Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-19
D..p..che. from Norsb.r. source.
EVENTs IN MISSOURI.

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ST. LorIs, Sept. l6.
Twenty-three negroes have been declared
free under Fremoni's proclamation, being
the property of leading rebels
Col. Cork, with ], 500 regulars, left Fort
Laramie. on the Sd inst. for Leavenwor b.
Leavenworth papers of the 18th, give the
following account of a late engagement be-
tween Rains and Montgomery. On the I'd.
500 rebels, under Rains, approached Fort
Scott and seized so mules belonging to the
Government, and killing the Teamster. A
messenger was despatched to Montgomery
who bad 500 men. He pursued Rains eleven
| miles, and when coming upon the main bad
| oil the enemy battle commenced, the rebels
having five cannon and Montgomery one
howitzer only. The fight lasted two bours,
when Montgomery slowly retreated, keeping
up a running fight until nightfaIl. The enc
my's force is reported by persons at from
1000 to 5000.
Gen. Blair and Quartermaster Gen. Meigs
left for Washington this morning.
1t Is understood that the precise charge on
| which Col. Blair was arrested is insubordina-
ton in communicating. while military off,
Ger, with the authorities at Washington, max
ing complaints against and using dsrespect-
full language towards General Fremont, with
| a view of eff .cting bis removal. 1t is stated
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| 10 the possession of Gen. Fremont.
The following letter. which will be publish
| ed Tomorrow, reveals the mission of Captain
Kind, who arrived some days since with a
| flag of truce from the rebel camp at Spring
| field, Missouri
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN Dept, }
| S pit. IA. 1861.
Colonel T. T. Tay lor, commanding at Spring
| field:
| SIR: Yours of the 9Th inst, containing an
| erroneous construction of my proclamation
of the S0th ult., has bad my attention. / I'M
derstand the object of yonr note to be to in
quire whether it is my intention to shoot the
wounded who may be made prisoners by the
forces under my command. The following
paragraph extracted from the proclamation
will be strictly enforced within the limits
| prescribed. against the class of offenders tor
| whom it was intended
| ''All persons who shall he taken with arms
in their hands within the lines shall be treat
| ed with court martial, aud if found guilty
| will be shot,
The lines are expressly declared to be those
of the army in the military occupation of this
State.
You have wholly inexperienced the
meaning of the proclamation. Without uu
ertakiug to determine the condition of any
man engaged in this rebelli n, l desire Ii t.
| be perfectly understood that the prociama
ton is intended distinctly to recognise the
| usual right of an open enemy in the field and
to be in all respects strictly conformable t.
| the usages of war.
IL is hardly necessary for ME to say that i
was not prepa ed with any purpose to ignore
the ordinary rights of humanity with respec
10 wounded men or to those who are humane
ly engaged in alleviating their suff-rings,
Signed. J e. FREMONT.
SPECIAL to ST. Louis Republican.
JEFFERSON CITY. Sept 16.-Gen. Price, a
| the head of 10000 men, attacked Lexingi or
on Tuesday. but We have no particulars o
| the battle, nor do we know the result. The
| troops at Lexington are strongly encamped
Gen. Pope, at last accounts, was at Hamil
ton With six or eight thousand troops.
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. l4.-You may pre-
pare yourselves for strange tldings during
the present week. G IN. Price was reinforc
ed by Rains with 10 900 TO 5000 men, anc
Claib. Jackson in their midst to give show
upon our lines. Wherever be goes Secession
lists flock to meet him, and are rapidly swell
ing his ranks.
In the affair of the steamer Sioux City a
Glasgow, day or two since, ten Rebels
were seen to tumble out of their saddle
from the effects OF shots fired by troops OF
the steamer.
A courier just arrived from Georgetown
announces that General Parson, with 4 ,00(
men, is posted just outside of the town, t,
prev ent the passage of achievements to Lex
ington.