New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-31
Fighting on the Bl"c Hiser--HebeIs
Eeaten-Eizht near Kansas City-Ccn'
pIrnsnuton Visits Pagiu's Division -
Rebe.s Retrcating.
FROM ON Special Correspondent.


ST LouIs oct % 1894.
The fighting between our forces and tho adj
once Of prrcFs army rom Lexington 10 The Big Blue
has been partially reported by telegraph Sufficient de
el have been received to form intelligent idea Of
the situation and Ut the outset it must be confessed
tha, The conviction is Strengthening every hour That
by n. fault Of somebody-nobody possibly say who
Al this momeut-PucI has escaped with ninetenls OF
his nrny and the plumber robbed from the people o this
sueerns Stete Doubtless the Rebel in, adcrs ere this
ore well on their way t. Fort Scott. md oil through
the hone az held out ut Headquarters that force oil
eaynry under GEN SAsEoRy may succeed in intercept
nc their rerea, ard capturing at eas, The artillery
and wagons belonging The Rebels. The events OF Tho
past fortniehi have deprived Of that implicit conf
duce In promised results hch would be pleased TO
feel
It's well known that Gen CrrIs. In the earliest sp-
nrach OF the Rebels called out large force OF Kansas
militia lie called the troops sent ont upon the plains
N cha .ise the Indians and otherwise concentrated oil
tie men under his command to repe the Rebel advance
in Kansas. His headquarters were at Kansas City.
though for couple Of days the General hmseliremaned
a Iracpcndence Last Tuesday tho 18th inst. Gen.
Eus1. who was serving under CUETIs. advanced 10
Lexington with about 1000 and pieces Of artillery
The Sec I'd Colorado Cavalry attached 10 this small
column drove tho Rebels out Of Lexington and held tho
to,yn until BLrNT came up Tie next day scouts re-
p,rted the approach Of large column Of Rebels under
T,cJs composing il was afterwards aseerte'ned one
az PIECES Divisions BLUM skiTInished with the
Rebels on the 10Th and finding himself confronting
.rperjor force withdrew TO Napoleon Chy On the 18th
tie Rebels opproochcd Napoleon City, Is miles from
LEXINGTON. when Blunt after short skirmiah again
f.u back. hi, time 20 the Little Blue. \ shrnish
tool bloee here on the aOh inst. but before. BLusT
o,uped only 10 hold the Rebels in check long enough
70 allow ROSIE RAMS plans IN the rear oi the Rebels 10
be developed.
On the I'd fight which was for time quite spirited
took place between the Rebels and BLuHIncar lnde'
pcndcnce Blunt had received three thousand ieen'
foreemonts during the night and was better able To
rcsi,t the rebel advance which was estimated at nine
Thousand strong, and composed Of artillery. cavalry ana
Infantry Cen CURTIS was present al thi' heh' ana
ntobaly commanded our movements Tie ior's OF tho
p;, Hin. at our rear were held by Col JgS5oS ard
| Col MooSfIcBT with two rgmentS of cavalry. At 10
am. JisNlsoS was attacked at Ryran's Ford by an
Overwhelming force Of rebels, with artillery. Col
MOONLIGHT went to his assistance, and the two regi
mcufs kept back tho Rebels until PM. when they
brought NJ fuatient reenforcements 10 threaten
aanling upcJaio which caused our troops TO fail back
which they did In good order. In front BiuNr skir-
mi,hed with the Rebels. and Gen CURTIS II is SAID was
In the midst Of column Of mitiamen chargedby Eebc'
cavalry led by TODD CURTIS killed TODD with his own
hand. This charge was handsomcly iepnlsed ana We