The New York herald., 1863-10-24
INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI.
Our st. Louis Cerrsspondsn

Our st. Louis Corrsspondence..
sr LOUIE, Oct. II, 1855.
Failsys qf the Rebs Raid-sesrs FsoM at Marsaair
Ontrdos Of the Rsests-Bank Ro66sd-PogitscoI Ma.
ters, DC.
confidently predicted recent rebel raid into this
that the rebels were successful In temporarily DISABLING
small portion Of the Pacific Railroad, by burning an
important bridge, and by robbing and stealing few
thousand dollars worth Of property from private ctzens
For aught else gained Shelby might better have turned
after capturing the two companies OF State Militia n
Neosho The damage the Pacific Railroad did beas.
ut shelby retard the pursat OF bis forces single
half hour while the time lost In destroying the track and
bridge cuminated his defeat at Marshall BY Gen Brown
Had shelby passed on to Boonve could have escaped
through Saline county easily visiting his old homo W
waverley, and doing extensive damage 10 Union msa
around Lexington besides capturing steamboat at Boon
vile, which he just missed by three hours.
The telegraph from this city and from washington has
given you the substance OF General Browns despatch 70
headquarters announcing the defeat Of the rebels at Mar
SHALL the capture Of their artillery portion Of their wagon
train and supplies OF small Very little remains TO
be added The force engaged In this fight sted OF
about teen hundred Union cavalry against twelve hun
dred rebels. General Brown had artillery; but our
gallant troops, after five successive charges took the
rebel guns and turned ono OF them upon their flying
troopers portion OF the forces each side dis
mounted ana the principal part OF the fighting consisted
OF sanguinary skirmshes. The rebels evidently
thought they could whip the Yankees, and
contested the ground with great subbornness But
sharpshoong carbnes and steady charges broke their
lnes and their artillery captured and
the Of rst lne the rebels took to their
heels For email affair. lasting Ave hours, the fight had
quite brilliant result Our losses are estimated at
twenty killed and sixty Ave wounded No account OF
the dead rebels has been taken and wounded and prs
out of the line OF fighting guerias in this STATE
The only rebel casualties under the head OF killed
Tho fight of the rebels manifest acug the line
the railroad. The rebel forces divided and subdi
yided into small sluads who either sccrcting them
selves near the Missouri river iourneying back
towards Arkansas as fast as stolen horses can
FORMED resolutop never To- quite saline his nasivs
country and at last accounts hiding from his pur
This "die the last ditch" resolution all humbug, and
Joe Shelby will place many miles between the tail
OF his horse and the carbincs OF his pursuersunless
few details Of the stay OF the plunderng rebels
firms the first impression on their entrance into the stae
vzThat the chief incentive to the raid punder.
They robbed the Mechanics Bank at Warsaw OF $500;
but egregousy fooled out Of IS 900 more done up
packages which they believed to be valuable deeds.
mortgages, &c. At Boonvie they stole nearly $40 600
aud robbed the Post Office 1t is reported that while in
of the rebels committed horrible outrages
German women; but the report lacks confirmation.
Everywhere along the route 0, the rebels
they seized all horses without regard to the senti
ments their The OF the story reite
ration OF the tale Of guerilla raids elsewhere. ,,
A deep laid conspiracy 10 break jail was discovered
recently among the inmates of the military prison on
Myrtle street. in this city Several desperate caarae
ceeded in getting their irons off, ana were procccdng
vigorously 10 dcmoish part OF the foundation wall.
which attempt successful whoud have Afforded egress
to not less than sixty prisoners about half Of whom
dcsertes from the army The were reroned
and tho balance placed in close confinement.
Three hundred rebel prisoners from Little Rock. Arkau-
and sixty three from Fort Scott kansas have arrived
here within few days. and are now confined IN the 'rsos
cfra rieon Tr1eva n lo0x
onehrd Of them profess to be Union men conscrpted
into the rebel army They are willing to take the oath
No rher steamboat have occurred siuce the burn
ing OF the Chancellor Forest Queen and Caahoua ouetne
indie atoms plain that only the extraordinary
precautions Of tho military and vigilance Of the owners
have saved from another big nre u Is known thas
parties believed to be in the plot telegram from below
announces the arrest OF several persons at Hsrnasdo
Missouri charged with compcty IN rs'snt q seas'as
sasSy 1ssa.s.s = i.:. s.:s -. :sn:a y :ssax
Bay and Dryden fos Judges Of hs Supreme ~
auence Il Il stated that caucus o. former democrats
was held nsrs low nighs ago which rs.outbns wsss
:ssinst the her radicals IN The ming s.cscn
General Grant expected to pay visit to b. Louis u
Tho Mississippi is stin At low stage. A few day!
hard rain would be worth hundreds of thousands q do
ing TO day. 1h So
81. LOUIS, Oct 10, 1853.
Ge.rect OF he Rebels IN Confyson-Appearance Sosak ef
n: Osa0e-- Political TENS General Blair. fe., de-
The rebels who lately defiant in BoonviIie,
the Missouri rivera compact and well armed body-are
the skcdadde. Part Of the gang adhees TO Coe
and Shelby aud after the light at Marshall mado tracks
Lafayette into jackson county, hoping probably 10
clude their pursuers Qusntel has often done 10 this
territory. Here they divided again--one party
taking the road toward warrcnsburg and another TO-
n,fao astar 1oH
by Colonel Phillips, and seventeen killed, Saturday.
But the chase is not yet over.
The second portion OF the rebel invaders crossed
the Pacific Railroad, between sedslia and Cali
fornis, in all places At all times and made their
way TO the south Of the Usage. About four hundred
OF these concentrated place called Buffalo, in Dallas
county about forty miles from Warsaw Saturday
night They are liable be cut On by forces pursuit
from Lebanon, Eoa and Springfield They evidently
making haste to reach the Ozark mountain region whence
escape will be easy into Arkansas.
On the whole, the arrangements to capture the party
detective Even II Shelby and his whole force could
have been surrounded at short distance the wooded
and modes Of escape They bad every advantage, and
know that very well whom they started Tho true policy
@ ~ 'ssn s, we & d We sasy .e
ing them round to try and catch them with their faces
towards no Missouri river, they would have run from
OF II, and that de OF communication would have been
upbroken 10 day
Political AFFAIRS are coming 10 crisis In this State
The conservatives are highly delighted with the Pres-
dents course tho Missouri kputiican which IN the
spring Of 1881 reeked with treason, cxclamy
.God bless Abraham Eincoln sfter the fcrvent mauner
OF Horace Greeley Tho Poa however must as cordially
detest the coppcrhsads the radicals Ths latter are
nshsmcd of their delegation aud hold down their heads
General Frank Blair Dr. has replied 70 The houorabss
Henry y. Blows speech 10 the columns Of the Blars
is pevere secretary Chase, and Gays he s narrow
minded and unreliable. The General further charges
that Secretary Chase before the agreed with JeG
Davis the question OF separation and said the South
wasn't worth fighting for. The quarrcis OF the Blars
with the Fremont Chase party would nll a book.
scnsation paragraph was published this morning 70
The hat Gen Grant bad been appointed 10 rupsr
sedc Gen Roeecrans The ofcer who was quoted - su
thory for the statement Indignantly denies tho assunp-
tlon this afternoon thus spelling the whole stsry.
The and magnificent Lindel Hotel, the largest in
the world but one s 70 bc opened 10 morrow morning.
the reception of guests grand ball 10 on no fdpss