Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-30
THE MIssOuRI RAIp.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 29.
Captain Gavin, Provost Marshal of this
District, who left Pilot Knob on Tuesday
morning with the train of commissary
stores sent away by General Ewing, fur
nishes the following information in rela-
tion to the situation
The southeast fort at Pilot Knob is
strongly built, mounts four sixty-two
Founders and six field pieces, but they are
Ineffective against artillery on Shepard
Mountain
1t was believed at headquarters last
night that Saturday would settle EwingS
fate III
Information from that quarter is looked
for with fearful anxiety.
The Rebels lost fifty killed at Mineral
Point last Tuesday night.
Prices headquarters we're at Frederick
town last Tuesday.
Generals Fagin, Msrmaduke, Cabell and
Shelby, and ColOnels Williams, Gordon,
Cummings ndothers, are his subordinates.
The raid on Potosi Tuesday, was by a
scouting party, who robbed all the stores,
and conscripted several citizens.
The railroad below Big river has been
abandoned.
1t is reported that a portion of the
rebels have gone to Redwood, Washing
ton county, and it is likely they will Be
heard from on the southwest branch of the
railroad, cutting the communication be-
tween here and RollR.
A large number of veterans and several
regiments from Illinois lone hundred day
mem are ordered here.
Particulars Of the affair at Centralia are
received. Thirty-four soldiers, mostly dis
charged veterans returning home from
Atlanta, were shot in cold blood and their
bodies horribly mUtilated. Mr.. ROLAND,
Express Agent at Centrslia, was also muir
dered, and three citizens on the tram
wounded. They were left to burn up with
the train, which was fred and started of
st fall speed.
An hour after the guerrillas left,
Major johnson, with about $50 militia, ar
rived at Centraia and started in pursuit
They were smbushed three miles, losing
ninety-six of their number, including Ma
jor johnson. -
Inc Militia are all raw and badly armed.
Ihe guerrillas are under the notorious
Bill Anderson.
This is the most atrocious affair since the
massacre at Lawrence.
The following dispatch was received at
tne headquarters tonight, from Captain
H1lls, General Ewing, adiutant. At day
hight our outpOsts at Ironton, were stacked
and forced back TO within half mile OF
Of the Fort
The enemy made q desperate effort tc
get possession Of Shepherds Mountain,
and at o'clock, P. M, succeeded in driv-
ing battalion of the 14th Iowa into their
rifle pits and getting 2 6-pounder in DO
sition on the Mountain. The three Noun
tain slopes oTerlooking the fort were filed
with dismounted cavalry. The south front
was threatened by four lines of cavalry,
extending across the valley between the
fort and 4ronton, commanded by General
Marmaduke, while acolumn passed around
the base Of Shepherds Mountain and
formed at the south. General Cabell com
manded the dismounted cavalry on the
slope at Pilot Knob
The wild troops being thus disposed, 8
signal of two guns was fired from thS
mountain, and an assault in force moved
on our. works. They came up in fne style tC
the bitches, but went back to the noun
tain in indisereet haste, leaving 1900 killed
and wounded Among the latter is Gen
CabeI, one Lieutenant COienel, 2eaptains
and two lieutenants.
Our entire loss is nine killed and sixty
wounded. l4 e a I
Yesterday morning at O'Clock, we lef
the fort and blsEup the magazine.
Price is commanding in person.
Since the reception Of the above dispatch
I learn that General Ewing, after blowine
up the magazine, evacuated Pilot Knob
brought away his entire command, ahc
will reach Harrison Station, on the South
west branch Of the railroad to-night