New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-05
FROM MISSOURI.
Militia on Duty-Rebei Plans Frus'rafed
-Disnstcrs Iwest OF the Mississippi-
Gen. Rosecrans after scnlpcrs-t'cn.
blair as Home-GucrriIlns ON Mis-
seuri River-Democrpis In the Field,
From Our Special Correspondent.
ST. Louis. April 30. s6i.


ST. LOUIS. April 30 ioi.
TIE policy of concentrating the armies OF inc
union and turning over the duty Of guarding supply
depots military prisons and public property to the mi
a Of tho several States Is having its effect this
State as well others, Notwithstanding the popular
idea arising from guerrilla connections that Missouri
herself is not altogether ont Of the woods in respect Il
the war While so many Rebel spies are permitted to
u,urate in this city can do no harm to reveal to the
oval North that during the last few weeks every reg
mcnt and company aud battery that could be put in
motion Southwark has been started OH To-day the
enrolled militia OF the city has been ont for inspection
and tho rapid reorganization Of that important body o
citizen sol1ery is only the first step toward placing In
their charge tho guard duty now performed by several
hundred Volunteers who ought 10 be Oh duty where the
Rebels are be met In armies. Seven regiments oil
miIjta poraded today and although al the ntiamen
excepting the 18th Regiment may be described as rap
be s,ill the material for soldiers Is good and ie"
weeks drill and experience in camp may transform them
into good soldiers.
JEFF Davis has certainly failed in keeping back n
single veteran from tho front-whereyer that Is
NJ Chattanooga the Rapidsn-oh account OF the
threats OF guerrilas Along the Missouri line Free.
mans gang Of bushwhnokers, known TO be several
hundred strong, menaced several military posts Tor
fome time early this month. They captured two I'M
portant wagon trains and destroyed t1ree, causing
loss 70 the Government Of nearly $4,000. They cap.
ured pckets at louisville and drove our force from
Jacksonville. Ark, hear tho Missouri line. They
threatened more SERIOUS ~
since transpred that the whole crew transferred
from Prices army by direct orders from Richmond to
send several hundred mounted men into Missouri 10 d.
vert the attention Of the Union troops in this State so
that they would be drawn away TO other and more i'm.
nortant battle fields. This object sknlly disposed as
4 wa. has wholly failed. We still able 10 reprcss
Guerrilla outbreaks and spare mAny thousand brave SOL
3e-s for service in Dixie They leave US daily and the
Secesh wonder whore they all come from. Wewonder
where they are going TO.
From various sources It is stated that the more bold
Rebels in the interior in harmony with many OF tho
bteret disloyasts Of this city In thinking that the
disaster to Bankss army at Pleasant Hill. La and the
,euera failure OF the Red River expedition will In
Say hasten tho redemption as they call it, OF Arkansas
and the return Of Daddy Price 10 Missouri They
with pleasure the departure OF troops from Missouri
ard Il is thing 10 hear one say that the depar.
urc Of this that regiment Is trump card into Prices
hands 1t has long been the that the Rebel sypa
hizers In this city have regarded reverse TO the Union
Army west Of tho Mississippi Of far more importance
10 their side OF the struggle In Missouri than the largest
Confederate victory east Of the river What thu Mis-
souri, Rebels fear than everything else is that
series Of Confederate may occur in Louisiana
or Arkansas which will induce jeff. Davis and his
Cabinet withdraw all support from the region west
OF the river and prevent Price, Dick Taylor and
Magruder from getting arms from Richmond or through
hocksde runners
Next to the Order enforcing militia duty on all citizens
the excitement Of the hour Is order from Gen. Rose
pray Prohibiting ipkrfcrence With vorkmen and work
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