New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-04

F,on Our srecial Correspondent.
81. LoUis WcdnesisJ, Jan. l, 1904
"Wha, We want" ,aid Napoleon, "is more bead
and lee tongue" JEFF. Thompson il in exactly tie
same pfedica Mt Tic uepIessibie tongues oil Two
women have quite destroyed one OF Lis pleasant
D. siimes On Sunday evening, 'he Government
steamer CITY Of Alion on ito way from Cairo 10 3.
Louie approached tie landing OF Commerce, Mo, To
ftop fs tie mail. TIE oiiiccre noticed Two women
on The sLure, gesiculating Violently, and apparently
moloning them to 20 up the river Several of the
by tiandsTs ere attempting to restrain the women
but unnvallcly. TIC oiicers Il the boat DID not
eout.eh,nd tho eignaling and she was already
v,tnin tveuty f.s Tie bank when the perseyerDg
dice shouted. Don land, JEFF Thompson aud bis
soldiers ore here The engines were instantly re-
vencd and the s'eamer commenced backing, when
the RECOGNIZABLE jeff with fifty Of his rebels, rprang
out from behind IA wood-pe, and poured voiley mo
her.
Tseniy-four bullets entered The cabin and pilot
house, but 70 one VIE injured. Although she bad 40
pass,pcers on board including Capt. Porter of the
navy. She escaped, vent down the river two miles,
procured 20 mushcts and good supply OF cartridges
iIom old Frenchman on the llhu)s shore, and
then came back Commerce, prepared for emerget-
crs By tire time, however. Thompson and bic ma
rauding band had Ged, and she was not moles'ed.
They we're quite ready To attack an unarmed boat,
hut for men with muskeis they had the most pro-
found respect. The two ladies who saved the
steamer and her stores from cspture-Mrs. Eveso'
aud MIS- Hawkns-aTe resden;s u Commerce. IL
IL proposed % present them wit. ZONE appropriate
testimonial for their reeolute conduct There are few
Union men in Missouri who would manifest equal in
trepidIty under the same circumstances.
4 good story Is current Of Col Lawson Of the
Union State forces Ii seems that be wac captured
Two weeks since by an irregular body Of the Rebels
numbering nearly one hundred. At fret they threat
eued TO shoot him. but finally decided 10 release him
on parole. Upon investigation, it proved that, of the
Rebels who then had Lim in cbsrge-abouta dozen
not one could write u parole, or anything else.
Through their whole youth they had never been
subjected 10 the pernicious inuence Of free schools
AT luat they requested Col Lawson himself 10 make
out the parole and rign it, lie immediately wrote TN
sueement 6ocmny pledbiug himself never TO take
up arms against me Utcf STATES Of America, OF in
my WHY give aid and comfort TO their enemies,
signed II, aud was vi at liberty. lie made the best
of Lis Way to our lines, aud was not oyeraken. It
is eau,ed thar when dat parole fel into the hands
Il some Rebel officer who could read, it evoked a.
good many ualedctions npcn tho head OF the
d" Yankee tricks,er."
TleIe are important movements going on at Rolia
but the tclegpph md the correspondents maintain
unbroken rciicencc % their objects and destiua
ton. week age, We had 10 600 troops st Rolln,
NJ Cons Sgel and Cgriis Were both ordered there.
Ga Saturday, 500 Of cavalry LEFT Rolla, viii
he apparent design Of moving toward Springfield,
by The lower or most Southern route. To-day IL is
reported thu. 10 900 infantry al.o leaving. The
expeditions may DO destined for the Mississippi River,
At Cufe Girsrdeau. but the more plausible theory ii
hat they ars going 10 he southwest 10 give Price
nno'her clase, VI ut least u rcoccupy Springfield
IN that case, they will simply be dong Fremonts
work over again. Experience he's demonstrated
tna' Springfield "a The key 10 the State. When Ere
non army wls fhere, order regncd through, al the
whole OF Missouri; for when their lines OF conimuui-
eaton 81 Price cst off, tire rebes in the north.
eru pau Of Tie State sie always quiet. Il sgel in
low ordered "a occupy fprlngield with 1900 men,
Tho fheo obes viii he accomplished. II he receives
Iein..ion TO pursue pdee until HAT fuglcioaa rebel
gives hiu fg., sgel il certain 10 avail Lingelf OF
II, If il takes him clear down TO tho Gulf
The KansaR First, Col. q. W. Deizler. has been
ordered from Upton to Fort Ltsyen8orth, where, IL IL