New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-11
situation in Arkansas md Misso1rt-in'
vaxicn Of the latter State.
From Our Special Correspondent

COLUMBUS, KY. sept ~ ito''
personal examination of the situation OF
military affairs frnIn here ~ Lite Rock (Which WAS
made necessary by tho fact thet al military items have
fr the nst month been conirahand and thai s con-
cru,cs and spscunt ons were indebted TO accident for
any arproxmation 20 he truth enables your CORE
spundcnt 10 amend the few meagcr dispatches that he
has been able to send on lately 10y the addition ofrusi
WORTHY psrt,cuars Our enemies on hoth sides Of the
river have developed tT policy but not their plans
in truth the former completely hides the latter It's
improbable that military authorities were ever moro
ignorant Of the general aspect OF aais than they have
been for weeks IN Arkansas and rennessre ihia'
however hot the result ofn lack o vigorous scouting
aud unceasng wGl.hlulness their part but II the
n. that We ore far Cunnmberod by the E@oos that
we ore conpelcl TO IN defensive attitude oteNcry
point Cur nd, ersares thus enabled to shape aud
ue their Nv movements In accordance with circuin
st. ~ their creation under their own conr"
while operations have been necessarily by
the oscrIticns, real OF apparent, ~ Tie enemy lhs
viii account Tor the cloud II mystery that has 50 long
d"rsened military proceedings upon and In the vicinity
= tie river lines Of steees and Wsshburns districts
and from which Gudgiug by the Northern paPers)
nothing he's emanatcd for nearly month but vague.
hafhnshcd aud contradictory r,poTin
The policy OF Gen. Price in bis raid Into Virginia Is
surround the three columns under bis command with
nchula Of small dots hmeas. which arc kept contin'
ually busy IN making fents on either flank. and tiUs
the Of The mhn body. AZ far ne hding
his detailed designs is concerned, be has thu, f"r
been unsuccessful For instance daring tie cary part
Of the month portion Of Sao5ys column beleagnorca
Duvars Bluff on White River another Rebel ffcs
tarcaienoi Pine BlIh on the Arksnsas, vhic stu
another force lowered around the front Of Little Rccs
In tie meantime that Il from tie 10th 10 u
9th. shelby moving hs main BODY acrcss the River
While the cooperating columns Of MtrTnaausc and
Price also crossed both the ATksnsas aad White Rivers
further West tho points a, which tho crossing wrs
effected being Saline AMI DardaneieA The entire force
tLus thrown inio Sort-rn Artsn-s- ~s- .Lgut 1900
Which vii be greatly Increased BY the unsgArug con.
sem toD that l. being enforced
About the same time that meTcuria anil by NJ means
nuimpoft ant element 81 the Rebel army the euerris.
disappeared from the banks Of The White River Tbs
fact was Il Itself sufficient cause gcncrals :"
watch or the concentration II Al Of Prices forces
somewhere Such movement. however. va, lrrad'
prepared FOR 10 part Il General Sinit.'s army bod
been sent down from Memphis assist in the defn;e
Of pu7ars Bun. Steele vas able TO hold Little Rccs
against any force that vas available 10 the eacmy. AMI
dagger aud at the time OF less .nporlanee than
the oihers
The ner, We hear Of the Rebels they threaten 0so'o
Ia, situated on the Mississippi about 70 miles abovo
Memphis Two DAYS eflerward they appear in small
force at New Mairid. AMI meanwhile the three gIla
columns move north aud approach tue Missouri line.
shelby being tie right and ncurest the Mississippi
with about 60 men. MaTmiduAe ia tie center with
column Of about the strength Offending Rebel re-
ports say to furm junction With Shelby AZ Pilot Knob
and Price on the left with nbou, 1000 men.
At this IunetuTc The remainder Of Gea Smiths Corp.
still At Memphis was placed board transports ar Ia.
as thcy came into port, and sent up the risor 10 St
Louis. 10 COOPERATE with Gea. R1s-eraas from that
point, Gen Steele n, the same timo orgu.zoi n column
Of pursuit uudNr Brig. Gen M0wor who started sfter
the Rebel. at once With strong force Of cavalry In
advance which BY this time must be- well up with the
rear Of Prices column. Bloomfield. Missouri. was the
next poin, the Rebels approached. the snail garrison
there being compelled 10 evacuate the place lmine-
dia,ely afterwards and In rapid succession The posts al
ykeston Berram and Cbafle-top al on The Cairo ard
Fulton railroad vcro abandoned and Birds Point (oP.
poso Caro- noted in the early history OF the war Is
one Of our chief military posts has again becca. In
portant as marking the frontier OF our military coeuPa
lion that port of SOUTHEAST Missouri. Cgro Crardeau
next stood In danger but only sght denomination
wes made In that direction By small detachment
while the N rec main columns moved mp In The interior
Df the precise routes pursued by there ronnns. Of
,ou,ro but little can be known. As HH,n writing.
however II 10 known that the whole Rebel force s In
Dsition between FTcdoficktown and Pilot Knob. and
,boa, IS miles froa the Mississippi river.
PRICES sThRS0Tn.
AT. oh \ tunu IN hs trina L
,naLied to give an estimate OF the Rebel strength now
a Missouri. The three columns crusscd White River
" ith an aggregate force Of 1900 men In Northern
Arkansas they were Joined by COO gucrrilas and CON
crlpted as many citizens In Southern Missouri
here are about 500 euerrillas at home under arms
Who viii fn In with the Rebel army " II advances.
While q: last acoounts notwithstanding the general
rampede into Illinois, nearly 1000 oitizons had been
,ressed into the Confederate service In central Mis-
our. /, is safe 10 any, there 1900 men who will
ally arodnd Prices standard Ions he Is successful
rhe Rebel force then cannot be less than 2ootS.
What dsp ,sillons Of our troops have been made TO
spturc the Rebels IL would not be proper 20 state but
he country may rely upon the first being proper in plan
nd the latter adequate In number even If the telegraph
ocs no, herald the rcsut before this ottcr is In print
'or sirteeu days Prics has moved through Arkansas
no missouri hltuvus oustuOttoiA "iu ." nv" WIS
arge force In tso ate which he has oliea sworn 10
eevs from Federal tyranny but hsw no Ia 10 get ost
gain Ia question which he, doubtless did nos pre-
onsider In connection With the circumstances that now
urroand him. There will bo desperate hghtins At OF
ear Pilot Knob. the result Of which. IL Is hoped VIII
@ the destruction Of tho Rebel army.
In giving the available details Of the invasion Of Mis-
ouh II must not be forgotten that Gen bteee. yet 1t
little Book. 10 not unoccupied. Prices movement y j