The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-11-14

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badly beaten foe.
Gen. Fremont called four regiments
from North Missouri. and went with
them to Cairo. It is evident that he
had no intention Of reinforcing Gen.
Lyon. for the two regiments at Rnlla,
l35 miles only. from Springfield. recci
vel no orders 10 march, and were not
supplied with transportation. and thirty
or forty hired wagons, just returned
from Springfield, were discharged at
R"lla Aug. 4, sever DAYS before the
battle, and were returned 10 s., Louis
After The news Of the battle had
reached ST Louis. four other rrcimrn,>
wore drawn from Pc,n in North Mis-
souri, ma sent ,o Rolla Better L. tays
Ed IN hes. troops hctu,. the ha'tl.
II" wholc revolutionary elements were
lei loose. The six Regiments accom-,
ii>hra nothing Tie, were not ordered,
!" advance and cover the r,tleat ot.
l,'n> amy, nl,h.nslt il was supposed
4 H. 81. Louis that Price and MctuIlu,i
were f.luwing it, and 'ha: Iardee had
moved W i" cui otf his retreat on the
Gascauale.
\ A. advance # three regiments would
l#,. .nallfed tiic arm, 10 retrace it's
steps, t,,h t. bsat rhc iorre. nt Price
:nl Norull"cl 50 bad, that the,
N9.!3 have been unable !. follow our
..Fc. rs 'ieir retreat. Il is >md that
VERY 'iirei IL Lyons army expected
% meet rei.'iufcemtn.s. aud to return
al'' Item, and drive Price and Me-
tuil"ei i'run the $ u;hwcst
Cen Hunter arrived at St. Louis
from Chicago, called s.lither on sug-
Cos ion from " a>hn.'on. as an aa-
wiser. Gen. Fremont submitted to him
| fnr consideration and advice paper
called 'Hispcsi,ions for Re,akinu
!. Springfield" Ii sets cat with state
!. nent ,hat Springfield IS the strong
stlaeeiica point cf that wide el>vati.n
. which separates The waters efthe OSage
from III Sc of lie .i,Eansa~, the KEY /.
TIE whole Southwestern Missouri, com
mandlnn al area ot nearly oOuu miles.
WIZ did not this .. ter the brain of the
n ains General b,f,rc lie fl! oi Lvoi,
ani he strain every nerve 10 hold that
important key in his possession.
Gen Hunter, il answer 20 the paper
replied, "Nhy narcl on Springfield.
VII. rr flere is no enemy. and nothin.
to take Let me rather take lie troops
aud proceed to Lexington. IN which
direction Price Was marching, and
where he expected to be joined by
10000 rebels" Instead &C this he was
sent to Rolla, without instructions, an!
remained there until ordered to Jcrts-
son City, still witliou. Instructions, and
thence to Upton, whore We found him
(See exhibit, No l3)
No steps having been taken BY Gen
Fremont to meet Price in the field he
moved forward his line ofmarch. plainly
indicating his intention cfrracet ding t.
Lexington When within some s.
miles # the place, i rcmaincl len =,
more aays. evidently cxrectin t'.t
.lne m"ve,aen' would hv mstlc :.e.s;.st
i'm None hring na,'r. t. aa a.aptea
IN with Vi. much snp,yiaf t,re, u
>ieeate Lexington. whicl, was }ef.naeti
h Mnll'-an with ? 100 mea, an H.
Eth Of September, and cap'nr# II II
nine days thereafter, on fhs lsf@i So
tenlher
Now for the facts to show ,ha' III,
catastrophe could have been prevented
md Prices army DESTROYED before -
af'"r that disastrous affelr: Before
Price rat - (, xno,an. thr forces to
resist him We're he t.llowin.: At JEFF
i fr>an CitY $50; it Rolla, 1000;
a'ou4 'he Hannibal and S.. JOSEPH,
RaJif AL. .shau so 0; on the We tern
'inc Il Missouri md, Lane, down near
l'ni Scott 1900, Mulligan's force nj
Lexington. 200: large torce in Iii
n"is, along the Mississippi River and on
the Iowa line. On,4ide Of St Louis
Were some 1900; in St. Louis itself
Is 600 Say, however. thar there were
only 10000 there. Hunters plan up to
Sunday, SEPT. II, was to concentrate
from st. Lonis, to Jefferson City, and
Rolla, also from the Hannibal and St
Joseph Railroad, 10000 men, and re-.
lleve Mulligan. He said that ii Price
was 4 soldier, Lexington was already
fallen; but with energy, Price could be
captured, with all his baggage and