Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-06
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Neosho.
Special Dispatch the Missouri Republican.l
fhEMoNT's HEAD. QUARTER, CAMF LYON,
sPRIRGFtRLD, November !, 1861. J
Our camp continues very active, and all
our troops remain prepared for battle at .
moments warning-no one being yet per-
mitted to pass the lines, and no passes,
understand, are TO be granted for some dafs.
Last night all lighta were extiuguished at an
early hour, end the entire camp slept on it's
arms, and the officers had their horses
saddled at the entrance Of their tents.
If Sterling Price designs, as has been said,
to surprise our troops, he will be dsap.
pointed in his expectations, for in one min-
ute after the sounding of the long roll, the
whole camp will be prepared for battle.
We continue to bear all kinds of rumors
and reports-those of one hour contradict
ing those of the next-and therefore give
snch information only as comes in some-
thing like reliable shape.
Ben McCulloch Is reported by Colonel
John NJ Richardson's scouts TO be at Oass-
vile, in Barry County, fifty two miles hence,
with ten TO twenty thousand troops, and
Sterling Price to be marching from Neosho
to Join him. ..-.
General Hardee was reported, last even
ing, to have marched from Kentucky with
ten, some say twenty thousand, men, toward
| Forsythe, in Taney County, and 70 have
nearly reached that place, with the inten-
ton Of joining his forces to those of Sterling
| Price. This report comes from no reliable
source, but if it were discovered to be well
| founded it is supposed movement would be
made by us to cut off Hardee.
| Captain Wroton, one Of the rebels who
| captured Major White last Friday, and who
was afterwaId taken prisoner by a company
of Home Guards, informs the Major that he
has been in the rebel army, aud that Price Is
| still in Neosho, where be is erecting fortifca-
| arA lao infa nf bo
place.
Neosho is said to be situated in a valley,
surrounded by high, steep ridges, aud ap-
| pToacbable by three roads, each of which
Captain Wroton says, is guarded with heavy
cannon, protected by skirmishers, aud de-
Tended all round by rihemen stationed in
thick woods, where they can not be reached
by cavalry.
The only prudent plan of attack, if this be
80, is 10 surround Neosho, and starve or shell
out the rebes-a very difficult task. We
might attack them in force in their intrench-
meDts, but this would be necessarily attended
with a fearful loss of life on our side
An officer familiar with the couutry
about Neosho says again, that no military
man would attempt to fortify that place
that it can be approached from higher
ground, and such dreadful fire be poured
upon the rebels as will compel them to re-
treat, and yet those pretending to kno " their
intentions declare be designed, from the time
Of leaving Lexington, to 60 directly to aud
fortify Neosho. No information yet received
here makes any mention of General A. s
Jobnson's connection with the rebel army.
Price and McCullochs forces, combined
are reported at thirty to sixty thousand men
but Whatever their force, there is little doub
the rebels understand the Importance of tbei
present position, and will move heaven anC
earth to defeat us in the forthcoming en-
gagement.