The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-24

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St. Louis, Feb. 81.
The Aleck Scott arrived to-day with
1248 rebel prisoners comprising two Tenn.
regiments; they are guarded by q detach-
ment from the SIND I'll. under Capt.
Brown Of Co. l. A considerable traffok.
ing in secesh s,rips and postage stamps
occurred between the prisoners, and ia
vored few admitted on board. They de-
nounce the Va. regiments and Floyd bat
terly, and declare Nashville will be burnt
before surrendered.
The Union merchants subscribed nearly
Ave thousand dollars today for sick and
wounded soldiers and their families.
The Democrat special Of the goth from
Springfield says, from the report which
accompanied the messenger from General
Curtis to this place we have gathered some
additional particulars Of the skirmish at
Sugar Greek on Monday. The enemy
we're concealed in the woods which line
both places Of the road. The country is
broken, hilly woodland. The 1st Mo.
cavalry, while charging up the hin, we're
fred upon BY the ambushed foe concealed
behind the trees. After receiving muir
derous FIRE, in which thirteen of our men
fell and FIVE we're wounded, the cavalry
fell back aud formed in line. Maj Bowen
came up and shelled the woods with his
mountain howitxers. The enemy replied
with their artillery. The latter ceased
firing and our advance fell back to their
camp. Maj, Bowen was wounded in the
wrist. Capt. Switzer, Of Wright's batal
lion, Fourth cavalry, and Major T. l.
Mckinney. Asst. Adj. Gen, are also re-
ported among the wounded.
The Republicans correspondent tele-
graphs from Springfield under date Of the
Goth: An interesting correspondence was
discovered in Price mail bags left behind
at Springfield. 1t appears that Price was
and has been in q terrible strait for pro-
visions and supplies since November. He
finally prevailed upon the authorities at
Fort Smith to send large supply to his
relief. The manager of the CRANKY lead
mines wrote to Price last month, asking
for regiment to protect the mines from
an expected invasion from Kansas.
Young Gen. Price, now at Alton, told
several citizens here yesterday that if his
father knew the state Of Union feeling
here and through the State be would lay
down his arms tomorrow and become a
loyal citizen. He is reported to have
written to Halleck, asking that a commits
sion Of Prices old frauds from Charlton.
Randolph and Boone counties be sent to
Prices camp to report the unanimity Of
Union sentiment in Missouri. General
Halleck does not believe in such man
euyering and has sent Sigel and Curtis as
his best commissioners to bring Price to
his senses. 81
The bookstore of Geo. j. Jones was
closed to-day for circulating handbill
containing reasonable matter copied from
the London Dispatch.
1t is reported by an officer at Head
quarters that Gen. Buckner and staff will
arrive here tomorrow in the steamer r.
G. McGill. !,
The following is the official list Of regi-
ments captured ut Fort Donelson reported
to General Halleck 49th Tenn, Colonel
Bailey; SIND Tenn, Col. Abernethy; 57th
Alabama, Col Jackson: 42nd Tenn, Col.
! Quarles; Capt. Gray's Tenn. battery; 18th
Tenn, Col. Lillard; 14th Miss, Colonel
Baldwin; 18th Tenn, Col. Palmer; End
KY, Col. Hanson; Goth Miss, Maj Brown;
Capt Millan's Miss. cavalry Co., 30th
Va, Col. Haslep; 10th Texas, Col Gregg;
18th Ark, Col. Lee; Capt. Overton' q
cavalry; 5lst Tenn, Major Clark; ons
company Porter's artillery, Col. Sugg; Bird
i Tenn. Col. Brown 9Th KY, Capt. Lyon;
30th Tenn, Major Humphrey; 32nd
Tenn, Colonel Cook; 4lst Tenn, Colonel
Farquahar. one Mississippi regiment MOI
numbered, Colonel Doubton.
All business including telegraph o6icct
will be closed here to-day.