The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-03
LATEST NORTHERN NEWS.
Latest from Miss0uri-The Numbers Of
Prices Army, &C.

Latest from Missouri-The Numbers Of
Prices Army, &C.
From the New York Herald, OF the seth, we
extract the following interesting intelli.
gencs: y
ApvAxCR OF YxpRRALs on sPRISoFIKLD.
OrrsRvrLLE, Jan. 20 The movement fore.
shadowed by the preparations OF the past
the cemmand Of Gen. Jeff. q Davis, has al.
| ready taken up its march for tho south
They left Versailles yesterday morning.
Their destination is supposed to be Spring.
fsld The division consists OF i've regim on t.
the sth and 22d Indiana, the 37Ih Illinois, and
9Th Missouri, accompanied by two batteries,
Of a pieces and three companies Of cavalry
under the comm and of Mai Hu bbard. From
the ekill and ensrsy Of Gen. a,d Davis impor ans
The next division, under Gen. Turner, 10
sxpscted to leave to. morrow or Friday.
Emissaries from Gen. Price, bearing print
Cd commissions signed BY him, are oosliy re-
have been captured and brought 10, upon
whom the documents were found. They are
nth orized to enlist for from three to twelve
months. or during the war.
ing the order Of the Provost Marshal Gems
FROM sPRIHaRIBLD, NO.
RoLLA.vJau ia gentleman who LEFT his
home in Green county, isW miles Les. rom rom
terdaY. He says that there arc no entrsnch-
ments being built at Springfield, and but IT.
tlo uneaeinees 10 manifested BY Price or his
ofncers There 10 genera csy TOT relniorcs.
way /; but their accounts do not agree as to
He met large number OF Union troops q.
Lebanon, and our p,cksn we're cut several
place near Lebanon, on the entrance OF our
troops, and q rebel captain killed and several
men taken prisoners.
Government teams are constantly moving
westward but the roads are almost impas-
sable owing to the depth Of the mud.
aIH. PRICES 1oRoI.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. IA large body Of troops
IN moving from Rol1a, SedAlta, and Otter.
Vile, the destination Of which 10 supposed r
be Springfield. 80.
The following IL from Major Wri&ht's re-
port to GENERAL Wynn an :-"Price's forcl
| docs not exceed 5000 or 10000, all Stats
troops Price has been notified of his ap.
| pointment Of ajor- General in the Coincide
| rate army but has not besn confirmed, con-
/ seouently the Confederate forces doclin to
! reinforce him. They say to him they have
I Sd. 900 troops ready to join him when they re-
ceiys the Official notice that Mcintosh has
gone to reipforce the rebels IN the Indian
BATON. Most Of General Rains' men have
zone home, tho balance 400 are at Sarcoxie
and 0ranby, it is said. Last Thursday
Price was informed that the Federals
| were moving against MIN In force from
rebel camp. Price expec t. his appointment
| to be confirmed within two weeks, when he
will be rein forced by The Confedsrates from
Arkansas. Unless he can take command OF
the whole force he will be obliged to retreat.
| lie has large number OF wagons. and Is
putting every thing in readiness to dscamp.
he intends falling back on Piuevtils unisss
speedily reinforced. He has large NUN
parties capturtng men. Many Union men
were destroying their propsrty. He ha1
also fifteen days supplies on hand. Each
rebel regiment has on orsan,s:d eorps O.
A large amount of property was aeized BY
the Provost Marshal. to pay the amount a..
sessed against prominent eecessionists By
Gen. Halleck, for the oenent OF the UnioI
refugees, and will be sold at auction on Mon
day, February s.
THE sklnMIsH At ooocaUAN HBRoIc RAGS Of
The TIxAEs.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 2s.-Gen. Heintzlsman'
| dispatch gives tbs following particulars o
| this severe skirmiAh near the OccoQual
river:
Late last night Lieut.. Col. Burks, with s,
| m an from the 37th regim ent, which was thsl
| ON outpost duty in front o the division, ant
L
| Accotink ard In obedience to orders, PRO
| Gee led to the houses Of Mrs. Leo and Potter
\ Just bey cad the village OF Colchester. Tn
| Two houses in question were located on eacl
side Of the Colchester road, and within l6t
l yards OF She Occoqusn.
/ Tue detachment Of our men reached tn,
vicinity about midnight Lieut.. Col. Burk
divided his men In 10 four sections A. Mae
sentry At tie door arsd nisssn and gave IT,
alarm. He was imm ediately shot down.
| The rebel rangers within, nine In number
under command OF MAJOR Burrows, came 4
men. The hre was returned, and Iof nearly
half an hour the hullets new thick and fas
| ir every direction. Lieut.. Col. Burke CANE
| up with the remaining Is men, and burs
open the door. Une Of the rebels vas me
With . lantern in his hand, and was In tn
| oct Of blowing out the candle when he VA
| shot. Four Of tho rangers wer9 seen 30 IA
ont Of the windovs dead upon the gronnd-
The fre OF the rebele gradually csesed. ant
Its believed that not one OF the nins chr
were In the house escaped alive. Two ofonl
men ware wounded, and three are 1Giseane
one Of whom, Robert Psddsn, Of comp.Sl
r. Il suppossd 20 have BEEN killed. IN,
John Brady and Martin Mo0owAa. OF Com
pany q. pauick Malone Vas danfsrousl,
Wounded In the arm, breast, And hip, An,
John aslons wss woanded In me foot. Bot
oei0 1oun 4 es %as Named Jas. ozark. civ,liau
Who Was also in ths house, ard who hegge
for hts life. auccseded in getting ont Of on
Of the lower windows, and wss tshen U1i
oner. In thu meantime, Lent Smith ~
sYresled hlr. Potter, the only person vhO Va
fopnd In the other house. -
+ PAYIHa yoI TIE wHn1LA
The Paymastss Osnsgal Of the NortAsa
army saeStmatas tie ANIMAL cost Of q
bands Of vol1ntea1 4esinsnts ct Over - 60
900. exclN1ive Of Ne cost Of clotkinG, suheael
sAss, aAd ira nspo1tatton. .s
Tul DgAHsIlD lxyspgSSos. 5ss
The HvsA esnsrasalatss ttasH anA y
I;NWth tAa& - abantses ataen1iAg the Desl
i 49, 0set 80 - verss tAsa thsy er~ q
HI - No. nsu Aelae 1St64 81 -
j O. - % sSlee $780, pseqse9 Z
= s. 81 +. : n II ~