New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-09
Rebel Schemes for the Possession Of ~.
Louis-The Interior OF Missouri Over.
run by Guerrilins-McBride Falling
Back on Arknnsns-A Siege by the
Rebels Turned into FIiSht-Ominous
Silence ir nm Infected Dissatisfaction
Cavalry just Too Late.


From Our Own Correspondent
ST. LouIs, Aug. s. 1862
The Secessions;s of this city are talking around
among themselves on the subject of the arrival Of
Price in st. Lops. This interesting topic has been
suggested by the alleged receipt of letters from the
interior 10 the effect that Price reached Little Rock
about the Goth u, and is rapidly maturing his plans
for reoccupying Missouri at the head of 30 OG0 men
and sixty pieces of Artillery. The Rebel story is
that he brought off 20 600 from Beauregsrds late
army, which Gen. Halleck didn't bag and that the
remaining 600 will be recruited by CONSUMPTION
in Texas, Mississippi, parts Of Louisiana and Ar
kansas. Price has proDhed bis friends to capture
st. Louis before Christmas, and he is bound TO do
il. Another interesting Rebel story circulated in
this city within few DAYS is that Mcbride il be.
tween Rolla and 81. LOUIS, and Will have possession
OF the city in less than ten davs
The order for drafting 800 600 men Yves not issued
by the President day too SION. The sooner we
have that nnmber OF additional troops III the field,
the sooner the Rebellion will be squelched. The
condition Of Missouri Is warning of what the peo-
pie may expect unless they take the matter Of
crushing the Rebellion in hand Immediately. There
is not a town nor county garlisoned by less than
one thousand troops secure against guerrilla ralds.
Every day are treated 10 a sting OF eIls about
guerrilas
gentleman from Knox County informed the edi-
tors of The Democrat this morning that the Town
Of Newark in that comfy was attacked on Frday
last by gang of three hundred gnerriias COM
msnded by the notorious Parker There were two
companies Of State troops Ill the town when the fight
commenced. They Immediately took possession OF
several buildings, aud defended Themselves quite
effectively until their cartridges gave out. They
then surrendered, aud after losing tents, guns,
clothing, and stores, were paroed not TO bear arms
again unless regularly exchanged. SeveDiy-three
Rebels were forced bite the dust. The Tors the
Union side was five killed and five wounded.
Dispatches from Bloomfield. Stoddard County,
have been received al headquarie S. Col Daniels
command, consisting OF q single company of Wiscon.
Elm cavalry, with piece OF artillery, after keeping
oil the Rebels for two days were re-enforeed by
State troops sent from Cape GirarCeau on SUNDAY
last. The combined forces attacked the Rebels, who
were commanded by the notorious Reeves, and pur-
sued them as far as Currant River, III Butler County.
McBride's forces who lately threatened the South
Wtst, have skedaddled The cause Of this retreat
was an expedition sent out, under command OF Col.
Wright from Spring I'D TO reconnoiter the ground
in Ozark County. McBTde probably construed this
as an inteBced attack He accordingly fell back TO
Bellyilie, Ark. This doesn't look very much like n
triumphant march into ST. Louis inside OF ten days.
The lst Iowa Cavalry Regiment is scattered
through Lafayette, Saline, johnson, Cas-, and Peuis
CouAliies. This region Is usually regarded as the
wort for guerrillas Of sny In the State IL ID now
susplciousIy quiet that formidable uprising lie
learned lesson from the experience OF the wires
between Memphis and Cornth, processes TO fear tina,
tie Tapping process has been tried between Soda LA
and Lexington, md that some Rebel op. rstor has
managed 10 take off Important spatches without
detection. For the purpose Of discovering rnch AN
arrangement, If one exists party started on Satur-
day 10 ride over the line from Sedalis 10 ksusas
City, Ii is not liue singular that the State mill
tary officers do not communicate with each other III
cipher in the sne manneras our volunteer Generals.
North Missouri is slive with Rebel gnerrlllas.
The news every day report an Increase OF every
gang. Porter, when he crossed the Hannibal and
81. Joseph Railroad at Hunnsweil, had 1000 men.
Poindexier was ia Howard County on Saturday
with 1000 Varions other small gangs OF ~ and
40 are committing depredaions IN the same vicinity
Their occupation seems TO be chiefly to steal guns
and horses for the big b,nds. By the time the
Union troops get resdy 70 seize all the arms they
can find the guerrilas will have them secure.
Oar Unon Cavalry seem TO be always one day
too late. Thus, when Paris, Monroe County, was
captured last week, and all tie county officers AZ
rested the Rebels left at night and IN the morning
Col. Mcneil and Major Caldwell arrived with cav
airy and artillery. At Canton, Lewis County, the
same thing occurred, and now at Newark, where
the fight mentioned above occurred, our cavalry
were Just ietLe too late.
From the best information that can be obtained,
the Rebels in North Missouri have only one cannon
betw cen them. This they stole ct Warsaw some
time ago. Ii Is mounted on wagon wheels.