New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-20
FROM MISSOURI.
CnPture OF Paimy-a-Eun,ors sii,I Prcvn-
lent OF an INTENDED Invasion rfort Lr-
knnsns-Iiovemcnis 10 Checkmn1e the
Ec5als-Gne Of McCIeiian's stsiE-O III
cers-The Missouri River Agnin Closed
Tho ConGscntion Bill, &c. &c.
From Our Special Corrsspondsn,.

cers-The J1i.souri River Aynin Closed
Tho ConGscntion Bill, &c. &C.
From Our spscia! Correspondent
i ST. LoUIs, Sept II. 1872
guerrilla dash with three VI four hundred men
on Palmyra, fourteen miles from Hannibal, on the
railroad to St. Joseph completely surprised the
sleepy garrison of State Militia in that town. at
early hor on Friday morning tie 18th inst. The
Rebels represented that they belonged to Porters
gang, but Porter himself was Lot with them. Their
gay did not Lao! longer than four hours, during which
tine they were Hospitality entertained by few
Secession families, ana were enabled to release
about forty Secession prisoners from tie Palmyra
jail. a few Union men got out Of town aud rode
post haste to Quincy and to Hannibal to let the
Union officers know Where tie Rebels were.
Gov. Yaics Immediately ordered tho Sitl Illinois
stationed at Quincy 10 proceed TO the relief Of Pal
myrs. They crossed tie ryor for purpose, whep
other rews arrived, stating that the Rebels had sl
the town, aud the order 10 the Sith Regiment was
therefore countermanGed In the mean time, Super
iuteudeui Hayward OF the Hannibal aud ST. Joseph
Railroad put "a BAT alton Of the old State militia and
four nav companies traiu and started for the
scene of tie guerrilla operations. This train pro-
ceedod uni4tenup edly 10 Palmyra, but on arrivai
the men heard the Rebels had Lodaddlei. The Pal
my "a, ailar las blown over for the present. The
., S.uio mil Ia proved itself available ia this cse
10 rerress sudden disofder. Porter is somewhere
IN that vicinity concealed IN the trGsh. lie dr,r not
take 20 The roads with the purpose OF Offering a
.4uars siaud-up light for Aslugle moment. lie knows
lis own tate viii be terrible, and wi hes li- gGer-
ril.- 10 'ee TIE raue way aud proceed oautiou-ly.
Every breath seems redOleut with fumor OF AN
mel d. Rebel iu,asil oi Missouri from Arkansas.
he latest .orm these stones have taken / that JEFF
D4lI. loly ago issued orders for simutant Gus Gd-
vance on tie North ard tina, Lee and Kirby Saith
sre now Reforming their pars, while lindman has
deiay ed his march for want of arms. The capture
OF lnc steamer Far Play, on tie Alitsss ppi, was
istt-bscI or H.ldmau OF serious character. .,
moreover reported that advance into South EA-t
aud Sonth-Ncs, Missouri 81 the 'ume t.Do var con-
ternplst,d ana that Gen. Steelos army ~ ho,enA IL
20 be iguor,d entirely.
Pfcs,nt movements Of troops are rot fo.lidicn %
the dly press, and probably ihc ii'a' already rub
lisbed VIII not he considered oonirabsld. Gen
/ loiten Is IN command 81 tho Sog;t.Wcsl. Sprlng.
Gel II strongly fortified AID iniEaohed. The army
already consists principally Of Missouri ir)Ols, and
tie numbers will eurpr.sc distant readcn. There
are nearly 1900 Union troops at Springfield. with
efficient artillery 20 blow all the Rebels in Arkau-
as ,ky higb. Gen. To,icu will di.appcint bis ircId.
If he wii- to be attacked. Another large army Of
| loysl Mi.sOurian- Is concentrating in the South
| East uear Pit'mans Ferry, AZ the crossing OF tho
Currant River. Col lIarling's 9th NlssouIi IA
veteran regiment which fonght AT Lexington mud
subsequently at Pitt~nrg LandiD4l, and the 18th.
Col Fletcher, left for that quarter yesterday.
Other regiments are ordered 10 follow and two or
three regiments Of three yeaTo' men IRE already
the ground including Col. :. ". BOyds 9th Wis
soui, and the 18Th Illinois Cavalry: There IL a
luige fyailabc State militia likewise AZ hand.
| Ihore Just mentioned have been sworn into the
United States fcryico. Probably Col Fisk :Jd
Missouri Volunteers will soon be ordered in the
same direction.
Nayicntion Of the Missouri River i. ngan imreded
by gueuillas. The expedition of the iuproyifed
gunboa, Warner, with the Halleck and Esacx
C;uards on board lnri month, shows how impossible
it y 20 clear out gncrilla.. THIS boat, armed with
cannon end ,trOng guard, was utinplc-ied; but 10
sooner did The troops leave than the Warner at
tackled. Since then the steamers ". H. Rus-oll nnG
Sioux Civ have been stopped by buthwhlck,rs and
robbed. 'lhi. evil hss gone far, tha, Yesterday
that the steamer Florence was stopped by our own
officers n Lexington and prevented from going any
further The Rtbrls have stolen several hundred
mir. Of shoes lasy from thee boas and it 10 dan
gefons 10 tiupi valuable cirgoe. within their rcrch
shouVn the boats, on count OF Secession proClv-
ti.. Of their owners or officers, escape damage. The
reorle OF Kansas aud the Upper MI.sonii, who re-
ceiys their sunqle- chiefly by steamboat will suffer
greatly by The sioppagc of the steamers.
Anew Provost Haistal-Ge9crll has entered upon
hi, DUTIES m tbs State. Col. Th0mas /. CAN'T If
The individual who now fills that office. Col. Can't
is IA natiyc If Aew-Yofk, and "a West Point grad
maize lie mas lately been serving on McCltllins
.iaf 49, while Nc holds opinions topics
which are q, variance with the practices Of McCls-
Ian aud Buell. he 10 represented ss sayil they are
the only two roal Generals the war has brought
forth. Col CAN'T H. afflicted with a deformity IN
one Of lig limbs which iocapac'tates him from the
lC.tiples Of colder. Except for this, there il
hardly any question that he would have been at the
lbe,d of "a regiment in tie field long ago He wae
, or lii.Al, Douglas Democrat. but has recently
come out for Ema ncipntiou IN Migs2ur An IL war
m.asure. Az lawyer, Col. CAN'T has iew supe-
noIs, while for keen perceptions and sound ioeic'
. enabling him to tear away the cobwebs o. seces-
sonisis-a la Ben ButleIhe is certainly above the
r average Of military men.
The reported arrival Of Instructions from Wash
ington 10 proceed at once with the conscation OF
Rebel property including negro property, caused
confderable lutteing among oecessionlsIs on Ili'
day last Almost every Union mn IN town who
has q :, ceseion acquaintance il supposed 10 have
been a.ked directly or indirectly, TO interfere to
cave his fnend's property. VAN "a few notable "a
ceptiCus, take leasiFe IN saying lnas Tue Choh
men OF St. Louis have ceased vouching lot ho trust
wonhiness OF their dsloyal nei9hbore, "ss "A per-
sOnai favor" the Sece-soniate VINO expected 10
be- victims Of Uncle Sans goose pluck.ng received
but little satisfaction. There Is no dOnat that ngch
evil Lar been nnoceItly done by ndIecreet Union
men walking up 10 the Custon.-llcuse heretofore
and indorsing ne Uuion-rn OF many knowp Se,es'
bo.ists, III order 10 enable The latter to obtain per-
mil. to ship goods This has teen doe IL the sp.fit
Of mercantile accommodation without regard to tic
real issne involved. The oath OF allegiance has
been regarded "a sublime farce and thosc VINO have
taken IL laugh heartily. The Tigid enforcement Oi
the Coniscaton bll will bring JOY instead oil sorrow
to the hearts Of all the Union men everywhere m
GLIDING Missouri
Col Cockereli, one Of the guerrilla chieiiain- ~
Southwest Missouri, has actually CONNIE TO en-
force the Rebel conscri piOn law in Newton ana Me
, Donald Counties lie has appointed enrolling
officers and announced in an extraordinary pro-