The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-09

,, .r,.rya % n dense smoke was seen 10 arise |
Which t>nviucd our naval ossrs haa ,nel camp st
have ,, killed No doubt is entertained that this Is
nare Of Ps force the report came in day before
Yesterday lRst he was crossing the MISSISSIPPI WIN his
The YaSkce) rebel sppboat evidently tried 70 deco
our gunboas under tho masked batteries IRON nau Wv
that her shots fell short and that she mas al sp' .aN
board, Of longer range than any OF ours . der on
Commodore Rodgers did not deem y prV
these batteries ON land and 10 ehgage ' lent 70 run
sons viz The force Of tho land batter fnr several rea
the artillery of the rebel forces was q was not known;
pccting an engagement, he had o MOI KNOWN not ex'
handIs The guns was rp dsy md i his tackle for
advisable nuy 70 run Che He therefore deemed
TO coax the Yankee" outs tters but endsavor s
lance for that purpose her lie ran up short dis
game 70 the land ba' sno ankee" following ua sne
e. Columbus Rodgers IL en- ran up with his boats
ared on from the upper part Of the town they were
e con- Il the sides Of he boats and went through
hem .%andcr gig. couple Of shell was pitched a.
VI which n, fell Ian an org them and they scanpercd.
Ncu'ctthc mao is not known yet.
| AZ Chalk Buis, the Kentucky side, they again
hred into by mus Gets, but damage was DONE cav
! AIRY company W scouting through the woods.
dose Of shell administered to them On their way up
they met ln' cnestoga gunboat sent down 10 rolieve
! them, ana ne WAS ordered back " it'll them.
Ahthrv gunba ais are now busily engaged in taking on
afa shot shell and ammunition and will in all proba
20 WIN them Tho several officers anu crews are alive
wiz enthusiasm and determined to give the rebels the
I oy shot in their iOckcrs
The grand movement the part Of tho rebels is
lake Kentucky ost If tho Union by throwing force into
her most rotten part viz the southern part Of Kentucky
which is heart soul and body and rebel Armed
neutrality in this part OF the state e end by the pal
abe act Of her rebels, who haze called in the aid
llow's rebels Pillow thinks his position in Missouri is
longer safe tonabe and strikes boldly for Ken
| lucky.
Hardec is disguised and sick Of Missouri and laments
he day that he eyer set foot in it, lie says openly and
boldly, that Cab jackson has deceived him and Pillow
as 70 the real sentiments Il tho people of Missouri.
They were assured by him that on thc first landing
thatthe flower of the citizens Of Missouri would rush
thosr aid hSt the great city Of st. Louis would, in ono
universal voice rise in urrecon and take the fedora
forces by storm that they would all be well armed
| equipped
The truth he says is t!,s, vz:-hat instead of meeting
with all this aid and comfort, they find that only th
scum of Missouri has joined their who would rather
steal than work for an honest vngany Of them hors,
thieves-many Of them who prefer whiskey TO bread
Not only these facts apparent but also the following
sacts-rhat they cannot be discplned that If they dc
not have their way they desert AT every opportunity
and, also, they nave arms fit tn fight with.
The vigorous policy Of General Ere has also fright
ened them. They find that the rebels OF the state d Mis-
souri, are now more completely and fully in the iron as
Of the United States than and that the rebellion
its incpiency Is fully crushed out, and that it would
death and destruction for them To advance into Missouri
with the comparative handful of which they nigh
bring to bear against the federal forces. Even Pillow
rash and foolish as he U.s. this state of affairs and act
| accordingly.