Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-21
st1 a9saF5 Bi9ssr.. gg Uel1graph,
From Missouri.

81 ONYNV ~
From Missouri.
RoLLA, Mo-, Oct ls.-The correspondents
of the st. Louis Democrat furnishes the
following items.
a scout who has Just came in from the
West reports that Price has made a stand
at Carthage, sixty miles from Spring
field.
The Legislature is to be called together
on the 4th OF November.
The rebels at Vienna have dispersed, a
portion going home, and the remainderWill
join johnson.
johnson has been putin command ofall
the rebel forces in Missouri, and has issued
a proclamation forbidding the transporta-
ton of any more property, meaning slaves,
from the State.
1t is not stated whether johnson super
cedes Price or not.
The following letter is clipped from the
Fort Smith Times;
EXECUTIVE Dept, PARK. HILL, g. n.
August z4,lS6I.
To Mayor Clarke, QudrferMaster, C. S. a. -
SRI herewith enclose to your care
dispatches for Gen. McOulloch which
have the honor to request you will cause
TO be forwardedto him by the earliest ex.
press.
AT mass meeting of about 900 Ghero-
KEGS at Tahlequa on the 2lst inst, the
Cherokees, with marked unanimity, de-
clared their adherence to the Confederate
States and have given theip authorities
power TO negotiate an alliance with them.
In view of this action, a regiment of mount
ed men will be Immediately raised and
ln. ae NnI T.l,,
to meet any emergency that may arise.
Having espoused the cause ofthe Confed-
crate States, we hope to render efficient
service in the protracted war which now
threatens the country, and to be treated
with liberality and confidence becoming
the Confederate States.
have the honor to be.
Very respectfully,
Your ob'tservaut,
JOHN Ross,
Principal Chief Cherokee Nation.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. l9.-The rebels who
burned Big River Bridge the other day
were marauding band from st. Gene
We've and St. Francis counties, numbering
about 60O JEFF. Thompson has not been
in that region for some weeks. Capt. Lip
piLcott, with 80 men of the 3sth Illinois,
met this force two miles below Big River
and cut his way through them, inhicting
loss of killed and considerable num-
Der wounded. Seven of his men were ta=
ken prisoners and several wounded, but
none killed.
In the engagement below IrontOu on the
18th, the rebel loss was known to be 30
killed and wounded and believed to be
many more, as quite number were carried
off the field. The federal loss was 10
wv n a1 foI1y I'm
was about 1000 and believed to be an
advance guard as there was much larger
body some distance below. Officers at
Pilot Knob say there were Louisiana, Ten
nessee and Arkansas regiments among
them. Citizens were fleeing from the vi
cinity yesterday and troops were under
arms expecting an attack.
The State Convention adjourned yester-
day, subject to call of the Governor, until
the meeting of the Legislature to be elect
ed in 1862.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. lo.-Uriel Wright, men,
Der of the State Convention, Samuel b.
Chouchill, member of the Legislature, and
John I. Shoppell, all notorious secession
lists. were arrested to-day by order of the
provost marshal.
1t is now believed that the large'number
of men reported to have deserted from
Prices army, including five thousand
or more said to have been disbanded after
the fall of Lexington, are still in the SER
vice of the rebellion, and will form in
bands in various parts of the State for
bridge burning and general marauding
purposes.
SYRACUSE, Mo, Oct. 2o.-It is reported
that acting Brig. Gen. Wyman, who left
Rolla several days since with about $500
men, has arrived at Linn Greek where he
dispersed body of rebels, killing con-
siderable number, and taking over two
hundred prisoners. He also captured Is
wagon load of goods belonging to McClurg
& Co., prominent Union firm whom the
rebels had robbed.
Advices from Gen. Fremont are to seven
o'clock on Friday night He is still at
Warsaw, and the pontoon bridge across
the Usage was expected to be finished on
Saturday.
Gen. Sigel's division had crossed the Os-
age.
1t was reported in Warsaw that Price
had been largely reinforced by McCulloch,
aud that their combined forces were forth
flying 0sceola, where they intended to give
Fremont battle.
Pony Express.
II