The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-27

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The following sccount Of this daring
raid was obtained from reliable sources
Rsbsl prisoners vary greatly in their e.
timaies of the nsmbss Of The rebel raid.
ers. One says the invading force vas
composed Of Neely sud. Bells brigades,
aud another battslion. Others ssy there
we're two, three or four br gadss. and
numbered from /. $40 to $500 men, all
cavalry.
Some Of the pickets made . stubborn
resis,snce, and when the slarm vas gives
TO the 7lh Wisconsin, aud 9Th I,~a reoi-
men,s, the rsbs did not stop TO fight, bat
dsshed iafo the city. C.l. Starr, Of the
9Th Iowa, reached Gen Washburue's res
ideace few minutes before the rebels
arrived He informed the General that
the rebels had forced . passage by the
gusrds. and he sho0ld cave himself. As
Gen. Wa,hburne looked out of his bed.
room window, column Of rebels dashed
up Union street towards his headqnar-
ters. He passed out the back way, and
vent around towards bis headquarters to
see what vas going on. and to take meas
ures for concentrating his forces at some
point. As he stood in Uoion . rect. .
short distance above bis hesdqaar,ers,
the second rebel column vas eeen dash
ing duwn Union street towards him. Az
he started 10 get away the rebels called
10 him TO stop. but he did not do it,
They then fred . number Of shots at him,
but as be had no shoulder straps % him
or other Insignia Of his nnk. they did not
recognise him. He, without receiving
further interruption or the slightest in
tia-y, made bis vsy to the font The
rebels doubtless supposed he wss eome
private soldier, and hoped to capture big
yer game. They did not End Geueral
Wsshturne At hw headquarters, bn, they
csptured Lieut.. Kinsey, = m.mber Of bis
staff, aud sleo seversI clerks. They pro
leeeded to Gen. Washburne's residence,
but he vas not there. They bari. .rousl,
Cred on the patients 10 the hospitals and
sho, several .ick soldiers, whom They took
prisoners. The, made . demons ers;iou
on Irsiog block, bas met With q d dubtou
resistance and left. Squads ma te de-
J monstrasions on other r in,s, but accom-
. plished very lutte, and after about sr
hour's stay retreated from the city on =
double qu,,k by the Hernando road, pur
sued by Gen. Dus,sn and su-h Feders
cav Try ~ could be Immediately prv cured
The, took with them abost ESQ PRISON
er.. mostly buodrcd-dsy men and per
hsps hundred horses. Gen. W@shburn,
lost couple Of hor~es. TIE rebel4 wer'
: not able 20 carry od any Other plund der.
Il The 9th Iowa boys fred os them where
ever they made their appearance abou
: the streets, and qaite number of rebel
. we're killed or captured.
General Bsekisnd, with his stat. turn
= ed out promptly and rode through IN
} streets collecting forces aud orxa,.is Ing f.
o resistance. and when it was d. co,e ere
. that the rebels had retired, he prepare
! .or rspid pnrsu't.
II General Washhurne, when be escape
= repaired TO the fort. and from The anee
sued his o, ders for the collection VI fore
to meet the invaders.
The rebels accomplished nothing Of Il
/: slightest military consequence, and it
not unlikely thar General smith may me
y them as they fly from our forces.
d. When the alarm VAS 6rst given BY I
Of firing of canton, . signal for the mill
as 10 repair to the several armories. just
Of Ter the rebel check 1t living block, Z
lie rebels took ecare. They seemed TO ha
q imagined that the cannvnading AGAR
or them VAS begun at the same point. .
nd they n once commenced to retire. w
at the utmost prompsitude. a great maj u
Of the n iiria rep ,ired to their arnori
aud. without an exception. expressed
cheerful readiness to confront the rebs
Uudor General D1stan's directions ,h
- xith vigorous celsrisy. tore up ev
on bridge between the Mississippi river q
Bcsle street, over the BAYOU, and Il
ION erected barbados, behiud which Il
no. felt confident they could successfully
fend themselves. The militia of Me
p'. phis have been ridiculed and under,
ma ued, bu. in this emergency they b
shown most gratifying brayery and pa
otism. Offers aud men, without exc
= ton, wed With the brave Federal suli
Z in cheerful readiness to meet the eneu
General Dust4n is enthusiastic in
sppreti istioo Of the militia. whose man
when they expected hard fight, had
J. the cheerful confidence Of veterans.
has cav that the 9th Iowa. and other reg
ing soldiers, did their vholsr duty, i, ..
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