Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-08

valuable bells belonging to our Govern
ment, one of which weighed POO pounds and
the other 900 pounds, together with fire
engine and other articles. On the same day
they arrested Mr.. Magraw who had been
engaged in robbing the Unionists for the
benefit of the rebels. Letters were found on
his person showing that he was in constant
communication with the rebel leaders.
The officers coniscated his mules, wagons,
and other articles. The four large pieces of
ordnance which were recently recovered from
Harper's Ferry have been fitted up in an in
genious manner by Captain Scribner, and
frequently pay their respects to the enemy.
The same officer has collected large quanti-
ties of railroad spikes, which he wires in
suitable bundles and discharges them in
place Of canister shot. He declares that he
can keep the whole rebel army from crossing
here with these novel projectiles.
JEFFERSON CRY, Oct. 2.
General Fremont continues actively occu-
pied, and the various division commanders
have had interviews with him to-day. His
programme is said, by those in his confidence,
to be excellent in every particular, and to
have met the approval Of all the military au-
thorities 10 whom he has disclosed it. Since
his arrival here, confidence in the Federal
cause has greatly increased, and it Is now
believed, that. before the end of the month,
Missouri will b. purged of her secession foes.
The steamer Emma left for Lexington this
evening to carry our wounded TO the hospital
in St. Louis. Col Philip ST. George Cook, of
the Second United States Dragons. arrived
here this evening and had lengthy private
interview with General Fremont. His force
of regulars from Utah will undoubtedly be
ordered to this vicinity for service. 1t is said
that Brigadier Generalship will be confer
red upon him.
ST. Louis, Oct. g.
A special despatch to the ST. Louis Repub-
lican, from Jefferson City, says:
DR.. White says he heard ,on his way here, that
1000 rebelr had parted from the main body
and marched towards Georgetown, with the
intention OF taking that place before rein
forcements could arrive from Jefferson City.
miller who left Georgetown yesterday
morning. says he was turned back by the en-
emy's pickets, twelve miles from that town.
DR.. White believes that the rebels have no
idea of quitting the State. but intend to
make demonstration, in vast numbers, up
on Georgetown, Jefferson City, and st. Louis,
and that they are perfectly confident of their
ability to take them. No immediate attack
is feared on Georgetown, and our forces there
are prepared to receive the foe. An officer
here, formerly of Mulligan's Irish Brigade,
who left the vicinity of Lexington on Mon
day evening, places no confidence in the
the time he left not more than 10000 rebels
had quilted Lexington, and that nothing re-
liable was known of their intentions, or what
course or policy Price had concluded TO pur-
sue. Bonneville and Glasgow were quiet at
the latest advices. but our forces are on the
alert for fight. Many persons think there
will be no general engagement, since the
evacuation of Lexington, but others believe
he will very soon strike a blow on some
1uh ba l. "A ttof
the prospect of battle is now increased
rather than diminished.
The report in the afternoon dispatches of
the removal OF Gen. Fremont created intense
Indignation among the mass of the Union
men and great rejoicing among the secession
lists.
The recruiting rendezvous for the Irish
regiment was closed, and the meeting in the
Second Ward this evening for the formation
of a company OF Home Guards adjourned
without action.
gentleman from Sarcoxie says that
Judge Chenoult had hung nine men for 10y
atty to the Union.
JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. 8.
Dr. White thinks that the rebels will en-
deavor to get between us and the forces at
Georgetown and surround and cut off Davis
and Sigel and then meet Fremont near this
place The rebel force has nineteen field
pieces and are expecting rlt1ed cannon from
the South Gen. Price told the Doctor that
the Southern Confederacy had loaned the
State of Missouri one million dollars for the
purpose of carrying on the war against the
Federal Government The rebel troops are
confident of victory and are clamoring to be
led against Fremont. DR.. White gives sor-
~ statement in regard to the conduct of the
rebels towards the wounded at Lexington.
They took away from bin all his hospital
stores, not leaving him even sponge.
A portion of Prices force had moved to-
wards Independence. There were but about
three hundred men in Warrensburg when DR..
White passed through there. He thinks
Prices force numbers full 10000.