Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-12
Affaiys An Missouri.
WHEREABOUTS OF PRIcE-BsN McCuLLosH NOT
DEAD.

WHEREABOUTS OF PRIcE-bsN mcCuLLoeH NOT
DEAD.
special despatch to the Missouri Republican
from Jefferson City, Oct 9Th, says:
The report Of 1000 rebels being near Hermann
last night seems confirmed this morning, an an
order for six regiments has been sent here by the
commander Of the Federal troops at that point.
Is 10 stated that the rebels were eighteen miles
from Hermann this morning, with the intention
Of burning the Gasconade bridge, and cutting OF
telegraphic and railroad communication between
Jefferson City and st Louis, which seems to
render the Mccullough programme, already men,
toned; as probable. The commander Of this
post, Gen. Thomas Price, has made such ar
rangements, It 10 supposed, as will defeat the
design of the rebels. Much excitement exists
here on the subject, but jefferson City is not be-
lieved In auv imm nent danger. Paseng ers from
Sedalia arrived this morning bring intelligence
that Sterling Price Yves at Rose Hill, in Johnson
county, two or three DAYS ago, and repest the
report that he designs To fortify himself there, as
! the place had many advantages. Others report
Price at Grand river, and say he designed to
move South until reinforced by the troops of Ben
! McCullogh, estimated at rs 600, though they
| stated McCullogh himself was in Prices camp,
and that his brother Henry was In command Of
bis army, and was coming up from the Arkansas
| line.
The report in one of your contemporaries that
| Ben. McCulloch died Of a wound received at
Wilson's Creek is doubtless untrue, the colonel
Of an Iowa reg iment hurt at that battle, frequent
| ly saw McCulloch, whom he had known init
| mately in Texas and Mexico, after the fight, and
states the Texas Ranger did not receive scratch
Sterling Price is reportedt to have passed through
Holden with 80, COO troops Friday night
Sturgis and Lane, | understand, had received
orders at Kansas City to join Sgel at SedaIia and
Were expected to march week ago for that point
Sigel sent out detachment of 800 troops sun.
day night to cut OF a train with rebel supplies
The intelligence of the burning of the greater
part Of Osceola by Lane is again confirmed by
parties arriving here
Correspondence of the st Louis Republican
LEXINGTON, Mo Oct 10 - The plan Of General
Price, after he captured Lexington was to remain
Tor time and operate on the north side Of the
river, and for thus purpose, on Saturday, the 2sh
September be crossed the river at Lexing ton wi
1000 mounted men, and this force took I'D their
line Of march for the railroad With the view of its
total destruction, and then sad havoc was to be
made among all the Government forces in North
west Missouri. But late in the evening a rstel
named Alfred Jones, who had been released as
prisoner at tine arsenal, where he had taken the
oath of allegiance to the United States Govern
ment, returned from St Louis to Lexington and
reported that the whole country below was alive
with troops; that Fremont was after Price and
that Price might prepare for a big fight in few
days This seemGd to raise the courage OF PRICES
men, and they said let Fremont come, they were
ready for him
When Jones announced that Gen Fremont had
10000 men, and his only fear was that Price
would not make stand, the latter countermanded
mis- order for sending troops to the railroad and
messenger was immed lately he'd after those
who had already started across the river On
movement southwark, and Gen. Rains IL is said
went twenty miles that night on his southern
route. Ii Is also beloved that Gov jackson
avaled himself Of this command as an escort 10
get himself out of danger
Price and all his forces left on Monday the Both
nit but his train Of baggage wagons, about 200
In number, did not get of before Wednesday III
Price had desired a fight with Fremont he would
nave taken the Georgetown road. or posi- bly the
Warrenburg road but instead of this he has
gone on the road leading down the western
boundary of this State and the southwest
have given plain narrative of facts az they
have TRANSFERRED here, and IL Prxe does make a
stand and give battle, all who are copnizant of
his movements will be disappointed His
most intelligent friends consider this course
complete back down, while the more verdant
are solaced with the idea that he has pone TO meet
Mccullough, who. from the most reliable infor
nation, Is somewhere in Arkansas The forces
OF Price were very large at Lexington, but MANY
OF the men were only for the occasion. and have
gone home. his force was Is, 600 to Is 900 when
he left Lexington, and as the fact becomes certain
that his destination is Arkansas, 1t will still
further decrease.
THE SURRENDER IN MISSOURI,
a special dispatch from Jefferson City, Mo to
the Democrat, dated Oct 9Th, saws:
The following dispatch was sent this morning
to Gov. Gamble by Col Mathews dated Hermann:
" | have been compelled to surrender INV camn In
a superior force, with three pieces of cannon
SEND reinforcements or this country will be ru-
ined" -
The rebel force 10 understood to be pearly q Ooo
strong, under Johnson, Of Maries and Col Math-
ews camp was twenty miles from Hermann Its
extent or the number Of his force 10 not known
probably small body Of home guards
kelnforcements have been sent both to Hermann
and to the Gssconsde. The gallant fellows al the
bridge began the erection Of palisades for its de-
tense. " '' We