The sun., 1864-10-01
The Missouri Invasion.

81 Louis Sept. s9.--Phc following dispatch was
received a, cadluartsfs tonight from Capt Sales,
Gen Ewell's AdJutant General;
Az daylight our outros,- m Trrn,on were c'
t~cku anu forced back with hRfa nj ofthe TO
TIE enemy msde desperate eiiJrt 10 get pogscs-
sion o. sueppsrd's MOuntnir, and suecectcd IA
irving q battslion of lLe liA Iowa into the rife
pits aud getting two s.r-pounicr guns In position
on the mountain
Tie three mountain slopes overlooking the fort
tillei with dibmouut.i cavalry. 1he South
front was y rcatcLcd ty iOur Lines VI cavalry, eN-
tending across the valley between tie iurt and
Horton, commanded by Gcp. M,rmaduke, while
C 'umn passel around ,hc uase vi shcppsrd's
N ,untan and formed q. the South.
Gen. Csbel ,ommH utcl the dismounted cavalry
on tho slope of plot Knob The rntel troops thus
disposed. signal Of two ruus Gs cred ir,m tho
mountan and an assault IN force moved ON our
works. The rote cauIe up In hne st!l t. the
ditches, and went back TO the mountain In in
decent haste, leaving about hiteen hundred
Killed and wounded. Among them is Gen Cobel-
Lieut.. Colonel, two Captains aud two Lieulen-
suts Our entire loss was nine Killed ana siN
wounded. lesterday morn ng at -four ociurs, We
let the fort and blew II up. Gen. Prce command
Since the reception OF the above dispatch, learn
that Geu. Ewing, after bowiug up tue magazine,
EVACUATED Plot X kIoh brought away hs entire
command, aud will reach Harris N s.al on on tne
/ southwest Branch Railrosc, tonight.
Gen. Smith evacuated De Soto ID morning, and
! brought his forces to Jcforson Barracks twelve
miles below the city. The entire country below
the Mcrrmac Bridge has been abandoned.
Rebels !Efest the entire country south OF De Soto
! plInder.ng everybody they mcct. Tuey have lsts
ot all the Union men In the country throdgn which
they pass, whom IL Is said. they III kill ght.
Tley co;srip, AL reuel s!mp,th4zers, old men.
| and boys OF niteen.
| The above dispatch appeared In portion Of yes
teraay's elisioa Of lhe sus.-EDrI
SECOND DIsPAIcn.
81 Louis, Sept-Csp,. Hill gives . detail &C .
couu, of the defense Of Pilot Knob but I, does not
differ materially from the report already telegraph
ell At ore time the rebels were 30 near the tort
that they got on the draw.bridge, which was down,
the ropes having broken, bu' they werc driven
bsck with grea, slaughter ane forced to retreat,
Our men fred about three bundled rounds each.
The earr son not pursued AMER leaving the
tort. A train o. 81 -four wagons had been de-
s,royed by the reooli IetSeen Londale and Miner
o. Point and tue men msssscred without dsnsnd-
ing their surrender. One brigade OF Gen. snilh's
forces ia now stationed ~ tie Aerrimao Bridge, .
fow mixes below the jefferson barracks the remain
der Of the command being at the latter place.
Nothing Is known this morning o! ihe wbereafout
or movements Of the enemy. Ito towns Of Iron
ton, Arcadia Mneral Point and po.osi suffered
great injury. The crops in that country are entire
y destroyed ana many cit zens are utterly ruined
rarty OF rebels were reported to 10 mov'n,' yes
terd.y MOI hing via Rchwo H. Washington Co..
toward the S nth Branch RaNroai, hu, no .dlls.
have let been recey yed Of damage to the road.
. oss, noGEcEASs' oLpIB.
The following are extracts from Gen. Eosecrsns
orter calling out troops for the defence OF th
State:
Afcr two wears ~ fbarharous and harass ng war
IN which every citizen, directly or indirectly Ju.
Tered loss OF properly, anil many Of life, YOU ar
aus who. In del,uce OF professoi min pcs, hav
been tho chief cause of your sutfcrinys and loss
They bring with them mon Irom othe
Safes to plundsy, murder, and destroy you 70