Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-10-27
FROM MISSOURI
VICTORY OVER PRICE.
Total Route of Price-His Force in
Full Retreat South-t'lll Details
of the Victory.
Especial Dispatch TO The Western Prcss.I

Especial Dispatch 10 the Western Prcss.J
KANSAS City, Oct. % IA glo,iOn>
LAY for Kansas and Missouri Kansas ha>
been relieved from martial law. ~ grner
al battle has be- n tonight and great VIC
tory achieved. Prices whole army is ront-
e'l. and rctreatng rapidly South Oar
cavalry are in hot pursuit, together with
l'iea>anton's force. numbering 10 90
men. The enemy may strike Tor Fort
Scott. brit they will be too closely follow
ed I" do much damage
The battle besnn early this morning -
The volunteers are hotiy engaged. ana
Colonies .Iennison aud Moonlight done
some splendid fighting, bnt the situa,iom
at evening looked precautions for as
Price had occupied The line Of the Big
Blue.
Gen. Pleasanton closed the bali en- Sat-
urday night at Independence by capturing
a large number of riSoners and three pie
ces Of artillery. This morning our line
was formed five miles sonth of Kansas
CRY on the Westport road. Skirmi>hing
continued for several honrs. when the whole
force advanced. Heavy fighting ensued.
The enemy rapidly fell hack and formed
his line mile and half from his position
An artillery engagement ersned. The in
fantry slowly advancing. fighting was KEEP,
up for ten miles from this point, the enc
my gradually falling back. Gen. Pleas
anton then came IN on our left. A g'and
charge follow ed. resulting in a total rout
OF the enemy.
When our informant left the front the
pursuit was being vigorously made by our
whole cavalry force. the infantry follow
ing. Gen. Bloant commanding the volan-
teer force on the left, and Gen Dieizler
tie center and right. 1t was composed of
the Kansas State militia The militia
covered themselves with glory: not man
falteied. The ID Colorado. Col Ford.
commanding, was in the thicke,t of the
fight. and made several brilliant charges.
Coils. Jennison and Hoyt, of the 18th and
10Th Kansas, were also conspicuous on the
field, and displayed the utmost valor-
Gen. Deitzlrr, Gov. Carney and Gen. Cur.
lis were constantly with TIE advance.
KANSAS Cry. Oct %. The fight YES
terday, between Little Blue and Indepen
dence. was gallant affair. We fought
Prices entire army for FIVE hours.
Lane's colored battery sileDee.i the guns
of the rebel batteries.
Col. Hoyt made gallant sabre charge
with battalion Of the 9Th Kansas. Coils
Ford. Moonlight and Jennison. all bebav-
ed with the utmost gsllantry.
The 81 I'll 10 Loot - l,l1ol
wounded. Major Smith, of that regiment,
who was in command was killed. Our
loss WAS over 400.
The notorious guerrilla. Todd. of Prices
large force was killed. Fag,n, Shelby,
Marmaduke, Clark. McCrav. and several
Other Brigadiers, are with Price. He has
both Arkansas and Missouri troops, most.
ly veterans.
We evacuated Independence. falling
back to Big Bme this morning. We held
the line OF Little Blue.
Gems. Curtis. Bount and Deitzler were
all on the ground early this morning.
About 10 o'clock, Jeanison was attack |
ell at Byron's Ford, by heavy column.
He had the 18th Kansas and several guns.
About two p. IN. the enemy forced the |
ford, and Jrnnison fell back towards West
Port and Chanteline. Moonlight went 20
his aid. Both commands were separated
from the main force. A portion of the
State militia tonight near McMorris Mills. |
but were compelled to retreat. falling ba,k
to Shawneetown. The main body of the
militia moved to Kansas Citv, where
headquarters are now. They occupy the
and are IN good spirits.
Coils. Jennison and Moonlight and Ma
jor Hunt. with Gen. Curtis body guard.
fought the enemy until some time after
dark. driving him distance of over four
miles over an open prairie. The affair
was very brilliant. Our loss is inconsid-
n able. That of the rebels 200. We cap
.ured $50 stand of arms.
The fight was brilliant. and our officers
Ind men behaved most manfully. We
,antured the rshsl Capt. Van yalkenturg.