The New York herald., 1864-10-03
Cemmunicatisn with Generals Ewins
and Newer Still Cut on.
The struggle for the Possession Of
Pilot Knob,

Advlce8 from the river towns below hero say that
largo numbers Of refugees still crossing into Ill.
snos.
Two gunboats lie at Cape Girardeau
James Harrison, Of the firm OF Choteau, Harrison &
rao, OF the Iroa mountain, day.
He at General Prices headquarters conversed
with him. He also Trusten Polk and several other
81 Louis rebes. This settles the matter the pres
elce Of Gensra Price in state which many
denied.
The furnaces at the Iron mountain are safe; bu; all
horses and mules there have by rebels
party Of rebel cavalry entered Franklin about ten
O'Clock to-day and burned all the railroad property
there.
brigade OF General Smiths troops soon after wards
reached there aud drove the rebels out, who 10
Gray's Summit four miles west, burned the railroad
depot there and other buildings aud also destroyed
valuable machine shops
special train went down the Iron Mountain road from
Franklin last night and learned that the rebels mad ared
Do Soto and partially destroyed the Town.
Two men entered Danvllc the North Missouri Rail
road on Thursday and identified as belonging
Andersons guorIIas. They Immediately hung.
train which went up the Iron Mountain today
turned back from AGtnsburg in consequence u dis.
covering that band Of guerlas .yug wait
st the stati& above
gns secessonss along this road said to he selling
sher property and taking 20 tho bush fearing that the
outrages Of Andcrsons gang o. guerias will be avenged
Loyal men are receivo, arms from the government
and organizing for thsapro,sciln o. the Stale.
Great excitement Is reported existing aicag the
nannAbal and st. Joseph Railroad.
SCOUTS from Irooios report that large sd-
vtAOiag sowaxds shat place from the south,
known whsshe1 hay are rebel or Union TROOPS They
ere shsagnt, hoxsssr, 70 be General Mowers army.
ThstSasSSdvies from rors smith, Arkansas, that
trooJssshere are hsr ratious that the forage
exhausted, and that ssarly Alt cavalry without
horses.
or. Ious, oct l-P "
Noetfng Of . dedniss has been heard from
General Ewing to-day. ~ last accousts behind
souR tvorks built by party Of militn that had
previously occupied the town, and it Thought that
unIess the rebsis greatly ouuumbered him hs could
drive them of Railroad communication SIDES OF
Nm hes been cut by tie rebels
Grsss aaarm existed at f. .skn night, heavy
nring VAS heard uths direction Mosee, twelve miles
Saow.
Ansr she nfing had ceased fire seen. ndica ing
sAat ne bridge at that point river,
bad been burned. There was but email guard there.
~ the rolling stock OF the Pacific Railroad az frnk
lin, was brssshs down TO Asniown last night.
Vhe stock on the southwest branch OF the road has
been rooa deal scsstsrsd and 1t 10 believed
soosAsrable force of rebel cavalry in the vicinity.
No trouble has yet occurred the Pacific .a,lroad.
sxcsps tho q the rolling stock from Fraokiu
but fears entertained that the rebels will attempt 70
destroy the Osage and 0asconade bridges.
General Brown, commanding the District Of Central
Missouri hes Withdrawn his forces warreusburg.
esdaa, Boonvilie and other points, ana conGestraed
thsn Jefferson City, where both troops and citigens
ere hard st work erecting tcr,'fcatons.
General Kirby Smith. SPOKEN OF By some Eastern pa
pers commanding the rebel forces In this State. is not
In Missouri. II reported some days ago that he
would probably join General Price, but be hae not bsen
heard Of since. The General Smith referred TO tneso
dispatches Geaera Al smith, OF the Sixteenth army
CORPS and was announced al the commencement of
shis robsl raid.
~. Louis, Oct. 2, 1854
A train from Franklin today reports all quiet there
Tho rebels TO have destroyed TIL bridges
and burned oil the railroad property Tor tweniy miies
below Franklin, on the southwest branch.
Prisoners captured about sixteen miles from Franklin
report that Price was miles beyond with
thousand men.
All b quiet on the Iron Mountain Railroad as Tar as
Hlsboro where the rebels reported TO be working
che lead mines
Fredsrcktown h still occupied by the rebels but not
In large force.
General Ewing sdefsnce OF Pilot Knob is described bv
eyewnessss having boen OF the nest OF the war.
Quoted. His mea had sleep for four nights, and
nothing 70 except what thcy could pick up on the
way. and fought the enemy constantly. Nothing has
been heard from their arrival st Harrison
atatieu but In believed that they have reached Roa.
the depots Of Washington and South Point fifteen aud
eighteen miles west Of Rankin on the Pacific road are
reported to have been burned.
The iron works at Pilot Knob have suffered TO the ex
cent Of &2s o0 and the in the town robbed
ffrom s5o, 600 TO 500 ,0oo worth Of goods.
A gentleman who LETT Pilo, Knvb on Friday night re-
ports that Price has from twenty thousand TO twenty
ave thousand veteran troops aud some ave thousand
recruits readily obtained in the state.
Oar St. Louis Correspondence.
ST. LOUIS, sept. 80, 1894.
Rebeys DEFEATED at Pilot Knob-Generai E,c;no th
.Sots,oea Branch Ratlrodd-7he Rebels TAoovtsd-Ou'
Lines Contracted Wahin Tge~iy Mses Of ST. Lo.is-
penevai A. j. Smiths Kevements--Fldfe Up AMOn0 ~
xsi3ia- War of Observation-Disclosures in ne Int
yssr, &C.
The crisis Is passed. Price foisd IN his At
Tempt to cspture Pilot Knob, aud hencsferh the
nenu OF the rebe,s will be safety. The galantry q
the garrison holding the fort Pilot Knob, and the de
termination of General Ewing TO surrender for mi
Of the most heroic episodes Of tho the West
Tue graphic account OF Captain Hls should be trans
fcrrsd your columns entire II Is good romsnco
70 Ia stated at headquarters this morning. that Genera
Ewing and his command have safely arrived at Har
iesou's station, the Southwest Branch Railroad
From this point they either continue their Journey
che Missouri rivor turn to tho len and form unc,s
with General John ncNcili ~ Rclla. General Ewin
ouscrpted tho in the country, and orders
been ssns W MeNsi 70 do likewise, IN order 70 prspar
division Of mounted capable OF foiowin shs i'm
rneuss force OF cavalry tho rebel side The union
Ewing and McNeIll renders the safety ofPrice's arm
p.ous In case they venture TO appear in the vicinity
Rolla Indeed the tide has turned The news Of Ewing
ssfe,y caused the greatest excitement 10 the cisyas
evening" and day volunteering of temporary servie
n rcins forward with a"hip, hip" and a"hurrsh."
eomc unsssinsss has bsen manifosssd on accour
Of sbs withdrawal Of oil our forces from the frc