, 1864-12-10
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM ST. LOUIS.



Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
sr. Lor1s, Friday, Dec. ..
1t Is reported TINT cayalry expedition
from Fort Smith penetrated the Indian IA
tion on the line of Price's retreat and picked
up two hundred and thirty rebel prisoners,
including fEe commissioned officers, in Kan
sas. along the road. They had been left be-
hind as sick and wounded By Price.
4 mutinJ is reported in Fagan's Division
when Price crossed the arkansas, his men &C.
eusipg Price Of favo1ng shelby's Division.
men thirty days furlough.
General Dodge assumes command Of the
Missouri Department tomorrow. Provost
Marshal Col. Dorr has resigned. Gen. Plea
santon remains for the present second in COM
mand Of the Department.
. a rigid Investigation has been ordered into
recent cases Of murder and robbery In the
suburbs, in which soldiers ut Parole Camp,
Benton Barracks, attached to tue Seth Hi
nois infantry are involved.
Several cases Of bushwhacking arc reported
In Saline county. Two houses Of Union men
we're burned on Monday night, and on Tues
day night three houses Of secessionists were
burned in retaliation.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-Littla Rock adyices.
Nov. S0th, state that Price crossed the Arkan-
sas rirer at point twenty miles above Fort
emith, fordiug that stream ut ptace In the
woods, where he cut down banks for the pur-
pose. On the arrival Of his forces at the
river the discomfort which had long been
broodtng among the Arkansas troops COM
mutiny. Fagau, who is favorite' with his
troops, made speech to them, md by fair
promises and o grant Of ft4loughs to the
whole division until the 10th Of December,
the mutiny was quel1ed. Accounts agree
that Price did not have over 10000 men at
ths crossing OF the river, Of whom not over
6,000 had arms, and less than that number
mounted. The troops were in a wretched
condition, except some Of Price's fayorite
Missouri regiments, which are charged by the
Arkansas men with having been favored by
him in gathering and distributing plunder.
Nearly all the new recruits from Missouri had
deserted, the hardshipa Of the retreat having
on the route from the battle fields In Missouri
are filed with wounded and sick rebels, and
the roads strewn with dead horses and mules,
burned wagons and arms. Shelby was the
only commander who brought off any guns
lie had three PARROTS and q mountain how
itzer, the last Of eighteen pieces that Price
took with him into Missouri.
Mag1ndcr has Withdrawn his forces, appa-
rently to the line Of the Red River, and Ar
kansas is now more quiet and free from que
rilla operations than ut any time since the oc-
cupat.on By our forces.
In yicw of The change Of Department Com
manders here, Col. Dorr yesterday addressed
The following letter to Gen. Ros=crans:
Nal. Gen. Rosecrans, commanding Department oi
the Missouri:
SIN: have the honor to state that In tho event
ment, respectfully request that my resignation
as Aching Provost Marahal General Of this Depart
ment may be entered aa natter Of record, and
Very respectfully, JusEru DoRR, Jr.,
Aching PEsvoat Marshal General.
Col. Doris resignation has been accepted,
and Lieut. Col. c. II. Davis, Of tue 5lst I'LL
noIs infantry, has been assigned to duty tenn
porarily as Acting Provost Marshal General
Of the Department.