New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-19

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LExfaGrpN, Mo-, Oct. 1.-THE correspondent of
the st, Louis Republican writes as follows. ss
The plan Of Gen. Price, after he captured Leg.
ington, was to remain for q short time and to op-
crate On tne north side Of The river and for this
crossed over the river at Lexington with 4ee0
mounted men, and this force took up their line of
mafen for the railroad with view to It's total de-
sSractlon, and then sad havoc was to be mssie of
an me 6eyeTnnent forces in northwest Miasouri
Dat Aate In the evening An. Jones' who had been
releases as prisoner at the arsenal where he had
[akea Lne oatn q allegiance to the United States
Government returned from st. Louis to Lexington
and reporter that she whole country below was
alive with troops-that Fremont was after Price,
and that Price might prepare for big fight in a
few days. 8- ~ 43a44 t.sE n E$fs
This serrsdlto raise the courage Of Price,s men.
and they ssid. "let Fremont come; they were
ready for hifs.H But when Jones announced that
Fremont had 90 600 men, and his ony fear yaa that
Price would ret make stand, the latter counter
manded his or1er for sending tro0ps and messen-
ger was Immediately dispatched after those already
started and they recrossed the river Sunday even
ing. That night Price made his order for a move
ment South. and Gen. Rains, it ssaid went tw eaty
miles that night hs southern roste and it is be-
feVed Gov. Jackso1 ayailed himself of this COM
n mand as an escort to get himself ont of danger.
Price and all his forces left on Monday, the Seth
uit, but his train of baggage wagons, abont 1900
IN number, DID not all get off before Wednesday
morning. 7Tz5.'.E> " ~ 8asstS :
II Price had designed a fight with Pren,oatshe
would have taken the Georgetown road or possf-
bly, the Warrenstown road + but instead Of this he
has taken the road leading down the western
boundary of the State and to the southwest!
have given a plain narrative Of facts as they
have transpired here, and if Price sases naake a
stand and give BATHS, 2i who are eogRzants of
his movernents VIII be disappointed. His most in
teshgent friends consider his course a complete
break down, while the more Yerlant are sogaeed
with the idea that he has gone to meet McCullDeh
VINO from the most reliable information. .-s some
where in Arkansas. The force Of Price'se men is
very large at Lexington, but many Of the men
were only for the occasion and hare gone home.
HIS force was from 15 900 to Is SEQ when he lefs
Lexington, and as the fact becomes certain that
his destination is Arkansas his force viii decrease
JEFFERSON Cry, Oct. 10. y ALieutenant. Colonel
E. b. Brown, of the97th Missouri Regiment Pro-
vost-Marshal at Upton, shot private of the 18th
Missouri this morning. The Colonel ordered him
to lay down some boards he was tearing from
fence, and, upon his refusal the Colonel ahet kill
element -s -, l= x Wy
The I'd and 9th Missouri regiments rushed to
arms, demanding that Brown be delivered up to
them. A posse of artillery was drawn ont infront
of the Provost Marshals office, and Brown was
threatening to fire upon the rnutineers when the
train left. scout has just arrived here from
Springfield and reports at headquarters that there
were only 1000 febelsa THAT place. y &ts
He also learned that Ben McCulloch Yves rat
Camp Jackson with only 1900 men, waiting for rein
forcements from Arkansas. large number of
Creek were with Price at Lexington, and the rest
are with Hafdee. McCnlloch expects to Join Price
at Sac river, which will be about the 10th inst,
and the combined forces expect to march on JEFF
ferson City. This information is believed to be re-
liable. 4s5a 40 =fs s III sFssjs-gzss ss7s ssssss