Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-15
: :os y. 3. Louis Ropc:: Icas, sIuYemG y /:
TILE MISSOURI CAMPAIGN.

! lie MlSoOURl CAHPAlGN.
Tangible evidences wero Yesterday tG /
seen in this city Of The impsrss..l 1io.erc
recently gained oysr Prics's INVADING GItre.
some particulars Of which have bcen CAV.
from day to day during week past, III t..
columns Of the ''Rspdbllosn."
These evidences were The prtssnne uf sc 80
ral rebel officers of high rank, consis,i.e {
Major GtneralJ. V. Mhrmrduko, Of Missouri
Brikad,er usnorsl VIM l.. CahelI, OF Vi:
gniu; Col. Leo Crsndnll. Of the Assn Arkan,
sas infantry; C0i. W. F. Slemmons. ii Al.
ksnsas; md WIN. l.. Jef'rsyr, al Missouri
john Wsddell. nephew of Gsa. d. ST. Fross,
formerly Of St. Louis; and Surgeon e. II
Smith. arc MISC o.! tho party. TIA rank Of the
former We have not learned, nn,i lhs !alor
ws understand, il not % be hplI prisones
but il to BIZ exchanged, or permitted 10 .s,drr
| South soon from this Oily.
Tho pria0ners Cama down tho Missouri
river on tho .taamor Cora es isr liz Hsrc.a1n,
whence ;hcy wsre tranbisrrsI II tho p.oif.
ralr)ai, and reached Harnum's Hot.t "a
Wednesday night. They were in rk.rsn oi
tho gallant Col. Y. Gle, Second Bli.snari
Light Artiiisry, WIN dispsnsed with IT,. ser.
vices of q guard, FL the prisoners vera on IA
role net 10 attempt to escape from his custody.
His orders were to perIni, no one to converse
with them, and tho orders were carried put
with due particularly.
The prisoners, however, vera under 10 on
prsssive restraint, and somo allo xed to 81 III
will about the hotel and the nt.es;s in the vi.
einity. They observed the spisi. Of their "a.
rO)o rigidiy by avoiding callers and question
apH la tpor Oh a
roam IN the upper Sstory, which had been a.
signed for thor Instrumentation, and wt er;
Cal. Ools kept HE station.
Among thcsu VINO caliei during the fore
nocn were relatives snd frierds OF usn. nIarrf
aduke, and Of Mr. Wsldsll, and ono cr tv,
dozsn Olisrs who dssirsi to mako irq1iriei
Of frionis AMI relitiTes who ere ssrs,nE II
PRICES Army. At i quarter past tlree, fh
party, accompanied by Colonel Cole, tonk III
Alton and Torro Hauss Railroad far j. :.a
their place of imprisonment.
BA1TIstE rul osAGI.
Ia this, sa in the action ut L;ttls Blu. III
Indcpsndsn9s, we srs informed thst rn6a
prcmineneo has bssa given to the Army c
Ksnsas. Generals Curtis and Blunt We:
making, az tho last :.aned places but iuat
fersnt Roadway aesirst the rebels, and e;>s
relieved in good season by General Plasss>
ton, with his portion Of the forces a.rs n,
General R1seosnIs from g.. Louis AMI 1s!;.
points IL, Missouri. fi5asEnsin wa ne; lna,
.!tts his arrival Oh the .Testsrn t67i.: i,
Lang, 4srnsy, and oihsr L ,nsas digcissris-
! Tha acknowledged gratefully that be hei aa7:
| their State from inyaion by his tim ly sr7i
val. and by his turning Price d. 3pportuusl
10 tho Southwark.
Geoarai PlesHanton'6 division. tbs or
with whist, lie ovor0ok i6ugh. tho ansny =
tue osagsr consisted entirely Of aaYairY, ss 81
| lows 49," ."r
Frs: Brigade, Uolonsi Phillips; Second Rri
g.te, Gcnsrai Mcneil; Third brigade Gsnsra
Ssnboru, an; Fourth b4gate, Ooloael Wins
| low. Each brigade had s,ution CT the Sac
ond Missouri Artillery, drawn from the haE!.
r;os of. Captain Thurbsr and Oaptai1 Mon,
gomery, buth OF whom were present and pss
hcipated in the battle. General Ourts sru
his horssl were in the rear, and tina oantla
wss fought to a triumphant end almogt entrs
ly By the cavalry division, bang conteHte,
wish such vigor and crdsr tina: both men AM
horses had expended their utmost strength a
the closs. Our informant says this. hc sau
about two hundred horses fall down from ty
hGustion.
STRENGTH OF TEE REBiL ARMIES.
Oae Of tho most pro eminent of the prisoner
alleged that Prics's wholu force, at the tin
hs advanced into Missouri from Arsandaa
nun 5erod 10000 mon, and BY tho timu h
took up his retrost southwark no had receive
in recruits 10 900 moro. lie denisd The state
n.nss that haTe BEEN published, to the etf..o,
,hat tho rebels usud Their prisoners with IL
humanity, md says tE1Y we're reSulari
| treated US well as the circumstances y; Ii
capture wouid-allaw Generally thsy w.r
allowed 70 70 FREQ as s0on as takeD, on 10 0r
dinsry parole, which blunl b1unI than no
TO take up arms sG.inst tho retel government
during the war, onlbss oEohsngod. >.
WHAT THIY cay CT THIIR DEFEAT.
Msrnadukc !. described az having opross
shs movement into Missouri, On the groun,
| that nothing could be ccomplished that w3ul'
| affect tho dnal result Of tho wGr. Ga til
| march towards Arkansas lis aud CSlsll yer
| assigned to ths duty Of protecting tho rear
consiatinggf heavy wagon train, which re
tardsd thor movements, snd which sh0ul
have been destroyed b5iore they !rft "a
| MiaaGuri river. TuaId wsro other imIadi
nents 10 tho form 81 dro7a, Of cattle, horss
/ and sheep, thst proved to DO eeri0as obstacle
to their march. Whsa tLsat:aoh coluni5r ca
lis division was spread over. 4 line o. fltsol
miles in length, with Price ami The rest Of tn
army Is uonsidersblo distance in s,lvance, 81
far that they rendered him &c aid wba:ess
to ropel the Federal attack.
4 Al a. +. I ! ~
| Unicn cavalry had Out 6i!. lie fought IL
forty eighi hours. bus Th liz iirGctiSg c9uI;
tar charge, hs was Gaptursd, together Wit!
! General Cabtll, and thsiS uoa put - r:as. -
| ua tEiHks that throc or four huujrGi CT tt 81
fell into Fsdsral haads Annthor Gauss @
confusion Was 80 many If lis men bsini
Jrcsss in osptursd Federal uniforms, vkitl
rrsvcnted him ard his ofioeTa, 81 5T:ticai p2
riciu, from distinguishing the Union troop
f.am his oirH. lie rodo on ohe occssion t;;D
in fifty ya'ds Of Z hoiy Of tie to.ua:, ordt'et
them 9, .c:ass iriag. AID dill 40: d;g2;7a
| that they were not his oTn men cutil b
found himself prisoner in their haalr.
. ooHoRiTuLAToRY oEDERs.
HsApoUsRTrRs CAVALRY D1vIs1oN. Tca
ScnTT, Kansas Oetobor 2Gt;;, lS64.-Gccrrn
Orders, Nc. 6.-Ths Major Gsne7al con-
raaadiag this Provisional Diviaioa, cnmpoae'
Of troops from tho Department. of the Mi
uri AID Winslos's brigade cf Cavalry fran
Major General 4. J..Smith;s command ,'can
graduates the officers nnd men upoa the' bril-
| lsnt SUCCESS which has crowned their ursirir
efforts in this Geo ;s;ss canra;gu.
The battles of ISdapondsnce, Of Big HMe
md OF tho Oaage River, have resulted in til
capture Of Major ,Geno's al MaEussauks, G
Brig Gen. CaheII, ot four Colonies aud ncsr
ly ono ;housaad -rrisaneva, iGoloding larg
number Of field officers, ten pieoss ii Arsilis
nv, several thousand stand Of arms, tho do
struc.ion of lsrgp portion Of tho ensmg'
train, and the r5uting of their army III
gallant action ct PHILIPPE Brigade Of Mis-
souri, Cavalry and Winslow's Brigade. con-
! mandtd By Lieut.. Col. Beassen. in capture;
sight Of The .epeln5's guns n the OaaGa. via
| so tistingniah5d IS II draw prairs aud coa!
| rosndat;on- from tfs enemy. The charge o
Cstnsrwcod's 18th Missouri Veteran Ca7alry
near Independence, was wall timed and brave