The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-29

Indiana, som weeks ago, and settled
in Missouri but he failed 10 see the
beauties Of dwelling 10 that goodly State
Working during the day and keeping
awake Of nights to guard against guerril
las, he found was rather exhaustive on q
Hoosier. " or any other man: = 20 be has
quit Missouri He is going back TO H.
diana to get chance to sleep all night.
General Lane asa the Price Pursuis.
This gentleman, afer achieving a sig-
nal victory in his Safe, passed through
this city, en- rosie FOR Washington. ye.-
terday afternoon he publishes card
IN the Democrat correcting The record 10
regard 10 military operations against
Price.
He says that it is true tina, Gen. Mar
madake wac captured by young James
Dunlavy, Of the Third iowa; that the lat.
ter vas introduced to Gen. Curtis BY Col.
Blair. and that 10 the course of converse.
top transpired that the youthful hero
was the son OF an old friend ant aequaint.
anee Of Gen. Curtis. The boy soldier,
honest Ms brave, informed the General
tina. he had Aafmaduke's pistol. and
asked permission to retain il. Gen Car.
tis replied that be had no authority ia the
case, but that 80 Car a. his isAueoce az.
tended. it would be exerted to allow him
TO retain it,
The General puts The Kansas troops
correctly upon the record in the following
paragraph:
1t il not ,rne. but falee, that NO Ksns.s
soldiers participated IN the dashiog charge
which resulted in the capture Of Generals
Aarmadpks snd CabelI, six hundred pris.
oners and seven pieces Of artillery. Co.'s.
Crawford, Blair, Hunt, Weed, and other
members Of the staff Of General Carrie
his body-guard with two pieces Of lioht
artillery, and . portion Of the second reg
linen, OF Kansas troops, did participate 10
the charge. and did largely contribute,
together With the gallant firss and fourth
brigades, to its signal saccees
La regard to the surrender Of Mstma.
duke. Gen. Lane says:
IL Is not true, bat is false, that Gen
Gurus did not see or converge with Gen.
Aarmsduke until the following day i d.
Scott. On the contrary, Gen. Curtis did
not on the following day see either (3en
Marmaduke pr Csbeil. either At Fors
Scott or elsewhere, but left that Mace
early the following morning ia the prysu;t
|ot Price, intent upon The demolition Of
the army of that chieftain, and leaving =
the proper subordinates the CUSTODY q
the prisoners.
Again -on tbs field OF that charoe
ten. Marmaduke was.s 10 my presence.
iormslly delivered a. 4 prisoners to Gen
Carts BY Col. Blair, remained between
Gen Curtis and myself, as prisoner 90
rendered, for At least half an hour. and
vas by Gen. Curtis, 10 nv presepce.
turned over to the Provost Marshal for
safe keeping
The General concludes his card TIM.
Permit me. in conclusion, to say that /
vas IN oil the engagements froa the III
o. Lexington TO that Of Dogwsod, and
gladly do bear testimony "a the sk;il ~
the courage Of Generals Curtis. blunt ana
Plessanton, and to the excellent f;cht;ngJ
Qualities OF II cir troops Faithfnll, "a
heroically did they do their part. Their
gallant conduct never has been snd never
can DC surpassed To their bravery and
devotion, and 70 the name qualities Ii our
noble militia, kansas owes her preserya.
ton. Long NAV her naonlo ss~L