The New York herald., 1864-10-24
Curtis Engaging Him in Ffent and
Pleasanton Striking His Rear.
Decisive Battle and Brilliant
Union Victory on Sunday.
The Rebels Routed and
Driven Southwark.
OUR CAVALRY CLOSELY PURSUING THEM,
The Fighting on Saturday.

Zno on SAtuFUWys
ST.. LOUIS, Oct %, 1854.
despatch from General Curtis dated Kansas City, at
six O'Clock last night, says
Ihave been pressed all day and this afternoon the
emy passed around my flank, when gave him heavy
blows for several hours.
have heard firing in the east, and just received
messenger from General Ploasonton who fighting on
the other sido.
re at Cairo last night destroyed the house furnish
ing store Of Harrel Brothers other build
ings Loss, $25, ,o0o insurance IS, 900 to SIC, ,000
Leavenworth papers Of tue 20th furnish tho follow
ing
General Blunt, with two thousand cavalry and four
howtzsrs. entered Lexington tuesday. On wednes.
day Prco attacked him with overwhelming force and
after sharp ARht drove him from the city. Blunt fell
back 70 the Little Blue river lighting desperately and
sardng the advance Of the enemy
On thursday and Friday skirmishng continued bs.
tween the Little and Big Blue. Yesterday something Of
AN engagement have between
forces Of Price and Curtis but the locality tho battle
Is not known. or has anything been received At head
quarters here since Curtis despatch last night Blunt
lost about fifty men In the fsht Of Wednesday.
General Pleasanon s believed to be cooperating with
Curtis and Rosecrans, and A. J. Smith is BY.
KANSAS CRY, Mo. Oct 90 1864.
Tho nght yesterday between the Little Pearl river
Independence . very gallant affair We fought
Prios's entire army for i've hours McLeans Colorado
battery sienccd the rebel gnns.
Colonel Hoyt . gallant sabre charge with bat
TALON Of the Fifteenth Kansas The Second Colorado lost
sixty killed and wounded. Among the former is Major
smith, commanding the regiment. Our total loss was
over four hundred.
We evacuated Independence falling back TO the Big
Bloc. The militia have arrived. This morning hold
che line OF the Big Blue.
Generals Curtis Blunt and Doester we're On the ground
About O'Clock this morning Col Jenn son, with tho
Fifteenth Kansas guns attacked Byron
Cord by heavy column OF the enemy. At about two
oonck the afternoon the rebels forced the ford Jen
nison falling back towards Cresport and the State nc
C0L Moonlight went to his assistance. Both commands
1os separated from the main force. portion Of the
Kansas militis fought near Picknows mill, but
compelled 10 retreat and falling bacK Shawneetown
ahs main body OF tho militia marched TO Kansas Oity,
whore their headquarters now are. They occupy In.
ersOchments and are in good spirits.
Cols. Jennson and Moonlight snd Major Hart, with
Csa curtis body guard, fought the enemy until some
sius aer DARK, driving shem four miles an open
psairia
Our loss was iucousderable that OF the rebels four
hundred Ne captured hundred and fifty stands Of
nrms and took prisoner the rebel Captain Van Valken
borg. srosnsr 70 tho New York Congressman
Jsnnisou and Moonighs the State line. Price 10
q Wagon Farm, moving rapidly in three columns At
down.
nsssage has been received from General Pieasanton,
stating hs pressing Price, who has twenty thou
md men. He had fought them the Geld OF vester
day, drove them from Independence and parsuipg
shsu sharply. Price 10 heading for Kansas and may
GROSS the state line In his retreat We to oa,he
sooa.
Our rear had . sharp sk'rmish with the rebels Al the
Big Blue this evening" capturing fourteen and killing one