Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-30
INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI.
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Sr. LoUIi, December Il Several days SGD an
alarming piece vi Intelligence was reuelSed frOm
tbs soutLSctt 10 the Ifeci that tebel army,
Our thousand strong, under General GaRo, Vas
advancing Ia tie detection Of Fort GibRoui ID Q
Iudsn Territory Lch pest garrsOued By about one
tn0ussId IhdiSuo eonWsuds ~ COl WIN. A. Pill
ias OF the + IS, Id al Volunteers. asHo vas, chen
heard from, tbEelIauiEg supply Iain bou6d tom
Fort grottto + r, Gibson. THIS train. MAS compasal
Of cue hundred aud tgeuty-uiae Wagons. with lir
umes that number Of mules aud guarded by only touk
hundred mon. Gauos mCV5mtps cOb'peHBd the es-
ooFt in charge OF the train ~ halt Oh tie EsGebO river
aud u'rsnCh position for defence Until relpidrcG
msnts Tor tbs guard could be sent toft Fdfl Scott
/. vas the arrival OF courier at Fort Seoit
asking for hese TeiBOTcJntns that gave ~ y fret
really reliable INTEL Zee OF the alarming situalie
for tbs safety OF Fort Gibson aud the ueghbOring
military posts. e.; -;
No tine VAS lost by Ool1lel Hoouiis ht, who cSm@
nah led regiment OF Kahaas cavalry, 10 going the
relief VI she neuaogt e6cOEI aud supply Train, 90 that
N p hours 600 hoIsemon Here en- route 10 tue Es0.
shO river suOcof tn party left there by the cohf
lei q dets chmfnt report was IECsiYEd dsJ before
,dsT via Spr rgird that he tEs lad proceeded
GA it5 jcaInsy 0iIh additional SusEil thus indicating
thzt Cylluel Moonlight hsd day arrived atth6 6amp
I'd assumed jmmahd. Tls sane report ststed q ~
Canoe Fsb,l oFce5 had teen heard fEEm ,ls6 IaJa
5cath Of the Mas lus ile, ia the brgls inrmei 10y
q uai0n OF tia bOaudIry lines OF ATt ansAs Missouri
and K4usas Tue rebels were living BY lsidG upon lie
Indians il the tslTaO.y I'll afoGui Fatt G.baon, Gnd
bad Ilgndsred their Osn friends moot successfully,
thereby Increasing tbs Tespiot OF the s@cesh fadlsns
for the rebel government. ~ 80
You rsaiFs Lave doubtsts noticed tie PlSinte
If tte clpoaG pore ae to the iInbecllty OF tAeiF
Lieutenant neral KibY Smith. &ett OF Inc II ss,s-
ppi river and d aiE smaFEG urging gSsamplS 81 the
,if5usys o. hg part. The Fsb Is LaS1pto6sb ynsyer
heard the Truth Of Rfairs on this eide OF the iSef
They have been d ceved By the TepoFts success of
the invasion Of AssouIi By Pcce, though they ca1Gct
disguise The fact that Price sksdsddledfs OT the Sse
IN haste. Taey hsVs Oh army in Atfansas aud West
Louisiana and Texas OF about thirty thouaGhd mtr;
but they are so scattered to be usel3sai Tue heal
trouble OF tbs rebels shout Kirby Smith is ttheJ Only
knew it, that he "a ssctej by shat IL known IL this
seeton ss @. o b, or in plain glifh, Section On
thu ursiD" lie has accumulated fresh lots Of 6oItOn
Oh the Wlshits sud fehsas IivsrP in 4rfautas, and
il is veil understood among c5tton brokers that he is
perfectly allr to admit traders Inside his tiheR aud
exchange cotton ioT gold or for usrshsadse, ffithe
Iartes cln sluis The Eigil nos OF the Union officers
IL 10 uot in tue program me- OF Kirby Smith to up'ot
all these nicely laid icheme0 BY sighting. HIS sx-
poets 10 make good thirg of il forhimsalf ds.iDg
the sintes and spring. The psospsctof getliRg out
rby smils cotton is regarded by Toe cotton spsoo.
ators in this city ana further sJlIh With intense de-
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