Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-10-10
Missouri.

Price has evacuated Lexington, and
is moving toward Fort Scott with a
force of over 40, O00 men. His army
is being daily increased by men who
come in armed with scythes and corn
knives. Many are barefoot and rag.
ged. There were vague rumors that
Price meditated, an attack upon Rolla.
Jennison, Lane and Sturgis were at
Kansas City on the Sd with $500 men.
Since then Sturgis has taken posses.
sion of Lexington. 1t is reported that
on Saturday Tom Harris's division Of
rebel troops, 5000 strong, crossed the
Missouri and were routed by our
forces about eight miles from Lexing-
ton. Harris was met On the prairie
by Sturgis and Scott who fought and
defeated him. Harris then fed back
to the river, with the loss of his bag
gage trains, reaching it about mid
night, and commenced crossing. In
the morning the Fedcrals came up be-
fore all of Harris's men had crossed,
and at once commenced helping them
!" over Jordan" with shot and shell,
causing q heavy loss. The rebels, in
their hurry to cross, SWAN the river
and scattered through the town look.
ing like drowned rats.
A citizen of Lexington reports that
before Price left there he was heard
telling Rains and Parsons that they
must do their fighting now or never.
They discussed the propricty of fall
ing back and fortifying Pea Hill, fif-
teen miles west Of Warrensburg, but
it is supposed to be their real inten-
ton to retreat to the southwest as far
as possible. They have with them
fourteen pieces of artillery. Col. Null
.ligan was taken South with Price.
1t is suspected that Price wishes to
reach Arkansas, with the intention of
wintering in Memphis.
Raines was recently heard to de-
clare that they feared Sigcl more than
any other three Generals in our army.
Claib. jackson is reported to be en-
roale for Texas.
1t seems to be the belief in army
circles that Price will avoid a battle
with Gen. Fremont if possible, but
others entertain the opinion that he
intends surprise upon some point
the least protected.
Fremont's camp at jefferson City is
represented as all hustle and prepar.
alton. Mrs. Fremont, her daughter
and two sons arrived there several
days since, and were intending to go
forward with the army. Mrs. F. APP
pears quite at home in the camp,
and enjoys the martial scenes daily
paraded before her. She is energetic,
determined, patriotic and ambitious,
and well fitted to be soldiers wife.
LATER.
On the 7th inst. Generals Fremont
and McKinstry, together with one
regiment Of cavalry aud tho body.
guard, followed by long cavalcades OF
baggage wagons and camp equip
age. took up their line of march, and
will join tho advance guard as rapid
ly a. possible.
General Fremont, though not pre-.
pared as he wished, will go forward
rapidly, and. if possible, viii push on
after Price and his followers, nor STOP
until he drives him into the Mississip
pi river, or bring him to bay and fight
it out. The men are all enthusiastic
and have but one fear, and that is
that Price will not show fight, but
scatter and in this both men and
officers agree. There is hope, how
ever, that the high stage of water in
oil the streams in Prices line of march
will impede his movements to such an
extent as to allow Fremont's COM
mand to come up to him, and then
settle the matter by pitched battle.
From the best information, Fremont
will be able to concentrate at Sedalia,
not less than $4,000 men, together
with one hundred pieces of artillery.
With this large quantity of big guns,
and the large number of cavalry in
command, Prices movements must be
rapid indeed if he is not caught.
Many persons believe the move
ments of Price are peculiar and sig
nifcant, and think them associated
with some rebel scheme that embraces
an attack of Pillow on Cairo and Cape
Girardcau.
Scouts report that Price is still
moving southwark from Warrcnsburg.
Generals Stnrgis and Lane are un-
derstood to have received orders to
join General Sigel at Sedalia.
Col. CoRcoRAN.-Thc Cincinnati Ga
zette has information from Charleston,
S. c., that large number Of Federal