Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-03

FEDERALs RETREArlNGa
In.ufreciion Among che Indians.
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- Ispeei j pjspath to lho Meu pills Appeal
Dies ARC, Nov, 50, IS6l--A gentleman ar
rived here yesterday evening, who left Gen.
McCufloeh's camp on the Goth inst So q
Hunters command left Springfield about
the 18th, accompanied by Lane and Mont
gomery. with their Kansas jayhawkers, the
former retrsating toward st. +Louis, which
place Is supposed TO be their destination.
Gen. McCulioeh, with 1900 cavalry, vent
in pursuit for the purpose of harrsssing them
and 20 endeaver 10 cut Of and capture their
provision train. He succeeded In taking
about one hundred loaded wagons, and az
terward continued the pursuit. with what
further success Ia not known.
The Federal force was estimated at forty
one thousand. l;sla -lc ~
Prices forces were moving up iRto Mis-
souri,, toward Lexington, where 1t Is thought
they will go into winter quarters.
All is quiet in Kansas, with the exception
oil the demonstrations of the Indians, who, in
the absence of the Federals, are securing all
the property they can get belonging to our
enemies. They are not. however, laying
waste the country.
Twelve hundred Greek warriors have re-
belled, aud called Tor assistance from the
Federal governme nt- They are closely
watched by our regiment of Texans and one
of the Cherokee regiments. - q 90 90. I'll
The health of the army is generally very
good. si7t
War Rumors from Missouri.
The ST. Louis Republican of the 26th inst,
as we learn, received at Gen. Thompson
headquarters at New Madrid on Thursday
evening. gives some important intelligence
regarding army movements in Missouri. A
gentleman who read the paper states 10 US
the substance of the rumors it gives as fol-
lows:
The marauder, Montgomery, who has been
making his incendiary raids upon South
western Missouri. is alleged to have been ia
ken prisoner by Gen. Rains command, COM
posed of his own brigade aud those of Gems.
Parsons and Green. Lane, who had pregi-
ously commanded this Federal column, left
it in time TO ESCAPE the fate Of his marauding
associates.
The Federal column, nnaer, Gea. SIoEL,
was stated to be at Sedalia, surrounded and
seriously threatened by the forces underGens.
PRICE and McCUILocH. Great fears were en-
tertained by the Republican, for the safety of
the Federalists. The Confederate forces were
represented to be In the best OF spirits, and
fully prepared to watch the movements of
the enemy. PRIcE's command is stated to
be 10000 strong. his pickets occupy Sec
ton Of country twenty miles square. 1
Our informant also learned, from passen-
gers who came direct from Alton, Ill, to
Price's landing Mo-, via ST.. Louis, that an
extensive panic prevailed, net only at st.
Louis but also at Alton, which latter place
was being fortified. But little hope was en-
tertained at st. Louis of Sigel's escape,
and the public anticipation was strong that
Price wonld Immediately move down the
Missouri. 7.-4 II '.-
1t will be seen that our dispatch from Des
Arc announces the advance movement of the
Confederate troops. Gen. Prices previous
operations, dnring the campaign, have been
OF such a character as to warrant Us In indul-
ing belief that be has again succeeded In
carrying out his plans.-Henplas Appeal, 1a