Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-06

the nocOnu IN COmmhnui no hofet "eo ~~-l
cd by General Fremont, and never knew any.
thing Of his intentions, Such parallel, VII
venture TO assert, cannot be iound In the anneis
Of military warfare. | have also been INFORM
cd that there IA not A MissonElan on. his nlaii.-
not a man acquainted personally with the topog
raphy and phgsIoa ehEsPRrgtlss osLfhe coun-
''y yrSs Tr ~ ss RsSPs Il eusAlofe6nf q reinforce
General LYON .demands notice, General kfoS
mont arrived At 81 Louis on the z6In OF July,
called there by telegraph dispatch stating that
GeuBral Lyon vas thEeAtehed with destruction
by ythirty thousand ufsbelsa sAt THE time Gen
Pope had ninoxfegiments m North Missouri
where the rebels 'had no ietnb0dicd force. The
Confederate forces inth6 Stat6wefe thoae under
Priob and Mo cCullooh, near spring 6eld, ID South
west Missouri2 and thoss under PiiloSi JEFF
THOMPSON, and Hardeet IN Southeast Missouri
Two regiments iIeld Reli& near the tefminui
of the GbuthwssEdfn branch OF the Pacific kAu
road; while u effers6n City B9onviile, hexing
ton and Kansas Citylhad each d garriaon O.
thfee huhdrsd or fo6F hundred men behind en-
tranntnrisnts,s ! Cairo and Birds Point were Tor
tilted. and a2fenHed with heavy artillery. -
(Pilot Knob and Cape GiFardeau were fortified
after Csenetals Fremont's arrival) All these
nlaces could be reliforced by railroad and rvel
rom 81. Louis and the Northwestern States
and could bold ont until reinforced, even II a.
tackea Dy sHpet,cr >. s,I n..i
On ms arrisot ~ ~ ensss - "A; 49,:
was met py Oap.ain " 1s""..
ana nIeler saIrA., S'.'s ~ i~,.s. "a -
Lyon, mhn s.aseenss ,.o" NJ. pss,.N IN A. n,
quests ,ot 1lss Ns,,,. ae Olr.-.
rom L.,.,;,,. ,..,' - ~.
many oener clszens, nsss Ssso :, ~
Iorms'1u, ,S;ss IT., c.
urgeu sue ~ - E.o,.. ss,d. ,s1sa.ss.I
Srnor oAnn.e .,a,Sa. oHssa. ;,,,',h;s
lyon 10 as ss.9ns ~ 49," IA ,sns
me ne iAlie1 W an SrS,. ~ ~ ~,
resui', as 70 "en iIrh Hs 80 ..,,..a,s
moSs eanA,. vOet no ~ SS"aN1sN. .sI y
hote slouiu nSts % pusuS scsSss ~, :,
euS s"Se =. "a pai,. "a .h.,,,,S as,,, :,
ran ~ o.. go l.uiS a.1 caua..I n, s"cs i
49, D,,.s,sd ,h;s aohsa,.
nou'u '-'o p-'''S 80 - = psSS~
nsS ha,,ios og Ssldi for mora S.,,ctI,
- r.ta -. .ha ,,,.t do,rars y
Sn.,,Is -, "a. nlscs Ans.
-, ,~on Ssll ana ,roo,,s
S sn.-o -, ,,raa,Iv srn.,;or nnrhs,s- vSsss
oiiS ~ s,Ii 81 b,s -ts-o ,rn,,-.,, ~ ~ =
SSts Sos,a, ~ I &c ;,''lrp1 "E 100
GSnssaI F.sroort c.llsd fopr ,ev;p,sota from
Nth M;sso,,i and vrent Win thsm to Caiyo
7, 4. avidant tha. he had M irtsntjon NJ rein.
go, Garsrs I'von fo, the t~o ,eo, ants !,
s PHI one hnndred and twentv.fve miles onjv
,sO.. SOrinsSeId raceived M o,dsrs 10 march
and ra,a moi snnnlisd with trsnsnortation. and
,b;rtv or foSty bired wagons. iust, Feturned from
Snri9oS & ola we're discbsrred at RoIla. AucSst
81 g. Ion;s go - - : - ''''' '''i
Sr,o. AZ ~ .ho Devs Of The hsttla ,sachsa q,
Ina fo"r otber ,sg;usnts we're dawn, fro,~
~ S9, - =, ~. -, -. - n ,t.>i.
Rs,ter to have called these troona hefore' 'fbs
h',tIa az after the hat,le tEe vboIe rsvolut,on.
srv sIsments we're let Ioose. The siI repi n sHta
,ccomnIished nothing. -Tbav we're mt ordsTed
80 "Sasroa md coves tho ro,,oat NJ I.von,s a.
a,shonsh hi n wss snnnossa, nm % in s. I:onis ,ba,
pS;,s srS Mccnlloeh- were foIloS,no' n. "a
that ua.dasSho al r,oysd nm "a Ont az Sa sstsas,
on ,ba Gsscon sde r - - =, S'''-S :
An advance of these regjmenta wonIa .bsvs
enabled tbe armv 10 retrsee- ;ts stens- and N
hast ,be forces of P,;ce and MccSiiacb az S.SO n
Is" That thew Wonld have bsen nnabls To Sollov
our force In their retreat IA ;s aaid that eve,v
oficer IN I,von,s srmv eYnected 10 uaa. Srs;n.
forcsments' and To Tetnrn nth tbsm ana d,;va
Priee and MeCnlJocb from the Soutb vsst. '0 'S'''
80 unnto, arr;,,sds :. e. Io,,;s 60. ~,
r.iod ,5;,Sar ~ az .,oro o W.
indton as an adv;sa, Con- Fremapt snhn';,.ad :, a..
70 him for cons;deyotion and sdv;co na,,s-
s,ls fcs Pet Iin pid .,
II sets amt With 4 stateInent fhat snrin Ala q
the vt-oro st,atee,;caI laint nj that ,1;da aIo,o
,io5 ,-bjsh ssasrstss ,ss ~ rsta,s af az &C.,
i,o,n ,bose nf.tba Artsnsss M ta1 ~
vzhola rtbveste,n 1Misgcrr con,asn n; L,
srss oF 60 1Ol noiies ! wiz AID mi this snts,
,ha hrsin ~ ~. MsJr a aso,sI eso.a - fai,
oS r IN, and b IN s,S ss,ys ~ boiS ,at
irnnoyt mt tsv IN his nassassinnP -; ~ y
nsn FJnnter n anew Il II fba ns nsr
uyVbv ma ,cb On cnr;nsf;sid Sbs.a ~ ~
enemy and nothing N takaP Ter ma' ratbs,
tske he itrnnns amt nrocee5 n Iexinetorn - n
gbicFiJ direction Price was marching and wbera
he erneeted 10 be ioiued bv 40 O0i5 pebels In.
s,ead ~ thia no wss sant n PbIio witSont n.
strnctior,sii and remaifed there rntii ordarad n
JefFsrso5 Citv still withont ;nstrnct;ons ana
thence +, linton. where we fonnd him ISee
Exbibie No. Is D; - .'T'G'7a -Tf-l >'-'s
No ateps having been taken nv (, en- Fssamn1n,nt
10 meet Price In ihe Geld he moved forwsrd
bis line tT march. mainly indicating bia intan-
lion az proceeding 10 Le$inpton. When within
some twenty-fiye miles of the place he refnain-
ed ten or more days, evidently eynectine that
some movement would be made against him =
None being made, he advanced. and. with his
much superior force, laid siege to Lexineton.
ybicb waa defended NV Mnllioan witL to7I,h
men. on the l2th of Seutember and captnTed il
In nine-davs thereafter, on tbe Olaf of Sentsm.
her. ssS '--'.''.'''' -.'7''' ''''' - ''''ss'T'
Now for the facts 10 sboSv that tbis ,cstas.,o.
nbs could have been brevented. and P,jcS,s
prmy deatroyed before or after that disastrors
affair: Before Price cot to Lexington the fo,ces
10 resist him were the folIoWine: AT JeiFsrson
Citv. 55O6: at Rolla. 1000: along the Hannibai
and 81. Joseph Railroad; ahout soon. IN tha
western line of Missouri, under Lane down
near Fort Scott. 1900; ,MulliRan,s force A LeT.
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