, 1862-11-19

.Nissoar:-1Nc 4s7nu # tic F.v,t;er-.I C:u-
el'g SSsn.ih SMr'e;.1ltl oj Part Of Tic 10th
Illinois Cdzal1y, de-, dc.
[Frcm Our Own CogceaporGcat1
ST. LOUIS, Euv. Il, 1861.
The prospect ct the recpening Of the Mis-
siesippl River, which is uoT improving every
day, has given Our Merchants and has1nes;
ren great encouragement SrmehoT Or other,
tEe people Of this city have the notion IN their
neads, the: Chicago aud l.e lake in'ercsis :tie
:.vers6 10 the 1ccpering Of The A:ssissiopl
The article in the TRIBUNE few years ago,
sl;ult ssisaause their nibds Of that itisa. .Cne
14s.:ic:, bcre Il that it would deprive C1-icsgo
Of :sn immense grs;r trade which row centres
in Jour city. Of coasze such an assumption
is urWarfaEted by the facts in tie caee. Ship
neu.s to Memphis at this time sxceeu Inc CD
Pacily OF the steamboats,, and the goyzTame1t
HAVING lalIiy seized Gil I'll available boats, the
few 1eiaiaed for ordinary Trade ere doing
rushing business.
Oa1 ar.nF ceTs is 1ot over exciting thIs
TesE. It's reported 1hat 4 portion Of the
army OF the frontier is en- route to St. Louis;
but ot!irg is positively known OF this sub
jecz outs1d: of headquarters. The enemy are
believed to be sendicg re:nf6rcements to Van
Dom aid ps1nbcrton from Arkansas. The
reason ior this belief is lie recsnt reports re.
csiyed through Gcsestsrs and spies, represent
ing 1ha5 the rebels ale concentrating their
s,my near OzarE, under General Hind
mar, aud a7e about 10000 strong,
while Helnes h1s q reserve Of
5,CC0 1T Lit1le Rock. When Gca. Schofie.d
Lett Fayetteville he was we'll ccavincad zhv
rcbe;6 1ad neither torr!.13;..G aFuy 2aor r:liI-
i;ary equipments. k:1 tsv!- eas.re1 are naE,
and il 1bc specimens captured 1t sfasyitle sre
ike tie balance, thaT are iii detective.
1soue Of OUR aT:i;clis's will ire :i4e eaJts1rtd
c:nnnn. .F5ey beileE@ tbe1l unsafe. OiGc.:rs
tfcn1 Springfield arrived in this c::y still
Gtc]are, ucwever, that 11.rs IS considerable
70 fear from the -eba,s in Arllsasas.
Gen. Blant, With :Ee fres diGisian Of III.
a11.f. comprising NEARLY MI the troops 1ately
a:-:::;ch:d T.. Undergraduates c. Kan as, iaesud-
1rtr Gen, Ss.,sHa4's bFjge6e OF Wisconsin vol
rnfSsTs, il 1s;~ acr:2Es the line in the I.aiau
IeriiteEs. tIe will keeI. IT eye On nor::s-
r7s*.t III a1h4rsas- His headquarters are a.
Fo:t Nsyus-bEt Fo;5 Es;'s':a =sial prtibably
!.e occuli,s.- Iii: rro:i Iutllane> s:.-e The
i:e.c:; u G!aE1 nti3, ar5 ars1Flf1 t2ett lsad-
erE IL lafS.. nutn,,:'s sud c0m:s: :1!er TO s's:
| side. .:hrT eomn1:su Of starvation il TIT
1slsi ':'n''s. Gan, i;.uns Is ".::si-s tas sai;
E.:AiS il. ifIe F3e1E:'j ! 1!G GuL.1niGE HI:
| ti.-!6 i. t-zr"i-:: saIt-
: d3ht at Ciark's 9t:1ls in Done!as county,
jn cas:. puritan 1t il.s I;,:h lA.:r's cay31c,
| were c:@is:i, is -e::c ssc:i. A3ha.s $ G'clo2+
! rs: tnrs'.y noSEins. Capt Ga.st.:. # I'll,
1U1!4 I;i1cs i cavalry, s=csi.et! iaiccm .!ioa taa
| 8 :>n.i c=sn!. lad been ioc;.'.d s7;:Alr tsvt
mrs 9. i= t;,n4i 81 Cl#:l1's Nils on g., Baa
| &C, C.e: L, s:*r:h ci tEs :p>su u V:rl I-+z
Na :'::'1 TX. eli .ss. an1 s*itf: arr izi. q,
<'4c!iJ charged 2itn E:s.z'a, 4 i!:lng s:::n aa'
! wo1n,:,;:g 1r.:+y. Hr .seeEtaiaed .ue rea.l'
v.,r:- n+.:.1y .pci' str5ng, a5I had ca:r,e ecou
Ar;sG-4s:si tSi;r. .:t1g IL capture his colln .a
c'h"J :s.d 1nr;e i,lHcss Of artillery and wer;
G:r::::aa: SD ~ Col. Gresn. Capt. E1-s5ap
:s :E:s.l. /! t= Tile wtlole forc: tt, within cla
uGu ra::Ee CT his block house, Here h. o2aa
til Ill i;a rs',e1s with TWO twelve pnu.:
| 7i:z1iZ-:E aE1 c:aa-e6 them to keep tliei
| d'siarc". One sGoS i7on1 G re:al cannon TOOL
.llec. :;..l 1t:al= i llrge opening in tie side 6
th> ble::3hci1se. Ght. 1IeGusi contest !As:e;
TIL :; ?. IT,, w.,eu the Union :uar2urlt5n {; "
ont aud t,aI.t. Barstow was reluctantly ohj,ge'
90 su:iehGcf his command. .:'1irty uI Ia
| ga.r::::,n cnt 'ei- Eay OUT azd eseapcd t
Sr1irgfie;3- SIXTY ot;iers we;e paro|cd. Th
1eEe's made prize ii I'll the army, lnelEaiu
| !ne 3oa l;3t:s .,E3 officers ba;:G,aSe. NJSin
Dus .he lack ot :srcmanition caused the sai
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