, 1864-11-15

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.l
ST. Lou1s, Monday, Nov. II.
The following dispatch has been received at
headquarters here:
HEADQUARTERS SoUTHw'S DIST. Mo-,
SPRINGFIELD, No., Nov. Il, 1861. {
Major-Gencral Pleasanton:
I have just returned from Cassyille, and
will forward my Official report Of the cam
paign In few days. No one has fired d shot
ut the enemy since the battle Of Newtonia,
whero the enemy gained great advantage
over Blunt at first, but my command got up
In time to turn the enemy's right and the
tide Of things. The enemy suffered largely In
men and horses. Ny idea was, and is now,
that when NC got him below Newtonia, and
the region Of gEain mills and cattle, that we
should not crowd him any more, but rather
make an effort to hold him in this land Of
starvation as nc would q garrison out Of sup
plies, until his army broke up and divided.
Dcscrters were very numerous, while Price was
In this section, but I have seen none that
have left him since he was pushed towards
his supplies. My own view is, that all the
efforts Of General Curtis to drive the enemy,
and they haye been great and entitle him to
credit, have been to our detrimcnt and the
enemy's advantage, for believe one.AaH Of
lis army would have deserted north Of the
Arkansas had it not been for fear Of tho pur-
suing foe, and the pursuit hos been expensive,
but The enemy haVc suffered badly, and al1
should be satisfied.
suppose my dispatches from Gen. Floyer
indicate that the troops On the Arkansas
will not attack Price.
(signcd) JSo. B. sAsBoRS,
Brig. Gen. Cong:
The Alton packet was to take up 100 pris.
oners from GTatiot, in charge Of Lieut.. Fritz,
OF the 41st No.
Welles, WAS arrested In this CITY on Sunday,
lodged in the county jail for, Sunday. night,
Ind the, next day taken by an officer to
Springfield for trial. +,
Ben Loan has majority In the st. Joseph
district Off, 600. Blows majority in this dis
trict Is $500. Benjamin's majority In the
ted at 800, "hc1c Hall, Copperhead, had 900
Andcrson7s election is conceded in the
Ninth district by ,000 minority
Legislature, and secured the State Conyen-
sr. Lor1s, Nov. 4.-Ihe temporary bridge
across tile Lamoine river, on the Pacific Rail-
road, and also the bridge across Gray's creek,
we're washed awny BY the recent freshcts on
Upton, recaptured considerable quantity Of
goods taken by the rebels from Round l{ill.
The guerilla Bill Mcclellan, was captured at
Upton week ago, and his band Of bush
whnckcrs scattered. Mcclellan is under grave
accusations, md will probably be executed.
Many persons claiming to have been con-
scripted by Price orc daily returning to JefEcr-
son City, Upton, and other places, giving
themselves up to the military authorities.
It ia well known that their return is only be-
cause Of Psice's expulsion from the State, and
that most Of them, at least, would have re-
mained with him had he been able to stay In
the State; and assisted in numbering and rob-
hing those to whom they now sneak back for
protection.
Hon. ]. r. Usher, Secretary of the Interior,
and John G. Eicolay, Private Secretary to the
President, arc in this city-the former eaid to
be on business connected with the Union Pa
cifc Railroad.
A division Of General A.. J. Smiths troops,
under COL Moore, were encamped at Colun-
bia, Brant county, On Friday night. They arc
returning here Another division Is expected
here to-day or tomorrow, when they Will be
paid off and 70 to Tennessee.
The following ore among tue deaths in hos
pita1 here last week: William Hldrcth, 18th
Michigan Sins Somers and Daniel B. Turner,
9th Minnesota Elias Barg, Sd Minnesota; ;
Christopher Rowoka, 9th Illinois; Ezra II.
Perkins, SD Iowa John Richards, Sd 3nchi-