The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-15

| beadouarters we're at New Santa Fc. messen-
ger arrived from Mcneil to say that the cnCmy's
| entire force was moving south but be was unable
/ 10 do sny thing but skirmish. Smith moved back
| to Hickman's Mills, and reached IL at O'Clock
| A. NJ. on the oath.
AT day break, Curtis started Blunt in the ad-
vance, on the Fort Scott road, and marched ffty-
one miles, when dndng the enemy only ten or
| twelve miles ahead he let peasOntpn take the
advance. The next morning t25th), picasOntOu
slipped upon the encmy's camp and found i
stceTcd in s.umbCr. iln opened 40 once with all
his artillery, and threw his missiles into lis midst
A perfect panic gnSued. The alarmed soldiers
sprHnF nom their sleep, dcepeucd by Ovcr-march-
ing and fatigue, and rushed tor their arms; but
the hover Of shot and shell grew thicker aud
more frequent, for Plcn51rt0n had mhcn pl.us ~
ascertain Tie pO.i ion vi thg camp ana knew
exactly where 20 rake 10.
auCc leaving one gun, twenty wagons full of
pIundtr ana buruc thirty Others, besides lelv-
Ing four hundred head OF sheep and cattle. The
road south was strCwgi for some distance with
CuuiuaEC, and every thing bCtJkCncd The preaipi-
tauCy Of the retreat. pCasUutOn foil owed closely,
and compelled them TO stand lt Ai ne creek on
else run the risk of capture. Marmaduke's and
Faran's Divisions, supported by eight guns
were thrown into position, aud for the first time
. battle, in the strict sense, seemed imminent.
Plea.onton bad pursued with such rapidity hat
be oistHrCDu .his artillery.
For O moment &C. seemed that he had over.
reached himsCli, but his men were iu Hue spirits
and eager 20 Eight. Time could not be wasted,
Tor every moment vas Pre- 'iOus 20 the enemy, aud
that decided him TO attack, come veal, CJne woe.
The charge was sOuuIgd. 1hJ cuGmys lines
locked MS though six times as deep and long a8
IleasUntun' 5, but his men were impeWOus, and
went into The charge sOid and compact.
The CLcmy's lines broke at once, aud did not
attempt 10 reform. Marmadukc headed his
column and tried to rally it, but was captured ia
the attempt. Caball was captured while trying to
save the train. He had advised Price 10 burn it
az lndepcnl cncc, and fOrctold evil consequences
nom attempting 70 save IT, but became himself
the victim of bis own fears. s thousand pri-
soners and fifteen hundred stand of arms to-
gSther with the eight guns, completed the victory
OF the 2jIh.
It now became perfectly apparent that the
infantry never could reach Price, therefore Rose.
Grams ordered Smith to Warrensburg TO obtain
supplies and ammunition awaiting him there.
The property was gathered up on the way and
the point reached in due time.
Pleasonton rested some on the night Of the 2jth
ana resumed the pursuit until he brought the
enemy to final stand on the Maras Des Gygnes,
where, after q sharp encounter 1.-THE enemy was
compelled to blow up his artillery ammunition
and burn two hundred wagons and Obliged TO
retreat below Fort Scott, where PleasOnton gave
over the pursuit
The losses on either side are not officially
known yet, but intelligent officers who took part
IN the entire campaign estimate them rs follows
Prices total loss, $3.50 in killed aud wounded.
In prisoners 200O This is reliable, for that num-
Der are reported officially. His killed and
wounded include 1900 at Pilot Knob, 100 at JEFF
ierson City 2jO at Bonneville, and 1900 in the
other battles aud engagements down 10 the last
on the Marias dcs Cy gneS.
Jhe Union loss in XII led and wounded is est-
mated al $50. About 500 prisoners were taken
but the enemy not being able to hold them, placed
them under parole.
Curtis took up the pursuit after Peasonton
desisted, but the result OF his operations must be
left until it is more definitely understood, and
more facts regarding it are pr0duccd.-uisSoWi
Republican.