Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-07
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From Missouri.

From Missouri,
Especial to the St. Louis Dshoerat)
JEFPERsoX CRY, Get. 4.-Thasteamer
Emma arrived this evening with the wounds
/ ed from Lexington.
About 1000 rebels remained in Lexing-
ton on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Prescott, citizen of Lexington, who
was in Mulligan's Qualifications during the
seige, contradicts the report that Stnrgis
had arrived there. He heard Price tell
Rains and Parsons that now was the time
to fight il they erer intended to, and heard
them discussing the prOpriety of falling
back to fortify Rose Hill iusJ bhnson coun-
ty, Is miles west of Warrensburgh He
thinks, however, that their real intention
is toretreat to the southwest
Since the surrender they had cast two
cannon at the foundry in Lexington, which
increased their field pieces to fourtcen.-
They also had two mortars,5
Col. Mulligan was taken south with
Price.
Most of our army have gone forward,
we'll appointed and likely to do splendid
fighting.
Gen. MeKiustry's division under Il. Col.
Totten, moved west to-day, and will en-
camp to- night ls miles OUT
Capt. Able aud Henry tory, who were
captured q short time since while carrying
dispatches from Gen. Fremont to Gen.
Lane, and were confined 80 hours in dun
geOn ut WestpoIt, came down on the En-
ma, having escaped from Lexington.
Capt. d. d. S. Stanley q the regular
cavnlry, who distingutsbed himself AZ Dug
Spring, has been appointed Brigadier Gem
eral, and willnssume command of the cav
airy brigade of Fremonts command.
Gen. McKinstry is not TO be transferred
10 Kentucky. He will have command of
the fifth division of the army of the west,
and will start west tomorrow.
It is thought that Gen. Fremont willalso
leave tomorrow. He and is army are en-
thusiastic and confident, and are burning
to meet the enemy.
L Special to the st. Louis Republican,
JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. 4-Cols. Grover
and White were left at Lexington, the for
mcr in critical condition, and the latter
likely TO recover.
The report of II large amount of loaded
shell having beea dug up inside of Null
gnn's eptrenchments, after his surrender, is
untrue.
/ ST.. LOUIS, Oct. "a correspondent of
the Republican, writing from Rolla on the
4th, says: Thirty-fiye of our wounded men
arrived here from Springfield yesterday
Three ambulances left this morning, and
others will start tomorrow for that place
10 bring away more Of the wounded, about
100 of whom still remain there.
Letters received here from the southwest
say that many of the wealthy and most
prominent citizens in that region are NOV
ing their families and effects south.
Mrs. j. S. Phelps, who was SO active in
her attention to our wounded soldiers after
the battle of Springfield, is very ill of ty-
phoid fever.
John Gillet, State Senator from Law
renee county, who was arrested by order of
Gen. Hunter, has been released on parole,
but is not permitted to leave town.
Correspondence st. Louis Republican,
LEAvESwoRTH, Oct. "A full battery of
iron six Founders have been presented by
wealthy citizens to the home guards of this
place. They were cast in this city, and
were the first ever made in the StateG
After the fall of Lexington, Gen. Sturgis
made requisition upon Mai. Gen. Stone,
of the Kansas militia. to call out the milf
tia Of the eastern counties of Kansas. The
people responded heartily to the call and
poured into Wyandotte in large numbers.
They were Immediately sworn into the u.
S. service for 30 days, and now compose
pa-t of Gen. Sturgis command at Kansas
City. The I'd Kansas regiment, under Maj.
Cloud, is also at Kansas City. Col. Mitch
ell, its commander, is rapidly recovering
from his wounds received in the battle of
Springfield.
Nine regiments, most of which are full
and the rest rapidly filling up, have been
furnished by Kansas for the war,
In addition to this, we have twice res
pended 10 the call of the authorities and
furnished 80 day menwhen danger threat
ened. Every man in Kansas is now well
drilled aud ready to fight if occasion re-
9uires.
Major Prince is still the commander of
the post at Fort Leavenworth and isprose-
cutting with vigor the work of strengthen
ing and terrifying his position. A long
line of carthworEs aud entertainments
have been thrown up on the west side of
Fort LeayeawortlI. The river side is pro-
tecIed by pickets and masked batteries.
Shch n thing as taking the fort by sur
prise is now ont of the question.
From Fortress Monroe.
FoRTnRss MoSRoE, Oct. 4.-The o. S.
steanier Pawnee has returned from Halter
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