New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-16
II. LOUIS. Thursday. Oct. IS. l-d
The Latest Rebel Enid-Thc Pnoihe Rail.
roud Damaged ui.chicf Of tho Rebels
Bad Poiicy, and its Truii--stcnm'
boats, Ac.
boats, &c.
Prom or Special Correspondent

-. LOrs Oct II, l-'J.
Thanks 10 somebody neglect, the Rebel in
yason Of tli. State has assumed dimensions quite an
noying. II rot important shelby TIE leader 81 the
Rebel forces has Of the Pacific Railroad from
California Station twenty 'o1r sales west Of Jefferson
CITY. and possibly Sedlia s terminus hy this time Is
u Dbl. hands He forces took Possession Il Upton On
Friday night. and yesterday morning moved eastward
70 California The Lsm.nc Bridge one Of the largest
ard mot expensive IN the West has ben burned b.
TIE varlal-. the rnin guard defending having ned At
the irsi spproeeh a. To Heiels.
Fears are entertained ar The safety ~ Scdna. ~
che destruction 81 tc famine Bridge % IL isonied fn
rrsn,-c, rne,. nun The ea,i and there not ncn
enough on The west u from destruction u At
,artcd hy the n,ain BODY - Reiss II prize worth
the strongest cgts II tlc frbci n" ''ns efnin 20
warehouse al Sgdaa ore ni'a 80 80 s fs faa ~
age ior troop 70 iie w'si ~ pat 4" - Ni.ir. 80
place va r4rrded ~ four courarir- - fin'e militia
sud tao pieces a. artillery Two cnnl-lnlc. ana "h
Other section 81 battery we're siaiipnsd u Aiir-A"
clofc b. rul wfTr ordered % Ef.Hft Z" 70 ''NM'h"
nrt nj sia " hen The Efsi Of H. r. 'oi SOS l,e
was received. Ca Ihursday lat Temporary hrifha'-
we're erected ~ bales 81 hfl. an hafrcl 20 tes' Z"
corn and sand alu iui ~ =" check nlf4t.' '
The Rebel sio.d che Litter attack DO nrf storm tAs5o
defense with ilcir Who'll for nothllr fhoit ~ nfrc
llols courage ant sppc.-aiil pl3sca 'trfs'"h '"uH
F,fenfiv IN. Rebels are ben' on mischirf n p
present inaysme uis do not indicate M int~non g. guf
The STATE Immediately. though e,crs honT thfl l'n.n
Increases tiflr danger! No doubt hiAieifT fifs tni
the Rebels moving On Port Scott who came 30 near
oapturing Gon Hlnnt Nv dn5s ago and reported
to be under TIC Leadership e tho inianors Qusnire
are acting In concert wlih the raid ~ shoht Their
work has been hui liio los bafbafous ihsn Qunn
ires Tie latter aid 20 have Murdered ~ BIS pgs
oners. including MAJ H. +. tnFii, son Of hnlgr Zen
Curtis. Who waa serving on Gen Iutis stan. hier
dispatch from Kansas city han fhc one announcing
i. event says the report 81 hi death has not been
hrncd although e was gcsilonaby taken prisoner
Iuf Ounuffel l. Independent q Shelby. AID vi. DO
be- rleases IN his rid toward Fofi scott
shelby. command vhiie NJ Waraaw committed Tie
usual variety Of outrage pcIpcfat'd by guerrilla even
a. numbering nOncomh ai'ans and shooting two women
who tried 10 conceal provisions rom their hungry
raWs Several men wore sho' while hiding In ihc
bushes Of the Usage and another vas Hhni while hd
away IN an empty csiern Net lciA tAnn - pcfs0ns
were llrd during tho Rebel occupancy ~ tho town.
Similar robbcries were committed ~ Upton and otter
VILE and reports of the same nature expected from
California. IfsCdaia T. captured TIE Rebels lfc'el
in plumber and inay So crng drunk The sior.s Of
whisky be- found IA the place that their hight VIII be
impoded sufficiently long to make u dHnge. ous
The particular Object u tbs raid ana Tie movement
Of Quanrc toward Fort Scott beside plurder b. htl
myrfery Though the K.bes told The people in bfcrb'
field and Warsaw that they meant 10 stay the state
and have done various things perfectly consistent With
tiat statement Stl such IN intention u at variance
with all preconccn ed notions Of Rebel sagacHy. They
may maintain existence by sabdnidins into small
squads and roaming through various counties. but
ns united concentrated command They would soon w.
In light ia. shelby has ifoh joined 10y not les i'Ai
700 recruits since he entered the state and the country
h nll Of returned Rebels and gueTilas. who wi. ind Il
Ia tler Interest amid the excitement caused hy The raid
10 Join Shelby ~ their nncks from The vengeance Of
Union men aud soldiers tufgerIon lhf been thrown
out which viii excite The indignation q! The Copper
hcnds IL may 80 for whit IL l. worth. The suggestion
Is ls-hai the Rebels have come into the STATE TO con
tro the November election for judge Of e stprcmc
Court. Now Coppcrhelda fire AWAY
OF conrse il would BE- improper In 'he estimation O'
nur astue military officials 10 write a word of move
mems foot 10 catch the Robcs. foalby the print
ing ~ such news IN distant city might Instruct shelby
"a. l.t fIof IflI
hat Provost Guard duiy at the military prisons and
elsewhere IL now bcing performed ~ u regiment oil
State mtn IL suggestive 81 the wfihdrnvi ri al other
n.plable troops for the field 1hr impression prev nia
nj Headquarters that the disposition of fret now IN
pursut Of the Rebels admirably calculated anil IN fact
cnnuot fa 10 bag them 40 an entirety, MI ~ which ID
given out excuse Tor not attacking them unfI al the
preparations for bagglng them are finished ~ CON
ncnny this proceeding bets are ffcc made "a the
city that the Rebels viii escape. Indeed II u salod
they have already commenced To scatter. They ue
near enough The Missouri River aud Tec oss
Of pleasure and while In the strongest Secession dstf Let
OF The State among friends and kindred u j. not snpn
nblc that they cannot nssiuy conceal thcntct,s
This raid and It's attendant horrois IN Missouri to sa
nothing 81 CuantIcra movement In Kansas IN" doias
Of which know but little Inns opened fie'h budtct
of complaints against the General commanding me De
pafimcnt Ibis objection does not refer 20 much To iic
raid itself such nnrs always liable to Occur dur
ing Ike the present but arninst the insane pocy
which hAh allowed various counties 10 h'enm" lu o TO-
turned kcbea 10 encourage The raiders aud Ia led tr
n helping hand. Had vigorous crusade been Kept up
against Rebels returned through the Summer months
from Prices army, IL 10 cOnscicntoualy bclivNtu t"o
present raid would never have taken place.
The steamboat burners quiet ior the nonc". me
military authorities ha ing undertaken To pro'ct t"
boats IN port. The csCc IL the safest ilhec AZ toHi
All small boats have been seized g. prevent The cland'
tine approach Of nccndlafics from the water side III io
sleepy moments OF sontineis. The steamboat o"nefs
le Underwriters and military acting IN concert 100
tho protection Of the steamboats,.
The river pilots have lately entered into comDna
ton TO demand eXoIbant wages for service On uo'e5p
melt bVath