The Nevada Democrat., 1861-10-29

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and causes great rejoicing.
J Fremont is still in pursuit of Price. AT
Warsaw, Fremont discovered one bundred
and forty thousand dollars buried 10 The
ground. He handed the money over to the
U. S. PayIDaster.
- ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25tb
A battle was fought at Greenviile. Wayne
county Missouri, yesterday. Jeb: Tbomp.
son was whipped. He had 63 killed, aud
800 taken prisoners. F
The following dispatches were received
over the line yesterday aud last night. and
published 10 an extra Transcript to-day:
WAsHINoTox, Oct. 25th.-The Worlds
dispatch says there is an impression, that Col
| Baker exceeded his instructions, and did not
retreat as ordered, when be found the enc
NY in overwhelming strength. Captain
| Young, Of bis regiment, says there was no
possible way OF retreat save by swimming
! the Potomac. The only fiat by which they
aot over had been sunk. Ills disaster Is
attributed IL the want OF transportation.
| ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2jth.-A gentleman from
| Gen. Sigel's advance post reports that Price
had lelt Cedar county aud was retiring To-
| wards Greenfield, Dodge Co Sigels ad-
vance guard was near Bolivar, on Tuesday
evening. aud his maiu body at Quincy.
| Lanes force was at Osceola, and Sturgi-
eutire command one days march behind
Gen. Sigel. about as far south as Price, but
some 70 miles east evidently aiming Tor
| Springfield 10 cut Off bis retreat south while
| Gen. Lane was only two days march north
Of him. Gen. Fremont aud staff were at
/ pfty ia fn-
/ Hunter aud McKiustry's divisions were
moving towards Warsaw. Pope was march
ioa on Seville, via Sedalia, aud AsbOth was
at Warsaw. The bridge at Warsaw is com
! peted aud the troops were to cross on Wed
nesday last
| The general belief among the officers at
Warsaw was that Price could not get away.
Lut would be compelled to light or surreu-
| der.
A detachment of United States cavalry
broke up rebel camp at Buffalo Mills ten
miles from Cole Camp Creek, on Tuesday
night, killing IL, wOuuding u large number
and taking 10 prisoners, also q number Of
hCrses aud ~ Wagons.
FORTRESS MONROE, October 24th.--Tbe
weather is favorable for completing the
enormous preparations for the great expe-
ditlon. All tle armed vessels and trans.
ports have arrived.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. l6th.-Dates from
Pensacola have been received. A flag of
truce was seat from Fort Pickens TO Gen.
Bragg, yesterday, stating that the rebel
prisoners would be sent 10 New York on
Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27th.-Private ac-
counts from The upper Potomac, this fore
noon, represent that OuI soldiers reported
missing are coming in from time to time,
while those carried down by the current OF
the river are known TO be now under shel
ter in tenements on its banks.
A letter from Edwards Ferry, from a
gentleman Of The Sanitary Commission, says
there are 75 wounded. Some AZ dead bodies
were buried yesterday, 10y permission of the
rebels. Probably so more were drowned in
attempting to cross the river, aud 400 or
500 are prisoners.
A special spatoh to the N. Y. Evening
Post says, the War Departments is preparing
an official list Of losses at the Leesburg bat
tie. 1t Will lie published as soon as possible
Int great deal Of diticuliy is experienced
in oh aiming complete records'of the killed.
wOunded aud missing
koLLA, Mo-, Oct. 26th.-Reports which
are regarded as reliable state that all the
bands of rebels which have been iufesting
the country here are concentrating at
Springfield. Also. that part Of Prices army
had arrived there and the balance was soUn
expected.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27lh.-Since the en-.
counter at BalPs Bluff the rebels have been
emholdened and are again reported to be at
Fairfax Court House, IL full force. The OBJ
Ject OF the Government is to be in position
to protect their army towards Leesburg
a Washington despatch Of Oct. 25th
gives the annexed particulars OF the naval
fight in the Missigsippi. below New Orleans
OF which we have already had an account
from rebel sources:
Commodore McKean's dispatches are re.
cslved at the War Department, from the
Mississippi mouth.
Captain Pope, Of the Richmond, reports
thal the hole made in her by the enemy's |
Ram was two feet below the water line and
i've inches in circumference At the first
alarm the crew cooly went TO their quar- |
ters, and as the Ram passed abreast of the |
Richmond the entire port battery was dis |
charged at her, but with what effect il was
imI osslble TO discover in the darkness. A !
red light was shown as signal of danger
ana the sqnadrou was under weigh in a |
very lew momens--the Richmond cover
ing The retreat. The Preble went over The |
BAR while The Richmond aud Yincennes