The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-09
IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
srn,sorlxLD, Sept. 1, 1861

Ahcut ono hundred and twenty five OF the wounueo ~
N, bos,t.I in this place. discharged today, anu
!. n leave FOR home soon az the ambulances scn
Rolls arrive here. The remainder OF the wo"nu'u
The hospital are doing well. All the rebels wounu'N
ncen sent TO Bentonville, q few miles peo" WV
Arkansas line One Of their surgeons informs 'ho vi"
shc typhoid fever has broken out in the" "oap'~''
shor deaths amounted TO fifteen or twenty p'' N"y
General McCulloch is reported 10 10 ~
westward.
Tharc are various rumors about Generals Price and
Rains having taken Fort Scott defeated Colonel Mont
a. merry, captured all his aores, arms, &c, and taken
nearly all command, himself among the rest as prison
ers but they nece confirmation.
General Jackson, with his boiy guard arrived mere 70
day but his fOtIrc movements are unknown
Sr. LOUIS, Sept. 8, 1861
MIR. Murphy member OF the firm Of TorbcSt Co., o.
ynn Creek Camden county, in this city, received
vices last night that their store was vobbed Thurs
day Ky band Of hundred and fifty Iebes headed by
preacher named Johnson Of Iare,s Prairie, ard pro-
soty to the amount " $ilo 600 carried OF.
Colonel McClung, aucther member Of the Arm, at
Jaacrson City in copnmand Of regiment Of United States
trssps. This firm also t~o steamers running the
Usage river of which The rebels sozed but as the
river is low for nav igaon is thought they will do
s,roy her.
The Postmaster. Of otceola St. Clair county repoy is
that when he lot had just reached there Of fight
between General Lanes Kansas regiment and boz Of
rebels, under General RAINS which the latter were
Completely Routed with heavy loss, and Genera Rains
was aiken risoncr.
General rice who was at osceoa, credited Il C report
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE E.
81. LOUIS Mo-, sGv. 8, 1861.
Us Nsny Of or Impressed Nan in the Rete Serpiec-o,c
H. Rebels arranged 10 March Sprtnl fskt-Wh Pre-
~std then from Carrying Out hety I%ogru,n,ne-Moe
~s,s IF General Price-Reported Movements Of Rebel
fTootg-Sirored zaack the Sscend Kansas Regi-
-aTi-L eentiofa Of Suspcious Observation-Disclosures
u Prt" ners-Quiet Arrival Of Prince Napoleon, dc.
Agen'leman, who requests no. to give his name
nrTve here yesterday morning, direct from Springfield
lIsvGs impressed into the rebel semy some time before
Tho battle Of the 10th u and the ground on that
rltuorabe day. He corroborates what we have before
learned that TIE rebels ready march upon Spring
Geld the evening before tho battle They we're 10 ad
vance in four divisions entering by the four main
al the same tme but did not move from camp
OF the rain While he at breakfast the morning
OF the lotf cannon ball from Totens battery passed
through The tree under which his tent was pitched and
was speedily followed by Others This was the first
warning That he received Of proximity the sur
at the other end of the
where Sege made his attack. AT the timo our retreat
was ordered they uncertain as the fate Of the
day. and did not suppose they victorious As soon
they ascertancd that had left the field they re
turned and took possession. portion but not all their
train was burned but he is not as the cause Of
she coniagraon They being so badly crippled and Gen
AcCnloch wishing TO move with caution are
given as reasons for not making any pursuit
he THINKS that not less than six hundred Of their
were Killed and proporiouaie number wounded Ate,
remaining for time IN Springfield the forces were d
vIded and moved oil in different directions. On the day
Of the battle they had 90 900 sixteen pieces o.
artillery and for several days after the battle these were
all In aud around the town. Ten days ago General Price
with 5000 men, moved towards the north and ON
Wednesday OF last week was at Bolfar probably bonpJ
Tor jefferson City. though his exact destination was moi
known Rains went with goo men to whip out Mont
eomery in tho vicinity OF Fort Scott, but back
Tor achievements and furnished with geo
additional men, Like the bad boy Of the
story, nothing has Since been heard from him. Five
hundred men were left in charge of Springfield and
McCuloch, with large portion OF the men under his
command moved back towards Arkansas, taking with
MIN all oi his wounded that could DO moved thought
sha' ne may remain while at Camp Walker, he is
marching in that drecon and it is also supposed that
no viii 60 to Fort smith hoard rumor the
To-day tiat all the Arkansas Louisiana and Texas troops
with portion of those from Tennessee and Mississippi
are TO rendezvous at some point the Arkansas
river, ana are to be reviewed and inspected
by General Johnson--the General whom Patterson
didn't intercept. This may may be true There
Is certainly some cause for the withdrawal of those
troops from tho State further than has been given
The quarrel been Price and McCuoc in reference to the
behavior Of the troops on the field and the propre,v
pursuit after tho battle could hardly have been sufficient
To induce the latter to quit the rebel cause in the south
west Of Missouri We shall know the whole story when
the proper time comes.
At The time my informant loft Springfield there were
$50 wounded men in town. of whom $50 belonged to the
Union forces They were well cared for by the pbvsi.
clans of both sides, and the ladies' Of Springfield were
unremting in their attentions to all. There was
scarcity oEnedcnes and especially of alcohol and bran
dy for the OF the SICK tho rebel officers having drank
nearly the whole supply he was not molesed while
the way from the rebe! lines to Rola. as he the
rebel badge piece Of red cloth around the arm
units ho got almost within sight OF camp at the rail
way 'e minus When within sixteen miles of Rolla lac
pass I'd General Mcbride with thousand men, who said
they were on their way to that place drive out tho
Union troops No tdngs have been received here Of an
attack by this rebel band and it is unite probable that
hey nave thought better OF the matter and concluded
to make trouble.
Reports reached here this morning Of difficulty on ie
line Of the Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad. The state
ment was that the Second Kansas regiment on ts vay
home to reform attacked at Shelbna station on the
hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad badly cut up
The attack said TO have been made by Martin Green
with 500 men. The telegraph wire cut at the time
the hight commenced, and nothing definite is known OF
the result The secesonists here claim that the Kanssns
were annihated, and that Green lost few men If
inc nansa . was whipped will venture
saw that regiment in action Springfield and knoy
mrny IN that were prominent in the border warfare
and there IS not more plucky and indonabe set OF
fellows in The whole country.
steamboat plying between this point aud Cairo WAS
detained here tive days by the Provost Marshal Mckiu
stry, because its would not make certain mo
misses with regard TO loyalty to the Union The men
Anaiy came to time and the boat was this morning
released Prisoners are daily Cairo to work on
the forihcatons and quite number now in durance
vile in this city, awaiting their sentence Cs.e
o. the prisons Is old slave non
on tie corner OF Fifth and Nyrtlo
streets formerly kept hy an old slave dealer ns,rsd r
relative doubtless, of thciamous Jadse Of ie.S
who IS 80 conspicuous IN DIies land. In this prison arc
some nltten convicts or rather about to DO convcts
most of IL IN men who have been prominent MS traitors
Among ttein one Mcdonald sculptor OF considerable
note who l. said TO have been particularly active in
furnishing Information and material the rebels and
quite probable his punishment will be Of a grave ma
ture In MAJ last he favor of driving out every
oody VINO aid not huzzi for treason and IL IL quite re
1reshing To perceive the effect OF q change OF rule
The great event of yesterday the arrival OF Prince
Napoleon and SUITE last from Chicago body Of cavalry
and artillery Lad been drawn up the eyee 70 meet him
on his landing from the ferry boat but he mgnaqcd TO
evade xlese attentions and proceed 10 The plan
tiers Ho ise and nearly through the enjoyment of
ms supper before the crowd at the became aware
that he bad slipped away. To-day he made an EXCURSION
up the KNer 10 the mouth q the Missouri On the
steamer January, under the auspices of Commodore