Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-03
Movements of the Federal Troops in
Missouri.

A gentleman who arrived in this city last
| evening, having travelled from Macon, near
| the north line of Missouri, by land, gives us
| important intelligence as to the movements
of the federal forces in that State.
| He states that the northern portion of the
| State. after the affair at Boonville, was in
| vested with troops from st. Louis, Illinois,
| Iowa, aud Kansas, who commenced a march
| which followed line toward the southeast.
| ending at POcahOntas in Arkansas. The line
| of their march can be followed on the map;
| commencing at Macon City, south TO Jefferson
| City; then to Tuscumbia. Springfield, Leba-
/ non Raleigh and Waynesville; and when our
| informant left Tuscumbia, 1.-TWO hours before
| the troops arrived at that point,) he learned
| of their intention to make the passage to Pc
| cahontas and there make conjunction with
| the troops, which are sent out from Birds
| Point, over the line of the Cairo and Fulton
railroad
The evident intention is to invest eastern
Missouri and keep open military route from
| the North for federal troops, with base line
| on the south; they then receive an important
| advantage which will have an unfortunate
effect on the patriots in Missouri, while at the
same time it strengthens the abolition ele-
| ment which prevails in the eastern portion.
AT every point on the line marked out they
have stationed detachments of from four to six
hundred men, and they arrest every promi-
nent man whose sentiments are suspected OF
being favorable to the South, requiring them
to take the oath of allegiance to the United
States, or sending them 10 st. Louis for trial
and annoyance.
Their march is signalized by various afro
cities and Outrages on the inhabitants. Ma
rauding parties and detachments of their SOL
iiery seize on property and carry it off with
out compensation, insulting the citizens who
demand immunity and protection.
On the march from Raleigh TO Waynesville
a German regiment was terribly distressed
by guerrilla warfare, kept up by some one
or two hundred Missourians, who>killed and
wounded over three hundred of the enemy.
The Federals did not put ont any finking
parties, and paid no attention to their dead
and wounded. leaving them on the road In
cared for. This movement towards Arkan-
sas and the Mississippi river, calls for atten-
ton on the part of our military authorities.
A conjunction of forces from Tennessee and
Arkansas, effected with the Missourians,
would effectually break up the Federal occu-
patton mentioned, and now that our troops
are so anxious to see real service, we think
the opportunity should not be deferred. We
owe much to these patriotic people who have
taken the brunt OF the battle from Tennessee,
aud hope quick and judicious effort will be
made for their assistance.
The entire route was travelled by our in
formant on horseback, and he represents the
substantial citizens and property holders as
having the utmost sympathy with the South,
and that they look to US Tor support in this
their hour of distress.
Our informant of the above facts is relia-
bic, and we make no hesitation in vouching
for the truth of his standardization. appeal
of June 80.