The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-21
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN MISSOURI.
Gen. Prices Army Occupies
Various Places.
Men Pushing on from the Northern Counties to
Join the State Forces,
&C., &C.,
JEFFERSON Cry, No. , Aup~,t .

JEFFERSON Cry, No, AugiSt 90, 1851.
Information has reached here that Warsaw, Bolivar
and Ocaopoints in the southwest-have been occupied
by portions Of the army of Geney al Price.
Information has also BEEN received that the rebels,
under Col Staples have gathered in considerable force
Petis and Johnson counties, and have taken military
possession Of warrensburg, Johnson Georgetown and
sedlia in Pctts county.
Squads and companies Of constantly leaving the
Northern counties and pushing southwark to join the
State forces.
There Is much excitement among the people west OF
here, md many Of them are leaving their homes.
1t stated that Colonel Staples concentrate force
Of three thousand men, and will cooperate in movement
upon this city Should be determined upon, have
about three thousand Ave hundred troops here which
FORCE doubtless will be considerably augmented in few
days.
The following proclamation, issued at Springfield has
been received here
To PEoPIE OF Missouri
FELLOW CiTnHNs-The army under my command has
been organized under the laws Of the State for hc pro
lection Of your homes and nresdeS, and for the main
tenance Of the rights, dignity and honor Of Missouri
| 1t is kept in the field for these purposes alone,
and TO aid in accomplishing them our gallant souhen
brethren into our State with these intentions
We have just achieved glorious victory the foe,
and far and wide the appointed army which the
usurper at Washington has been than six months
thernf for your subupa ion and enayement This victory
u
invaders and restores ID to the protection Of liz army II
consequently becomes my duty to assure yoa that 1t is
my firm determination to protect every peaceabe and law
abiding citizen in the full enjoyment Of all his rights.
whatever may have been his sympathes in the present
unhappy struggle If he has taken active part in
the cruel warfare which has been wagcl against the good
people Of this State by the ruthless enemies when have
just defeated therefore invite oil good citizens To
turn TO their homes and the practice Of their ordinary
avocatons with the full assurance that they their fam-
lies, their homes and their property shall be carefully
protected. l. at the time, all evil disposed
persons whe may support the usurpations Of any
claiming to be provisional or temporary Governor Of Mis-
souri, who shall in any other way give aid comfort
TO the enemy, that they will be held enemies and
| treated accordingly. STERLING PRICE,
Major General Commanding Missouri State Gard.
| UNITED STATES SOLDIERS FIRED INTO.
| ONE KILLED AND SIX woUNDED-GUEIRIILA BANDS
SECURING WESTERN MISSOURI.
| JEFFERSON Cnr, NO., August 20, 1861.
train arrived here this morAng from Syracuse, havn
on board twenty FIVE passengers and two hundred ant
| fifty United States soldiers When the train
Lookout station about thirty shots fred into it from
behind wood pile and bush skrting the road killing
Of the soldiers and wopnding six Others Of them ia
tally One rebel was killed The train stopped hal
mile beyond the point where the attack made, an'
two hundred soldiers put off and sent in pursuit Of tn
| miscrcants.
Guerrilla parties securing the counties west Of here
Selling property and arresting prominent citizens.