The Smoky Hill and Republican union., 1862-08-23

Particulars In Regard to the Fight as Inaspea-
dence-ths heachey q Baell and other "un-
ion" 0facers. 6 e s.
The Kausss City Josrnal Of Yesterday.
publishes a full account Of the disgraceful
affair at Independence on Monday morning.
August l1th. z4-r-f...5..y,,
The attack was made at daylight and was
a complete surprise, We having no pickets
out The rebels did not number more than
$50 or 4O0-a, force about equal to Buelrs.
Buell. knew the day before that there was
rebel camp within two miles and told bis
men that the eoemy's flag could be seen BY
any one Who looked from the top OF the
Court House. The Journal says: ael
ut appears that Buelps force at the time
consisted of about $50 men. Two compan-
les we're State militia, under Captain Thom-
as and Captain Axlinc. BuelPs main camp
was about three foarths Of mile from his
own headquarters, and was located in hot
low. The Provost Marshaps Office contain
ing large number Of arms mostly depos-
tied BY Union citizens, was also three-fourths
of a mile from camp. A quantity OF new
arms which were intended for the better
equipment of his command but had not yet
been distributed, were also stored about the
same distance from camp. These arms
comprised 800 new Minnie muskets, sever
al hundred Navy revolvers and zoe, ,OOO
rounds of field ammunition. The town was
surprised about A o'clock A. NJ. From all
We can learn up to this time, it seems that
a simultaneous movement was made upon
the camp, Buelrs quarters, and the Provost
MarshaPs Office. .. -...:..-.
The Provost Marshars Office was entered
by citizens protesting loyalty, the arms tax
en- and used against the Federal troops
The fight, Notwithstanding the surprise,
lasted about four hours, during which the
troops, almost without officers, hotly con-
tested the ground, shelsering themselves
behind trees, fences, stables, &c Captain
Thomas was taken prisoner almost at the
outset. At one time it is reported that the
guerillas we're about giving up the ground
and retiring before the destructive and per.
sistent 6ie Of our men, and accordingly had
Capt. Thomas brought out Of the house,
where he was coniued, when he was imme-
diately shot dead. At tbs juncture white
Gag appeared from Duell's quarters, when
the guerillas returned and took prisoners Of
all who remained, except Lieut.. j. L. Har-
rington, who With iiy men had taken poss
ession of brick house, and bad kept the
enemy at bay for some time, causing them
loss. Abandoning bis covert. |
he formed his men and retreated, firing at
The enemy, making good his escape. |
We lost 23 killed. Among them were
Capt. Thomas, Henry Groskoff, Ed. Smil
y, Henry Battle, Bernard Shocklin, Cor
poral Miller, Sergeant Merritt, William
Hobbs, B. Weible and Lewis Cooley.
WoUNpEp.-John Grantzlio, Ii. Hack
nan, Jas. Knight, Jas. Hammond, Fred
Britain, Joseph Poe, Geo. Smith, Serg't
Blake, Geo. Williams, Lieut.. Emmet Goso,
August Summers and Lambert Moore.
The rebel loss is reported as equal to ours.
Among them were Gen. John +. Hughes,
# Clay co., Col. Kit Child., three with the
'ank Of Capt. aud two Lieuts.
Large numbers of the rebels were rccog-
,izcd as men who had taken the oath and
,eld protection papers.
Capt. Breckinridge Of the Mo. Seventh
md Capt. Cochrane of Nugent's regiment
,royed traitors and towards.