The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-14

Hunter. They are now on the uttcrmosl con
fines Of the state, with large but undsciI lined
force, under commands Of Price and McCulloch,
the two armies of whom have Just been united.
They dare not attack the L. s. forces on open
, field, but hope to draw them into some trap, or
nbush Of large extent, and tn n gain a vic
| tory. Failing in this, they will cndcavor to
harass the rear Of the u. s. forces, If the latter
! commence retreat to St. Lous. II il quite
possible that the L. s. forces will entrerch
themselves and await further events whore
=, they now are. Mnior-Gencral IlalleCk has been
! appointed to the army Of Missouri In place oi
Hunter. General Lalleck is an officer of lop,,
Z military experience" and said TO be second in
! ability only 10 Mcclellan. The following i the
r"GaPitulHion OF army operations in the state
Inc put mineral resources Of the state. as
wen as the commercial advantages arising from,
t'c possession Of 81. Louis city. and the Mis.is-
sippi shore, being OF the grcaiest importance to
the rcbcls, have lei them to use unboundod of-
forts for it, possession since the commencement
OF the war. On the 9TH Of January a resolution
was passed by the Senate Of Missouri in ruct-
ing thgCOmmittcC on Federal Relations 10 call a
state convention 70 take action regarding the
critis. Missouri he 10 mcmbcrcl, has never
yet pretended To have seeded from the Union
the only claim the rebel, In that ate have set
up for opposing the Federal power being, that
the L. y. Government has cncTolchcd ON her
state prerogatves 10y keeping an army within
her borders. When the Secretary OF War de-
nandcd OF her quota Of troops to suppress the
rebellion, Gov jackson replied, "iour requisi-
ton is illegal, Unconstitutional, revolutionary,
inhuman, dillolical and cannot be com
Piled WITH The people of Missouri how
ever, were far from being scce,s'onists,
and wherever the national banner has
been raised in the present conflict II has been
greeted with cheering welcome.
On the 2oth of Aprl, 1861, tue reb'!s s''yed
IL 4 1 81 4
with 100 mon. At that time 200 stand At
arms and ten or twelve cannon fell into their
hands. Subsequently, on the 9TH of April a
detachment Of Illinois volunteers advanced on
s.. Loui-, seized the L. S. Arsenal there, which
was threatened 10y the rebels, and brought away
2ltOO stand Of arms, besides stores, artillery,
Sc. Since that time St. Louis has been a loyal
city. big. Gen. llaIney Who was in com
naud of this department. early declared
a. uiust secession, and issued his procaml-
ton April 5Jth, warming the Allssourians no
to take up arms against the Federal
government. On the 3d Of May, Gov. Jack
son declared the Presidents PROCLAMATION call.
irg for volunteers Illegal, and says; Missouri
has at this time no war to prOsecuie;' calling on
her people 10 arm themselves, and 'resist az
gTession from any quarter"
The late llmeuted Gen. Lyon Ohen captain /
in the L. $. Army was in command Of the ar
senAl and grounds in St. Louis These the po- /
lice auhoritos Of that city called on him to
deliver up to them, but he refused so To
DO. lie orgnnzod a large force OF Union
men, an ouning with the reg lars TO over s 1000
troops, nd, on the 10Th of May surrounded the
camp OF the state (rebeD troops, known as
Camp Jackson, few miles from ST. Louis and /
demanded their unconditional surrender They |
did surrender, and $50 prisoners thus fell into |
our hands. These Gen. Lyon subsequently, re-
leased. On the 1ith Of May an ordinance of |
secession having been prepared in the Missouri |
Legislature, Gen. Harney issued his proclama-
tiOn, saying that whatever might DO tho result