The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-21
Affairs In Missouri.

ROiid, oct. 18.-The correspondent Of tho
81. Louis Democrat furnishes the following:
"A tcout has just come in from the wet, and
rel orta that q, neral Prce has make stand at
Carthage, sixty miles fiom Springfield. The
Legislature Is to DO called together on the 18th
II Now mber."
TITO rebels at Vienna have dispersed, portion
of them going home, and tho 10 naindsr 10 join
General J0hmon.
General johnson has been paced in command
NJ all The rcb'l forces in Missouri, aud has issued
proclamation fOrbdding the transportation Of
any moro property, meaning slave, from the
sta G. II Is not s's'ed whistler General John.
son supcr-edes General Price
RoiId, No., oct 1S.-The following letter is
clipped from the Foft Smith Times.
EXECUTIVE DErAkTMsSr PARK Hull
Z N August a. 1861.
Major Clsrk, Acting QuaItermaster, G. s A. -
SIR herewith forward 10 your care, for
General NJ Cullough, g. s. A tn, following,
which have the honor to request YOU will cause
to 10 forwarded TO him bv the earl .lst express:
Ata mass meeting Of about four thousand
ChcroSoes, at TAI lequa, on the 2i.t instant, the
Ch,rokecs, with marked uuunimity, declared
thar adherence TO the Confederate states, and
have given teir authorities power to negotiate
an alliance with them.
In view Of this action, n regiment of mount.
ed men will be Immediately raised and pl .cad
under the command Of Colo Ell John Drew, to
NEE any emergency that may arise.
Paving espOused the cause Of the Confederate
States, we hope TO render efficient service in tho
war, ~hich now threatens the country AMI to
be treated with a liberAlity aud conddsncs bs-
coming the Confederate States.
have the honor to DO sir.
Very respectfully,
Your humble servant,
(Sipred) joins Ross,
Principal Chief Of the Cherokee Nation,
50. LOuiS, Oct. 19-The rebels VINO burned
tho Big biv,r Bridge the other lay were
mhraudirg bands from 81. Geneyievs and st.
Frahcais Counties, numb' ring about 600.
Capt LippincOtt with 80 men Of the 3Sth IL
linois regiment met this force two m les below
Big River, and cut his way through them in~
hicling los, ot killed and a con ,ider .bls
hunter dol Seven Of his mon were
taken prise ers, and several woundsd, but zone
killed.
In the engagement below Iron,on on the
18th, the rubl lOss is knO rn 20 be 80 killed aud
wounded, and s believed to he many more As
quite a number were carried of Tbs field. The
Federal los was 10 wounded, one mo tally.
The ietel force is about ?, 900, and believed 10
| tc the advance guard f much larger body
who sre some dis Snce below
Tho officers at Pilot Knob say there wsrs
Loui-!aI n, Tennessee and Arkansas regiments
among them. Citizens wee fleeing from the
vicinity yesterday, and the troops were under
arms expecting an attack
The Sac Convention adjourned yesterday,
subject 10 the call Of the q vernor until the
meeting Of TIT Legislature to be elected in 1862
.SyrduS, Mo-, oct 20.-It is reported thai
acting BrigAlier General Wymsn, who loft
Rolla several days since with about z, 500 men,
las arrived at Lynn Greek, where no dispersed
a body Of rebels, killing a con 'ider,bls number
hking over 200 prisoners, and capturing eight
en- loads of goods belonging to McClurg &
| Go whom the rebels had robbed.
Advice from Cen. Fremont aro TO o'clocl
Friday night. lie is still at Warsaw.
The pontoon bridge across the o. 20 was tC
ne dunhed Saturday.
Gen. Sis els division had crossed the river.
1t was reported tlAt Gen. Price had beer
largely reinforced by Ben. McCulloch. They
combined their forces al Osceola and fortified
the town, whore they intend TO give Gen. Ere
mont battle.
Il is now believed that the large number Of
men imported to have deserted from General
Prices amy, including some ave or six thous-
and said TO have been disbandsd after the fall oil
Lexington, sre still in the service Of the rebel-
Jon, and will form in bands in various parts Of
tho state for bridge burning and general manu-
ding purposes.