The New York herald., 1864-10-25
THE eITUATIoN.

THE SITUATION.
We published In the second edition 0, the HssArp yes.
terdsy morning sne very ortsnt and moot cheering
news from Missouri. On Saturday last three different
decbments OF the Union troops appear to have
portions Of Prices rebel army. General Curtis, after
nghtlng the rebels ia front nearly slI day, ., night
fell back 10 Karsas City, on the western border
OF the State; General Plessanton fought win
their rear guard during the latter part 0. the
day, pressing them heavily. while some Kansas
and Colorado soldiers to have been engaged
with another force Of the emmy In the vicinity Of west
port which In jackson county, Missouri, on the
line between that State and Kans Tie re suits Of all
those affairs, however, indeesive. But on Sunday
morpipg the different detachments OF our forces as well
ss we can understand from the somewhat rosrv
bi,tis formed on the wosspors road FIVE mile. south
OF Kansas city After skirm!shing with the enemy for
. considerable time, the whole Union army ADVANCED
aod tue sgning became heavy but the soon com.
menoed to give way, and gradually forced back by
the infantry aud artillery for miles when Plea,
santon came 10 with his cavalry a grand charge va,
made, and Prices army was routed and driven
southwark Our cavalry closely and furiousy pursued
while infantry followed up as fas. as possible No
estimate Of the casualties hasyet given The rebsls
left large number OF dead aud wounded on the neid
The Union loss was not heavy. from tie from;
who arrived at Kansas City yesterday reports that yben
be left Price ives r full retreat, with our forcss cors
upon him. twenty miles beyond The battle groaad
Eary's defeat by Sheridan the srss. battle Tough, at
cedar creek the 1a;h Inst, is Acknowledged BY the
rebel press as well as by Early himself, who admits that
he lost thirty pieces Of artillery, bu, csrns that the
Cuiou pursuit. of him did not amount to much as only
cavalry were engaged in n, our infantry, who,
he says, suffered most seversly, being too
"bsdly dsmorslizedn to follow. Tia Richmond
Enquirer says that "s OF the camp equpage
captured In the morning retaken by the enemy
and that at strasburg tie captured artillery becoming
mixed up the with some OF their own through
the "demoraIizstion Of the drivers" Was abandoned,
by night the same paper says, "our army was in
New MARKET, out With fatigue and perpcxea and
mortified with the results Of days operations ony
one thousand in killed and wounded and small number
OF captured is the estimate rebel casualties by
this veracious sheet.
Intelligence from Hilton Head, s c., force. in
the neghborhood OF Charleston 21s instant, Wa,
brought by the steamship Arazo, which arrived here
yesterday. The city Of Charleston still beirg sheiet
by our two hundred FOUNDERS, sud would seem, with
much effect, less than Eve large fires in It
had hpAn Norris land yxflh strGl
esya The rebc prisoners recently kept urdes Gre
Morris Island have been removed rom their "a
comfortable position by General Foster, he having
informed that the Upsn prisoners urder fire ID Chsre.
,on had boen similarly relieved. The yellow fever
sti prevailing in tie city Of Cnareson but roi
Of hss occurred within the Cuon lines Zee, before
chat place. General Hsrdee commanding At Chsrostor,
b1 proposed TO General Foster exchange oi a. pris
suefs captured IN their respective department. TIE
proposition has been referree by the latter ocer o ihs
authorities at Warrington Reberdeserters st continue
steuy 10 into lines, and bring the u,us tales
f dsstliutiOn aud demorslzaton IN Dixie.
Prom In frort Of Eichmond and pe,ersharg there !.
so,hios to to beyond tie usual every day
ysnces Of picket hring and occasional shslins
We are s,il without intelligence from General sner.
nAu, but We shall doubtless hsys gcod news from him
esfore many DAYS. FcrreH Is again reported crossing
the tennessee river, below Florence Alabama n ls
very apparent, from the which We get Of Hood's
movements from the latest Southern papers that dss
p,sie effort bsas made By the rebels rsgan possss
coo of the city x Atlanta, and thus deisy, tor TIE
-~l.ter "a least, any campaign against Macon,
.usts. or CQisnbus which General sherman
, ravs had In contemplation. BY = rapid move.
u sSccu,ed with such skl as indicates that another
ia tnar Hoods directs the armies Of the rebels IN the
ws he ns changed hts base 70 point 70 far north d
49, rs and 10 such close rrormity 10 the raircsd ~
W sbermaDs troops we're supplied, ~ 20 re1uirs To-
sss ,iicn Of shetmsut army 70 at hold atlanta sn'
pro- bis line Of supplies. A. Cedar Bucs, on the coos'
@ Hood has bare ot supplies about equi distsntirou
~ mans line Of supple, al the important points o
~ gspot, on TIE Tennessee rver and Ressaccs tbs
anAuis. campaign against him ,pps.rs 20 ne neces
tsy, and Is In fac, already 10 operation IN order !,
v0p.catsN General sherman sppesr, to have been com
Relied 70 leave one corps 10 state u siege 81 AtsBts
wbls ne moves against Hood with ue 70
sasisaw. Ia now apprcst shs, he xH
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