New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-14
s;ca. Ewira's Account Of thc Def nsc 81
Pytet Il mob.

Gen. Ewing, the hero OF Pilot KNOB, was ser.
enaded ST. Louis on Frdey night lsst by an enthasi
asrc crowd LII his speecu reply he gave al iD'rrest'
lug account Of the Rebeinyasiur and graphic eserip-
llon OF the Rebel attack on pilot Knnb. Ha sid:
mistaken notion 10 suppose that the authorities
ever expected 70 hid TINT point against The great army
of prie Tho army which have met Price. that
ives d. epaTei FOR him up)n the ftatsas. and tue
authnritics here coGd En suppose that Price would be
permitfed 10 pass from the ot OF that uray into The
State OF II ssonri Rnt it cimc Ihef,rces andei Gen:
iDaeerans were scattered throughout Tho state. and
Important nave few days 10 coiecf it and 10
geiLer Ia the spare troops In the adjoining Stafes
Pho. Knob was merely used 10 deley the maicn II Price
for two or three daysthn tbs whole value Of that
peiut--ihat was tho whole purpose that had In
iuing there mel ely 10 beat back the surlsiny bnows
of the invasion until the note Of pa-aion could BE-
sounded aud sufficient forces collected IL was never
regarded pnst defrrsb.c against artillery, has
Il ercly sgains caynry or infantry force. IL served
the wbole purpose had gnas enough, animation
enough, men enough 70 do anything could hayc done
at Plot Knob. / accomplished the ohiectTdelsyed
Price least three DAYS, and then led Lin for Ut or
five days longer in fru.tTs CHASE. Wh",eger may be
Thought vi It nnot be ged 70 Gems RsecrHrs,
Smith. anybody else, that by their withholding reea
fOrcnents oy in any other way tie effort Glcd OF ito
accomplishments. The fort lies. you nil know. IKE .
penny thn bottom Of sauceriying In little round
valley. surrounded and oyerEung by I'VE mountains,
over 500 feet in height from al the sidcs ~ WHOM
70 was commanded by artillery and by sharpshooters.
With two-thiris Of bis foroc Price attempted TIC as
saut You know the result -not IA any ohglal ioam;
but by nntheutc ruinorH that have reeched You.
may safely say that during tie two days he lost IA thns
struggle 800 men. and he got as the resuli OF he
troube-Eot q splendid warehouse filed with quarter.
masters stores not U COO ratious that Col itcs sens
down tlorc not the magazine flied WIN shos
and shell, bat heap OF blackened rains Ia the or and
tho hilsidcs filed with his dead and grooming F9uHdrd.
lis ferocitv sharpancd by the rebuff he started ON tho
pursuit erd Providence and artillery, and fast travel
ing saved u.s. We marched towards Potosi. surprising
that Gen. Saith still at Mineral r9i' 'hlee niles
from pctosi On reaching Caledonia my ad'
vance met the advaneo Of Sheibl, who had been
ordered dowr. ! assert here publicly. with his
suerriIla friends. und,r Roevos and Freeman to
murder the ,,arrisnp, IA captured. We nei his adj
nnce nj Cais"nia-whippeli and. taking tho alarm,
fnrncd OF on the Roa road. All gentlemen, you lit
tc Lnayyon WIN have lived here IN quivt in 81. Louis
thn character of hat loyal people. You little know the
hnrships these loyal men ~ South Eat Missouri have
Snt,,-cd VIXEN hayo marched by their ruined farms.
end have seen their wives aud children shucess. half
snI,cd oLing uier existence in loneliness have
hyod down In spirit before the hercic patriotism Of
these men, and worshiped il. None Of US have made
sacrifcos--no unn whOso faulty hss bsou In security.
and beyond the reach OF the terrible hnzde of war has
made sacrifices compared to thew Icnor them. rev.
erence them aid them. Do as much yon can 10 re.
ioye them. aud otter III that you who enjoy your quiet
homes here viii not discharge one tenth OF your deos OF
gratitude 70 them.