The New York herald., 1864-09-28
Advance Of the Rebel Generals
Kirby Smith and Pfiee.
Rspulss OF the Enemy at Eliot
Knob and Ironton.
Vissrscs Preparations sf General
R9ssGgans fer Defence.
1ASs Aess kes

aroas exsstonens prevailed az New Madrid when the
s.earacr Mois Ablc passed shore. Tho rebss
ported to be from five 60 six mixes back
refugee from Fort plow reports tho rebel force
from Tennessee fifteen thousand strong said to ba uadse
Kirby Smith, encamped forty mles from the fort t
All males hstweea sixtSsn and Hty being Goa.
scriptsd.
II WAS understood she rebels were c,s rau FOR M,s
souri,.
qhe steamer Nashville Is reported csp.rsu and
burned by rebels yesterday Canton tho Cam
beslsnd river.
sixty hogsheaas o. sobscco arrvsf sror paducah
Tor New YosE.
refugee from Charleston c. who has arrived hers
reports having ton thousand uuioa prisoners
near Macon, Ga. -..
The rebels arc ruon,ug tAe railroad 10 panos, Misss
sipps, part 0. the way with horses
Tho cotton crop tho neig hborhood OF yicksburg
benS taken 70 that city 70 bs ginusd The quality
very Hae.
The stospsr Iass'e rsnna ST. roas Nash vis iadsa
wi:h government stores et~ick saag on scndvt'ls
Isnd four m,ies above Cape Gvardea yesterday. The
boat and cargo are probably q total loss
is steamer HIman brings Meunphis dates ths 2sth
nr j. Al. Osborn and Isatorant Beatty murdered
on the a2d by husawhscrcrs iusi or.sos .hs Nsnpas
! r!;ks 'as
81 iogs, Ssp.. e1, 1854,
otlzsaa Of Missouri % take up dsisuca os tasir
homss aud to sepe toe invadss Of sns State. csrs
snj soldiers cscharge1 appealed to, aud thosa
n tbs city cea1esed to report % Colonel Leiood wno
will combine them wi:h bis ssn isoops anu fern Dri
| gsde Of vstorsns ror Tho defence % ths city.
Colons Merritt, Chief o. che Cavalry Bureau has
ordered to and mouut every o. his d
scr scve sers!ce The Qasstermas General b,s ossu
directed 30 organize into companies all :as employees
his department that bear fns sairs militia
OF chs Sta.s viii probAbl, bs caled iu.o the field
Pilot Knob ba, bssu evacuated. fhe troops 'aen
back % Mineral Point. whsss General Ev,ug has .hss
! thousand troops
Tho iacautr, % csneral Smiths c6Nnsad ~, b
with Sacbs 1aci, comb.ac. srenstn is from Ven 10
.weay shouasna cish sixteen psses Or artillery iner
sdyante ssacnsd F.rnpgtor, twenty mss usr.aess Q:
| Plot Knob, y,stsrday ghors ssns ccaarnaou OF the
! reported csp,ure % Cnrs Crardssu Aciv. prepara.
LIONS Tor oIsasive anl deg,oGivc tnovemeats ntuao
| Ou recommendation Of Mayo faowa7 ard nsny issd
.rg cii1ans, lenera Ro hes s.red order
| pending All b.aiasss ehot absoatsy necessary Aasr
twelve O'Clock morrow sor the purpose organizing
citizens FOR ,oc,l defence Er,mps ciuests1
\ this oyganirstion
81 L0Cs. SEPT. -. 1907
oicai isGoinStlon stdl pvsa Pf,css mair forcs At
Fredsrcgto~p with his advance a, ra-rinstor s..
Francs county. Tbe main SO'iy - estustsd al ten
tboussnd or twelve tbousahd suonx principally cavalry
Tie advance, ABOUT iocs thousand strong nvtosed
Ight attacks mado on Pilot Rnob ard soatoa yss
E! 'erGsy. which easily rspusei.
u appsara thai Piic Gnob rot ossn sysorAtss.
! previously reportsu
Press rsrs vet unde9elopch; ogs ce - be
| massIng hls forces n Arctdis valley
general Bcwst who sft Bro~ns,,iis, SIX two ossss
rgo ~hh strong force or caya'-y ard artillery, r
moving northvart IN Price. roar. sas viii % heard
| from IN coed time.
Considerable bodieeor troops arriving here d .bs
cavalry and Infantry bcins sadiy Assignee 20 their
proper positions.
Tho militia arc responding promptly 70 sho cali oy ns
cornsn3ng gensral and inc cttzens gsssray manifest
1 a..n,x aIano.ilan % aulza ens local dalanrn