Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-25
THE WAR NEWS |!
Important From Missouri

Gen, Hdrdce Threateatng an dttack--
General Price APproachipg Lcring-
ton 'cth Sirteen ThouSQnJ Men.
lRoNroN, Mo, Sept. IA reliable U,
mon man just arrived rom Greenyille re-
ports that Gen. Hardee has returned To
mat place with eight hundred men, AMI
threatened to march on this point imme-
diately.
JEFFERSON Cry, Sept. ia correspon.
dent Of the st. Louis Democrat furnishes
the following intelligence:
A messenger from Col. Iul,gan, at
Lexington. reports that General Prices
advanced guard reached Warnersburg on
Tuesday, and Gen. Jackson made them a
speech.
Gen, Price claims to have 10000 men.
and his main body is approaching Lexing-
ton.
This messenger brings an official ac-
count of a skirmish between the rebels
and Gen. Loves forces, dated Fort Bled-
soc, near Fort Scott, Sept. ii, the sub
stance of which is as follows:
lie says that Immediately after leaving
Springfield he dispatched General Rains
to c!ear the counties bordering on Kansas
of the narauding bands which have been
devastating that section of the country
that he himself advanced TO General
Raines' assistance, and their combined
force encountered at Big Dry Wood creek
the forces under Generals Lane, Mont
gomery and Jennison, and after brisk
skirmlsh of an hour and a quarter, the
federal troops retreated, and were pursued
| by his forces about three miles.
IL states his loss at killed and twen-
ty seven wounded, and says that they
buried three Of Gen. Lanes men. He
concludes by saying that the "euemy
have continued 10 retreat nortYard from
Fort Scott, which post they have absn-
doned," and adds: This relieves me of
the necessity Of pursuing them into KAN
sas, the soil of which ] am unwilling to
invade unless her citizens shall provoke
me TO do so by committing renewed outs
RACES on the people of this State, and in
that event shall not only cross the bor-
der, but will lay waste their farms, and
utterly destroy tie cities and towns of
that Sta te."
This correspondent adds while this
shows that there has been some skirmish-
ing on the borders, it does not prove that
the rebels have gained any advantage
but on the contrary it would appear that
they have found force too strong for
them, and given up their plan of advan-
cling into Kansas, and turned upon the
weaker force at Lexington. Their de-
sign now is evidently first to take Lexing-
and then bring Gov jackson here"
Hudson, No., Sept. 12.-The cofrespon-
dent of the St. Louis Republican furnish
] aS tho follpyinp iiams.
gentleman from Glasgow informs me
that Martin Green, OF the head of $500
mounted rebels, crossed the Missouri riv-
er at that place on Wednesday, and mo-
we'd southwark. He took possession of the
steamer Sunshi lie, which was lying at
Glasgow, and used it for transporting his
men and horses over the liver.
On board ofthe Sunshine were some
four thousand stand of arms, four or five
secession prisoners, and federal guard of
fourteen men. Green released the prise
oners and took the guard prisoners. The
Sunshine was laden with bacon, sugar,
and various other articles, all of which
, fell into Green's hands, and went into his
, commissary department.