Newbern weekly progress., 1861-11-05
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ST. LOUIS, Oct 25.-Col. Morgan had an en-
gagemen- with four hundred rebels in Carroll
county on the 10Th inst. He killed fourteen
and took eight prisoners and put the remain
der to fight. Col. Morgan had Il wounded
and two of them mortally.
A special dispatch to the St. Louis Democrat
from Jefferson City, on the oath inst, says
that Colonel Wagner arrived that day from
Upton and reports that it was rumored and
believed that Lane and Montgomery had inter-
cepted McCulloch, some one assuming that
name, in an attempt to JON Price ard cut the
Federal army to p eces.
1t was reported at St. Louis that 500 rebels
had congregated at Fulton, with the design Of
crossing the river and burning the Usage bridge.
MEMPHIS, Oct %. The Appeal of this city
has reliable advices which announce that Gen.
Price was at Ncosho the 18th inst. His
army was in good fighting condition, and Gen.
McCulloch was in close proximity, and daily
r. ceiving large access0ns. Their combined
forces viii outnumbnr any force that Fremont
can bring against them, The opinion prevails
that Gen. WemOnt was making desperate eff
fort to retrieve his failing fortunes
General Prices retrograde movement was
strategetcal. and his troops are amply
supplied with ammunition and determined TO
Star'i.
jeff: Thompson is IN Memphis He left his
command safe
MoNrGoMERY, Ala, October 29.-The Legis-
lature of Alabama met in tn city on yester-
day. Mr.. Patton, of LCuderdale, was el-cted
President OF the Senate, and Mr.. Crenshaw, of
Butler Speaker of the House
The Governor, in his message to-day, says
that if the General Assembly devise plan
to pay the war tax without collecting it from
the people at present, he recommends that
it be adopted, but if no satisfactory and constl-
tutional plan be devised, he thinks it best
to make no change. He says that the State
of Alabama has now $4,000 troops: in the
service Of the Confederacy, and other, regi-
Inents are being organized. He congratnlates
the State that all its citizens are patriotitaiIy
united in sustaining the movements in opera
ton to establish the independence CT the
Southern Confederacy.
WASHINGTON. Oct 25.-General Fremont gives
the Administration much trouble. The Cabinet
had meeting the 23d instant, and some ia
vored depriving him of his command Immediate
ly and ordering him to Washington 20 be tried
by court martial. The matter was left with the
President to d eide who finds 1t A very difficult
question settle, rs it involves not only great
pecuIiary interest to The Government, but per-
haps immediate and Imperial III military results.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 29.--The latest Louisville
papers report seventeen regiments of infantry,
three companies OF cavalry, and one artillery
company from Indiana. There are now in Ken
lucky Is, 17s troops from Indiana.
CAIKo, Oct, "a The Government steamer
March Cook was hred upon last nighC oy ooO
cavalry. About 100 shots were fired into her,
wounding one man. The FIRE was returned,
aud one rebel was crippled. The rebels fol-
lowed the boat several miles, but she escaped.
New YoRK, Oct 24.-The brig Wanada, from
Mauritius for New York, captured on the
18th inst. by the privateer Sallie from Charles
ton
MOBILE Oct 30-Eaeven Lincoln menof-
war, and one transport steamer are at the
mouth Of the Mississippi.
The Norfolk Day Book says:
A rumor prevailed here yesterday that the
Federal feet, large portion of it had not
yet gone to sea, but were anchored near the,
Horse Shoe. What foundation there was fer
this rumor we are unable to say though We
doubt its truth.