The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-11-06
Highly Important.


| LATEST FROM Pace AND MCCULLocgl-Thefr Forces
to give Fremont Battle Soou.-The Memphis Appeal
publishes the following from its Columbus Ky cor
| respondent:
/ CoLCHBCs Oct 26.-Tha current bf news has been
almost sagnant here recently although The waters we're
again troubled yesterday afternoon bY the arrival al
h. adqnarter7 Of courier from Ben 4lcCufloch and
! one from Cen JEFF Thompson.
/ Mr. Conner, the courier from McCuoch, brings in
/ formation that the command is now In Benton county
the Usage river four hundred and thirty miles
/ from here, aud in communication with Gen. Price
though these generals have not et3een fit to form
/ a conjunction. McCuoch's troops vert in good order
4 and eager for opportunity to inject the enemy -
Gen. Price had fallen back from lie kiugon TO posi-.
ton higher the OsIge and Was :onlv rest aimed
from giynging Fremont battle by his rant Of amnu.
nition being entirely cut of caps AS soon as meas
ures can be taken for the replenishibgo lis military
stores and conjunction effected betwen the forces OF
Price and MeCulloch Fremont will lie ground between
these two commands like fox fire in abak mill Thinrs
are drawing to crisis with Fremont IN Missouri and
one signal defeat will be enough no onv 10 dis
grace him. but to shake the federal HOVER in the State
to the very Fremont is well assured of this
and will spare efforts to regain tile lost confidence
of the Washington desposm; but in Plice and McCul-
och he has to combat the prestige Of success and ma
ture experience in both of which he Himself is want
! ing. Unless forced into an engagdmgnt before thew
ready for it. may be assured that Fremont will
be crushed in the battle between Ills hirengs and
| the forces under Price ard McCuloeh
MCCULLocR's ARMY TO WINTER in THE AkEANsA
/ VALLEY-The Fort Smith Times, ofths 2lst saws:
We have information from reliable sources that after
a sixty days campaign in Kansas anC' Missouri the
McCuIloch division will fall back intb arkansas The
quartermaster has advertised for the building of stables
to accommodate so army horses and "a large number
of mules also for 600 bushels of rogn and 8r5 tons
OF hay TO forage these animals
| MOVEMENTS OF PRICE AND MCCdLLoCH-ERgMoyr
| ADvAECING,-The Fort Smith Tines Of the oath has
the annexed important intelligence
The following dispatch came yesterday too late for
our paper We are indebted to majbr Clark forit and
we lay it before readers in order that they NAV see
that Fremont is down on with lhree force:
HEADQUARrERs, CAMP NORTH pr NsosHo Mo,
October p, Il 4 NJ 1851
am instructed by the general-cobnraanding TO say
that he has reliable information thath federal troops
are advancing rapidly from Springfield in the direction
OF Fayetteville The entire Miss oui army are now at
NeoshO. The troops Of this division will fall blck as
rapidly possible the Fayetteville rad Gen Price
on the Pinevile road and will probby be driven into
Arkansas The time has arrived when Arkansas
must rally to the defence of her border There are arms
at Fayetteville for 1910 men. Urgefo;ward all compa,
mes that may be forming. have the honor be with
respect +. c. ARMSTRONG, AdjIt-Genl Division.
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTHERN MIsspURI--Wc are in
debted to gentleman of this citg for copy of the
Little Rock Ark Bulletin, from whica we tract the
following intelligence:
Inc following dispatches from maiog Clarke nj Fort
| Smith have just reached here by In exprcssmaD IN
o'clock P NJ, 18th being the second one in to-dag.
BAKER
Fort SMITH Oct "A Il send YOU 'dispactlos mn to
"te ast hlght. An imminent crisis i4 upon US, if we
could only appreciate it, Men must harry up quickly
or Arkansas is gone 1t will not dol ia let Fremont get
south OF Boston mountain, The express leaves for
/ Little Rock in a few minutes. Yours truly
T {. W. CLARKE.
Recommending parties of Fr6mout's' cavalry were in
4 the neghborhood Of Springfield on Yesterday Hun
dreds Of wagons, negroes and droTes of stock with
owners and families passing Arkansas or to Dixie "
they say Conduct of federal troops to non.coubat-
ants is outrageous You never let them get into
! Arkansas. W NJ.
To THE REscUE-To the captains and companies
forming my battalion of mounted men,
JEFFERSON Texas Nov. I.-Ged VIM c. Young
has just arrived to muster into service lie brings
the report OF the aduant general of Gen McCullochs
division that the federal troops advancing Fdyette-
vile, Ark from Springfield Mo, dated goth of October
Gems. Price and McCuloch both falling back to
Arkansas lie calls for immediate aidi Wcmus rally
at Come now, if YOU wish tosegve YOUR country
in her need. Brave hearts and strong rns arc wanted
Texans, rally to The rescued Your fefds and brothers
are in danger Your sister State of Ahkansas is about
to be invaded. Come quicllly Letussorganiae itnme
datey and meet the insolent foe Ben .IeCalloeh tile
tayorite of Texas, calls for instant aid Let one
fail to respond promptly. r. P. CRUNP.
FLOUR MILLS AT MEMPHIS SroPpIkGt-The Memphis
Appeal of The seth ut says: In consequence of the
of wheat the Bluff CITY mills ahd;Navy Yard mills
have stopped. The Eagle mills will stog to- morrow and
the Center mills Ti stop at the end Of the week In
weeks time every Touring mill in the city will be at
stand. This throws considerable husaber of men out
OF employment and assist 10 raise the price OF four
fNa;-