Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-10-17
Missouri.

to be this Gen. Fremont is still at
Upton, this side of Scdalia, where he
has received visit from Secretary
Cameron. The bulk of his army is
there, or in the country near by.
Generals Sigel and Davis command
advance brigades thrown out towards
Warrensburg, and it is authoritatively
denied that either of them has had an
engagement with portion of Prices
retreating force. Indeed, it appears
that at last accounts Gen. Price was
only eight miles from Usage river,
near Papinsville, where, it will be re-
membered, Gen. Jim Lane has but
lately been operating. Prices army
is reduced to some $4,000 men, rcgu-
lars, by the return home of the hon
est farmers who SO largely came to
his standard at Lexington. Papins-
vile is about half the distance from
Lexington to Springfield, if that be
Prices destination. and 100 miles from
Upton. There are reports from Prices
army that the retreat from Lexington
has disheartened his men, who had
hoped for more plumber in North Mis-
souri,. Reliable accounts from Spring
represent not more than thousand
rebels there, and McCulloch's camp of
1000 men between that place and Ar
kansas. Present appearances indicate
that Gen. Fremont will have to find
his enemy in force before beating him
and that is not quite so easy, al
though they are all around.
A special despatch to the ST. Louis
Republican, from Syracuse, No., on
the l4th inst, says Secretary Came
ron, accompanied by Adjutant Gene
raj Thomas, spent Saturday night at
Jefferson City, and arrived at Upton
about I o'clock on Sunday morning.
After breakfasting in camp, they rode
over to Syracuse, six miles, on horse
back, accompanied 10y Gen. Fremont
and staff. Upon its arrival there the
party called on Gen. Mckinstry, and
after spending half an hour with him,
proceeded in company with him, his
staff, and several other gentlemen, 20
review Gen. McKinstry's division,
which is encamped there. At the close
of the review General Cameron made
few well timed remarks to the troops
expressing the highest qualification
at the condition in which he found |
them, and the utmost confidence that
in the hands of such men the honor
and success of our country's arms
were safe. Cheers were given for
Gems. Cameron, Fremont and McKin-
stry, after which Gen. Cameron and
his party, accompanied by Gen. FIRE.
mont and staff went by rail to Upton,
where they reviewed Gen. Asboth's
division, which was also in excellent
condition and then they went on by
a special train to St. Louis. 1t is un-
derstood that Gen. Cameron came to
Missouri at the request Of the Presi-
dent, to to examine the condition of
affairs in this Department, and that he
PROCESSES himself highly gratified with
the condition of Fremont's army.
Col. Merrill's cavalry have gone
down the Usage on scouting cxpe-
dition.
Gems. McKin stry and Stanley are
to remain in Missouri and not go east
as reported.
Gen. Fremont is on the eve Of NOV
ing, but is greatly embarrassed by
want of transportation.
Within a few days parties of rebels
have been foraging 60 miles south Of
Sedalia.
Very late intelligence from Prices
army was brought to Syracuse by a
citizen of that county who deserted,
and came in to claim the amnesty Of
fcrcd to rebels who lay down their
arms. lie left Price on the 9th
short distance south of Johnstown, in
Bates county, moving southwark. He
represents that great dissatisfaction
exists in Prices army, assertions oc-
cur every day, and if assurances could
be conveyed to them that they would
not be sharply dealt with, he thinks
that the greater part of the State
Guards would lay down their arms
and return to their homes. They are
tired Of the war, and are only proven
ted from DESERVING in large bodies by
the assurances of their officers that
if they are caught they will be hung
as traitors, and the stories of horrible
Union outrages which are Industrious
ly circulated among them. The most
exaggerated accounts Of atrocities
committed by our army, the destruc-
ton of property, burning of towns
and rayishing of women, are circula-
ted and believed among them.
Eight or ten other citizens of the
same county who belonged to his COM
pany deserted along with him, and are
ready to give themselves up
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