Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-17
NORTHERN NEWS AND LIES.
Affairs In REissouTis
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SPmSGFT EID, Friday, Nov. S-The ten missing
members of the Body Guard arrived here yester-
Jay after noon, together with three Of White s
scouting battalion. They were released on parole.
The folio wing are their names;
dy (Suard-Antoine K0sa, J. l. POchin, Alore
SehenkeI, Jacob Hackney, Richard Forester, Chas-
PassentUlrg. VIM. TroWernIcht, Robert Lee, John
Timer aid Wm. Hsskiit.
OF Scouting Battalion-Wm. w. Weaver and W
5. Bell Of the First Missouri and Eerd Grey OF the
Irish Dragons.
When first taken from Springdel the prisoners
were conveyed to JOliihcstiOn, and from thence to
Cassvlle, where they remsined il the main body Of
Prices aTmy for about week They report that
they were generally well treated, although perpe-
tuallY annoyed by the intense curiosity OF the rehsl
rank and file. They give some of the most iudi
,rous accounts of the appearances Of the army
None Of the men have uniforms and their g JtaiBg
is sadly rent and torn They have bet com paritIve
ly few tents Some few were arriving from Ar
kansas, however. In drill, they are alul0ss def
cient
T. err arms, so far as they observed, were chief
iy rifles and heavy shot guns. which the men pre-
ferTed TO the regulation masket with blyonet.
There were, however. good many VINO had re-
sOlVing rifles, ard some caFbiRas. While the pcis,
aners were with Price, twelve pieces of cannon ar
rived from Memphis They understood thas they
ARd several ritl5d cannon but they th mselVes saw
none Of them. Among the persons seen By the Il g
OF truce while there, were the reuowIe Ben BIC
GutlOcn. lIeneTalS frlc6 anu LOiOntA NC
Intesb J.. w. Tucker, Of the State Journal and
Capt Emmet NcDouald. The latter sent word to
McKIrstry that at the next fight he would have q
dozen sharp shooters after him, on account OF ar
resting his brother and pUstng him in the negro
prison. TIE question OF Ben McCuEoch's death Is
put 70 rest II the pr sent by au emphstie &te-
ment CT the q Of truce, who not only saw the ubi
qui,iCus Ben bns shook hands and conEersed with
him
Nothing was hesrd Of johnson. but IL was said
that Hardee marching on st Louis with large
iorce and that it probably in his possession by
that time.
They had also circulsted among them the most
astonishing stories OF rebel victories IN Virginia;
the cFedulity OF the troops upon all topics was
most surprising The released prisoners isaYe fcr
ST. Louis to day or to morrow.
Mr. Durear of the firm of Ubsdeh. Peirson *
Co., OF ST. Louis. is here to day for the purpose OF
procuring the remains of Hessrs Rose and Wright
Of the Body Guard who were killed 10 the charge
of the 25th inst. The bodies of the killed, upon
this occasion, we're very improperly all b1rIed IN
one grave. and their removal is now mStter OF
considerable difficulty
a rebel fOragIng party came within fifteen miles
Of Springfield last evening aid set fire 10 several
hsy stacks belonging TO Union men. A squadron
of cavalry were sent after them which has not as
yet returned.
Lieutenant CouneTly, of the Irish Dragons, who
was seriously wounded in the caTalry charge, is
dead.
Several Home Qua ds were taken prisoners yes
terday eight or ten miles from town.
Our camp resolved the accession Of about one
hundred negroes last night mary Of them the prop
erty Of Unon cItiz2ns Of the place, who are this
morning besieeng headquarters in high dudgeOn
Gen Hunter called upon Gen. Lane for an explans
ton when Lane stated that he had d0ne al that he
could to prevent it, and to ferret cut the perpetrs
tors but in vain. Lane made speech 10 bis sold
ers from the froH; of his quarters at Major Bar
reys. the other evening. Fha ladies of course all
came out to hear the speech. When they returned
TO their surprise 1t was discovered thar while the
General was speaking, sons Of his men had i'm
proved the opportunity OF confscating all the re
yroes Of the household. soma half dozen IN number
Major Barrey 10 one OF the most prominent secss
sIonsls OF the vicinity, and is now 10 the rebel army