New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-28
Also, Large Numbers Of Horses, Mules,
and Arms.
Seizure Of Two Tuns Powder, Many Wagons, &C.
REBEL DAMAGE TO RAILROADS EXAGGERATED.

ST. LOUIS, No. Friday. Dec u, 1861.
The following r6seme cf the recent military opera
tions in Missouri is obtained from trustworthy
source:
Wihn the last two weeks the Union army has
captured 300 rebels, including about 20 eoainis-
stoned officers, ,20o horses and mules 100 stand Of
arms, two tuns Of powder, 100 wagons, and AL in
meme amount Of eommissary stores and camp
equipage.
4 large fourdery at Lexington, used by the rebels
for casting cannon, shot and shells, mos, Of the rebel
craft or the Missouri, including terry-boais, have
been destroyed or captured. a pretty clean sweep
has been made Of the whole country between the
Missouri and Usage Rivers, and Gen. Price, cut of
from ali supplies aud recruits from North Missouri,
s in full retreat for Arkansas with .s whole army,
having paced through Springfield on Monday last.
Our lofs in accomplishing these important results
did hot exceed 100 hillcl ard woun5eI. Thcse IRE
the points Of brilliant stmtegical combinations of
Gen. Halleck, which have been 80 ably execoted by
Generals Pope, Prentiss, and McKeon, and COlonels
JET. c. Davis, of Fort Suy.ier fame, and Fred.
Steele, of the llth Regular Infantry, and &c 0raT'
officers and soldiers Of army, regulars and vol
unteors.
Missouri, ard simultaneously burn ali riiroad
brilses, satone, end rolling stock. on The @lh OF
this month, in accordance with plan Promulgated
from the rebel camp, have been foied to great eN-
tent by the energy Of Gen. HaiecS, and aciyiiy
OF our forces, which aIe kept in constant motion,
notwithstanding tie severity Of the weather.
Tie damage done to he North ~ sorri aid Nau-
uibal and 81. Joserh Ra;lr1ad h-t jecn grca y e1-
accet,ej. Repairs are being miidiy made, and
bolh tie North Missouri Railroad bod Telegraph wire
VIII be in woriire order 20 NTeisyiiis tonight.
Ten bridge-burno-s base already tecn shoi, ard
fty are N close confinement. 10 be slmmaiiiy dealt
with under Gen. Halieckss;'iogeI, orders.
lie confidently exp le;ed Tat our moving columns
u.i % eyectually "a O iew lays, Lfcnl ap bridge
burning 10 North iisouri as tie rebellion las been
crshea south O. tie riycg. 10 nelrs VII le shown
.ye scouutrels.
Cen. Hal'cck's emphatic orleB with reference to
ali b.idge.buriers, aTo 10 ;hoo. down every one
making the attempt.
Mai. Glover has Just returned from fcou; in CnT-
den County, with Ten wlgln loads Of subsistence.
rebel CAPTAIN, and thirteen men who ieit Prices army
since lis retreat commenced.
Gen. Pope's official eqort Of his expedition in Cen
tra Missouri las leen received but contains nothing
important which has noi previously been reported.
In accoslarce with orders from Gen. H.lleck, the
rrovof Narslal General directs tla' Tie ix slaves,
now confined in the county jai, and slyeH-sGforsae
under tue State Statute he rtlassod from lrson ard
raced RAIDER the control Of tie Cb,,f Qaasiermoser
Of this Department for labor tin further oricr-, tie
sid slaves being tie properly Of rebels and having
ieel used for il.urr1ciiunlry pGrqOscs.
THE FLIGHT or FErCE CONFlG'iFD.
OrrIryIrI.. N5 Friday, Dec. 80, 1851.
4 nrisoner who escape. iiom tie rebel camp at
Eefmsnville last Satnrday, rero-;s that when The
news that Gen. Popes Cavalry lad driven IN Gen.
Rairss p;ckots at Johustown, was received by Gen.
Prices army, the gTe.test conformation peEyGded
the rebel camp. The Cavalry, Artillery, Infantry,
end now ragged uualued recruits Were naked up
in inexierminabe confusion, and many hours ol sed
before ANYTHING like order was r,sored.
The retreat OF the whole army commenced as foon
afterward ss possible; and 20 fearful were tbey q
tprsuit that they burned bridges ANA placed every
obstruction in The way Of tie iauciod pursuit Even
the celebrated bridge bailt by Cen. Fremont seroe
tae Csage at Warsaw was not spared by Tie flying
Rebels.
II isreported tha; one regiment was lon ca the
Osare as rear guard, AID that several smMl bodies
are fcartcred through the countea about Narrens-
burg. collecting supplies. a cavalry force has been
ont in pursuit of them, but our horses are 20 worn
ard weary by other long forced marches that there
is little prospect OF capturing tncse rebel banda.
The last renort from Price is tba he passed through
Sprnpfield en- route to Arkansas, and 1t is pretty
certain that he VII not attempt TO return this Winter