Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-01
FROM MISSOURI.

The Battle ut Pilot KnOb-Rebels
Lose 1880 Killed and Wounded
Ewing Evacuates-De Soto Evacu-
ated-
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 29.-The following dis
patch is received at headquarters Tonight,
from Capt. Hills, Gen. Ewing's adiutant:
AT daylight our outposts at Ironton were
attacked and forced back to within half a
mile Of the fort. The enemy made a des-
perate effort to get possession of Shcpard's
Mountain, and at two p. NJ. succeeded in
driving battalion Of the 14th Iowa into
the rifle pits and getting two 6-pounder
guns in position on the mountain. The
three mountain slopes overlooking the fort
were filled with dismounted cavalry, and
the South front was threatened by four lines
of cavalry, extending across the valley be-
tween the fort and Ironton, commanded by
General Marmaduke; while column pass
ed around the base of Shepard's Mountain
and formed at the south. Gen. Cabel COM
manded the dismounted cavalry on the
slope of Pilot Knob.
The rebel troops thus disposed, signal
of two guns was then fired from the noun
tain, and the assault in force moved OH our
works. They came up in fine style to the
bitches, but went back to the mountain in
indecent haste, leaving fifteen hundred
killed and wounded. Among the latter is
Gen. Cabel, one Lieut.. Col, two Captains
and two Lieutenants. Our entire loss is
nine killed and sixty wounded.
Yesterday morning at four o'clock we left
the fort and blew up the magazine. Price
was commanding in person. /
Since the reception of the above dispatch
learn that Gen. Ewing, after blowing up
the maWzine, evacuated Pilot Knob. He
broughtaway his entire command, and will
reach Harrison Station, on the Southwest
Branch railroad, tonight. There is much
rejoicing throughout the city at the es-
cape of Gen. Ewing and his gallant little
army. Col. Fletcher, Radical candidate for
Governor, commanded one of the regiments
of this command.
Gen. Smith evacuated De Soto this morn
ing, and brought his forces to Jefferson
Barracks, twelve miles below the city.
The entire country below Merrimac
bridge is abandoned. Gen. Smith arrived
in the city tonight.
Unionists along the North Missouri rail-
road are intensely excited over the Centra-
liza massacre.
90 .-9-7 % LATER. asta1i F.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3O-Capt. Hill, author of
the dispatch sent last night, arrived here,
gives a detailed account of the defense of
Pilot Knob; but it does not differ materially
from the report already telegraphed. At
one time the rebels We're so near the fort
that they got on the drawbridge, which
was down, the ropes having broken; but
they were driven back with great slaughter
and forced to retreat Our men fired about
three hundred rounds each. The garrison
was not pursued after leaving the fort. A
train of sixty-four wagons had been de-
stroyed by the rebels between Ivandale and
Mineral Point, and the men massacred
without demanding their surreddcr.
One brigade of Gen. Smiths forces is now
stationed at Weram's bridge, few miles
below Jefferson Barracks, the remainder of
the command being at the latter place.
Nothing is known this morning of the
whereabouts or movements of the enemy.
The towns of Ironton, Arcadia, Mineral
Point and Potosi suffered great injury.
The crops in that country are entirely de-
stroyed, and many of the citizens utterly
ruined.
Aparty of rebels were reported to be NOV
ing yesterday morning via Redwood,
Washington county, towards South Branch
railroad, but no tidings are yet received OF
damage to the road.