Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-05-01

FROM MISSOURI.
Pilot Knob, No, April 25.-The intelligence
as to the number aud intentions Of the rebels
under General Marmaduke IL unsatisfactory.---
The number Of rebels that Marmaduke has with
him is estimated at from 5000 to 5000.
The main body Of tho rebels is stationed nom
two to three miles beyond Ffederickstown.
A detachment Of our troops is within half
mile Of that place.
attempts were made last night by The rebels
to burn three bridges on the Iron Mountain
Railroad, midway between here and st. Louis,
but they were repulscd with the loss Of 5 killed
and 20 wounded.
Gen. Vundcvcr has arrived here with cavalry
and artillery and assumed command Of the
place. tIa Nf 0A
St. Lodis, April a6-- Dispatches from General
McNutt from Cape Girardeau, announce that
the rebels about 5000 strong, under Marmaduke
and Burbridgc, were eight mles distant apprOa-
ching on two roads.
This morning flag Of truce brought demand
/ for the surrender IN half an hour, by order OF
Major Gen. Price; to which defiant reply was
returned.
At a. M, the rebels attacked in force and
after three hours hard fighting they were hand
s0mcy repulsed. 1t was supposed however
that they would change position and attack from
another point before renfOrcements reached
him. He has two guuboais ready for any enlcr-
| gency and expresses the utmost confidence in
his ability to whip the enemy and pursue him.
No apprehensions need be felt for The safety Of
Cape Girardcau. No mention is made Of the
loss on either side.
l A strong force of artillery and cavalry occu-
pied Fredericktown last night.
Nearly all the rebel prisoners confined here
have been removed to Alton, Illinois and all the
gun shops in the city placed under guard.
A later dispatch from Gen. Mcneil says:
We have repulsed the euemy with severe loss.
He is now retreating, but will be taken care
of Our loss is less than thirty killed and woun-
ded.
ST. Louis, April 27.--A special dispatch 10
the Democrat of this city, from Patten, ia Balder
county, dated the 26ih, says:
Marinaduke, with 5000 men aud six pieces OF
artillery left here last night on the Cape Girar-
deau road. He has stripped this section Of ev-
erythiDg moveable, robbing Unonsts aud sec
essionists alike His train CONSISTS of l5O wagons
loaded with plunder.
u Cannonading is now heard in the direction OF
{ Cape Girardeau. If Marmaduke remains there
he will be annihilated by the command under
{ Gen. Vandever. Ifhe retreats in southeastern
, ly direction he will be- holly pursued by our
, forces We have already taken a number Of
prisoners and stragglers from his army.
ST. Louis April 27.-A dispatch from Colon
el Pomeroy dated Cape Girardeau, 10 A. NJ, says
the enemy is moving off fast, aud General Me-
Neil was starting in pursuit. There is no doubt
but Gen. VaDdever win strike him to-day.
4 Another dispatch from General Mcneil some
two hours later states that General Vandever at
tackled the enemy last night taking large mum.
Der Of prisoners, horses arms, etc. Gen. Mcneil
says: II am in pursuit ofthe flying enemy, who
is retreating towards Bloomfield"
General Curtis has issued an order of similar
| purport to that of General Burnside, but far
more elaborate in the definition of the offences
enumerated, quoting copiously from the highest
| onI ortiolaa Of xva All
the officers Of the department are strictly en-
joined to carry out the provisions Of the order.
Cairo April 81 --latest dispatches from Cape
Girardeau say that 55 or 60 rebels were killed in
the attack Of yesterday, and over two hundred
wounded; seventy five horses killed.
There is prospect Of Marmaduke being COM
pletely cut off
St Louis, April 27.--To Major General II. W.
Halleck-General Vandever came upon the enc
my near Cape Girardeau, last night, and attack
4 ed and routed him, taking large numbers of
prisoners horses, arms, DC. The enemy retreat.
ed towards Bloomfield in great disorder, pur-
sued by the victorious and combined forces of
!, Gems. Vandever and Mcneil:
!, Signed s. II. CURTIS, Maj. Gen.
St Louis, April 29-The correspondent Of
the Democrat with Gen. Vandever's command
says, at about 10 o'clock Sunday night, a rebel
regiment under Col Newton the advance guard
of Marmaduke's army, which was then retreat
ing from Cape Girardeau, was surprised three
miles west Of jackson, while cooking supplies
and lettering around their camp-fres. Two
| small howitzers loaded with musket balls and
hauled by hand within sixty yards of them
we're instaptaneously discharged, wounding q
large number. and at the same time the LIST Iowa
cavalry charged them, and not rnan of theil
entire regiment it is supposed, escaped. All
who were not killed were taken prisoners. AL
their horses, camp equipage, and several thou
sand dollars worth of stolen plumber, were cap
tured. Early next morning General VandeveI
Z dvanced and saw the main body of the enemy
in full retreat; he Immediately followed keeping
up constant artillery fire on their rear. Al
two o'clock General McNiel joined General Van.
4 dever and the combined forces continued tbs
pursuit. Firing was heard all the afternoon and
Il seems scarcely possible that the rebels can es
| | cape with their booty