St. Mary's beacon., 1861-09-26

ton. Missouri. bv the Confed.rates under
Gen. Price The ciry was invested on
Monday the 18th instant. and snrrender..,
ON Friday last. after sanguinary and pro-
sractcd defeuce Of fre days. The forces
uni'r eri@e are reported to hare greatly
exceesi~d the F-derals. under Col. Multi
gan. who it is e.ficially reported. defended
the place with much eallnn.ry. and was
only forced to surrender when his men
were farnishine with thirst. During the
seige. the Cohfederates are supposed to
have lost 900 in killed and wounded,
whilst the Federal loss il estimates. 1T 200.
Other operations in Missouri are uni.n-
portant. though much activity prevail. on
the part of the belligerents in every sec
ton Of the State Thus far. the Confed-
crates have been, in the main, successful.
and, from present indications, there seems
to be but little doubt that the Jackson dy-
nasty will eventually succeed in acquiring
the entire con.fol of the State.
In Kentucky, affairs are assuming a
very martial front. and. from present ap-
pcarances, civtl war is inevitable. The
Confederate forces now occupy one portion
Of the State and the Fedcrals another,
whilst the natives are enrolling themselves
under the banner Of each. as politica, Atm
ity may incline them Beth branches of
the State Legislature are strongly Union,
and have, over the vet" of Governor Ma
g"fin. demanded a prompt withdrawal Of
the Confederate forces from the -"il of
! Kentucky. Gen. Polk, the CoLfcderatc
commander, has declined to aequiesce,
upon the ground that military necessity
and the safety af Tenncssc" demand the
occupation of certain posts in Kentucky
He. however, agrees to cvacuate his pres
ent position. ana leave the State, it the
Federals will consent to like observation
of its declared neutrality. But this, we
learn. the Fcderals have fatty refused to
do. and both sides are reported to b" arm-
ing for the coming confict. 4 skitmish
has already taken place between native
kentuckians, anal, We Look forwur, to L
bloody and prJtracted struggle iu that
State.
Picket shooting, target practice an,.
grand reviews" by McClrlIan, seem to
still engross the time Of the armies % the
Potomac, ut least, We can learn no,hing
more from them, shongh the frequent and
rapid roar of artillery and small arn.s
heard in the vicinity Of Washington.
would Indicate that something more occurs
than the Govern nent is disposed 20 ,lakc
public. GEN. johnston is reported I" BE-
in the ncighhorl,ood Of Edwards Ferry, il
great force. with5a probable view If co s.
ing at that point into Maryland. though it
is not known, beyond rumnr. tha, any
such movem ent Is contemplated. Persons.
who have recently viewed the Notifications
ut Washington. report them as now I'M
pregnahlc, and the Federal forces ut this
point arc estimated as high as 800 600
men. The Confederate force, in this quar-
ter, is put down at 200. 900. though we
doubt whether anything is known. be-
yond conjecture. of the actual amour, of
force upon either side
We learn. fro,n Western Virginia, Thar
nothing decisive has taken plac. in Thar
section; and We are Informed. hy the Rich
mond Examiner of a late DIT that G. :.
Lee and Rosencrsns are yet seventy FIVE
miles apart, whic > renders all reports of
a probable early engagement, growing ont
of their reported proximity to each other,
entirely uufoundea.
There is nothing new from Fortress
Monroe or Hstteras lnlet, except a report
that the North Carolinians have concen-
trated force of 5000 men near the latter
point.
The members If the Maryland Legisla-
ture and such other political offenoers
as have been arrested in this State, anu
not subsequently released. have been sent
to Fort Lafayette. C. I. Durant and
Jos. II. Maddox. Esq, from this County,
have been assigned apartments there,
though their friends. relying upon the
hope that at an early day the Government
viii discover and repair the injustice that
has been done them, look forward to their
speedy release.
From the Baltimore Sun of Tuesday,
We learn, that at q Peace Meeting recent
ly held at Port Deposit, Cecil County. a
body of Federal soldiers interfered, pro-
ducing a fracas. which resulted in the
death of the CHAIRMAN and another mem-
Der Of the meeting. and in the woundiug
Of several others. Two of the soldiers arc