New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-07
Uncertainty OF Sen. Ew;"E'- Es'e-"-ice
H5ovirS on 8ci.n-a Eiv:sioa % Indiana
Rebel Driven FROM Frsn...n-Sanlsgs
10 Eai,soaIs--Sov. Fey colds.


esssa CaI Special Correspondent.
ST LojIs. Monday. Oct. 3 1864.
Our latest intelligence from tbc Rebel army
snasr Sterling Price IN ~iss di@n-hes Inc formidr
he character OF the iGyasicn undertaken under liza
auspices and command Since Gen. Ewings escape
from Pilot Knob after blc-ing ~ biz Magazine. we
Rave heard only tistis. he reached T,rrisoBs Sta.
Ton OH tie Souih. West Branch Railroad 10 safety, bu,
On TIC cvo OF departing thence With his whole command
Tor 81 Louis oysriasen and etrscsed hy Shelby ;
command Of cavalry.
BY the JOSS OF rtrsg~iers ard prisoners :rd those lef
behind II the Knob. Gea Ewingc lighting fierce Vas
roduced n less then one tsoasand lie bud fell
esttery Of artillery ard gallant company 10 work IT.
Immediately after Ills second Ggbt ,hs Rebels succseed
In cutting tie railroad and at present without
further Information Various ru5rs and reports nave
prevailed Dut nothing certain - known o. present.
Gen. Roescrs, expresses the opinion that he has tough
t;s way through 10 Rola.
Tais evening q write Ut p. No. II is reported st
SsalcualteIs unofficial hat valuable information hss
ssss received from intelligent Union who have 90
capped fro the Rebel lines ,hs! Price organized his
command in the vicinity q Po:o:i Saturday and Is
marching Ros and Jefferson City IN three
columns. TIE advance under Shelby, vino hsd been
ret after Living, ecrstitutes tie rsh. column, with
tao divisions onieI Cabes and Fagin form The centre
column. commanded by Prics in person. The Left
scluaa s composed OF two divisions under Col Crisp
Of Arkansas and Gen Cooper the latter commanding
tho c.lanu. Cooycr's division contains several ree
nen;s OF hslfblaeis aud iadians This IL the frst
explicit statement which bss been received OF The organ
izxtioD Of Prices army.
TIE only infantry in tho whole command Is attached
soCoopo-s ord Fag.ns Diys;onS and they wsre chiefly
ussd u guard wagon trains Foorff,hs Of the
rounted ard al are wen armed The Rebels are TIA
yelling through country now full OF as good Union men
bIesthsd snd .hey are daily sending informs.
don of tia highest value Ia Gen Rcsecrsns.
Gen A. j. Smith j. now IN the 6ed after The Rebels,
and has already given portion Of them drubb.Dz Of
granklin .hiry.sx mes disan:. at The Junction Of tie
Bsa:h- Wos; Branch and TIE Pacific road The Rebels
Asid lie town some hons Saturday long enough To
buzz az tie railroad property but brigade OF infantry
attached Smiths co-p. drove then ont in fine style
The rushed from the cars formed one line In a
oorneld ard made desh into the to.n q. tho Rebels
drawn up il ane Of battle. The cncay Srod ono ssot
spieoe and Asn fas. their horses could carry
sasm-
1t has since trsnspred that they went TO washing
lon and South Point, Oh the Pacific Railroad and de
ssroyed all the railroad property at zach place They
vso haro 10 c-pluIe Inc iery pcct sshlnctoa pui
o. Gale. the commander OF the militia, was too quick
Ar them and removed the boat and his small force TO
~ other side OF the river The conduct Of the Kebes
0as far has been Infamous.
Thomas G.. Reynolds. the pretended Governor h
saorg with Price. and she two worthless sverywhers
TAXA occasion to promise the people protection from
sa'ssse. and particularly against conscr2tou into the
1sbsi AIRY. On several occasions these represents
dons were made at Pilot Knob Potosi and Riehs,ord
by both ksyncds and Price and yet she citizens have
bean robbed Of everything. and the ablc-bodied men
without exception csrried Of into Che Rebel army
.As Rebel uatsrlingA whom reminded Of Prices prom
- ssv Ma, Nay dot osTs DIN fcr Py!oe ~ thay