, 1864-10-28


LrAvzswoR7u. Kansas, Thursday, Oct. y.
Price has been driven below Fort Scott,
closely followed By our cavalry. We have
captured q 1arge number Of prisoners, iaclud-
ing Gems. Marmaduke and Cabell and several
pieces Of artillery. Rosec1ans was at little
Santa Fee, II miles south Of Kansas City,
with infantry on Tuesday night.
[Speclal Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
ST. LoC1s, No., Thurtday, Oct n.
4 dispatch concerning the capture Of Gen.
erals Marmaduke and Cabell, Is confirmed.
We captured twelve pieces Of artillery and
large number of rebel officers as prisoners,
There Is report In town that this is hoax,
but 1t has been confirmed from undoubted
eourcee.
The Kansas militia have been ordered back
to Kansas- Our forces picked up thirteen Of
Prices wagons at Independence, and 1t Is
believed many more will be taken which were
left By Price In his hasty retreat.
Fire hundred rebela, under Lieutenant
Colonsl Daniels, from Prices army, crossed
the Hsnnio.1 and St.. Joseph railroad at
Richie Station, Tuesday afternoon, going
north. Col. Cranta1l, commanding at Brook
field, and the commanding officer at Chill
Gothic, sent joint force In pursuit. It is
supposed the rebels are bonnd for Iowa.
The one hundred and twenty-five muti.
Eeers of the 11th Missouri militia, have been
sent to Pilot Knob to work on fortiflca-
tfcnB.
The telegraph works to Fort Scott, but
nothing is received to 6ay Of tre operations,
except that our forces still pursue Price.
GIN Steele has heavily reinforced Fort
81 itb, with the probable vie ~ Of contesting
Prices entrance into Arkansas.
LEAyESwoR1n, Oct, 25.-The Conservative
has the folio virg: A eevere battle was
fought bstween our troops aud the enemy
under Price on Sunday, in which the latter
were completely routed and had commenced
9 rapie retreat South: The last Information
field Of the engagement, and our forces in
hot pursuit. 1t appears that Pleasanton
came up on Saturday afternoon and attacked
the enemJ'e reat. The great Importance Of
Blunt'e mosements upon "Wednesday, Tours.
day ard Friday, now appear. he ENGAGED
| them, checked them In their career, and, by
hard fighting and slow ret,eatipg, held them
| until Pleasorton came up. 1t was this three
| dag hard fighting ag inst an enemy supe-
I rior IN numbere, thai saved AanBas from a
mescileBs invasion. Had not Blunt and his
! gallant bows engaged them, and thus delayed
their march, F1easopton conld not have over
taken them until Southern Kansas, at least,
had been desolated. All praise to that heroic
band that stood between amerciless enemy
| and our border. To the patriotic bravery Of
| the I'd Colorado, the 11td Regiment Of Vol
| rntee1s, and their associates, and to our own
| upf1incbjng yeomanry-the Kansas Militia--
! are We indebted tor our deltverance from
| devastating foe.
GEN. CURTIS DISPATCHER.
wks7roRr. No., Sunday, Oct. GIL AN.
We have been lighting the enemy from the
| front since O'Clock. Dispatches from Rose
Grams and Pleassnton Just received. They
| are debtipg him on the other side aud rear,
and this dii.es him al%ost ofolsf, asS West
are doing eplendid1y. We are taking many
p1isoners. fleasanton took Two guns from
NDeD 'eaf 'ee''S S. R. CURTIS, Mai. Gen.
LATER SUNDAY, p. m.-We have driven
the enemy seven or eight miles south OF
Nestl ort. He now eeems to be moving due
south, but come of his lines may have reached
west
P]easanton's and Rosecrans' guns sre heard
on our LETT, and our forces will soon form.
Our success Is glorious. We are st14 IN hot
Iu1snit. 8. r. CURTIS, Mi. Gen.
FROM TIE BATTIE-F1ELD.
lEditorial Correspondence Of the Conaeryatise.]
BA111E-F1r1D, NEAR WEsTPoaT, Sunday,
| Oct. ~, le64-Thc roar of battle Is over, anu
the 7th regiment rests tonight upon tae
battle field.
Yon hare ere this received the details OF
the 1abors Of this day and it's glorious results:
The enemy hare been driven in disorder at
least ten miles from the place OF the opening
er counter; and ss write occasionally hear
the dull thunder Of artillery in the dfstance.Q
Ne arrived upon this ground at four o'clock
p. u. to.day1 and Immediately proceeded on
alopg the devs6ted track OF the retreatiug
foe, which prcsented ample evidence for a
time, Of stubborn res1stance. The rebels
could not bear ali their dead along with them.
In The distance Of 3 mile and q half 1saw
fifteen dead upon the field, seven Of ~hom
were piled together at one place. a large
number Of horses and the fragments Of ex-
| paoded cannon stsewed the path Of their re-
t1eat- We captured all OF thele artillery.
The amhulsncea are low passing the camp