, 1861-09-16

CAMP RoLLA. PHELPS Co, No., Sep. II, 1851.
You are aware that this is the jumping off
place In this direction; all beyond here is chaos
ar Elk mule teams. Now never hankered
ve1y much SITTER mule, but here, where mules
arc the rule and horses the exception, one will
eoon get to thinking Of them more fayorsbly.
The heavy army wagons are drawn By mules
almost without an exception, and hundreds Of
very fine ones can be seen at any time In this
vicinity, and believe that there are 1000
mules at aud near this post. The amount Of
hauling Of provisions, fodder and other mill.
tary stores is far greater at such post, than
one would think possible, unless well &C.
quainted with such matters. It makes almost
as much business IS one will see In small
city
4 pleasant little affair came off in Company
I of our regiment Q3th ILL., last week One
evening, as the company we're drawn up in 1ine
preparing to 60 On dress parade, private P.
Freeman, in behalf Of the company, stepped
forward, and in few well chosen words pre-
Eented Lieut.. Williams beautiful sword, sash
and belt. Lieut. Williams promised in his
usually modest but happy manner, never to
4Q1RCk Liz klfE4ef VI ~ AlAkIhEE LIE 1Hl4GA
alter which Captain Sam. Wadsworth stepped
in tioct Of the company, and In mis- whole
hearted manner said that 50 far from feeling
in the least 6ighted, he rejoiced to see the feel
Lg manifesto By the company for the L eu.
te1ant He believed the gilt to be most wor.
tb1ly bestowed, and heartily congratulated all
parties concerned
= Az ambulance train Of SIX spring wssons, in
charge Of Lieut.. ]. 4 Williams, with fl ag Of
truct, started from here last Sunday morning.,
at o'cloek, Tor Springfield to bring In such
CT our wounded % are able to travel they will
probably be gone ten OF twelve da5e.
There Is, st present writing, quite a large
force fri m this pOst out on an expedition TO
Sal n, 25 miles south of hera, which origin
ated as follows: The Home Guards Of Salem
had captured some Is or % prisoners who
had buried their a.ms, aud some rather sum
where they we're, and 1t seems they were sue
ceseful for the Guards we're On their way to get
the guns, and had got to Bennet's Mills, when
they came cn the picket guard Of baud Of
800 rebels under echnabel, believe. They
drove in the picket, Killing one and capturing
one, when the main body advanced aud at-
tackled them, and being only IS against 800,
they wire obliged to retreat, but not untli
they had Killed some three or four Of the
rehsls, They had to let their prisoners 60,
could. None of them we're killed, but several
| WON. ded; 8more the latter was Lieutenant
| Chandler of the Home Guards Hs WAS shot
through the arm BY . revolver In the hands Of
for Lieut. Chandler put bullet through him,
and hsd the satisfaction to see him Site the
| dust. They sent to Rolla for assistance, and
Lieut. stephens of Captain McFalrs csvalry
was eent out, and succeeded in getting
the. buried 3q gum, {si5ty 31y in number aud
s@ e sa Ell ssa 5seesn' sses assa thf n
the st. Louis Greys: Finding that there was
large force Of rebels In tho vicinity, Capt.
McFal was cent out with another force, a
we're also Captains 1ry aud Bowen, aud C4pt
Stanley with 50 Dragons Of the regular sar.
directions and meet at Salem Capt. McF III
ee1t an express which got In at O'Clock
Monday morning to Col Wyman, stating
that the different companies had not yet madt
tween two and three Thousand rebels, and add
| ed, In postscript, that Captain Stanley Was
seine five miles cf Col Wyman immediate
" dispatched 100 rpen from our regim en-
{l3th) under Captain Dutto9, 80 men from II
regiment (Col Tu1ner) under CAPITA,
Burnside, AID 30 men #. N the Missouri IT
(Col steTent) under Captain Sullivan, all T.
; report to Capt Stanley, masking in all betWee
five ard si1 hundred, the 1argest force ever san
|
l able to meet the traitors. Wehaye consfdel
able hope from cur cavalry, as It Is evideu
thst nothirg Of any sccout can be done e8c=I
by mounted men, u tho rebels Ake nearly q
. mounted Oh horses stolen from Union men,
t WKuNKsDAI.-The fears sf Capt McF i
4 prove to have been unfouaded, aud no enem
= could oe found In any force, and Capt. ssaale
i with his regulars returned Inst night, sud 1t
q ncw, toaeiber With Totten's B.tte5y, ordsre
a to8t. Louis, and were preparing this eyeuin
to load their equ}ppAge on the eAu.
might AL two OF three sheets Of paper
r day With rumots, but don't think they =,
worth writing, for, no sooner doea ono g
circulated, thin It !. crowded oat by .aot6'
!. and morn absurd oae, and I choose 70 te
!. sontth,pg that nsy be relied On = truth.
t THURSDAY Noznma-Oar inihat1J hta nj
, resurpeA Je: frcm Salem, sae. An toll, :;
: ast expcsed for lew ds7s. Tsh's evident
. tie rete1A, ea4 they eeen to be de&efml lRed
r Avssd battle wheFs tAare Il ohano1 tor ol
eo&daaE1 ~ heAk KnAFaAOx.