Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-11-20
News lrom MslaIla.hls Carr.
CANp JoHSsoY, Benton co., Alk,
Ortaber a,iih 1851


October 2bih 1861,
Editors Dallas Hfyaid To one desirous
OF communicating facts and .ttris oa.t, in
regard to military movements In this quar-
ter il has been ever since my arrival N
MeCullOoh's headquarters, Il most diHl,u.t
task to write saiifmeloIy letter tU tie
Texas press. FROM Missouri we get oys-
en- ialsrhools TO one true report,
Gen. Price relrcaled iiom Lexington TO
Neosho, where he arrived on the 2Ctli, vit!I
an army OF about $4,000 men, ~ pie'ps OF
artillery, Gc, Tho reasons OF tlls r..,.
meu,, though known 60 r.c, cauuot b s-
tsl VIII rtupiuty, zen, MtCN'iush n...
ware OF Gen PRO, having nIicl back SO
far. reached Ecusho "a thr stuc day. wllh
most Of his army the cavalry then being
above ut Carthage. Ills onourh 90 say ti8t
this u,W posture OF affairs chahgVl a ~ },
,ao plsn ~ tsm. 40 i,li,8ni. nhi. % ropc3
tic 1nc hc rad IN contemplation, wuob 20
tho gencnl regret oc all who Enlolainli ih
But with many though doubtful r,pugts pt
Frrmonl'S advance s1r.u ward-,U,th Mis-
Euri families l'celUg .n sr,a; uumh7w from
the Threatened approach OF he tHrd is and
the Important road nOm Spr."s. ed south
through Bentonyillc, Fayetteville, SC, left
open, exposing the Confederate munitions
al Il supplies Gen. McCulloch promptly
made an obiquc movement from Ncosho to
this road, near the Missouri and Arkansas
line. Ills forces aro now mainly on III Mis-
souri, side, ready to welcome the invader
should he venture in this direction. l was
up in Missouri yesterday, and will be there
again tomorrow, ana hope that a few days
will give US n sight of the enemy. Never
were men more keen for fight than are Nc
Cullochs at this tine.
A few days since, in abandoning Spring
field, detachment Of Missouri troops were
met above by 400 of the enemy; the sur
prise was mutual. The brave Missourinns
opened upon thcm-a brief skirmish fol-
lowed in which ~ of the enemy were killed
on our side four killed, and scrcn wound
cd. The enemy ran and tho Missourians
brought of n lot Of their guns, horses, &c.
Gen. McCulloch, about the same day had
40 men, under the daring Capt. Bob Cum
by, OF Rusk, on the way to rccounoiire
SprjnfclI; this morning n courier came in
with an express from Cumby, announcing
lhnt he had halted at dalk some six miles
from that town and sent in Capt. Nabry, of
Marion, Alf Johnson, of Collin, and Mis-
sourian into town. The two Texans after
sta,ioning the Missourian in the surburbs
entered the house of secession lady in
town, TO seek information. she told them
there we're AGO of the enemy then in Spring
field, and sent out for some friends TO see
them. But, in the meantime, they were
betrayed By negro, and n captain, with
fnccn ricn, was despatched to seize the
rebels. Mabry, unslecting Immediate dan
danger, stepped out Lincoins Capt slap
ped him on the shoulder, saying, "you are
my prisoner cirl' 'Certainly, SIR snid
Mnbry, at the same instant ripping the
Captains belly open with his tooth-pick,
and draUing Liz revolver opened on tie
hltccn. Johnson sFrarS through the win
low TO his assistance, but mis- spur caught
in ;he curtain and suspended hi'n head
downrards suina. tie white vail, I'LL sew
eral shots we1e fred al him not more than
10 OK ~ feet. But the noble Sseesh woman
inside cut his foot loose and up he spIhhg,
laying one of the enemy at l,ls ieet. hGt
TO be short: these two men killed q, wound
ed several, siGmreded the rest OF th0 i2---
thcn cooiiy picking up their hats ohd traps
about heir dead toes they walked down 10
thc.r Hoises, mounted, save yN'i OA uHi.-