, 1862-03-03

pied them until half-l,a5t two on Thursday |
morning. AS it Was; much time was spcntin
masked batteries which had no cx-
istsnce except in Imagination, thereby enabling
the arch traitor of Missouri to escape with Ill
luis baggage, coD,missary stores, aud his army
Of ten or eleven thousand men. On nTAnrsdaJ
morning carly our troops commenced enter
passed through this once fonrishing and pleas
ant, but now ruined town. Price had used the
court huuse for q hospital, and on Ills depart
ure left it and three large story buildings, be-
sides very great number Of smaller houses, |
full Of his sick and disabled soldiers while |
the burylpS ground OF over five acres WIS lit |
orally filled with new made graves. Within
Two days after tic passaEe Of the Federal ar |
MT through Springfield, several Of the stores, |
which lad been closed during Price's reign Of |
tenor, were opened; trains Of merchandise |
from st. Louis brought in, and tea, coffee, su-
for months unseen BY tho citizens, began to |
find their way to the. frcsides Of Green
County.
Struggling parties Of our troops burned sey-
cral buildings in and about the town, belong
ing to citizens who arc in the rebel army, and
quite a number have been destroyed along tue
route southwest. Such outrages hare not
been countenanced Dy the officers in command,
and every pains has been taken to ind out aud
punish the offenders. These depredations
have probably been perpetratcd BY soldiers
who have been enlisted in their neighborhoads,
nrd for the purpose Of rcvenglng private
WTongs, and CRAFTY lng domestic malice.
The Federal army cncamped on Thursday
evening about one milo west of Springfield,
near the Tintcr-quarteFs Of the confedcratcs
attached to Prices army These were huts
built Of logs Ynd poles, many Of them covered
with raw hides left by Frcmont's army in Oc-
fobcr last, and ncasly all supplied with com
Portable fire -pl3cce, and chimneys built of
brick from a neighooring kiln.
On leayipg this camp, Gen. Sigel, with his
road, and Gen. Curtis, with Dayis's Indiana
troops. and the remainder Of tile army, took
the Wilson'S Crcr:S road leading directly
toward Cassyiile. It was Gen. SiSrr. iaten-
tiop 10 push forward by a forced march and into
the mnin read at Fiat Creek, 4 miles south
| west # Springfield, cutting off PFice's retreat,
willie Davis should engage his attention By de-.
lays and fcint at 1aiiing back toward Spring
field. Here agaiu SlseTs plan Was INTERRUPTED.
| By iIoEdinatc haste. On Friday evening: the
| vis can,c up with Price who Was encampcd On
! Crnc Creek, 28 miles from Springfield and
| Who, rs am informed by Union citizens re-
siding IN the neighborhood, was preparing to
make halt Of week, having heard that the
Federal amy had given up the chase. The
several shells at random from the road which
| TUBS down 4 winding ravine for L long
distance through q sort Of cllappaf-
Il. 1 an told by citizens who were
t present 1t the time, that these shells burst
upon Il spur Of the hill about iiIty rods to the
| right Of tile rebel camp, doing no manner Of
execution except completely to surprise the
lebc!E, and cause them to pull up stakes, and
beat hasty and iisordcrly retreat, leaving
many wagons and tents and quite q quantity
OF stores. Price had taken up his heatlauar-
tiers at : house two nlilss west Of his camp.
and when the shells were thrown he hurried
| to the scene of confusion, and took command
Of Lis routed forces. Tie victorious cohorts
took Col. Freeman, Major Berry, PRICES Chiei
Engineer, two Captains aud twelve privates-
seventeen in a1], and sent them prisoners to
Springfield then pushing on after the rgtrcat,
irg rebels drove them past the junction Of the
road at F1at Greek, half a day or more before
slgel bad arrived, thus allowing them second
guard Of the Federal army kept up a constant
diminishing and rnnuing fire upon the rear o
! the pursued during the whole or a part o
.vtry day. march,. On Sunday evening onl
forces encamped at tue Arkansas liuc, sixtcci
miles from Cassviile, and on Monday evening
At this place, F7hc1c very sharp skir1nish tool
place in which some Of our cavalry charge III
4 Harr6w road under . 1lurlcrous lire from thl
tEeny-ttr loss being about nine killed ant
twtn'y Nouuded- Among the latter wcr II !;
Bowen, Of the cavalr, attached to the 18th II
hhois, and adlt. Mehcuny, Of Gen. Curtis:
IA,.4 4,4,-.- .,+ 1
hTptFt ssstsGa5 ~ sa9s tAat 1I'ce Aaa pee'
it.te1Ceu W 1e,no inen' .'a.u INV niA4s 4 slahf
~ snc G!ess 1o!n'"s. IuEsga ann unlo:s IN
seesss!aS ~ peshlo'' c:sH1 lhnes son'h @ LII
point. ie day %o nave ossn |n:tlrs Tor OF
gers, aEo to.h'Ght VIC nave them, bnS whsthe
az ieeisat VI aaS''aec w eannot 1Sll. Mn5
VI ou1 siuoFs ste neatly bafeloos, ana tAcI
seSihs ; ~ 70 w un"1lslhShesS 70 80 1oi"aI;
unless uae1e IS prospect OF haEins h:sht, il
MN1en cs1Ss tne oo5s afe eager Tor tue fray
but lucy arc discouraged a1 so manE faaiureS
wren thesr prey was IS 1t were within thci
EcGS grasp.
!Iefe IS uhlSCrsa4 conhuencc III tic sagacit
and bravery OF den S;sscl, and every nesseu
gsr Icm the east Is surrounded with eagernes
IN the Eope and expectation that his nonlin1
ton as Major General has been confirmed b.
Congress, Utich would be to them guarlutc
Of the success Of the expedition. Col. 1reusel
in command Of the Second Brigade, has NO,
. | tho universal confidence and esteem OF no
only the troops in Ills command, but Of tll
, superior officers, and hear him spoken Of o.
all hands as one Of the most. brave as well a
efficient officers In this army. His well-earnc,
1au1els in the Mexican Var, and tic perfec
+ discipline Of the troops who hare been unde
e his command during this war, are suf1cicn
;. guaranty that he will acquit himself az tru
soldier In the present campaign. He is cage
Tor the contest to commence, and nader a il
: dicious leader feels certain Of SUCCESS.