Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-10
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
W. ooatnu, our extract, fr,n U. journals to tie
sHE WAR AIssoURI.

Of the Vctoricu holly pursusdby the arqushed, who
clptured guns trains, H. So far and 90 fat did the
VIC orOus Yankee run, that from the 2sh Sept. when
he stsrts5 to the Srd o. OSO6er his Hp1ous and sd
m ring friends ia S. Louis did not knoE aud could not
h1d cut where he wa7. "Od Did" Price, loWevsr. 1t
seems from the Telegram publish, KEEP. him'ef bot
ter Informed, aud ct HRrrisons Station handled him
with great severity.
The correspondence Of the New York Times Of tho
| b. relative n the PHO. moustAin affair f1lloWs:
ST LOUIS, Mcndav. Oot. s.-Ths latest relisbls sc-
counts state that Prce s moving on ROll in three
oourns the right under Shelby and hOrmscute the
centre under himself, and the lett under O2op'r, the
latter being composs mainly OF ha-1reed Indaps.
About 500 rebels erteted Union, the ecu ty seat #
Franklin county, on Saturday, ard captured about one
hundred Of t-e county militia Washington bad g,r.
rson Of six hundred men, under Gals, who evacuated
TIE place on ha sp7rolch Of the rebels, and took his
| mon and stores across the Missouri river.
Ino maton from Jefsr on City to last night reports
al safe.
TIE depot At Jeksonvle, on the North Missouri rail-
roaj, WsI burned By Eusrriilas this morning.
Hotblrg is yet heard from Gan Ewing.
All the fort atious around s.. Louis were manned
| to- FAY, ss precautionary measure
ST. LOUIS S,urdsy o.. l 1854 Missouri Is IN
VAdsd Price has returned TO the State whence he fed
90 preoipiSey and rdiculouSy three years sgo, and
he brings many Of his former command TO help him to
| main.
The invading force IL mounted almost entirely, and
numbers between IL 900 aud Is 900 I'll Give men,
Whatever infantry Prce has, he can mount ct short
notice. and he Is sbundSntly provided With transpor
alien, the greater part OF Wh.o1 he captured from
Steele II men not such ia'terdsmi locB a. some
pretend believe; they are veterans WHO have uSh'
undsr him stree Pea Ridge, aod they well armed,
veil 6quippsd and desperate. TIE desperation OF their
cause mGimes them aud j1ne1 by the gi1gso blood
stained glarras whose atrocities make the bod run
chill to contemplate, they are ready 10 take anything
from the hands Of fate.
The fret dcmonatratisn Of the eseny was made at
Plot Knob on Moody la7i, bu; the movements there
we're anscipa ed by Brig. General EEn9J occupation,
which ordered on Su day. tie reached the Knob
With BRIGADE OF Mai -Gar ersl j Smiths command,
a portion Of which at JefsrsOuS Barracks, ard made
such disposition OF his force, augmented by the CARR
sons nc that and other minor pos, called in for the
PURPOSE only TO check, but repulss the eremy,
b,d!y adVAsong along the Iron Mountain RIlrosd la
this direction The Struggle tosk pace near l'onton,
where a square fort cons rlcted bT G'nerGl D'VdSon
for m re temporary use commanded tho only prRcics-
bic rasssgo for the r'ba5iu their contemplated csuss.
zen EEr DIRE lie tc!ces ins dstos works aud awaited
| Developments. The enemy app, AIRED aud drew no in
line showing vastly superior numbers and hsrmSorks
ordered the fort to be charged. Ewing waited until his
foe sithn easy range, when he ope ed with SHELL
grape clnnister aud muskety. The rebels reooed and
rallied again, but faltersd on tho second charge and
broke leaving numoers of killed q I'd wounded on the
field Some estimate their loss al 800 bat there 10
10 hing more Feab than the opHiOR OF officers Who
witnessed the 6ghI 10 s1o5tAnGste the statement, for
night Cloed Upln the scene; and, owing to the Tact
that the Rebels had obtained position Oh S1erpard
Mountain, which commanded the tort, General ESinG
evacuated during the night add took his command in
north westerly direction, to effect, If possible, juno
ton with General HcNsl at Rola. General Ewing is
still trying 10 reach that post, and has not been heard
fom for forty eight hours past. He rdI holly pursued
6y the enemy az last accounts, but his command Was
safe and 10 hns condition.
The design OF the enemy IL to move as compscty as
possibl5 toward fsrson city, ana hold It. His move
ments thus far Indicate this, but ~iihout lmparacg
| conirAbGud news" Imsy say that If the troops
"a sed for the rgency prove true ard brave be will
be badly fOed Tn IRE is little dcu tnst Prices plans
look moro to political han 10 mitlry results for he is
not such an ass to believe foc moment that be can
remain in Ns ouri. Il he capture the capital and
Sc; up even for time Reynolds as Governor and at.
sst 70 carry the elections by spreading terror and
Alarm, and then make coed Lis escape, whether the
devil takes the hindmOst not Il is all he can expect
o. hope fer sud this brings noe to the present stu 'lon
The telegraph always anticipates tie mail, and has
informed you of tho damage Done by tha rebels eloDg
TIE Irou Mounta1, ani that portion of the Pacific Rail
road ucudog tho southern branch Of ths latter which
branches do Onward a. Pacific Saton, Franklin Uoun,
and Ia therefore Unnecessary 10 repeat the matter
here bu n cir attitude Ia that of three pfonged fork
i
head 2 re pectively for Springfield, R0lla aad Rl
son C,,y The probability Is that the former pace 10
already captured 80 it was evacuated two or three
DAYS since thus leaving the Sou'hSest completely In
tba rebels hands Rla aud j h rson City arc sill Ia
tact although with latter We are at the present
time Gus q geographically.
SuyDAY %. 2.-Noihiug has yet been heard from
Eaing bu, Il Is hoDed that he has joi1Od heNsil at
Ros. in which case lie may be considered safe and in
| for another fight.
JeGsrson City il nov the objective point for tire reb
Ella IL IA garrisoued by the commands of Gems Blown
and FIX bat not properly defended. There ig tu.
defsn-be point 10 the place. and that is on the farm OF
! Judge Mtaer which commands tha country tor a ra-
dus o. five SIX m;es. l. Ia highly probable that this
salient pont has been and improved for It must
b. ale az well the commanders there Rs to Us here,
tasi bells brigade has rowing commission to Kill,
plumber and destroy in that region, for which l. headed
ats, tho death Of C8bel in the Arcadia Valley. The
brigade numbers ahou. 500 elective men, well arm
ei and mounted with fine battery Of artillery, ard
sole Obi C. q to strike terror and spread alarm in
order 10 cover the intentions and operations OF tie
main force in The rear. or this rothing Is yet
know 10 the IeWF.g3IheIeTs, but the military
are bending every to thVart its desgus and feel
confident Of sucess. Inducements are arriving by
every train from Illinois, Indiana aud other States. and
Msor General A. Smith IL IL the ned active Is az
athista. Encouraging reports coming In. but The
military sealed book which none may yet read'-
TIE public grow apprehensVe Of dangers on tie report
ha; Msgruder Ia Arkanfas with 20 600 men 70 operate
ans STEELE who Will il this Is certain, be comp lied
q recall Newer, now in the Of Prizes, upon whom
our chief hope for speedy success as present leans.
An immense amount Of property will be destroyed,
great lo.s Of life VIII follow in tho course Of the rebels
6ut these eonseq lsness will not bs attributed to
Wmiiary necessity" bus to lhs "rule or ruin" spirit
which has actuated them from the frss. and which
prompted their present. reckless and destructive expsd
ton. b.
THE WAR IN THE soUTHwKsT.
NA,HYItLs, Tuesday, Oct. -Oa Saturday, Genera
Bulors with part Of Forests command, including al
his artillery attacked Athens, Ala, shelling the pac
for two hours and demanded its surrender from tn
oommandant Dol. Wade, Of the 7Si Indiana, who re-
fused Buiord soon after retired. The fears Of an ct
saek On Columbia Wa uuf0uudsd, Forrest having g'n