Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-24
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Br TELEGEs.AFH.
Great Fight with Price and the
Rebels GEAR kansas City.
Rebels badly schtped and
~ treating SONiitaCHFO.


day belwes the Little Blue river and hide
pcud.nce was very gallant affair. We
fought Prices entire army for i've hours.
Mel ans Colorado battery silenecd the
rebel guns. Col. Hoyt made gaiant sa-
bre ei.aisv with Il battalion Of the l5'n Kan.
sas. The ID Colorado lost 60 killed and
wounded. sluong the former Maj. Smith,
comma ding the regiment. Our total loss
is not over 800 We evacuated tndepen.
dencc. falling back to the Big Blue. The
militia have arrived, and this morning We
h I'D the line OF the Big B.e. Gems. Cur
rs. B,un, and D,elzcr are on the ground.
About this A. NJ. Col. Jennison, with the
1911, Kansas and several guns. attacked 1t
Byron's ford Il heavy column OF the enemy,
and about 2 p. NJ. the rebels forced the
ford, Jen,is falling back toward West
port aud the State line. Col. Moonlight
went to his assistance. Both commands
got separated from the main force. A por-
ton OF the Kansas militia fought near Pick
haw's mills, but were compelled to retreat,
falling back to Shawneetown. The main
body Of the militia mar he'd to Kansas City,
where headquarters nos are. They occupy
intrcnrhncnts and are in good spirits.
Coils. Jcnnison and Moonlight, and Major
Hunt, with Gen. Curtis body guard, fought
the enemy TILL some time after dark, driving
them four hi Us over open prairie. Our
loss is considerable; rebels more than 400.
We captured 30 stand Of arms and the rcb.
Capt. VanValkenberg, brother to the New
York Congressman. Jenni>on and Moon
light are at the State tine. Price is ut
Wagon Farm, moving rapidly in three col
uinns.
At shutdown a message was received from
Gen Pleasantnn stating that he was press
ing Price with 10000 men. lie had fought
them on the field Of yesterday, and drove
them from independence, and was pursuing
them sharply.
Price was hcadinr for Kansas, and may
cross the State line in his retreat.
w C move to O!atile soon
Our rear had a sharp skirmsh with the
rebels at Big Blue this evening, capturing
Ia and killing one
4 genera! battle had been fought at Kan
sas City, with great victory for our
forces.
Prices whole army is reported retrcating
rapidly south
Our cavalry is in hot pursuit altogct her,
with Pleasanton's force numbering 10 900
men only, and may strike for Fort Scott,
hut will be too closely followed to do
much damage
Pl,asanton closed yesterdays battle at
Independence 10y capturing a large mum yer
OF prisoners ANA three pieces Of arti lery
THIS mornias our line torn d five miles
so,.rh Of kansas City en- the WcStport
road
Shirmisaing continued several hours
when tie Whole io.cc advanced and heavy
lighting cu-uc'..
The cncns rapidly fell bak and formed
new line mile and haf from the first
position.
An artillery engagement then cnsned
and orr ntllery slowly Advancing. the
high ing WIS kept mp tor ten mi!cs from
TINS point, the enemy gradually falling
back.
PleaSanton then came in on our left, and
grand charge followed, resulting in the
total ioute of The enemy.
When our informant left the front our
whole ca.alry WAS in vigorous pursuit, the
aiAntfy 'ellowi.g.
Gen Blunt COMMANDED t..e volt teer
o''c ga tie icIi, an, ten Detzicr the cen
+, COMPOSED OF llliilia, "ho behaved gal
iantN.
The III Colorado. Col. Ford. was in the
IA K Il o. tnt ii:h /, and mace several bril-
haut charges.
G II. D,i,zler, Gov. Corney and General
Carts wcr~ constantly with he advance.
Our loss Is not heavy. That Of the rebels,
from the number dead and wounded left on
The field, must be very great.