The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-10-15
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
From LeavenWOrth.

Eeciti'ag Neaos. from Fort Scott Cap
tare of Gen. Blavat's Staff and Body
Characterization on the Border
THE PrOnapt'aess of General Blunt
IHsoarts the Rebels.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kansas, Oct. s, 1868.
/ have just received a letter from A.
Mcdonald to his brother in this city,
dated Fort Scott, Octobeor 18th, which
contains the following startling news:
FoRr ScoTT Kansas, Oct. Z, 1868.
A messenger, Lieut.. Tappan, of
Blunt's staff, has just arrived from Bax-
tcr's Spring. He says all the staff and
body guard have been captured, in
Guiding the commander, Lieut.. Pond,
at Baxter's Spring.
1t is not certain that the General has
escaped, but he had got away ten miles
when Tappan left.
Every available man has left, or is
leaving this place. The rebels are IN
der Quantrell, Gordon and Hunter, and
number I,4OO, and are marching on
this place. Whether they will slaugh-
ter and kill no one knows. Henning
and Curtis of the staff have been taken.
Curtis horse was shot. Intense ex-
element here. There is no danger
of Fort Scott being taken, as we are
abundantly able to protect this point.
LEAvENwoRTH, Oct. o 1863
Gen. Blunt escaped, and was met
below Fort Scott by endorsements, of
which he took command and started
in pursuit of Quantre1. | have re-
ceived the following additional particu-
lars concerning the attack:
The General was in advance of the
wagons, and while waiting for them in
the vicinity of Ponds camp, be no.
ticed body of 100 men advancing in
line, who, being dressed in our uniform,
he at first supposed belonged to Ponds
command, on drill while at the same
time he had ss0Ne suspicion that they
|efeyN bek. sHShad the escort formed
in line, and the band and wagons were
ordered to the rear, while be advanced
towards them.
He had proceeded but a short dis
lance when they fired on him, and at
the same time he heard firing in Ponds
camp. AS he turned TO give the Or
der to fire he discovered the entire
escort running from him. Seeing our
men brake, the enemy charged followed
by about two hundred others from the
timber. With the assistant of Major
Curtis the General endeavored to halt
and rally the escort, but only succeed
ed in OBTAINING fifteen men. With
these he turned on the enemy, who re-
treated. He followed them until they
formed in force, when he halted with
the determination of remaining until
he could ascertain the fate of the escort
and of Ponds command.
With a force of nine men he kent
firing on their rear until they moved
south, where he joined Ponds com.
mand, which he found safe, with the
exception of small loss in killed and
wounded.
| Capt. Todd, Quantrell's Adjutant,
| has arrived in Ponds camp, asking for
an exchange of prisoners. He sand
they had number of their force
wounded, among them Colonel Shelby /;
also that they had Major Curtis and
eleven of his men prisoners. The band
Major was captured and all the boys
were brutally shot through the head.
Quantrell's force came out of Nc
Donald county, Mo. From Ponds re-
port learn that his camp was attacked
while at dinner. -Four of Ponds men
were killed and three wounded. The
whole number of killed from Gen.
Blunt's escort of 100 men was seventy
eight.
Gen. Schofield has telegraphed here
that force of from 1000 to 5000 men
under Quantrell, Ceffey, Gordon and
and Hunter as marching on Fort Scott
and that he has ordered Col. Weer to
move all the force he could raise to
Fort Scott.
A special messenger from Gen. Blunt
has just arrived. He says the body OF
Maj. Curtis, son of Gen. Curtis, has
been found. He was thrown from his
horse, shot through the head, and evil
IDENTIFY murdered after he was prls-
ener, as we'll as all the rest. Lieut..
Farr, of the Sd Wisconsin, was killed.
A letter from Capt. Inslee (?) to Capt,
Theolon, dated Fort Scott, October s,
saws there was rebel force at Car
thage this morning, which burned the
town. All of Gen. Blunt's clerks, or
derlies, and band, were shot through
the head after being taken prisoners.