The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-03
Movements or the Federal Troops In Nils.
souri,.

A gen tleman who arrived in this city last
evening. having travelled from Macon, near
the north line of Missouri, by land, gives us
i'm port nt in telligence as to the movements
of the Federal forces in that State.
He states th,t the northern portion Of the
State, after the affair at Bonneville, was in
vested with troops from st Louis, Illinois,
Iowa and Kansas, who commenced q march
which followed q 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 Wavnesville; and when our
informant Left Tuscumbia-two hours before
the troops arrived at that pont--hs learned of
their intention to make the passage to Poca
hontas, and there make conjunction with the
troops which are sent out from Birds Point
over the line Of the Cairo and Fulton Rail
road.
The evident intention is TO invest Eastern
Missouri and keep open military route from
the North for Federal troops, with q base
line on the South they then receive an i'm
portant advantage, which will have ap I'M.
fortunate effect on the patriots in Missouri,
while at the same time 1t strerg thens the
Abolition element which prevails in The East
ern portion
At every point on the line marked out they
have stationed detachments of from four to
six hundred men, ana they arrest every
prominent man whose sentiments are sus-
pected of being favorable to the South, re-
curing them TO take the oath of allegiance to
the United States, or sending them to St.
Louis for trial and annoyance.
Their march is signalized BY variou. atfcci-
ties and outrages on the Inhabitants. Ma
raudiBg parties and detdchments Of their COL
Giery seize on property and carry it off with
out com pensation. insulting the citizens who
de mand immunity and protection.
On the march from Raleigh to Waynesville
German regiment was terribly distressed
by a guerilla 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 out any f1anking
parties and paid no atten ton to their dead
and wounded, leaving them on the road I'M
cared for. This movement toward Arkansas
and the Mississippi river calls for immediate
attention on the part OF our mill ary authOri-
ties. "A conJunc ton Of forces from Tennes-
see and Arkansas, effected with the Nilsson
rians, would efectually break up the Federal
occupation mentioned, and now that our
troops are so anxious to see real service, we
think the opportunity should not be de ferred.
We owe much to those patriotic people who
have taken the brunt OF battle from Tenne. .
see, and hope quick and judicious effort will
be made for thelI assistance.
The entire route was travelled by our in
formant on horseback, and he represents the
cubs tantIal citizens and property holders Rs
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 fac ts is 3 relia-
BILE gen tlemaD, and we make hesitation in
youching for the ruth Of his statements.
Memphis appeal, 18th ut.