The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-10-29
From Missouri Glorious Victory Over
Price

KANSAS tITfs Get I'D, . p ma
\ glorious day for Kansas and Missouri:
/ Kansas has been relieved from martial
law. \ general battle las been fought.
and a great victory achieved Prices
whole army Is routed. and ret-eating
rapidly Sont'l Oar cavalry are in hot
pursuit. together with Pleasauton force.
numbering $1,000 men. The enemy may
strike for Fort Scott. bat they viii be too
closely follow Ell to DO much damage.
Tic battle begun early this morning
The volunteer are hatey engaged, and
Colonies Jenuison and Moonlight done
some splendid lighting. but the situation
at evening looked precarioas for rs.
Price had occupied ,he line OF the Big
Blue.
Gen. Pleasanton closed the ball on
Saturday night at Independence by cap
turing large number of prisoners and
three pieces OF artillery. This morning
our line was formed five miles south Of
Kansas City on the Westport road
Skirmishing continued for several hours.
when the whole force advanced Heavy
fighting ensued The enemy rapidly fell
back and formed his line & mile and
half from his position An artillery en-
gagement ensued The infantry slowly
advancing. lighting was kept up for ten
IL falling back Gen Pleasanton then
came in OH our left. \ great charge fol
lowed resulting in a total rout Of the
enemy.
When our informant left the front the
! pursuit was being Vigorously made hv
our whole cavalry force, the infantry
following, Gen. Blunt commanding the
volunteer force on the left, and Gen.
DietzeIer the center and right. 1t was
composed of the Kansas state psiUHa.
The militia covered themselves with
glory; not a man faltered. The "a Colo
RADIO. Col Ford commanding, was in the
thiekcst Of the fight and made several
brilliant charges Coils. Jennison and
Hovt, Of the 18th and 10Th Kansas. were
also conspicuous on the field, and dis
plavcd the utmost valor Gen Curtis
wars constantly with the advance.
KANSAS CRY. Oct. 22-Thc fight
Yesterday, between Little Blue and indie
/ pendence, was a gallant affair We
| fought Prices entire army for five hours
/ Lanes coIored battery silenced the
! guns OF the rebel batteries.
Col Uoyt made gallant sabre charge
! with q battalion OF the 9TH Kansas
Colonies Ford, Moonlight and .Tennison,
/ all behaved with the utmost gallantry.
! The "a Colorado lost sixty in killed
/ and sounded. Major Smith of that regi-
J meat, who was in command was killed.
/ Oar loss was over 40o.
The notorious guerilla Todd, Of Price S
large force, was killed Pagan, Shelby.
/ Marmaduke, Clark, McCray, and several
other Brigadiers, are with Price. He
/ has Both Arkansas and Missouri troops.
mostly veterans. We evacuated indie
peadence, falling back to Big Blue this
morning. We held the line of Little
Blue.
Gems. Curtis. Blunt and Dietzlcr were
ALI on the ground early this morning
About 10 o clock, Jennison was attack
! I'll nj Byron's Ford, by heavy column.
de had the 18th Kansas and several
/ gums
About two p. N. the enemy forced the
ford and Jennson fell back towards
Nest Port and -Chateline. Moonlight
/ a-1sis. to his aid. Both commands were
separated from the main force. 4 por-
/ Tioa of the State militia fought near Ne
Norris Mills, but were compelled To re
treat, falling back to Shawneeton The
MAIN body Of the militia moved to Kan
sas City, where headquarters now are.
they occupy the entertainments, and are
t 5ss good spirits.
. Gems. Jenaison and Moonlight and
Major Hunt, with Gen. Curtis. body
+ guard. fought the enemy until some time
/ after dark, driving him a distance of
! over four miles over an open priarie-
The affair was very brilliant. Our loss
{ is inconsiderabc That Of the rebels
200. We captured 100 stand Of arms
The fight was brilliant and our offf
! GERS and men behaved most manfuily
/ We captured the rebel Capt Van Nal
kenburg, brother of the New \ DIRK EN-
! Congressman ct that name. Mt the Blue
! Prices main colamu has crossed at
Byron's Ford.
Jennison and Moonlight are on the
! STATE line. Price i at Majors farm
He is moving in haste in three col
unns vt sun down Il message was re
eeived from Gen. Pieasanton, that he
was pressing Price with ~. 600 men. and
had fought them yesterday. and drove
them from Independence. aud was pres
sing them heavily, Price was heading
for Kansas. lie may cross the line in
his retreat. We move to attack him
soon. and shall do our best. Oar rear
had y sharp skirinish n Blue Crossing,
on the Old Road, and killed one.
ST LOUIS. Oct 97.-The following is
! derived from an entirely reliable source
Our forces have been driving Price
rapidly since Sunday. At last accounts
he was twenty-five or thirty miles south
east Of Fort Scott His army was route
and dispersed On Tuesday we had
several tights with him between Mound
City and Fort Scott, in ali Of which he
was badly whipped, losing Loo pris
oners, and ten or twelve pieces of artillev
Among the prisoners are Major General
Narnadukc, Brigadiier General Cabell
several Colonies and other officers. H.
was again attacked Yesterday morning i;
short distance north Of Fort Scott, and
driven peli nell in a southeasterly direc
ton. He burned two hundred wagon:
yesterday to prevent them from being
captured.
Nothing is stated about the loss or
either side, but there seems 10 be nC
/ doubt that Prices army Is completed
demoralized and scattered