The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-07
NEW York; FRIDAY, OCTOBER l. 1864.

Disrssches from Franklin r-pors oil quiss thers
General Smith commands the forces ct tha, point
Including the enrolled militia under Con Pike.
The latest account. from Price rsoe him dy
miles west Of Union on Tuesday on the Jefferson
City rosd. His force Consists Of Is 600 fighting
men, cavalry snd nounted infantry, and sbou,
5000 camp followers. The camp TALK was 10 the
effec, that al his movements Indicate . design "
take Jef'eron City, install Tom Reynolds - Gov.
ernor, and hold the State for ths Conicdersoy.
General Mower has been heard from. bu, any
information as 10 his Whereabouts Is forbidden.
sscoNp pIsrArcH
81. Louis, Oct. 6-Thc rebels burned the Usage
Bridge on the Psrihc rarosd, eight miles shis ads
Of Jefferson City, Yesterday morning. This is the
largest bridge on he road. The militia guard ran
away wi,hou, airing shot. IN. rebels are using
the two trains captured ., hlcn's Landing, 70
transport their artillery A fc-ce Of r-tes t-trcnrth
unknownJ were reported ~-ossing the o.as- River
at Csstle Rock. esh; or ten miles from jefferson
City. on Tuesday. The railroad Ia being rapidly
repaired.
Tho Siege OF Pilot kneb and euhseQueut
Opera tions.
The robcl attack on PHO, Knob was conducted
with great perrssenec and by overyower na num-
hers. The forces directly engaged agains, u are
estimated At not icss than . thousand with heavy
cooperating fo~ces 70 the number Of ave thousand
ss other p"intA cutting Oft supplies and holding
sultegie positions, the loss Of which finally com
peled General Ewing 20 evscus,e by demons,rai-
ing o.e hopee.sness Of continued resistance. Our
too pe behsved with 3 bravery that has not been
Lsraeled IN Missouri since the battle Of Wilson's
Creek. When the main assault took place our men
were principally ia ne rife pit, running North oi
the Fort. The enemy descended tho mountains
and attacked Tie works on three rdes advancing
on the double quick. General Ewing promptly
Withdrew bis men 10 the inside Of the Fort, and
covered the movement by training several pieces o.
srtIlery on the advancing enemy. Genera Calel
commanded the asssillng party on the east Gen
era Aarmaduke vAs 10 lead the assault on the
south, but failed 10 come - tune The other
manders are not known. rebel battery Oh Shep-
herds Hill throw shells into and about the :ort
pretty freely, hut without any other rcsil, at hrst
than the E''lrg OF one o. our srtl'cry horse. out
their own mon. An event 'rauspired M
this Juncture 'hst threatened serious
consequences TO our foros when our
men woe withdraw from the outside works
they cane IN by The rhe-pits upon which General
Ewing ordered the draw or dye N be raised. Bt
unfortunately the ropes broke, and Ito bridge fci
bacs 10 ita place Tue rebels tempted to tale An
vantage NJ this ard pushed forward on !. run
when q few -four barrels were rolled upon the
bridge behind winch our men stouilv re-
ssiei the advancing enemy. General Ewing
then orierei . battery q heavy ARTILLERY
in orlcr 70 prevent ,he rebels from getting tie
range of ne font and shc'linR us out. This order
Wa rk 'iliully execute and the euenys gums
sileucei. Our heavy guns upon tho east. and orr
| infantry FIRE were then usci with s'ieh good eject
shat tue rebels thrown into confusion, airi
they b. ots column. fleeing back % the mountain,
our grape, canister and r.no Tails NOW nR them
"a IN calh lhel ~ If
the saJonng woois kept NJ deTul,ory
hrc until dark, when oPratlons on both
sides we're suspended Thrs a nero handh.l u
Iuen held st bay and drove back n force ten tinlcs
tLcir numbers Our oss nc KILLED and xty
wounded. Tie rebel loss WAS sbout thousand.
Up to the fol owing evening the relels made no al
! tempt 10 bury their dend which were lying in
! scores around tho Tort in oil directiols
Subsequently, the enemy resortcdto regular siege
! operations the result Of which would necessarily
render the Fort untenabe. General Ewing. there
iore determined to save his commanl, and fsli
back after destroying all the public proper y His
march Was severely hsrassed, but he conducted the
retreat in such mastery manner, that bo sue
ceeied in battling the s.temp,s Of the enemy, and
brought his men IN with comparatively insignif-
| cant loss.
! During the stack on Pilot Knob, N. r.t. Gene
! rails sneiby ana fsgin, Zach commanding divis'
ion, laovod ronnL via Farminstou, to sttsnk fci-
cra brigade unGer Colonel Mills at n neral Point,
| Colonel Mills, however, savsd hrs command by q
| timely rcuent upon General A. y. smth's force Mt
! mon under Price amounted 70 twenty -hys thous-
and. aud that h,e thousand rc,ruiw from
n seour hsd since Joined his ranks. Tho
rebels claim that the greater part Of the
drafted men joined their ranks Prices
forces are said W be well equipped. A large pro-
| portion consist Of mounted infantry who 10 ,ve
with great celebrity. rhe horses and mules rode
! iron Arkansas appear haf-starycd ana IN bad con-
/ ditlon, but tue men seem in excellent condition
Tie horses arc exchanged - fact AZ possible for
fresh ones bclongins TO tnion sts. Tho most sv-~-
vous outrages are reported Of the guerrllss. TIE
iron companies los, heagl'y. A quarter Of n md
lion OF dollars will not repay he loss Inflicted In
tic Iron Valley. Forges and large factories were
dcSroyed. The enemy, u course, live upon the
| country. The disposition II our forces, however,
are OF character that promises Speedy term
ton Of these relo' pranks
Additional Details Of the Ceutralin SlauRh.
| ter.
From an eye witness, says late issue Of the ST.
Josc ph, M, HExALp We learn the horrible details
of the CsnuSlis slaughter
! A, soon as n. train stopped, Andersen walked To
the platform aud ordered the passengers 70 uiarch
oul Orr informant aid Anderson appeartd t. be
. insu about hSe ieet Ten inches high, rather slim,
black beard long blAch hair, inclined to curl, aud
| altogether promising looking man Of about 80
years ~ age lie WAS dressed in = Federal soldiers
coat, black pants aud cavalry hat lie ordered the
1 e,nzens-ruen, women aud children TO march IN
Que direction where they were formed in lines two
deeI> and those dressed IN soldiers clothes weru
marched in al opposite direction.
| In getting OF the platform. two NJ tie soldiers
hung back, and talked against obeyins orders.
They were shot by Andersen, and tuublei of To-
tween the cars. This had the effect of causing 3
stampede Of passengers, who rust ed OF the in
great confusion. There were - soldiers aboard
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