New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-28
AFFAIRs IN MISSOURI.


Gen. Curtis has issued the following orders, to
check communication with the enemy, to prevent
the conveyance Of conimband goods, aud avoid the
recurrence OF assaults upon steamboats,:
The entiro commerce Of the Mississippi River be-
low Ibis city IL assumed aud will be directed by ill
tary and naval authorities Of the United States.
Eoae but Government boats will hereafter be
ployed, bat freight and passengers viii be conveyed
az current raies "a heretofore.
All boats catering these waters will report 60 tho
fret military poet, md stop TO proceed under military
orders at tie discretion Of tie military commaudant
Fyeishts and baggage viii be subjected 10 careful
isgpe1iin The o4th viii be administered 20 all the
employees and as.6ngCis. aud the plans Of lindipg
and departure will conform ~ near az possible ~ Tie
cu,tom OF trade bat al commission aud storage bus
iss-. rnv-t DC as"7'ea 'T,'l' ofsaly ayowed Union
EIsn.
Gen. HAlleck hns ssued very stringen, orders re-
srectipg the teiznrs Of private prors.', ~.' ''e al
rest Of persons without suihden' cause.
Gen Sherman has taken command OF or forces at
SedAlia. There are abont twenty thousand Union
troops ct points on the Pacific Railroad west Of JEFF
ierson City.
There Is nothing new respecting the movements Of
Gen. th'e's army; -, ,y.,...s., ~, >, ,se,
II is reported that the rebels strongly fotifying
Ncw-sIadrd, No., and that they have 800 negroes
working.
| A detachment Of cavalry made reconnaissance
ne far as Belmont today bat found no rebels the
hiRaouri side Of the river
/ JEFFERSON Chr, Wodnesdiy, Nov. q, 1901.
For the last two nights our pickets at Sedalia have
been fired upon by the rebels returning from Gen.
Prices army
The reports that Gen. Price is advancing from the
Osage River are not correct. TIE truth seems to be
that portion Of bis army composed Of Missourians,
is dsbanding, and the men are returning in small
squads for the purpose of clothing themselves and
preparing for another campaign and wherever they
can they commit all manner Of outIageS on Union
men.
! A gentleman Just from Lexington reports that the
city was full Of returned rebels, aud that there ia
steady stream Of arrivals
1 The steamer Sioux City, with large cargo OF
goods for points the river west of here, was re-
fused permission proceed her trip to-day BY the
conmandant Of this point.
4 ST.. LoUIs, Wednesday, Nov. q. 1901.
Gov. Gamble has appointed and commissioned
Gen. IIalet of the New-York State Militia.
Maj Gen. Halleck has appointed Brig. Gen. Sco'
field TO command all tie STATE forces.
IspEgE.pasog, No. Wednesday. Nov. q, 1851.
To-day xix scouts Of Capt Gregory command on
the old Lexington road, were fired upon by about
CITY .bels at the crossing Of the Li.te Blue, from
the rocks and bushes, one Of the scouts was
wounded, and NO missing, supposed to he KILLED.
The three while returning, met some hundred
Rebels on Little Blue Bridge with shot guns. The
scouts then returned took another road and arrived
safely in camp.
Lieut.. Hedgemn sent out twenty men, found
them and drove them into the brush, and captured
twenty horses and mules.
A band of rebels, two hundred strong passed over
from Clay County to-day. Two hundred and MY
Of Gen. Rains's men are at Slbcy.
Capt. Webb has fifty rebels in the brush Six miles
south.easti Capt Hayes four hundred rebels IN Ltie
Blue. Col Reyniek has two hundred rebels now III
/ La Fayette County. There must be some warm
fighting soon, largo force Of rebels arc reported
near Pleasant Hill.