The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-10-26
Interesting from the East.

Affairs Gegin TO assume more tH'ea.e"'
ing aspect, both in the West and in Ken
tucky. The reported movemen, OF Pillow
on Paducah with 10000 to 10000 men, oc
casons greal fears for the safety of that
point. We had been Iulled into the belief
that no immediate movement would be
made in that direction, and, indeed, 1t prob
ably would not, so long AS a formidable
force was in St. Louis, that might take adj
vantage of it to move down the river and
attack Memphis and other points which
would be left exuosed. But no sooner Is
Frenon, in the field, with all his available
force drawn off from ST. Louis, than the
rebels taking advantage of it, assumed the
aggressive in Western Kentucky.
We have now At Paducah, propably not
m"re than 200 men; portion OF whom
are MS good troops as ever took the he'd
but far too many of them are in a very bad
and inefficient state of drill and discipline to
90 into battle. The point can be reinforced
however, to the extent of about 1000 or
5000; but even that will leave us less than
half the number of the rebels, and the issue
at such odds must he dourttul.
At Cape Girardeau, in Southeast Missouri
apprehensions of AN attack from jeff 'Thomp
sou are fel, by the citizens. HIS pirkets ap
preached very close to the town on Sun
day last, and the general belief was that a
large force was on the way to attack the
Federal garrison there Our force there.
though small it is believed here will be able
to defend the post, and maintain their posi-
ton
Great apprehension is felt for st. Joseph
Last uight the telegraph informed us rebel
force of 10000 would encamp within four
teen miles of the town, and that the whole
Federal force, At St. Joe, does not exceed
700. This has bad look. St. Joe has
been captured and retaken twice during the
war; and if it be doomed to fall again, she
will experience more of the ups and downs
of the conflict than any other place in the
country.
The Secessioniss in this city feel confident
tha, st. Louis will fail into their hands be-
fore Christmas. and the tmid Unionists fear
it will he much sooner. It was given out
Yesterday, that there were 10000 troops in
ihe city. but upon closer inquiry 1t VIII be
found that not more than two thirds of these
are armed, aud not more than half Of tb ose
armed are in any degree drilled. Fremont
complains that he has been badly treat in
the matter Of providing arms for his troops,
and with some show of reason too. On
Saturday regiment was armed for the first
time, that had been in camp here more than
six weeks. Not a man of them knew how
to ''shou'der arms" Now what kind of
FIGHT wonld such men make should an en-
gagement be forced upon MS soon? Bully
The health of our troops in the ntersor is
good bat they are suffering some from the
severity of the weather at night. There is
great lack of overcoats 1t is said there
are thousands of them Of the regulation
pattern in town, but Fremont has not the
money to pay FIR them, and holders won't
sell except for cash. In that case it seems
he might consider i, ,"mlitary necessity" to
take them, and give an order on Uncle Sam
for their value.