The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-30
From ~. Louis.

Gu assistant Quarter Master OF tnis District
who lett Pilot Knob yesterday morning with
a train Of Commissary stores sent away by
Gen. Ewing. furnishes some information rei-
alive to the situation ia the Southeast.
The Fort at Pilot Knob Is strongly built
and mounts -four 60 Founders, & field piece,
but they are ineffective against the rebels
artillery ON Shepherd mountain.
Ii was believed at Headquarters last night
that yesterday would settle Ewiag's fate.
Information from that quarter is looked
for with painful anxiety.
The rebels lost 50 killed ia their attack
on Mineral Point Tuesday night.
Prices Headquarters were at Frederick
town on Tuesday.
Gems. Pagin, Ms~rmadnke. Csbell. Shelby
Cols. Williams, Gordon. Corning aud others
are HE snbordinates. He has but few infan-
try. which guard long wagon trains.
Nothing vet has been heard Of Gen. War
ner
The raid on Potosi. Tuesday was by a
scouting party who robbed all the store. and
conscripted several citizens.
The railroad below Big River il abandon
ed and the rebels reported to have torn mp
a considerable portion of it.
A portion OF the rebels have gone 10 Rich
wood. Washington county. and II u likely
will next be heard from on Southwest branch
railroad. cutting on communication between
here aud Rolla
Large numbers OF veterans arrived here
yesterday aud several regiments OF Illinois
hundred day men arc ordered here.
Particulars Of affairs At Cen,ralia have
been received. Thirty four aoldiers mosl
OF them discharged veterans returning home
from Atlanta WAS shot ia cold blood. Their
bodies were horribly matilated.
Mr.. ROLAND. Express Agent at Centralia
was also murdered and three citizens on the
train were wouaded and left To burn mp with
tie train which was fred aud started of at full
speed. About an hour after the gnerriIlaa
left. Major johnson with about a hundred
aud fifty militia arrived At Centralia. and
started in pursuit. They we're smbnshcd
three miles out. and ninety-six OF their
number isclud;og MAJOR Johnson arc known
to have been killed. The militia wcro all
raw and badly armed
The guerrilIsa were under the notorious
Bill Anderson.
This Is the most atrocious affair since the
massacre = Lawrence
81 Louls. Sept. 2s.-The following dis.
patch was received at Headquarters to-
night IRON Capt. Hills and Gen. Ewing'l
Adjutant.
Az daylight our outpost At ifonlon were
attacked and forced back "a within half mile
Of the Fort.
The enemy made a desperate effort TO get
possession of ~Shsppard's Monotain. and at
D m succeeded In driving battalion Of the
18th Iowa into rifle pitt. and getting twe
FOUNDER guns in position on the mountain.
The three mountain slopes overlooking
the Fcrt were filed with dismounted cayal.
". The south front was threatened by foui
lines Of cavalry extending scross the Vale,
bet-een the Fort and I%ronton, commando,
by Gen Marmsduke. while = column pssseC
af0uod the base Of Shsppafd'e Mountain ans
formed At tie South Gen. Cabeil rom
handed the dismounted cavalry on slope o.
Pilot Knob.
The rebel troops thus disposed, q sigma
Of two guns were fired from the monntAn
and the assault in ioree moved on our works
came up 10 foe style 10 the bitches and ven
back TO the mountain Ia indecent haste ,leav
ing 1900 killed and wounded. among ~
latter = Gen Csbell. one Lient Col tw'
cspts t~o Lieu,s.
Oar entire lo-s i . killed and cd wounded
Yesterday morning A. o'clock 40 lsf
The Fort. blew up the msgszipe-s
Price commanded 10 person.
Siuce the reception OF the above dispstel
| learn Geo. ksing after blowing up ID
magazine evacuated Pilot Knob and srough
away has entire eomnsnd. and will re.cI
Harrison Station Al Southwest Branch rail
road 70 night
There = much rsloifsng throughout ID
city ~ The esesp~ 81 Gen. Ewing .Dd h
xsIlsn, iitsle army.
Col Fieiese:. radical candidate for Gov
srner. c~omnsntsi ore regiment.
The Un;onias along re North Missoul
Railroad srs isrsn.eiy excited over the Cer
tralia nxsssrre. ard call for ne extermins
sion 81 al rebels AL their sympsfhizers. Tn
effsnlzatsoa of the eiuEsns has % lar pro
grssses that business -hl he resumed &c
notsos. hnt the siofes udl hs closed dali
ss 3e'ciock 70 rivs Al opportunity 70 dsa
The appointment Of 0sn Blair 70 the con
mAsi Of The defsnoe- Of the city. has create
great dia.sfisfsfIion snd much l~niirnst;s
among = psrsisa Of tbs citizens. ssd Hoe.
cr~rs moa.kes the snaer and has s.aee g<es
~~a N -up>rceds Blair "a the arrival /.
: Gen. f-less<nfoa % ftc city