Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-29

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ST. LouIs Oct IS.
The following dispatch was received this even.
ing:
HxApQrARrERs, near Humansville, No., Oct 26
To Cup1 McKeerer, Assistant Ajjstlst General:
Yesterday afteru Oh Major Seagoni, at the head
of my guards, ma de = Mo,i brilliant charge upon
u body Of the enemy crawn up in line Of battle in
their camp at Springfield 1900 or !, 200 strong
he petely routed Ia efn, cleared th EN- from &
town, hoisted the National flag upon the Court
House ami retired upln q reinforcement which ne
las ALREADY lind. Our loss was not great. This
successful charge against such very large odds
noble example tu the ARM. Our advance will &C.
cupy Sl ring field to night.
lSignedl j.. FKEAoNr
Maj Gen. Commanding.
Gen Fremon,s body guard numbers three hun
dred.
Major Frsnk White, who recapturcd Lexington
recently. =: the head Of ID men, n a released the
sick and W unied sollier-. after driving out ne
5eJ rebels, Is Q son OF prominent lawyer of New
York.
Fifty prisoners who we're taken in the battle Of
Fredericksown, have be put 10 work IN the
trenches at Cape Girafdeau. Accounts of Major
Sco6ield, who commanded the battery In thst
ton, show that this victory the most complete
any yet achieved by our army during the wr.
jeff Thompson escaped on fo@t after having b ;
horse killed under him. The rebel force about
thousand.
Special to the st. Louis Republican.
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPAaTAENT,,
YcEr's STATION, Mo-, Oct %
The following dispatch has beon re .cved, an
nouncing mos brilliant victory at Springfield by
Fremont's body guard numbering one hundred and
fifty men
FIVE MILES PROM PoLIvAR. 10 A. NJ. Oct. IS.
report respe IT. ully that, yesterday, at4 r. M.,
met in Spring6e i about 1000 of the rebels form
ed in line Of battle. They gave me warm rec-p-
u but your guard, with tcei z. m,de a
harye. and in less than three minutes the enemy
completely routed by 10 men. We clear d
the city Of every rebel and retired II being near
night and not feeling able 10 keep the place with
small force.
Major Whites command did not parti cipate in
the cna-ge. l have seen argos, hait such brill
iant unantnity in bravery have never seen, and
did not expect. their cry, Fremont and the
Union" broke forth like thunner.
signed CH.s. SEAGaSI,
Major Commanding Bo1y Guard.
Col. John NJ. Richardson, who role over to the
vicinity of Springfield last evening, says Seag nj
wa. guided to the town from the Jefferson to the
Mount Vernon roads by Judge Owens. The rehei
camp just ou ,side OF the city. Seagoni wa.
.smpeled to pass through alone and let down
number Of fence rats before be could charge on
the Foe thds drawing their fire. There was
good de ii Of stree fring in Spring field and IRON
the houses. Two secessionists who out Of their
dweliidg- and fired at TIE body guard, were killed.
eagoni advised of the force Of the rebels but
ne determined to have 5ht.
Col. Fcarce. said to be from Arkansas, command
ed of the rebel regiments Ii is thought that
the ciuse of the increased rebel force At Spring
field was the large amount ot punler ga hervd
here for some weeks past, which il is ,taied tey
intend to take South W In them but which will of
course fall into our hani-.