The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-01-21

horses, which they proceeded 70 do, ia
king corn from the boats end warehouses
where they found an abundant supply.-
Two companies Of the LIT Iowa we post
I'd UP the si4s< - pickett, to4ilow no
citizen to leave the town CHI further or
ders. All Was comparatively quiet aud a
discussion ~ to our booty eepsared sad
psisOsrs tafeT, sndFas to their hspcsiY
ton. &C., was entered into by the yictors
With zest and complais.nce for about two
hour, when all q once boom, boom went
the canon, and il only required us to look
over the river to see the smoke from
where the shells came. For q few mo-
menus Ill was confusion. ITO horse"
was sounded and the cavalry fell 10 line,
ready to move of. Cen. Hindman he'd
sent his artillery over from camp, not
over three miles distant, TO shell us out
of the town. Our artillery was all in the
rear, as the cavalry had distanced the
whole command Of infantry and artillery
several hours in our chase Of over 6itssn
miles, and nothing could be done but to
await its arrival. The howitzers wers
brought to bear upon them with but 1T
tie effect, and the whole command was
ordered back over the hill behind the
town. There was much rejoicing among
the citizens as We disappeared from town,
but their triumph was Of short duration,
for soon our artillery came up on the
double-quick, with their flags to the
breeze, and in few minutes .16 guns
we're planted upon the hill and belched
forth defiance as they felt for the rebel
position. Their range was soon found
and their batteries were quickly silsncsd.
and ii was with difficulty they got their
piecss of the field, when but y few mo
msnts before they thought themselves
masters. They were shellsd in their re-
treat and soon al was quretagain. Much
indignation Was Expressed BY the cisissns
against Gen. Hindman for Smelling the
town and endangering the lives Of the
citizens. As far as known by your cor
respondent not man was killed and but
one wounded slightly, from all their can
nonsding. The town was left IN eur un-
disputed possession, and the night Of the
28th passed quietly, with our camp fires
for miles around. Scouts were ssnt out
on the Goth and much rebel property Sc
cured, consulting of horses, mules and
cattle. OFT c last me,. ,icned detach
ment Of TIC .st Iowa from company A.,
C. d. E. and 9, under command Of
Capt. Chase, captured drove Of one han
dred and fifteen head, belonging to the
rebel army, and brought them in, thus
making quite loas to the rebel commis-
ariat. Among the captures We can emu
merats four steamboats, and one ferry.
boat, q train of over forty wagons With
mules, harness, &C., forty hogshsads Of
sugar. One hundred barrels Of molassss,
three boat laads Of oOrn, ons boat load Of
crackers and stores, one hundred and If
ty head Of cattle, from 200 to 500 head
of horses and mules. and last, but not lssst,
all the tslsgrams in the Van Buren, tel
egraph Office, which win verify the re-
ports gwen Of the rebel loss at the bat
tic Of Prairie Grove, and much other
valuable information. Altogether it was
. most successful affair. ard worthy the
head that planned it. At nightfall The
boats were burned to the water Is edge, by
order, after taking everything of value 70
the army from them-rhattresses. shirsz,
comfortables and hospital supplies, and
in their burning several warehouses were
destroyed. The sugar, rnolassss, crackers,
TO-, wers loaded up a. lar y W had trans
portatiop and the remainder WAS destroy
ed. The expedition moved from Van
Buren, on the evening Of the 10th, leaving
q heavy guard Of cavalry, which remained
till the evening Of the 3oth, to complete
our victory and ssmaks destruction sure
and We returned 70 camp 1t Prairie Grove
on the evening Of the 8lst, mixing mora
than one hundred miles over tho Boaton
Mountains, With artillery and infantry, in
1--WE days, and giving them over one days
rest It Van Buren,, while the cavalry made
one hundred and ten miles in three days
and ten hours over roads that have been
considered almost impossible. SIS
Gen. Blunt and Heron are the idols
Of the Army Of the frontier, and, If IL
loved 10 remain in THAR nresAnt nnsition.