The New York herald., 1864-11-06
M I s S O u RI.
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TIE INVASION AT an END.
DEFEAT OF PRICE BY PLEaSANT0N
He Ia Rapidly Eetreating from
the State.
GUERILLA OUTRAGES UNCHECKED,
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DEFEAT OF PRICE BY PLEaSANT1N.

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Our %. Louis COrrespOndsnce.
81. LOUIS, Oct rs, 1854.
The details OF the Sighting have just commenced 10
hand. They indicate rst pluck skiirul
management the part Of General Blunt. HIS orders
were 10 hold Price check long possible Blunt
moved forward ss far Lexington the 18th. tho
Second Colorado cavalry charging to tho town and drv
Ing out the rebels under Rathbun Al that uas Price
At Waverley Ho immediately ordered forward Fasins d.
vson before which Bunt retired after . skirmish He
hon took stand at Napoleon city fourteen mica from
lexington The same repeated the line Of
the Little Blle. Another skirmsh, which lasted fiv Q
hours, took place at Independence the 2lsS The
rebels here elsewhere, tried flank Blunt hut
frustrated by the vigilance OF that officer. The
fict ON the line the Big Blue, where Blunt was
joined by the portion Of Generai Curtis commani.
The rebel advance vigorously contes,ed at the lord
the river and Day witnessed several cavairy
charges which rspuissd 90 our side. Among those
engaged on our side were Generals Curts, Blunt Da
Coenels Moonlight Ford Jeunsou Cloud anc Others sf
the Kansas troops The rebels finally forced
ords and our forces fell back 10 tue vicinity OF Kansas
city, the rebels holding the line Of the Big Blue
The battle or the 23d the import mt conflict
OF ALI but the particulars altogether 10 he
satisfactory. Our line formed the Westport road,
/ nve miles from kansas city. General Curtis
was In command. General Blunt held inc e,i,
General Ds,zler, with tho Kansas militia ,ne
cavalry, the right Governor Carney, OF kaDsss was
present with the militia and in OF the charges acted
ss color bearer to the FIRST brigade Tho nsht
menced with skrmishing along the whole line, when =
movement OF the enemy on the right compelled our
forces swug around that thar front east
and west Fighting with inferior forces, il impru
dent To sk engagement In any other postiop; but
The 81 the rebels IN forcing the right faux 10 fall
back " have been the special object aimed at by
Price. supposed that the whole rebel army was IN
rebel line. From this time not y repulsed
every Charge but assumed The offensive, AID captured
many p, isopers me artillery was Vigorously usea on
ths right.
uodcr Fagin and the latter showed no sgus Of giving
way until cloud Of dust In their rear Was followed BY
the sharp crack Of carbtnes and vigorous charge iron
General Pleasantons advance despatch from nsnsss
City says Peasanton captured three pieces OF artillery
and hundred prisoners, snd that the rebels
b. hsIdsomcy routed Peasanon must have ridden thirty
.niies that day to ovevtake tho rebels Bus here
becomes scanty Another day will probably
give US further particulars.
81. LOUIE Oct ~, 1854.
PRICE DRIVEN our oy MISSOURI
Price hes been driven from State The satisfaction
felt this event s small, for had been led TO hope
from knowledge Of the prspar made to defeat
Price, he woud not suly be driven but prin
oipa portion rebel invading captured do
stroyed We consoed this morning By semi official
despatch, received through two 0hannes that General
Pleasanons cavalry succeeded 10 capturing Gene
rails Marmaduke and Cabe Of the rebel army together
with very large number Of prisoners Asd most Of che
rebel artillery. me particulars Of these captures have
not been received Uicsrs remsinng at General Rose
headquarters wofuliy ignorant wonderfully
secrcve, nasmuch ~ they Cannot or'wil not, commu
ncate ioa Of intelligence which coming unocnAy
the 2sth s tho rebe In full rsrost after the bste
oe the 2sd the wessport road nve miles south OF
Kansas city The reported repuse OF the reosss con-
nrmsd; but as Blunt, Curtis and ple.santon
allowed either sfcsrs men 70 seud back
any PARTICULARS General Rosecrans and stan resched
Independence on Sunday, the 23d, and Immediately
pushed forward battle ground Big B,ue
but rsbcls refreshed before mis- ARRIVAL General A. j.
were a Independence only twelve hours after the ca
vairy. A despatch received Al General Curtis hssd
or the Gensras stan and transmitted 10 this city, says
st Of Monday our cavalry were opposite paoa,
Kansas 10 bot persas q rs,oss asmoranea forces.
npg rapidly. Doubtless the prisoners reported captured
Fort Scot, were principally ssxgsrs, as 1t is hardly
probable Price has made q stand anywhore
PRICE RAr1pLy RETRKArrSG 10 SAVE MS P.uxDK1
Farther Intelligence from the militia Of Kansas whs
were In tuesdays hght under General Dctzler confirms
the previous Impression that Price mad his wsgoa
trains with punder advance Of hts main army,
aud his fight win Blunt and Curtis parity de-
srued 70 gain tme his wagons keep ia the ad-
vance He been followed very closely have
Proe viii have hard task wagons Tor ~heu no
the Indian Territory 6oo Thayer with for &C Of
o . = u on %
hunt down and dsperso the guerilla gangs 70 restore
peace eDce more 70 thh deaolateA State.
sr. Lour, Oct. 81, 1904
Little BY little news from the ned reaches the city
We arc enveoped In mist OF reports and rumors and
In With diculiy that the facts In shape OF substan
tia results reached by tho ga.herers Of The
despatch Of Major General Pieassptcn from For, Scott
dated Oct 20 contains all ys OF hts successful
attack on Price on banks Of the Little osAge which
appears be had just reached and about ford
his direct oourse Intending TO attack Fort Scott Plea
srntsn Asd marched ninety miles In days and
both hM kBsss aud were tired. When be reached
Pr,ccs rear which did the 2sth, he divided his
force charged upon the enonys flank AID rear lie
cut the rsbo army two and urnng around second
charge cu,-so 70 spcak-a great slos o. priccs
enunn The rebels hid q bapsry-.tha Topeka battery
bravery manned and swtliuy planted on rtsus sr ound
ana for time held Plessautos In chccx but tbe latter
that The capture or ssncing o ths battery
an absolute necessity. His own guss we're rNad
% he ordered the battery o be charged himself heading
tho ca srse which swept like wbifwad over too pian
rebel asns and the inps,uosy Of toe cssrSs struck
terror 70 the hearts OF the support the battery and
they ed N d1msy but the runusrs stood nrm 70 the
last, apd u ogiy after Peasanton had bsws down
four o with bic sabre that the battery
The result of pesssStons attack Prize A.
BY himself, !. ,.e Thousand prisoners, including Msor
nes pieces OF artillery and severn thousahd nd f
npsil Price wss compcIeA " burn his ammuni.
zion aud twc hundred wssons, and his scat
tered and routed for mites south OF rort scot;
but the exhaustion aud OF ptessant0nE prev
Gus marches prevco,sd him from going futbcr. hdied
70 this the lsct toat durug the last charge he
thrown from his horse and somsw bat injured su.
cent'y csuse aprreoensos but just enough 70 render
farther service ~ that impossible Col pn Iips.
CON mAndtng of esaDt oos brissdcs RENDERED az.
pgutsbef service and captured me houSand proEer
After his dssat on the Lttle Oease. irce tuned
entered Missouri from Kansas. He inmed, tely
hcsded Tor heuot Vsro q, Lawren9c o9nay,