ordered by Gen. HalIeck to be
tried for their lives. A military com
mission has been appointed for that
purpose.
The 18th Iowa regiment have left
st. Louis by the Pacific Railroad the
Colonel and field officers alone know
ing their destiny.
Three men, j. Fisher, p. Shepard,
and George Goodfcllow, have been
locked up, in St. Louis, on charge of
being rebel spies.
i A rebel military band of musicians,
captured by scouts from the 18th reg
iment, has been brought to Scdalia
and pressed into the service of play
ing Yankee Doodle for the Union boys.
The books Of Child, Pratt & Fox,
famous for their connection with Gov
eminent contracts, have been seized
by order Of Gen. Curtis. The Provost
Marshal was not aware of the propos-
ed seizure, but it is freely stated that
the books are to be used in connection
with the trial of Gen. McKinstry.
Capt. Logan, Of the Missouri State
troops, has brought twelve prisoners
to the military prison to-day, from the
Hannibal and st. Joseph road. They
are residents of Clinton, Caldwell and
Ray counties, charged with bearing
arms against the Government, and
also with participating in robbing Lib
erty Arsenal. Some have already
been indicted for treason.
The sensation rumors from Price
have been fully siftcd and amount to
this: He does not intend going to
Kansas, and does not dare cross the
Usage. Our troops at Rolla, Sedalia,
Jefferson and Upton desire nothing
more than to have Price cross the
Usage. He is cncamped short dis
lance below Osceola with IL, 900 men,
and is in no condition to move. His
men are poorly clad, and have not half
the tents they need. The result is a
greater amount Of sickness than was
ever known in camp of that size.
Troops are going up the Pacific
road, and stirring times may be look
cd for in the vicinity of Osccola, be-
fore a great while.
Gen. Prentiss has heretofore been
a very mild hammered gentleman to-
ward tho rebels, but ii reports arc
true he has fallen to work with a will
in Northern Missouri. In a recent
speech to his soldiers he said they
went to Platte county to end secession
and if devastation was necessary it
should be done. Gen. Prentiss is at
the head Of four thousand men and six
pieces of artillery. Before leaving
st. Joseph he ordered every citizen to
take the oath of allegiance or 60 to
work on the Notifications. Seven hun.
dred men came forward and took the
oath. The st. Joseph Journal says
that it was very currently reported on
the street there that Gen. Prentiss
had captured Colonel John Il. Boyd's
whole command of rebels, numbering
$50 men.