Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-01
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM MISSOURI

Severe Battle at Pilot Knob-PrIce De-
fsatsd with q Loss of I,5OO-RepuIse Of
the Enemy at Mineral Point-The Mas
saere at CsntralIa-Gen. RoseorRns Or
EsniziBg Large Force OF Militia.
sr. LOUIS, September 29.-The following
dispatch was received at headquarters to-
night from Capt. Hill, Gen. Ewing's Adjutant
General:
Al daylight our outposts at Ironton were at.
tackled and forced back to within a half mile OF
the fort. The enemy made a desperate effort
TO get possession Of shephard's Mountain, and
succeeded In driving battalion Of the Four
teenth Iowa into the rife pits, and getting two
sir-pounder guns In position on the mountain.
The three mountain slopes overlooking the
fort were tilled with dlsmounted cavalry.
The south front was threatened by four lines
| OF cavalry, extending across the valley between
the fort and Ironton, commanded by Gen. Mar
maduke, while column passed around the
base OF Shephard's Mountain, and formed at
the south. Gen. Cabell commanded the dis.
mounted cavalry on the slope of Pilot Knob.
| The rebel troops thus disposed, q signal of
two guns was fired from the mountain, and an
| assault In force moved on our works. The
rebels came up In fine style to the bitches, and
went back to the mountains In indecent haste,
leaving /, 500 killed and wounded on the field
Among them Ia General Cabell, a Lieutenant
Colonel, two Captains and two Lieutena ants.
Our entire loss was killed and 60 wounded.
| Yesterday morning, at 4 O'Clock, we left the
fort and blew 1t up. Gen. Price commanded
| In person.
Since the reception Of the above dispatch
| learn that Gen. Ewing, after blowing up the
| magazine, evacuated Pilot Knob, brought
away his entire command, and will reach Har
rison station, on the Southwest Branch railroad
to night.
There is much rejoicing throughout the cit!
l 4 tha nf Eri and hia Ua1tn N
little army.
Gen. snAish evacuated De Soto this morning
and brought his forces to Jefferson Barracks
twelve miles below the city. The entire coun
try below the Merrlmac bridge has been aban
doned. The Unionists along the North Mis-
souri, railroad are intensely excited over tn,
Centrala massacre, and call for the eXtermi
nation Of all rebels and their sympathizers.
The organization Of the citizens has SO 70
progressed that business will be resumed to
morrow; but the stores are to be closed dali,
at three O'Clock, to give opportunity to drill.
Senator b. Gratz Brown has been assigned
TO the command Of the militia. There ar
about 5000 militia at Camp Sheridan, read!
for service. Troops continue to arrive frou
Illinois and other States, giving materla
strength 10 the department.
| Nal. Gen. RosecrAns was directed to assist
In the Organization Of the militia In this State
About l2,0O0 militia are now under arms
which, with the Independent citizen compa
nies, will make quite formidable force.
.I Particulars of the affair at Centralia are 70
Z ceiyed. Thirty.four soldiers, most Of then
discharged veterans, returning from Atlanta
were shot In cold blood, and their bodies horrl
bly, mutllated. Mr.. ROLAND, the Express agen
at Centralla, was also murdered, and three cit
isens on the train wounded, and left to burn vi
I with the train, which was fired, and started Of
I at full speed.
About an hour after the guerrillas left, Nal
johnson, with about $50 militia, arrived at Cen
bushed when three miles out, and 90 OF thei
number, including Maj. johnson, killed. Tn
militia were all raw and badly armed Tn
rebels were under the notorious Bill Anderson
! This Is the most atrocious affair since the maf
sAcre at Lawrence
The rebels lost 50 killed in their attack o
Mineral Point Tuesday night.