, 1861-12-11
MATTERS IN MISSOURI.
Condition of PfIce,a Army--SupplIea
Going to them--0Ur Western d.
VSBIon.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.-Adrices from osceola
a1c ono day later, and brought by a gentle
man who is perfectly reliable. &c states that
Prices. forces arc not over seven thousand
strong, but many new recruits arc daily ar
irving. This informant came through Seda1ia
and says that from what he could see and
learn, there is no doubt but that the Federal
forces are about to assume the offensive, and
the movements will be such TINT Price aud
his rebels will be completely surrounded and
compelled to surrender or be cut to pieces.
Upton correspondence, dated the 9th, says
nand into winter quarters near ottervlllc,
while he will hare his headquarters at Upton.
Major Hubbard, Of the First Missouri Cav
E; airy, with one company Of his command, made
reeonnofssanee from Upton q far south as
Warsaw, and heard nothing Of Price'E wherea-
bouts. They returned bringing With them
thirty prisoners, and report the country full
Of seeeshy returning home from the rebel
army, and committing al kinds Of depreda-
tions on the property OF Union men Lieut.:
Manning, with small party Of men, went ont
yesterday md pounced upon Capt. Taylor, Of
Price's army, md brought him in. We have
Jolly lot Of rebels in Jail nov, consisting Of
two captains and between forty and fifty pri-
yates.
Kgentle1nan WHO has, arrived at Jefferson
| City from Bates county, says that near. Clfn-
| ton he Enw good many wagons loaded with
| articles for Price's army. Shoes, clothing,
| blankets and salt, all from the river, he was
| informed, principally embraced the contents.
| The same Was observed at other points On his
| route. By Sitting that he was going. to Cal
| 1oway county on furlough, he was permitted
| to Inss unmolested It was not until
| he cot to Cole Camp that. he Wis
| thoroughly apprised Of the presence Of the
| Federal army on the railroad. There Wis every
evidence that fhe insurgents would reeuperate,
and have force South Of the Usage, equal at
least to any heretofore raised in the State: But
| little violence was enacted on Union men, e1-
cept by unauthorized bandltti; and Price had
given orders TO protect al who would remain
1 quiet, and not manifest adhesion to the Lin.
coin Government.
A yery reckless murder was committed ut
/ Upton, last week, in the camp Of the Kansas
Fist An orderly directed the arrest Of a-ma1
who had left the guard house without per1nis
| sion Of his commander. The soldier resisted
| and struck the orderly; whereupon the order
| Is fred and shot him through the arm- Tht
| soldier returned fire Rnd missed tha orderly
but the ball passed through into csmp, killing
a private who wns reclining on his couch.
E0npenyL, Sd Illinois caratry, stationed a
| Rolls GaYe received from the ladies Of Stan
ton nnds VAUDEVILLE two excellent pair.
Of socke to each man, and beautiful fatk
-. Tsnt: IA Thompson, Of the Missouri fnfan
try. afTfYed by the North Missouri roaufoa'
fbfa IhdfnSng. having In custody twelve prison
era dtsnatcied to the ST. Louis military prison
| from camp Cameron, Missouri. By Major. "
| l.: .JSmeH:: Commanding at that post, we lear
: that The tuIisoueFs are residents of Caldwell
Rev md Clinton counties. They are all charge
Z With $iafik md abetting the rebels. = =: