The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-16
AFFAIRS AT THE SOUTH.

We make mp the following summary of
Southern news from late exchanges received
at this office
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GEN. PRICE, 80.
Fsom .he Memphis AraiaaeIs of me 10th
inst. We extract the following Interesting
particulars in regard to affairs In Missouri
The Camp Jackson prisoners, some sixty
nve In humber, accompanied by Den Frost,
reached the city on the steamer k-ntu ky,
rom CoIum bus yesterday morning. They left
st. Louis on the I'd Dec, and according TO
agreement, they were to be sent directly 10
Pacific Bepot, they were in formed that they had
to gv by way of Cairo, and after reuuiriug
each of them to te ke an oath as long as the
moral law, they were marched aboard the
1atan and taken to afro, and thence, under
flag OF truce, to Columbus. They say before
the prisoners left st. Louis, the ladies of the
city, all Of whom are warm sy pa thiZers
with the South sent an abundance Of provi-
sions besides little articles Of clothing, such
as sccks, handkerchiefs, ETC., for them. But
the Federals, true to tn ir instincts, took their
little articles OF clothing as conraband and
all their provisions they took OF the boat AZ
Cairo.
The scene on leaving St Louis was grand.
Not less than five thousand people--nen,
women, and ehiidren--fsllowed The brave
men to the river bank, and hnxz ed and
cheered them on even In the face Federal
bayone's. ludsed 1t Was not known till the
day these men left, that there were so many
friends OF the Southern canse in ST. Louis =.
Even the st Louis Democrat was taken all
aback bv the Southern demonstration and
thus growls out its dissatisfaction
The steamer Iatan, on board Of which the
prisoners were marched, at the foot Of Poplar
street, depart ed for Cairo at about o'eicck,
the friends OF the heroes cheering lust ly as the
boat dropped out in O the river. There should
have been a small squad of cavalry present to
have dispersed the traitOrous crowd Ills
strange, passing strange, that this class OF
people are allowed such frequent and public
expression of their detestable sentiments.
The Camp jackson boys design raisingN
battalion of Missourians for active service,
and have already received considerable ncces-
sion since their arrival here.
We learn that gentleman from General
Prices army ] the city yesterd y, gives Ii a.
his opinion that General Price Will 70 to
I.eavenworth and capture enough arms to
put gnn in the hands of all his army, taks
the st. Joseph Railroad, and tn hus cut of all
supplies 10 ST Louis, com pei ing them 10 sur.
render at discretion
We conyersed last evening with gentle
man perfectly familiar with army move
mentS III Missouri, and from him cleaned
many facta in the highest degree creditabls
t. 0en. Price as a General and a high toned
gentleman. We ara perfectly satisfied that
ten Price mas done all that a good General
and brave man could have done under tbs
circum s tanc es, and trust that his future MAY
he ike the past only more abundant in re.
suits 10 our cause. We are IA formed that
there has never been any Difficult about his
procuring men--the only obstacle . baau
arms These he il now getting In abundance.
ana with them his career will ha pi oiific ~
happy results.