The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-07

From Missouri.
THE ADVANCE TOWARDS SPRINGFIELD

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-Orders received last
night by the train on the Pacific road state
that the Brigade OF Gen. Davis was at
Versailles, Morgan county, on Wednesday
proceeding as cODjectured to join Gen. Cur.
tbs at Lebanon. Gen. Palmer's brigade al
Larmire is reported under marching orders
for Kentucky. Gen. Sigel left Rolla yes.
terday for Lebanon. The balance of bis
division will follow.
TROOPS SENTENCED TO WORK ON FOR.
TIFICATIONS FOR MUTINOUS CON
DUCT.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA general order will
be issued in the morning, in which it is
stated that several companies of the Fourth
regiment of Missouri volunteers lately call.
ed the reserve corps, having showed them.
selves mutinous and disobedient of orders,
have been disarmed and placed in confne-
ment at Benton Barracks. The privates
and non commissioned officers of those com.
panies will be sent to Cairo to work on the
Notifications until further orders. The
commanding officer of that post will report
to these Headquarters the names of any who
by their repentance and obedience of orders
deserve pardon and restoration to rank and
respect. The officers of those companies
not having Joined in mutinous demonstra.
ton, but having failed to enforce order and
military discipline, will be mustered out of
service and discharged.
PROSPECT OF A BATTLE AT SPRING.
FIELD.
Upton, Mo-, Feb. 3.-The division I'm.
der Gen. Davis has been much retarded by
bad roads and swollen streams-wagons and
artillery have sunk axle deep. The Big
Gravier, stream ordinarily unimportant,
was swollen beyond its banks and occupied
two days in crossing. A sharp frost hav-
ing set in on Thursday night, the roads will
now support trains and if unimpeded by
further obstacles the column will advance
rapidly.
Gen. Prentiss with bis command is ad-
vancing on Lebanon to combine with the
forces under Davis. Price, though 80 fors
midably menaced, shows no signs of falling
back and from present appearances seems
determined to give battle. Should be
maintain his position, within two weeks
Springfield will be the theatre of another
bloody contest, such as has made that place
famous in the history OF the war in Mis-
souri,.
SITTING OUT INCOMPETENT MEN-GEN.
FRED. STEELE.
SEDAL1A, Mo-, Feb. 2.-Commissioners,
appointed for the purpose by Gen. Pope,
have been sitting the regiments at this
point, and discharging all unfit for service.
A column moved of today, under Col. j.
M. Fuller, of the 18th Ohio.
The telegram, announcing the promotion
of Col. Fred. Steele to the rank of Briga-
der General, was received with great sstis.
faction by all the troops under him. They
believe him prompt, safe, appreciative,
brave, and will follow him in the march or
in the field with great confidence and alac-
rity.
THE ADVANCE ON SPRINGFIELD.
RoLLA, Mo-, Feb. 3.-Reliable informa-
ton from Lebanon says that Gen. Curtis is
now in that place. The number of troops
there is constantly increasing. 1t is doubt
LEGS bis intention to remain at that place
until all bis forces arrive, which will be sew.
eral days yet, as some of them have not
started. A considerable number of them
are under orders to march this morning, and
probably within two or three days all those
going will have departed.
The roads between this place and Leba-
non are almost impossible. Fifty teams
are said to be this side of the Gasconade
river, waiting for the water to subside.
There is rumor, but not generally be-
lieved, that Price has recently been rein
forced by $4,000 troops from Arkansas, and
is preparing to give our men hard fight.
The Sd Missouri Cavalry are now nearly
all here, but one or two companies remain
to come up. This regiment is to be at
tached to General Sigel's division.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.-Advices from the
West state that the 9TH Missouri, Colonel
Stevenson, left Lamine for Lexington on
Monday. They will hold that post during
the winter. They cannot reach that place
too soon.
Information has been received that the
day after that place was evacuated by the
lst Kansas regiment, the rebels cut down
the American flag, and on the Sunday fol
lowing the notorious Joe Shelley, with a
gang of freebo0ters, took possession of the
town.
All the troops along the line of the Pa
cific Railroad, west of Jefferson City are
under marching orders. The First Ne
braska regiment is going across the country
to Kansas. A number ofregiments are 60
ing south to JOIN General Davis brigade.
General Steele's brigade is coming down
the road to be forwarded to Kentucky, and
General Pope will make bis headquarters at
Jefferson City.