Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
BY THELATEST MAILS.
Highly Important from Mis-
souri,.
Latest from Missouri.

To the st. Louis Republican of the 10th we
are indebted for the following intelligence
| from Missouri:
JEFFERSON Cry, October 9. - Jefferson
| City continues very quiet, and the alarm
about the burning Of the Gasconade bridge
is entirely over. II is now said that the re-
port of an advance ofthe rebels on Hermann
was merely the result of panic; that no
Secessionists were visible any where in the
vicinity.
The Communication between here and st.
Louis is perfectly safe.
Four Federalists of Colonel Peabody's COM
mand arrived here this evening from Lexing-
ton, having left that place Saturday night.
There were still number of Secession strag-
glers in the town, and a report was circulated
among them that portion of the rebels had
been cut off while retreating South by Sigel,
and FIVE hundred taken prisoners. Half of
this rebel force were reported returning to
Lexington, and the advance guard was only
ten OF twelve miles distant from that place.
This story is evidently incorrect. Colonels
White and Grover are still at Lexington; the
former is said TO be slowly recovering, and
the latter to be in very dangerous state.
The four men, who came all the way down
the Missouri in a sklf, say they observed no
batteries nor bodies of rebels at any point.
They heard Of Secession camp at Bruns-
wick, but did not see it.
Further reports state that Price continues
to make rapid progress southwark, though
it is thought the swollen condition of the
Usage will impede his retreat. Many think
Fremont will overtake him, but it is not
probable he will do so until the rebel body
reaches the State line.
The Secessionists at Springfield declare
that if they are compelled to desert the town
they will burn it to the ground.
An officer of Colonel Ellis First Missouri
Cavalry informs me that three of the regi-
ment were taken prisoners near Upton, last
night by rebel scouts, and their comrades
are now endeavoring to recapture them.
The same officer says be heard distant can
nonsding in that neighborhood this after
noon, between one and two o'clock, and be-
lieves fight was occurring somewhere to
the west. The reported cannonading was
probably thunder.
Captain Wilson of the Usage Regiment, a
resident of Camden County, died this after
noon, of typhus fever, at the Jefferson
House.
Georgetown and sedalia were very quiet
at last accounts.
Correspondence of the Republican,
RoLLA, October S-The news from various
parts of the country continues to come in,
and is still of varied character, and, as
general thing, is as unreliable as it is varia-
BILE. On Sunday evening an astounding re-
port was circulated that seven thousand
Secessionists were within ten miles of this
place. marching toward the town. Although
coming from source that would have been
esteemed as entirely reliable in times of
peace and quiet, it was not credited to any
alarming extent and it has not been con-
| fiTmed since.
Another report says body of two thou
sand men, under Colonels johnson and
Schnables, are within fifteen miles of Vienna,
Maries County, threatening that town.
The plans of the Confederates as reported
here-and of course the reports are founded
on nothing oficial-are about as follows:
Price is to fight and conquer Fremont,
driving him back to Jefferson City, and
thence to st. Louis McCulloch's forces are
to march upon Rolla, while Hardee or Pill
low approach from Southeast Missouri.
Having possession of the termini of the three
railroads.&c. Pacific, Southwest Branch
and Iron Mountain-the three armies are to
proceed simultaneously to St. Louis and take
possession of that city. This plan is quite
extensively laid, and looks quite plausible, il
they had the power to carry it into effect.