Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-15
From st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, June l3.
The steamer Iatan, with the Cd battalion o
the First Regiment Missouri volunteers, unde
command of Lieut. Colonel Andrews; one sec
tiOn of Capt Totten's Light Artillery, ard tw
companies of Regulars, under Capt Lathrop
and the steamer G. Swan, with tho first bat
TALON Of the FIRST Regiment, under Col. Blair
and another section of Totten's battery, and
detachment OF pioneers, and Gen. Lyon anG
staff, numbering fifteen hundred, all told, lef
here this afternoon for some point up the Mis-
Horses, wagons, and all necessary camp equip
age, ammunition, and provisions for lonl
march, accompanied the expedition.
In the case of o. A. Barrett, arrested for
treason, before Judge Treat of the Unitet
States District Court, to-day, examination wsi
waived and the prisoner released In $40 ,00(
bonds for trial before the U s. Circuit Court OF
the 9th of July.
In the cases Of Col. Preston, Edward Blep
nerhassett and Edmund A. Pignus, the examl
nation was postponed till to morrow, In th,
two former cases, and the latter was dis
charged 'sbasi 70
The steamers Iatian and Swan, of the Mis-
souri, River expedition, passed Herman, abou
eighty miles above here, at four O'Clock, and
the steamer City of Louisiana, also belonging
to the expidition, passed Washington, thirty
miles this side, about the came time.
The Second Regiment, under COL Baern.
stein, went out on the Pacific Railroad this
afternoon, fully provided with oamo equppage
and munitions OF war. 10 is conjeclured that
this Regiment will embark on the City of Lou
islana at Herman, and follow the expedition
under General Lyon.
Under guarantee of protection from the Fed
aHo Gnua h. AL D.tt.
ny are taking energetic measures to immedi-
ately repair the bridges on that road.
The Evening News learns that two ReRi-
ments Of Iowa volunteers are encamped at
Keokuk. sart .t# .He|'s
Four hundred Illinois troops, from Quincy
have been concentrated at Hannibal, Mo-, and
checking Gov. Jackson's movements In that
region. II is said portion of this force will be
sent to Lexington and st. Joseph. -Qs4A .
The News also says there Is good reason ia
believe that considerable number of Conieder
ate troops are assembled in Arkansas, the In
dian country and northern Texas, for ON ad-
vance into Kansas and Missouri, to seize the
Newtown lead mines, and march to the assis-
tance Of Gov. Jackson the moment he invites
them,
ST AUBERTs, Mo, 19 miles east of Jefferson
City, June Ia, 8 P. MA special agent, sen,
down from Jefferson City with the mails, has
just reached here, having left there this after
noon. He says the Governor and all the State
officers left there yesterday. and that the last Of
the soldiers left to day, at 2 P. NJ, taking with
them all the locomotives II understand there
were Eve there) and cars, and burning th,
bridge at Grey's Creek, three miles west o.
Jefferson, and also one above there, after they
had passed over them. 1t Is supposed that th'
| Governor has ordered his forces to concentrat,
at Bonneville or Arrow Rock, probably the lat
ter.
II is thought that Gen. Lyon will hasten o.
after him, and should he meet with no deten.
tion, be will not be more than "a hours benin,
the Governor.
The Moreau bridge, a miles this side Of JEFF
ferson Is unharmed, but the western span of th,
Usage bridge, nine miles this side, is burned.