New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-19

Colonel Hoyt seen to DROP over one side or
and graphing frantically at the ground. Alas
thought !, Hovt is killed" But MOI thank tue
good Lord he had only executed little feat o,
horseuanship, common among cavalrymen, ana
had regained his lost sword. and holding IL alois
cried: Charge. boys-chargeP
But we had no need 10 charge more or further fGr
panic had seized Shelbys men, and taking up tneir
flag they Hed When the day was we'll niuh gone
ami the sun sinking beneath the plains OF
Kansas, q column of flame and black smoke rose up
In our front and then ~e knew that Price was re-
treating and his train burning. And Wild, glad
cheer ran from ten thousand Threats.
While we were sleeping council was held Dv tho
Rebel cheftans the advisability of surrender
ing or retreating back into Arkansas by the snort
est practicable route. Marmadu Ike. Consta PIE anu
Jenries were IN favor OF surrenderng. ana Iti ~
favored that MEASURE, having been driven TO the
dire extremity but Shelby told them; ny tn ,e
eternal, VIII die before | surrender; and VIII VII,
take the army home aud disband II. Our men sns.I
never suffer the humiliation of surrenderng 10 tna'
gang of outlaws and raecals."
hem" said Price. General Shelby, do as you
viii and 1.-THE army Is yours and your VIII 70
mine" This council was held at the Trading fost'
in Linn County. Kansas, the late camp OF my conl-
pany. the place whore had wished to be so often
stree the campaign began.
In the stiffness OF the night Shelby started ms
discouraged army homewari moving in plaioons VI
sixteen, reserving for himself. as rear guard
about 1000 of biz best men. Why Generals Mar
maduke and Cabe and Colonel JeffrIes remalneu
with these / will not say; but q careful thinker
and hnd The cause
1t was an ugly inclsment night; the concusslon
of arms and tie smoke of war had brought Gown
drzzle of ram upon US; and although nave
recorded elsewhere that army silent, "a cavalrY,
man never really slept with hungry horse strapped
to bis wrist. As the sun broke thruugn the ciends.
more whack for the loss of his fatted calf" uur
army crossed the Msrais DIES Cygnes at the lradlng
Post and out on the prairie near Mine creek we
struck Prices rear guard Each officer had
"Charge" on his tongue each soldier WIS ready,
and the Grand Army of the Border moved forward
JennIson passed the " canteen to Hoyt Swan anu
..In - I... Dr. nQr
Il was the intention of Curtis TO take frice ID AZ
the Trading Post, but he didn't! In orr front was
a long line of warke Rebels. and mp and down
rode the Old man the great horse. Our brieahc,
were dashing into line for the finishing stroke ana
be II said for Captain Smith that b. had no nad
tobacco" hut vas acting THE soldier. He brand
isbed his sword and shouted Black Horse u, INTO
line" and hurried to the fray.
Draw :"
I turned my head to onr right and saw, each
inferior officer repeated the command, the 2d Colo
RADIO more like stream of molten lava upon smell
bvs centre ! saw Lieutenant Colonel curtis
break away from the staff of lis fat her and spesu
like rocket 10 he head of his reg men and a the
reapers 90 forth TO reap they cut the Rebels down
TIE 18th. 10TH an Iowa regiment, a battery OF
negroes" iron-clads," Jim Lane used 10 call
th-m-Barker's howitzers, McLean's battery, and
MANY others which never kne N, dashed iorwdrl
in one grand coup de grace And as we hurried our
combined forces upon them. so Rebels threw
down their end surrendered To our egions;;
With those $50 men we found MarnadUke. Cable ana
Jrtfries. That little squad compri-ed the survivors
of the Ouce formidable commnds OF those three
Rebel chIeftalns. The blood of the Others was
drunk by the soil that they oved so well, and ther
bodies we'd the road FROM the banks of the Blue.
Ii is needless to comment upOn the merits or lie
merits Of great chirftains bnt the fact IS patent
that Joe D." Shelby WAS tho best general that ever
drew sword on Missouri soil No other man could
have gotten away rom such an army rs We hah
after him. Falling back he led the remnant OF his
men across the Arkansas River; and Jennison
passed. the "canteen" ana sang John BROWN,
while our hands struck up the time We are
gopg home Tomorrow" DENNIS CECIL
Grdud Eddu o.