Washington telegraph., 1864-10-19
Tnou MrssouRr-Nortlcrn Acoouus:.

FROM standardization 1ccount:.
st. louis, SepA 26.-Jo. shelby reb
al cavalry. 1aid u be four TO five thou
sand sroug, occupied Frederick;own,
twrniv miles from Pilot Knob, yeStrr-
day. Shrlby's design j. not yet drvel-
nncl. Cen Ewing, commanding the
district ol ST. Louis, took a brigade Of
4. J. Smiths troops down last nigh, and
il otherwise fully prepared to meet the
enemy. Pilot Knob j. well fortified and
carisuned. Cape Giradeau can stand a
siege, and The only damage tby rebels
can do, is to temporarily cut of railroad
communications
D.zoto, Sept. 27.-The rebels in small
force slllrmished with cur troops at
Ironton this afternoon, but without gain
in- any advantage. They appear to b.
concentrating considerable force against
Pilot Knob Gen. Ewing is in command
at the latter place. Price j. reported to
have passed through Farnington with q
force a mile and a half long.
The ST. Louis Republican Of the 29th
ult., saws that communication with Pilot
knob j. cut of. Nothing since Tues
day.
4. ]. Smith. ffy miles south Of st.
Louis, " watching Prices movements.
Thcre are $4,000 militia under arms
at 81. Lnuis.
4 rebel force made its appearance al
Richmond. Franklin county. Nothing
drfnitr vet ascertained of the real
strength ut tile invasion.
4 large number OF refugees from South
Missouri have reached this city.
Heavy firing heard il the direction of
/ Cape Giradeau.
y Twelve boats, loaded with troops, left
Memphis last week, bound up the river.
Hatch and Grierson. with three thou
sand men, have gone east III pursuit Of
Forrest
\ Winslow's cavalry has crossed into
< Arkansas in pursuit Of Price.
V st. Louis, Oct. Threat alarm a,
FranAlin last night. Heavy firing last
\ night at Mosello bridge, over MaramaS
river. burned bv reb.ls All rolling
stock on Pacific road brought To Allen
ton last night Branchvill- stock sc
much scattered, that il vii. fall int,
hands Of rebels.
GvA. Brown has concentrated ar J rf
fcrson City
Rebels have partially destroyed Frank
7. lin and De SOLO
v Latest adviees from Fort Smith, Ark.
say troops are on half rations, and forar,
exhausted. Nearly al cavalry witAou
horses.
ST. Louis, Oct. 2.-The rebels hav,
destroyed all bridges, and burnt all rail
road property for twenty miles below
Erankiia. on southwest branch. Pric,
u eighteen miles from Franklin will
1900 troops.
Frederickiown still occupied by reb
els Pilot still in their possession Gen
Vernon, from Pilot Knob, saws Price La
twenty to twenty-five thousand veterans
independent Of 10000 recruits obtaine,
~ the State.
Gen. "A. j. Smith arrived in this elf
last evening from Jefferson Barrack:
The last division Of his infantry arrive,
at barracks yesterday. -r-
St. Louis, Oct "A portion ofrebpI
arr still within 20 or so miles of ST. or
il. but the main body are further south
ward and threaten Jefferson City. The
are burning the bridges and destroy IN
tbs railread between Jefferson Ciry an
ST. Louis.
trom the Missouri Republican Of n
9th inst, we clip the following. Frer
the matters referred to, it il certain tha
Gen. Living has been badly defeated, an
that the progress Of cur victorious arm
, = uninPeded- We have Nc account.
he ia:e-rsning dsvs.