New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-06
FROM sEIssoUHE
Hal.

a Hard uid-, nui Glarp Fight between
Union Troops under Mai. FL. Whi!e
and Pcrtcr's 6uerriIins-ysnj White at
Ono Time Surrounded, nnd Fighting
Eiuu;o-Enndcd-Th csusrriIias Routed
with Loss Of 8 Killed and 30
Wounded.
Corc.pcrdcnce Of The II. I. Thbure.
Sr LOUIS, Oct. 81, 1862.
Here. in the vicinity Of our Western frontier, every
DAY has It's military ssnsalioa-sone nppartlon oi
armed end organized Rebels-a guenilla foray-a
town or ao,tlemsnt Jluniered-or dash oil Uu'on
volunteer or Missouri State forces scattering Reoe
horde among tie faslnesses OF the Wilderness.
We bad lately an exploit Of tb. Character in which
on Of your young NeH-Yofkers, Major Frank >.
Whie, bore Ironivert pat. Porter, the hoton'
ous guerrilla chief, was said 70 be in motion SOUTH
ward. Major White started in pursuit from Jeiier'
con City with do,achincnfs drawn from two oompa-
ies OF Missouri State cavalry, squadron OF uunn'-
formed mounted iia recruits, aud two mountain
howlizers. lie IVES gone ID days duiing which tim"
lie ana bi. 20 nm. na rode 80 miicr tiro1gh woods
aud wiliernrre al times going n, 70, ard - hours
without iooi or Ie.-but having the s.us action NJ
lnst Of couias up with aud feeling the gaesIila ma
T.ui.ra 10 aUt4r purpose.
A, tho olote OF oe VI those long marches Of nearly
thirty hours without halt, one morning. Dear Gay
break, he urOn nnd ceItured some oi iLe
Er Il IlcAets stationed "a Luc edge OF Gihnd
pfline, near very hesvy timber, a1d learned
from thrn that Rebel camp OF two or three h'lli-
drtd OF Poriers mcu was mile oi-'sn' In tue hear
of tle iOrest. AG4gngiDg at ,n,c ior charge
through tie wools AID aahi, he laced Lii niuai-
formed recruit. IN 'front.' to encourage the gierfiils
and 10 conceal ioo.a them tio soliieily, "'ll-
.auiyued cuvslry Tat iorneitb bnlne oil Dis com
maud; Out 10 keep tsc recruits siedy ia c.ie OF
anbnsh aud 10 draw the hnt lire, he formed a
volunteer ioioru hOlo' Ut thcir tcsd oousistng
nj Iiu,,n md ln ordrily, Cnp' Rice Of the iJin
ui..,ltt Cnv.ry win he orderly nud nf-t corlObl,
and u. Bruy err. ~, surgeon Vi ihc expedition.
C.ml.iiiug uiu oi the piitcacfc 10 I las guido 70
I'll q l.,ei c4mr, Major Wine und his party TaQifly
euf..ed tt- timt.f oai Lafrov path intged with
iDr.letrtbie biush, aud swept alonS b! twos Is
ia- sH the ovorhsr ging branches would ALLOW, all
k.siiuJ tI.lr eyes ~sdo open Tor h1 nmbnschoe.
Alta shuIt iide tLey were talnttd with the
whistle OF bsilcg over theig h' ads and pressing
Oh A ~ trOt. wL4lc tie path gIoa smaller AID
more oJ-sIrc, apO;htr sh0t net them irom an ont
l,ug scout, followed by oiler al intervals ~ ley
r..,ed Glorg, uuul zone twenty lad l.en Afed.
kloyyin. that they met 10 clOso upon the IDsn
L,dy of thr i.cb.s ,hsy kept their reyolyers Iosed
ready for inmcaate use, tut could yet see eneuy
IN tie impeneifabe tAiekei run ouriIng them. Sui
rdny on, tLoy beard ma oiainous crashing rustic Ia
the trasb, and Instantly whole voliey rapg from
every side. Cfp,. lice ei fiom bis bOfre bleeding
lu.ly. ls uni osm trly ss9sed with balls, AMI hs
lose Llesii0s iron ESQ ,ulds. Mayor Whites
Orderly .,il rgbt by hi die shot in tie oreast lg,
and arm, aud J. hofse wounded ia two Places.
Cap Iioas On6tiy was slsO ttruci ty three
b llo, ana his borsc .aot dead. The tirst Corporal
l.kcsi,e fell wounded. The MAJOR alone oi iLs
" iol!orn hVpe was unhurt. hO inmt G,aicl, feel
iig Tie liil eject Of tler inJufc', the wounded men
w,rc abe To 20 blcA, attended by the surgeon.
...sb ! "a al
Mtior Nllle with a slut nom nIs revolver was en-
.yoring 10 keep oh sono fellows ia Cut,ernuf.
col red Dfeschcr WHO were coming too clofe. Lx-
,.otng bn, no heating isOm nls hon y ing
slots 80 Tie yoJ~Js -ii tie IL; els "eie contipn-
ing 10 hIe be alss glance OyCi LIS h.Cuii-r, and
O.iIs aii,s1 u,iI, naw lat he niD'e auJ sur
fCuli =, not ifaA -. Lis conn sLd Icing ~ sgIt
Tao 10 iO,a logs bal completely cuA.nPQ,d tie
Is.,it- NiO. isii tse column, ii'i,cd "a The hsst
shot aad Ohstfl,iod ile IagaLco Oi al tie Others.
Mt d.mriug e. "a an nglor.oai slo, ia lIs hgck by
Attempting 10 return 20 his couIia d, ID having 10
thought ut rngeld,r, Major White 30. quickly IN
iroi. 81 olu.ter OF ue.s 20 save ATTACK Ia the
rear, ana by deliberately rlOJilng Wlth ils long,
heavy rcyVseis when any Il lis nssa.iauis sp-
noacL. tCJ 10 kept tie Rebols aonni LIN al
bay.
For ten or twelve minutes, froin nsor- than one
LGniiei rifles and CA DineE tue Susrri.laB kept np
coLlIOus Aie ulou Hini, s,,,eIi.y tie leaves eli
giouLGs sI.i., WOi.dLg his iCibe a. several laccs
making Toe suiGai almost uumansgeailc, uid put.
iim, s,ms holes through hi, c.0fA.s blanket, 40
sadal., .ut n,t glvls LIN u trfltcl,l Just q. lie
A44 AloAoed eleven rhots, ald b-a but ieii his
-plriir were r.lscd ~ soout al fIec0r, aid hi.
w,t-dlliira cavalry % whom ,,alt. l. oo ula TIE
CtlcI Wcubd, uieJ cI thc.s lctagn naOs known t.s
81 . 81 ihngi ia the froat by ones and tWos came
Ca4.niUg ibr,lig.Iit fTuuI head 10 ioJ', ad burn
iug Tor light. When UNITY ot thoLi, uudor clprsu
oi C4p. noodiA.n, Lieu. DabcOca, md Lieut..
Nh.rakcr aad .Dtuy, he MaiOr Id taeu on olo Oh
"a IA iYul
& yut, comp l.cteiy rOged them, killing eight ani
y oHnsiLs t.elty. capturing all t.uir "pluudof,"
nnd s.l,hy oispcisins lh,ui. H.. al.if was gal
lilt eLe, fe.l,clin, DeGit upoI az cutubod and 10
ocra ~ Icinar. fJs ior de escape Of M.lOr White
under lire tho hs. yolley Of which d.ssruo-
iss 10 LIs companions. 80 oAlIiOruiuaIy IA ia. I
.tsueo ct rr le.yalsa under tae h.o VI III euemy
ulA rscy bOen l,6jtlgi. Al.