, 1863-10-21

Rebel Retrcat-Failure to Canture
thcm ~ u Whole-Eheir *tay Ia
Blair on Mr. slow aud Sec. Uba.a.
Fusion Completsd-Ac.
from Our Special Correspondent
sr. Louis, Oct. 18th, 1855
The termination Of the rebel raid into this
State, under the Confederate General Joe
Shelby. is regarded with satisfaction, though
the failure to capture the whole gang Is not
creditable to the military authorities. Shelby
vas pusposelJ allowed to adyauce fur to the
northward, in the confident expectation that
his gang would be surrounded aud captured.
One Of the newspaper organs Of tbs present
Department Commander, expressly warned
tie public not to be inpatient for a move
nent against the rebel invaders, because they
we're being drawn into trap which would
not be '.sprung'' until the game was fairly
within the snare. The same idea prevailed at
headquarters. When Shelby was mentioned,
the friends Of Gen. schoae]d replied, swell,
wait, the rebels will al be capturcd.' We
have waited. and what is tie reaults l. cou-
pie ct hundred 1ebels killed and badly woun
ded. their artillery gone, some plumber re.
covered, and tho balnnce Of the party we'll on
another mid when it sults their coarenienre
There Is hope held cut that Gen. McN.fi
may catch some Ct the fagiltyes eomewhnro
near Springfield; but 1t is only q slight
hope, after all, the question depend
1ng on the superiority Of horseaesh.
quick time from the moment they Left the
Pacific Railroad. They broke up their camp
On the Georgetown road, three miles from
Booayille, only three hours before General
Brown made bis entry into that town. aud
from this point onward they commenced
throwing away their plumber and abandoning
the broken down hor.es which impeded their
flight. While in Boo0Ville they robbed the
stores Of everythipE they wanted, aud 1t Is es.
apated that - ths @ Citizens of the town suffered
1es1slance WAS ont ct the question, the cIu-
ztns having Only few ARMS and no organiza-
tlon. AL the time the rebrls were in the
town three hundred State militia were on the
opposite side If the river comparatively help
i IS sgalrst the superior force Of zebels, whom
Captured steamtOat they would have croes.
ed the river undoubtedly. Shelby seemed at
q loss what to do on his arrival at Boonytlle,
his plsns having been thaled to reach that
point The suaden pursuit. Of ths Yankees
soan settled his resolution to ay.
AAouEsE tA1 At416 NJ MAlaEAll Is G14u 10
hare lasted five hours, ane the losses we're
twenty killed and sixty wounded on our side.
and cyer 200 killed {no wounded, no prison.
er5) on the rebel side, no details Of tha affair
have betn received. A gentleman feom Sc.
dslia Says several Of our wounded men have
arslTed there, and represent the engagement
q consisting Of a succession of charges on
our side, to capture the rebel artiliery-the
rebels being on the defensive from the start.
They tought brnreIy, and repulsed several at
tscks, but we're unable to hold out egainst
the 1mpetuotity Of our troopers. AS soon as
line, the rebels broke and fed. 6ix wagon
tell Into our hands. The fight was evidently
q Ektrmish On large scale, and all the advan-
tages were on our side- i is unfortunate
attained before. the rebels damaged the
Pacific railroad, and robbed Boom
vile. The attempt to bsg the rebels
have proved failure. The policy Of follow.
ing and attacking them from tho first mo-
ment after they entered the State proves not
can gain from he he 91S eveG.s 'ed Of
the rebel raid Wil1 amount to Just moth
Ing, and although one Of Gen. Schoheld'e
Etaf sent dispatch full Of contradictions
concerning the tight If the rebels, aud sum-
sehysea Rps i p9 9S,sastye ss .e0't'us victory for the
President Lincoln's rcfusa! to remove Gen.
Schohe1d causes no Surprise. That result
was only hoped-not expected to be result
of the mission to Washington. The course
~ aF Va III r. ~ ~ aGoIstae si W anl
~ .,a+son.i at+ant,an oanaa,aais W. Ee
10 .a7,4t st1a., ;ns+aaJ ~ ouf .iaf 70 M!s
verything that Gov. Gamble, Judge Bates
and Montgomery Blair may tell him. all Will
be well, or If the President will secure tew
reforms In the political treatment OF the
1sslu 9oes.aon ta ~ 'n1s o,ase so as 70 pfs7ent
1asn'e ,3 ~ sscesaiGn ssssgaolae5a' all Will pe
Ifgsiaene 1.;7 h s'aSnes "11a 10Y: Gamole there
~. ndn uS ~ patutelA Eety .pseauf. 5ol2ug as
uos: Gl; Tanpss ~ nase nh uWa "aJ " ls tne
ana ~ r. uoa,1on - ~ H PAN
ara az 1nske nlh poslllon suoordinate 10 tnat Of
tbs military RoTers 'srh and he III prove quite
cao <ao ha ,,arsnsasd ~ r.in.t.ta ~ masoIn
.,asnt * 1n3,isw ,+9a;,s .nearJ;,ar ~ -
iiI;ng - me dar ~ Gn1 Ga1etIaSss ~ ta ais omn
ana e Gen s.,,n6a1d,s ,n1!as us s,,i i1nueaGe,
rss.ed p'"s1 VIII eoon "7
Waior f3enera, Tr,rkp F,a,r r, ,ph,,.h.s
thrse coinmn Il card y in hi. ne1sensi u,, nnd
Ten1T to Hon henrv TIT, r RInx e o,I,n nho ~ ~
nej1shed RIasrss Assaults on secrets, ~ Ghass u
md f1e Tnaica1a cnnnie ~ pcsrs at5o oTIso Tho
General seeks to prove Mr Blow inco6sistent.
having changed ffom pro.slayery man to q
| radical, which Is simply saving Nj. Blow kent
p1EG W1lQ 1l& IlmE&. whereas Bl1fr hnE
backward. He further denounces Sccrstary
Chase as narrow-minded polftician. who
agreed ut the outset Of gccession That the
South was mot Horth ftchtinr f,r and shonii
be left alone. IN sho1t i7a ia cnmn,rs5 -
JEFF Davis, and oIleped To have ha1mnn;zsd
with him in ecntiment. This uaonstrons d..
cla,ation is eouiraient to charr-jnr Salmon p
Chaee with being a s.cr.sinuit;I Nead rno-o
be said to conyiEce anY soher rninded indis
vldual ,uot blinded By partizan preiutlfcs, that
Gen. Blair is plaTing tic nart nf n nnt.hnnss .as
politicau. wholly nnworfhv at fn,fhar rasnect
FINN The nation oni3 dfarr9cef,,I ~ tha sts-e
be wears as an officer a. the army whose Ta-v
exisferce hsg depended ut times n tnc iorniI v,y
". the eki|i md snccess of tha ~ ananc;a1
measures Of the M man % whom he ~ az h,ttariv c. a..
safls. ~'1' AN'''A "A-'4'A A'' ~ D's''1's as
eaH9, Tha f,,,o, ho+,.,. t,o r,.z,,x
tba Tonnaraaa ~ ". ,Giasnanas aug
~ st:aN;st' - uieoy aasI7 M Mno GEa4oA
eehetpa..on.a4 eeaha a,, 1 ~ compiete. me Jnages
@ ~ .as oapiemJ M S,5o4 Ionst appou.sa ny tne Coy
tan;n shs sho snn1t ~ e4scuoa, ano N
nsad trs - tha In9 a5a9s " ~ op
Eh,;.1i Eeei ~ ~ 49 ssns - t1xuAe": n Au 4pReal
r. nP4no't=M4Su, ~ sts4eo Y olosef, aoW- Filieys
". U;,1 inelps, xaugnn ano oIners. asking
1 1ae psepls 70 fo1s tor tne sag canolns1es.
dnE @ DenuGuaH s - Feutl1 y T. Vomultee ~ oT 1atn,
81 iaat pol1pa ~ u IL lnat leu u 11e, au9
lAca1olDs au Ite Vatn tahels aaQ paroieu
leusI esMPa.e1zeIs IN Io"n, mare hel1
i' Saaius a1m ~, Ieeolseu " 9alle "lth tne C!ay-
paohs; tas !us!onls!s ngpe TO carry Their
EoMe AUo I4o HeAt Aes!s4atule, anu taas u
laG k9y to Lne WaoIe mo7eEeet.
un!ess lucy Gan inus enEIait l4elon On Lhe
contervatiye to the united States Senate, ths
e49ft WI pe q psactiiesal is la1dnre. Ihe edect
WILL be TO increase the radical strength In
eFeTy cGunty. :. >,