Breakfast-time, and not a hostile shot had been heard.

Nine o'clock, and no skirmish.

Twelve o'clock, and no battle.
General Fremont and staff returned to St.Louis.General Hunter made a reconnoissance to Wilson Creek, and ascertained that the only enemy that had been in the vicinity was a scouting party of forty or fifty men.

At the time we were to march out, there was not a Rebel on the ground.

Their whole army was still at Cassville, fifty-five miles from Springfield.
On the 9th of November the army evacuated Springfield and returned to the line of the Pacific Railway.
General Fremont's scouts had deceived him.