White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-10-06
From the st. Louis De mocrst, 3D.

Surgeon 8. d Carpenter, Medical Di.
rector o. tie 81. Louis District, Of The
staff Vi Genrrsl Ewing. reached this city
last evening direct nom PHO, Knob, M
der fig n' truce. accompanied by two
other Surgeons TIE Gag Of trn0- wn
norns 10y NJ j.r Snr-irsr. nj ColoDrl
Gfs,n'. r'ar.nenr. & ) A snd tn" oh.
ct War to procure supplies ior the hos
p'tsi, o' born armies u, Plot hnon sni
lo"nton Oar Correspondent "Wsldo
,a- in the party.
The accounts heretofore published OF
the siege are in the man correct. Gsn'r.
al Csbsll's charge with his brigsds on
Fort Davidson on Tuesday. was ons oil
tn. tiercest on record. has not been sIsg.
gerate1. except in the number lost bv ,h'
rebels in killed. though their woauisi !.
very heavy. They probably lost 'so
hundred in killed. and between six 'nd
eight hundred wounded. most Of them r-
verely. AND those who snppo,s tbs!
heavier execution ought to have been
done by the small force Of few hundred
men under General Ewing. in fs"
hours. ought to be sent to lunstic s'y'
lum.
The rebel dead and wounded literally
covered the ground around the fort
Surgeon Carpenter counted. on the morn
ing after the battle. sixty-seven deal r'0,
els on . spsce little more than one acre
in extent.
The rebels neglected their wonndsi %
the most hesrtless manner daring i''
night after the engagement. and the cr'"
and grosns Of the poor fellows were mos
horrible. =,
DR.. Carpenter went ont upon the 6s!i
OF battle during the night with Pahy1 %
gather up some Of the rebel wound'a'
and when he came where they were lying;
they would cry ont. 20. don't kill us ),
showing that they had been told ID" u
captured they would be murdered.
The rebels fought under the in'Plr,r.,,loa =, p
| of whisky mixed with gunpowdsr. IOS
yelled like demons. but every yen y
theirs wss drowned BY louder one HUI
the tort spd our ri6e-pits.
The conduct of Gen. Ewing during ).
day wss above praise. Fesrls: Of pa, =.
sonsl danger. be went sboot iro% ..s ~
part Of the fort to smother. cheerful -. =.
calm, and encouraging The men !" "r. ~
most eloquent and patriotic sPPea"t. 80, :,
spectacle thus presented By this Ots% os;.5
sslf.rsIisn,, heroic man. wss one 70 S H..
no toogns or pen cen ever 90 o ~. oi
| Il thrilled every heart. except . tnO'. II #
the few towards who were dss'''us. ~.
be.rts. Several times during the sn. :,
General Ewing sailed out OF the lo,s Oh. .
order to give directions to and ene0o, ;,,
eine the men in the rias-Plts' s.p s;,s
himself to The raking Gre Of tbs co''s''
rebels. 49,, u;s.oui
,.e;mrn, acted with r.r. bravery. ,na q. :
i. . mirseIs that he escaped Nrn o., E,I
Rs oof upon tho parapa. and saD a,
around upon il shosting defiance y mi
enemy and odd,sssing our s0iaT'' ..SL,,
all tie shae in plain 'isv cf "a
~ko oers trying II briog hi"' d"D% " IA ,s
| Col. Tom Fl-'cbsr r,mnAaiea : a.
riff. pits, sui fpugn like . '''@,. n.,,r.
..,ros.i Az most v.lu.hl. TO 5eoT r.,
E .inx daring the engas'weos, ION, tot
,,.6 Of the General were con'Piea'
bravery. - -, ..,o, Of l''
l4,h lows regiment % th.. so,s 's,srJI
.-if .li over with slorJI..s ..h;as % o
wounded while .brsysly stlIm''uE ~ is I,
itbs sids ii shspp.rd 3 Mooln.t.lr. 9. l..l