The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-20
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
Our st. Louis Correspondence.

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Our st. Louis Correspondence.
81. Locr, Jan. 10, 1869.
Unsueccrfd Attempt IHierccrt Aarpatt.os Eoroes7n
Hartnaae h9ht-Gcn Brotcn's Acsount " ~ attack
Spring Participation % Po,ahontas &c. De-.
Tue oil tho retreat of tho robols who
soconndonty advanced Springfield woek ago yostcr
day have proved unsgccessfnl. They were checked
temporarily Har,sylle, but strong to be do
icated Thcy soah OF Harsyic day seiorc ycster
day and have doubess escaped by the Vera Cruz road
on limo duo south u Haftsvillc. Their orgi-
nal intention aud most natural iins of retreat
would have been toward West Plains. IN Howell
county but a force Of infantry and cavalry from
Houston started for West Plains intercept them Tho
rebel leaders probably heard Of ths oyemcnt and
changed their course. They will have hard tno Of Il
before reaching comfortable resting place. The road
they passes through Vera Cruz, Gainesville
IN ozark county, aud strikes tho Arkansas limo the
crossing ,hc North Fork Of Arkansas river. Tho
country hiy and barren Of forag, The streams
nigh at this season. and the retroatng rebels will DO
out se before they arrive anywhere near their ei
low soldiers
Gener Brown has forwarded tho following account of
tho attack Springfield General Curtis. IL confirms
the previous accounts published 10 the HERALD
srusCYiELp Jan. ., 1893.
To MAJOR General Curtis
The airing Just ceased Tho attack made al ten
minutes past tel this morning The nght lasted thirteen
hours. Tho enemy ia command Of General Marina
duke, Confederate States Army consisting Of nv. thou.
sand picked mounted infantry aud two pieces al rcd
acld atcry b. horser each. The expedition
fitted out In thu the Arbnnsls river, Tor
the special a.rvco Il thu capture IL sprlagaa With ll2
fers aud large dsrots They moved Nth great
rapidy marching the ast nfty miies In tssntyfonr
hours, sS,rmshng With my scouting parties almost the
snre distance He moved right ~, aud insoaiately
commenced The light by cabnouadug the town, without
having given nonents time to Tho sick and tho
old iron twelve FOUNDER howitgsu, ono iroa six.
poundcr, rude mounted on old wheels aud with
any VI the ordinary ~lnipmsnts for artillery. hand
SPIKES and wedges having T. take The place u esyatDE
and two six FOUNDER bInys guns AZ Fort No. L.
The balance u force gted u the following named
Commands ami detachncuts 81 c0ntnanis
THIRD cavalry, Missouri state Nh.tn commanded by
Colonel \. kipg -four hundred aud hfty three men.
Fourth caxary, Missouri stsa Militia, commanded by
Gen. II. Hall, Two hundred aud eighty riDc men,
.Eghteeuth Iowa infantry connanded by Lieutenant
Colonel lhomaS Cox three hundred and seventy eight
second battalion fogri~n,h cavalry, Missouri state
Nlhtla, commanded ~ Lieutenant colonei Jno Pound,
two HUNDRED and twenty three rnen.
Seventy second h. NJ NJ, commanded by CAPTAIN .. D.
PHILLIPS
fnfty eight eonvsIesoens organilei by nr r. n Mol.
cher ard sira,gcfs COMMANDED by Cooael crabb aad
Captain NcAlse, -four hundred and torty seven men
tuai force two thou'and ave hsnafed and hnoy nsns
Thes. troop. acted like heroes. am weak from
.oss ~ bod 10 dictate
y. y. BROWN, Rigad'er General
win add the Generals d-sJaieh that he wasesche-
roo.y sbofrom aseosTh residence. shs leading charge
his body guard when tue aay seemed 10 be b~t Very
RESPECTFULLY, your obedsnt servant,
Jas ~. srfGFR, Assistant AdJuiant General
Affairs 10 other parts n tn state extremely quiet
attempt made ysstcfday To ret up sears tho
rublec, "A FucrilAs attacking tho Pacific Railroad. u
apIcar tsat ss tired At the pcssE guarding co.
vi tbs bfidss tc~ nights bat no further sisck
made AobDdy sas Injured, and 10 damage done
pcornt events have led To the supps~tion that the
order tor the crg~on from utheaSt hs@oari N Poea
h0uias Well has cen coyntefmnnaei, o~ins W ths
movements i0shras Little Rock from Tho Assi-ppi
river
Ca weather Is o. hard arain and The bns threatened
ICE bkcsado q the appesrs seiy 10 b~ rsAhssd.
Despatch from 0su. Warren "a Hons
ton-Usb.is ft~treattng tow ards Arkaa-
sas-Death Of Em met Ms Donald.
Tse folio ns sespasch received At the hsAd'psr.
tors IL - Dyais-
Horuos, Jan. II, iss3.
To MAR General crsrs.
Al Inflammation W scoaiing Iar,le~ scst out sonsrns
tire Ii tho opinion exposed yesterday that Tho enemy
are N rapid retreat tosafds .rsafsA.
The force a. Hviy.o cgnssted a thfso srsafs~ Gene
ri NarnadBAc Command, siih from Tour y I've iboa
kanA %.
Tholr g. n BILLED sassndsd asd fr.wuafs viii ~, t.n
bs81 two handreg ana nftF lhfe" hundred Including
Rlxsder Gao fmm. kelusai, killed, aud Porter,
badly Nu1nff5
M ronfurt - nar nr1serp an8 aamrAbh
TlrT HiSgH wAHi.Es, BFiras'sr Gen.fAL
Tho operator a. LebAnsa sud- ,he iotoElBg--
iraasus Jan lbs =. ~
Nothing has bern heard X xaffntfssr 4nd ~ forces
fInca Ntae clnfE 3esisday pfnrR wben i'.e hoy
a Wsrttiio ~ force ~ very aFt8aUt THY
aNarc " TIE movements NJ trhza ard are. shuat
doubt. masnts tslr tgath 1tey been severe.
" rgpahcl At rfefg psfnis !. Blsr.