Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-08
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.

| ACCOUNTS FROM THE ABOLITION PRESS.
Special to the ST Loui, Democrat
JEFFERSON CITY, September 2S.-Trains from
ST. Louis arrived at 3o'clock this morning. Pas.
sengeTs report everything quiet at Georgetown
| Generals Sigel and Davis were at that point di
recting operations
Among the passengers by the train were thC
following officers of Colonel NIarshalrs cavalry
| regiment, from Lexington, viz: Major ID. p Jen.
| kens, Captain James Foster, Paul Waters, John
| Burnap, and Lieutenants Proctor, Nost, Knight
and Blair.
| These officers were released on thei parole OF
honor They left Lexington on the morning Of
Thursday, coming ia wagons overland 10 Seda-
LA, and arriving there last night.
To their knowledge, up to Thursday, Price had
not started any portion Of his forces toward this
direction, though il could have been done and
they been in ignorance Of it.
Capt. Foster was informed on ,he morning
after the surrender, by the rebel quartermaster,
that he had issued that day "a coo rations, and
the captain thinks the force has since then been
increased l,y Gcccszions from the country round
aboH to at least i200O.
lie represents ihat men are focking in from
all quarters thinks Fremont pIoclama.iun has
had no effect 81 materially increasing The rchc
forces. lie heard nothing definite iu r-eIn1 10
MeCull0ch's whereabouts The rchrls told him
his force was fIOiH 10000 10 $4,000
The officers think McCulloch is moving toward
jefferson Capt Foster states thar the Federal
loss al the different hattlea was toIty-fye Killed
and one hundr-l wounded
While be was in the rebel camp as a prisoner,
and dress, very. much like a Missougian, he
heard couple Of Tel,el col7nels conyersing in re-
gard TO their casHaltks when one said GOO would
probably cover their'loSS.
All Of the Federal officers taken prisoners have
now lett Lexington, with the exception of Col
Mulhgan, who remains thoTe 30 to settle up some
husinesS affairs. lie is not wounded as reported
JEFFERSON CRY, September 2q-Gen.- Pre-
mont went into camp this morning ahoui half a
mile back of the town. lie seems to he locatnc
himself for quite a stay here.
Gen. MckinStry and staff arrived here this
evening. Gen. Pope is still here
There have been bat few movements of troops
to-day.
LIEUT. Col Thatcher, Of the 18th Missouri. and
Lieut. Geo. F. Tenant, Of Col. Narshalrs cav
airy regiment, leave here by boat for Lexington
early tomorrow morning Theywill return with
the wounded federal tTOGs1s now ia the hands Of
the rebels there, about one hundred in number
Before they left Lexington, they obtained "a
written permit from Gen. Sterling Price, granting
protection 10 any boat which might 90 to Lexine-
ton for that PUrposr. Gen. Fremont has approv-
cd Of this action aud they win start early in the
morning.
Col Thatcher aud Lieut.. Tennant left Lexing-
ton ON Thursday last, and went across the eoun-
Try TO the nesiF'st point on the Hannibal and St
Joseph railroad. They were stopped at two DIFF
feTent places by secession bands who paid no re-
gard 10 Gen. $ Prices permit or to their parole,
saying he was but man anyhow, and that
they were damned Federals, and had no business
there.
At one point muszets were cooked and pointed
at their heads, and probably at both places they
would have suffered violence if it were not for
the fact that Lieut.. Col. Tennant happened to be-
Mason, and found friends among the rebel
bands, who took him under their protection
The more one hears of the particulars of the
Lexington siege, the more must one admire the
gallant bearing Of our little band there The
Federal officers all unite in saying that they are
treated with the greatest courtesy by the officers
Of the rebel army, though they suffered not a
little from the unbridled license of the soldiers,
who stole their horses, side-srns, and plundeTed
clothing of the men, indiscrininately
One of the rebel regiments having helped
themselves to the uniforms of Col Mulligan's
troops, are now called tho Irish Brigade.
The Coniederates are in the possession Of any
quantity Of ammunition, it being buried and hid
den away in various parts of the country After
ihc sulTenati, no less th&n Su-uub loaded shells
were found buried within thr inpnchmenis, di-
rectly bensath the ground over which the Fed
erals had 50 long been fighting. They were
buried there by the rebels several months since
The rebels had full information in regard TO Mul-
hgan's dettnseS, the position Of his guns, etc,
furnished by prominent lady Of Lexington dis
euised as a mulatto woman, having visited them
seryegal days beiJle the fight and gained iuli in
formation.
The Federal officers give the most amusing
accounts Of the appearance Of Tie rebel troops
They state that Gen Harris division IS the only
portion Of the army which is under any sor3 OF
discipline. The men are distinguished BY red
badge around the arm. The officers have
piece of red flannel on the shoulder. Rtd taIr
is. however, unknown.