The New York herald., 1864-10-28
New York, Friday, October 2s. 1864.
TIIE SITUATION.


We have most important and cheering intelligence
from Missouri In Mondays HERALD we announced the
defeat and rou Of the rebel Prices army on tho pre-
cedng day the western border Of the State five miles
south Of Kansas City, by Generals Curtis and Peasanton
Tho rebels chased oil Sunday night and constant
fighting with their rear guard was Kept up Al,
Daylight on Monday morning they made stand. and
were again handsomely whipped Price struck across
from Missouri into the State of Kansas our cavalry FOL-
lowing closely and relepessy the heels OF his dsor
ganzed army. On Tuesday ard Wednesday several hghs
took place, in all Of which he badly beaten On
the former day fifteen hundred prisoners and twelve
pieces OF cannon captured him. Major Gene.
raj Msrmaduke, Brigadisr General Cabel and several
coioueis are said 70 be included among these
prisoners On Wednesday the retes were driven
10 great confusion in a southeaserly direction, and
81 last accounts the shattered and routed rem
nants OF them were over twenty hvc miles beyond Fort
Bcoit Kansas. On that day Price burned two hundred
OF his wagons to prevent their capture Of yesterdays
operations we have report except that forces
still In Vigorous pursuit, have received any
statement Of the losses either side bat there can
be no doubt that Price is most e1ectuay used
up. Bis grand expedition for pllage, robbery and the
Installation Of secession governor Missouri has
20 most humiatirg grief. General Steele with large
Union force, is said to be at Fort Smith, to
contest his return 10 Arkansas. Murders and
the most strocious outrages BY guerillas In
Kansas are reported. About one hundred OF them
colonies and burned number Of houses Fort Scott
80 confident do the people or Western Missouri and
Kansas feel that all danger from Price passed
martial law has been abolished and OF the Kansas
militia have gone homo.
IS said tha, the rebels have still . considerable
force 10 the Shenandoah valley, which is being reorgan
lied II has for somo time known that they have
large body Of cavalry the Luray valley,
and 10 ascertain the precise strength OF this
force reoonnoitering party Of three hundred Of
cavalry under Major Gibson, sent out the 24h
insi They upon the rebels, whs, though immensely
superior numoers fed before troopers after firing
one vofey. Our pursued them for considerable
distance capturing battle nag and several prisoners Till
She rebels reached their fortidcaons Not having the
neoesssry force to make attack these, after
gaining the dc4ired information Major Gibson returned
safely to camp. On Wednesday cannonading was
heard at Winchester in the direction Of Front Royal.
Whether or not nght going in that vicinity
has been ascertaned. The gusrlss who on wednes
day captured General Duae, between Winchester and
hsrtinsburg, the day attacked very valuable
trsin its way TO the front. hut driven or
The absolute quiet which has settled down the hoe
tie hosts surrounding Richmond and Petersburg. AMI
which has been for days gradually becoming and
more extreme, ,ll scarcely the gun Of single
picket dsturbs the stiffness along the whole Immense
oxleni OF the lines Of important and stirring
soon 10 occur on the side Of General Grant we
know that this cessation the operations Of
war Ia not unmproved, and that the rebels are
corrosIo5dingly active and waichiul there Is rea.
son TO believe. On the extreme left, in from,
bf che Fifth corps, they said TO be largely massed 10
Anticipation Of effort OF the union forces 10 gain poe
session OF tho souibsde Railroad that important artery
OF supplies fer Lees army between 1ynchburg ana
Petersburg. From the left 10 the extreme right front
otAhc Tcutb corps, where the opposing lines only
hny rods apart no picket 6ring occurs and inter.
change of civ es or newspapers allowed ey tie reoel
pGcsrs either onl fears the deseron OF their men
e. Tor TIC psrrose Of ooncssIins some projected move
moot
we have nolbiog later from General Sherman We
icsrn from 40 Ohcer recently advised from high mill
ry authority that the report Of The critical situation o
-naus army In Georaia for want OF commifssry sup
'unfounaed. At the time Of Hoods moy emeni
here we're a, Atlanta twenty days supplies ior
army The departure Of the larger por
TODD leaves nearly three month g sup.
10 the town. There 10 a scarcity
Of the majority Of the animals
sufhcieacy Tor those ,ha,
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