, 1861-10-18

oe Immediately attacked by an overwhelming
orce Of rebels. Taken In connection with the
report that Secretary Cameron had gfTen or
1erE to have the work On the Notifications
aronnd the city stopped, there Was quite an
excitement. Several leading citizens took it
1pon themselves to visit the Notifications,
en- the south, and were gratifed to
observe that wo1kmen we're still busy strength
enirg these defences. Only few guns are t
however, and there was deal Of |
Speculation last night whether the city could |
be defended sgaiast ten Thousand troops.
sIecu1ations however rested more on fear than |
fact. The particulars Of the burning Of the
Big River bridge indicate that the scare was |
rs great On the ground rs at distance. The !
report that JEFF. Thompson was on the ground |
well calculated to alarm the timid, and itseeias
60 utterly incredible that thousands refuse to
believe It. The Germans who we're taken !
prisoners by the rebels would eseily stretch
the nEmber Of the enemy, and the chances are
that when tie whole truth becomes known it
viii be discovered the number was largely
exaggerated.
That JEFF. Thompson should elude the vigi-
lance of our troops at Birds Point, Cape Gil
rarde<n and Ion1on. and travel from the Ar
,Eansss line to point within fifty miles Of St.
Louis, with mis- ragged asmy, is inprobsb1eon
The first glance. Yet there are many features
cf,the country which would easily permit the
1ebel gang Of robbers to pass tarough the
country, By striking west Of 1ronton and Po-
tGei. and then coming toward the river. If it
ie definitely nsceItasned tha. it Is JEFF. Thomp-
son who commanded the Big EIEer bridge
not 1esorted to, by an expedition from Cairo
snd Birds Point and Ironton, to capture him.
bag and baggage. It is unreasonable to be-.
lfcVe the reports in to-n}ght's paper, that JEFF.
Thompson meuacee Pilot Knob with an army
10, 0GD strong. Unless all our previous infor-
pack Of lies, there is not that number Of rebel
troops at preseut operating In Missouri, fnde-
penaent Of Gen. Pnce's command. Immense
bediks Of men, ten thousand strong, are not
transported hundred and ift3 miles through
an inpGTt I1shed country without some know
ledge Of the fact reaching our ears, before
they have gone half way. On the other hand,
If the rumor should prove true, it will add
another to the LIST Of charges Of ofincompetency
hled sgziIst Gen. Fremont
1t is not improper to remark that there is no
likelihood that the work on the fortifcatons
Will be suspended for the present, in spite of
SECRETARY Cameron's orders. The defences are
nearly finished already, and the contractor is
csrtainly entitled to his pay for the work done
up 10 the time Of the order to stop wo.s. The
AEEiAS Vi 0AA N4AGVlH ~ ECV AAI AV4t9 R1NFEl1t
mounted viii be the means Of guaranteeing
! tie pa7 for the balance Of the job.
II it be true that Gen. Cameron has given
orders to suspend all payments excepting OF
amounts due the troops, and refuse to Pay the
| SUMS cue our tradesmen and merchants for
| seI1cus hardship on large and worthy class
| Of uDion.loving citizens. There is hardly q
1aboI1Dg man in town who is not directly or
indi1 ect1y interested in the settlement Of the
Government Indebtedness in st. Louis. An
| immense amount Of merchandise Of various
kirde has been purchased by Government
| age1 ts SID the money has been provided by the
authorities st Washington half fdozen times.
| To repudiate even for short time what the
Treasury Is fully able to pay, is gross out
rsge. T it we're only banks and corporations
| who suffered, the delay would not be such q
hardship; but there are sums dus direct to
mechanics aud merchants, which are sorely
| needed.
The war agai1 st erump .tail Is repetition OF
In I Geaa fana
it is hoped may result quite as happily Jusi
nov the threat to suspend the payment O.
Government claims has great effect on the
stump-tal question. Our citizens have beer
look1n ng to the demand notes for q currency Z
take the place Of the deprecated "bankablt
funds" snd unless these demand notes ar
freely circulated, there will be no other cur
rency obtainahle for common use. 1t 80 hap
pens that the Eastern railroads are blocked N
with freight, and no produce csn be- shipped
50 no exchange can be made. Al these %
stae1eB are thus thrown In the way OF tn
stump tail reform. The money is still curEen
. with many merchants, but the retailers au'
savings inetf1nticns and private bankers, ,refus
;. to take it 1t any price.
Tie State Convention meets every day, AMI
business for which it assembled. The Con
vention has assumed full Legislative powers
. | and 1t is amusing to hear Eecessionists, Wit
The records Of the irregular State Convention
assembled in Texas and other States befor
them, complain Of the pretended corruption
has taken care Of ita OWL interests BY passln
7 an ordinance making certificates for their pa
! receivable for taxes In apy county ia the Stat
, E1-Goy. Stewart has been In q Jolly state (
mind for several days past, and has sntertais
l ed TIE Convention On several occasions Wit
= speeches On prumiscuous subjects.
The telegraphlc censor, whoever he is, I
this point, il inclined to be careless. Recen
!. y be struck cut from 8 dispatch handed In
. The regular telegraphic correspondent Of Il
= TR1BuFE, (who hiss given me the informat:ol
= in announcement Of the launch Of one Of tt
: gun boats at Carondelet, and the very san
= day permitted the same information to pa
:, muster in the dispatches prepared by the
= soc:ated Press Agent: Itmay be all right, b
:, ecIne folks <' don't see it."
ETtE. Nul LIZ - HI AEtlfG 8t ui6 pIok ~ II
y greatest s,tckler for military duty could wis
y His pronptness IN sending down the Wisco
Elm 7th regiment to the Biz River bridge, ye
:, te1dsy, gives evidence that he will not
\ cauIhs mapping by the rebels He has Il
~ y Benton Barracks so far completed that the {
- der to stop work is practically Of no avail.
pr Secession sympathy, as avoWed inside
i. pa1lors and finely pape1ed walls, shows it's
u On the small fry without tail. Yesterday the
N ives quite crowd gathered on the upper pt
Al tion Of Pine street, near tha residence OF t
49, Iote1jous Dick B@rrett, watching group
~ ~ etsne, mounted by g miniature Confeder;
~ dag. Appropriately enough, negro ch.ld1
wi were assisting In the work.
y The arrest OF Mr:. hcAna1'y, editor Of /
~ Christian Adtocate, is lesson to the rob
~ that the authorities have relaxed none Of tn
"a form. The Ad1pocate's articles have bt
- tiuctcred with too much treason lately for
- z1od Of its readers, and It may comfort tn
~. ~ Lees il the tone is sofsezed hereafter A P,
- - ter who worked in the Office 1ast week Sta
~ ~ thst handbl]s containing Gen. BuckIer's 2
" clamstion to Kentucklans were struck Of
-. the Christian Advocate job Office lsat week,
r. l-c!1culAhcn It is supposed in that portion
~. the gallrnustate Inaccessible to rebels #
- the Sonthern eide, "
7ha raft bearing mortar battery in tow, fs I
1S a at Bocnville, and will afford an additional
.1o @ tection to that town, and be Of great ser
- ir breaking up rebel ferries across the
n IN; fcurl river: This information has been
~ IN pressed from te1egrH1ns-
n15 Col. Blair'e friends are unnecessarily
,tse lent over the prospect that Gen. Fremont
.ees .ees soon be removed. They have succeodet
~ causing the topic to be more discussed
~ eyer, within q few days, and story is cur
W. - that Frank Blair has ssld he would have
l" heel on Fremout's neck Ia leas than ten
Fremouts friends insist that an underst
j. irg was had between Secretary Cameron
T. the commanding General, that the Il
i. should Be allowed to follow Price, aca if
into cestfu1, he was not to be removed at al.
thiA comment has been excited By the 1act
slty, Ae5ptApt General Thomas, who aecomps
feF- Sec1etary Cameron, Wss hostile to Ffea
Lhey end did not conceal it whenever he had ii
pof' Fortunfty to let 1t ont
Fere There are come five regiments Of "a
foes sizes here, awaiting arms. None Of thet
49,, full The Home Guards want arms like
una Nl1 4 battalion of the F1rft Iowa CaEal
yato ing rived today, and were received by their
1 11A .a1ts who had preceded them.
G&IiDAlA1.
Port. The London. Times correspondent
pany frnn Turin:
srxes t1he Gxibaldi movement Is becom
In very 1cdre and serious one In Southern
tage, 0neinsting with tie party Of action. u
tug. L1tHra11y haye the effect Of consolidate
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