New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-31

captured about forty prisoners besdcs the hebci
wounded; among the latter is captain who Gays he
a brother Of Hon. ROBERT B. VAN VAIKrsBERc NJ ca
Of New.York. The force also secured $50 stand OF
alrs. The militia were also engaged on tho Ohtbo
road and in skruish captured fourteen Rebels. Inc
day ended by giving mp the line Of the Big Blue and
retiring TO On intrenchod position outside Of Kansas
City.
On the cd the engagement was resumed. No official
report OF this action has been received bot from private
dispatches disjonted account published in Kansas
City paper together with knowledge Of the situation
on Saturday night the reader may form dei OF the
fight and the result. During the night tho keheh
crossed tho Big Blue and followed in the morning
by tho balance OF PRICES army II is vaguely stated
that pLEsosIos attacked the RebelS after ouI retreat
ON the ed and routed them. taking three canpon aud
many prisoners. How OPPORTUNITY he came IN on the
ct tho nett day will be The line OF battle upon
our side the Westport road five miles south OF
Kansas City. The cavalry skirmished with tho Rebel
troopers early IN the morning. Gen. BLUNT was
assigned the night, Col. MOONLIGHT tho lof', aud
Gen. DFIrzIRR the center, composed OF the Kansas
militia, with whom Gov. CARNEY associated IN per
Carrying musket. The fighting opened in earnest
abOut nine o'clock when tho Rebels nassed their forces
md hurled them agaBst Gen. Blunt. who resisted The
about halfhogr and thon fc back in good order
swinging his line around pivot carrying por
ton Of the militia with him, and changing the front Of
the entire hne. The Rebels charged and re charged
the line but unable TO break il. They then com
monced falling back. and our whole line advanced
excepting the extreme left where FAGIss Division
was -tin holding diminishing with Col MOONLIGHT
The artillery then came into play and lively duel wa
kep up for about al hourlho evident superiority Of
- r..
unlus the offensive excepting in ordering charge Of
cavalry JfNsrsoNs and HoYT'e Regiments Jsyhawk'
ers) and the Second Colorado Cavalry made several
gallant charges AID lost heavily The belief now pre-
walls that tho Rebels at ts time commenced hoir final
retreat from tho state and simply kept mp show Of
force to give their wagon trains good start Upon the
leit Cen PIIAsoNTos shortly after made bis ap-
pcnrance NJ the right moment, and charged FACES
Division in galan, style with about 0o2 cavalry FhGs
gave way IN confusion and left several hundred prison
era in hands, private dspateh SAYS 100 but the
e1not result Of the charge IL unknown but there is no
doubt FAGIN gave wny prccipitntely and joined PRICE
main column. All Of PMAsosross and all Of CuRrr-s
Cavalry were ordered TO pusue the same afternoon and
did co. Except for that ominous dispatch that tue
Rebels were twenty-five miles south Of Kansas CITY
twenty miles from the battle ground in retreat. the
most brilliant hopes i.iGhi DO ihduRcu SVue'ihNB h~'
capture Of PRICis amy
We must wait In patience for tho sequel but Il seems
quite clear the Rebel invasion ia nearly at an end.
There 4. considerable curiosity at RosEcRAsss head
quartsrs TO know wha, has become Of CLARNs Dyison
ofeavsry lately OF Glasgow This division has no. been
hoard a moth ~ tie Missouri River since The time
when IL could have safely joined PEIcg. The question
is. how can IL c,capo without running big risks Of
capture
The Rebel invasion has been marked With sufficient
atrocities TO chill the wariuest blood TODD, tho info
nous guerrilla whom Gen. CUEIIs Dispatched, entered
a German settlement In Lsfayette County on Monday
The 10th ins.. and murdered tEenfysisM Germans In
their own houses then setting fire 10 tho buildings. re-
fused ~ allow the and children NJ remove SIN
ge article OF furniture clothing That scoundrs IN
dead
BILL ANDERSON remains. This villain was at Chs
gov after tho capture and seized wei Known wealthy
citizen named BIS. W. LEWIS, man worth soOo"o
and ,o EFFORT money from Ihn. they gagged him and
maltrea,ed him in a variety ofways, sngeing bis hair
By exploding eunpowdof in it, til thoy had compelled
ms family 10 give up shout sloOoo. about $1,000 Of
which Was in gold Mr.. LrwIs fed 20 bonneville. aud
arrived here las, night He is .ir'y ycait old and was
guilty of freeing his slaves IN 1861.
Gen rIsK has performed righteous act by requiring
abou, sixteen promipon, Secesh families IN Bonneville
who layished their favor upon PRICE, 10 cook Tor tue
Union prisoners captured at Glasgow.