M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-10-24

izOnians, undel the ,0mlriand oi Capt.
Hare, Immediately took possession in
the name OF tile COniederacy, put out
the fires, and kept guard over the
property. The express asked for iW,
mediate assistance, as between MeXr
cans and Indians they had their hands,
fuil- protecting the stores. The
proper.ytand stores are estimated to
be- Or $S00,o00 value. The fWt IS
built oil stone. and the garrison had:
beon 5usily engaged Tor several monthsI
in sortiiying it. The garrison was
five companies OF United States regu
lars. A battery q OF flying artillery
was, abandoned nnharmed,l consisting
Of four s;x,pounders and two.twelve
Founders, b A large amount OF ammut
nition was saved. There is said to be
fun)sppplies Tor six months for a six
company post, Capt. Walkers com.
psny lett on the morning OF the 9th
for Eurt Stanton, and will be the peIs
manent garrison of the post. Fort
Stanton is situated in the Sacramento
mopntaips, 140 mics northwest of
Messilla, / Notone Federal soldieris
now left on the soil OF Arizona.
REBEL cALIFoREIAEs oTF FOR TAE WAR
10 yT7Bo'ol IN VIRGINIA. : t..,." .
u The Times ofAugnst Si, says:
hnThsifOllo@iAg named resigned army
0ffi5ere, 9andeF comu1snd Of Capt. Rid
ley, arrived in our city the 3lst July,
from Los AhgelOs, Cal; '..'. VI.
.nGen. A. s I johnson, native Of
Kentnsky, late in command Of the de-!
potef Caifornia, aud commander oil
the Utah expedition. "''s"
noBroves Major L. A. Armisted, late
of'the 9th 1Diahtfy. -ii .,,'..
mLient A. 3. Hardcastle, late Of the
9Th Infantry. Hiai2Y.' yH' ..'..-. j.,
Lieut.. E. 3. D. Riley, late Of the 4th
Infantry. esEI -h. .
bGLieat.GFrancis Mallory, late Of the
4th Infantry l.'u'" .-.'.'. n'
si Lieut.. N. Wickliffe, late Of the 9th
Infantry 10 r." ..' .'." ~. '-....."
TO LieHt.s N. Shaaf, late Of the 4th In
fantry. .o2G 2"j DO -'. .''
Eieut.lR. N. Brewer, late ofthe 1st
DSAgo0ns.! ,u'a' ,o"i...'
nPbe same journal or Aug 10th says:
Bsigadier General Johnson and seven
resigned United States Officers Of the
California Department, and a compa.
nYof 40 Californians under Capt. Rid
!ey,aeft Messilla on the 9Th, for Rlchi
mohd, by way Of San Antonio, New
Orleans and Memphis. . 90
eTg III ~~~~>y~S>N~c~t-~ONO~SS>~- % H.U
Gen. ,Rfice at Carthage ge--Gen. johnson
In Command In missOuri-JOhn Ross
and the CherOkees joining the Rebels.
% daia| RoLLA, Mo-, Oct, 1S.
The correspondent Of the st. Louis
Qemocrat furnishes tho following
;temsg9 AliW lpfN ,1ai n..' '"
'1aA scout has Just come in from the
West and reports that Price has made
astand at Carthage, sixty miles from
Springfield ' .' III
The Legislature is to be called TO.
gether on the 4th of November.
1.-THE rebels at Vienna have dispers.
ed, 4 portion going home and the re-
fnainderNwill Join General johnson.
Gen. Johnson has been placed in
command of all the rebel forces in
Missouri, and has issued proclama-
tioh lfotbidding = pc transportation Of
any more property meaning slaves
g2ffom' the State. 1t is not stated
whether ] ohnson supersedes Price. p
,sThe following letter is clipped from
the Fort Smith TimesA
es''ExEcUTIyE ARTasENT, PARK
H1I, G. N, August "a; 1s61.-Ma.
jUr Ctark, a. Q. NJ, CAS- A.NSir:
I herewith forward to your care dis
patches for Gen. McCulloch, G. S. A.
which 4 have the, honor to. :eqhest
you will cause to be forwarded to him
by the earliest express.
ySiAt q mass meeting Of about 1000,
Cherokees, at Tahleaua, the 21st inst,
the Cherokees, with marked unanim-
ity, declared, their adherence to the
Confederate States, and have given
their authorities power to negOtiatear
alliance with them. "a
~ ''In view Of this action q Gregiment
Of mounted men will be Immediately
raised and placed under command Of
Col. John Drew, to meet any emer-
gency that may arise. Having es-
poused the cause of the Confederate
States, We hope to render efficient
service in the protracted war which
now ffhresteps the, country, and to be
treated with Q liberality and ,confk
depce becoming the Confederate
State. - 4
II have the honor to be, sir, very
respectfully, your humble servant,
~ "a" "JOHN ROSS,
Principal Chief Cherokee Nation" !"
= ~ e-~G-.c-o~O~-~~ >~I----~>.
b091oA BATTLE IN MISSOURI s,t.
gnlF4ELb or BATTLE, Fredriekstown, ilI
10 9tgb oil a 1rir0ctober "a. J r
jIn conjunction with Col. Plummet's com:
mand, we have routed the rebels Of IhomP-