Washington telegraph., 1864-10-26

hour last n1gnt no intelligence had been
received from Gen. Ewing, and the worst
apprehensions entertained for his fate.
Price was last reported moving in d.
recticn CT Rolla, having turned southward
from Redwood or Sunday morning. our
forces following. There was terrible
slaughter at Pilot Knob. Rosencranz ha.
gone to the front. Stores close here al
O'Clock for citizens drill Prices for
ces moving In three columns under Shel.
by, Marmaduke aud Cooper in
centre, comma 1ding the whole, Cooper's
command of half breeds and Indians and
Shelby on the right. Shelby attacked
Ewing at Harrison's station on Wednes.
day. All the Notifications round ST Lonis
VIII be manned this afternoon. The re
bels captured Union on Saturday. The
force there was attacked by five pieces OF
artillery, which caused US t. capitulate
hastily.
Rebels enterercd South Point on Sun.
day night.
Washington was evacuated on Satur
day, and our GOO troops crossed Missouri
river and took up their line of marci for
81. Charles Washington since burned
Railroad property burned at South Point.
Rebels came over Pacific 'aiiro,d and
burned railroad buildings at Gray's Sun
nit. Sullivan aud St. Clair stations also
burned.
St. Louis, Oct. 5th- Great fears for
Ewing; not yet heard from. Banks ar.
rived in New ork. Roscncraus about
to be removed. Rebels destroyed passen-
ger train last nj ght on Hannibal and St.
Joseph railroad' They robbed the safe.
and few soldiers on board saved their
lives by Disgusting themselves. They
took all arms passengers h1d, and burnt
t train. 1t is reported that two o.her
trains were burnt yesterday, near Hanui-
bal.
S.. Louis, Oct 6.-Main body ofrebels
when last heard from, were 6 miles west
of Union, marching on Jefferson Civ
Price rarolled 200 prisoners on Monday.
and more than that en- Tues liy lie
seizcs every man, adult male, not posi-
lively disabled, ard collects them un der
guard. The IN N are marsialed in line.
and each questioned as to whether he is
IN military seruce # the United States
if yes. lie is treated as prisoner of war;
if no, he is conscriptcd. II this way hf
gets them all. Invaders number 20 600
Prices iuten ions are, to take Jefferson
City, install Governor Reynolds, and hold
the State. Jctf Thompson is with Price.
but without command. Mower is at Cape
Glrardeau. Gen. Ewing reached here last
night; his loss has been 5000.
St. Louis. October 6 The an,icipa.ed
work of destruction by rebels IN III ain Pa.
cltc road has begun in earnest, and By
this time is probably about completed. .
TIE large and costly bridge over the Gas.
consde river, uear Hermann, IL reported
burned yesterday. The brilse is one of
the mo extensive and valuable on the
line. Besides the bridge, a train of 80
cars was burned and two locomotives de.
stroyed with them.
The Osage bridge, also l,rre and val.
liable, within | , miles of Jefers,p Citv.
was burned. Militia at east end Of the
bridge at enc surre!de;e cd to rebels. and
company at west end fed. Emboldcn,d
by presence of invaders, guerilla bands
are increasing in North Missouri. depre.
dating upon inhabitants, and claimiur to
be on their way to join Price. General
Price with part of his forces was endea-
vorirg yesterday to cross Usage river. at
Castle Rock, Usage county. Fightin .
going on when dispatches were sent Re-
suit not known.
lCastle Rock is just below Gasroaade
On the Missouri river; and the Pacific
ral'rlad OF the Usage river, is IL miles
below Jefferson City-bridge 200 yard
from lis mouth. Cole creek i>threc miles
from jefferson City Gray's Summit l.
26 miles from St. Louis, where A. J
Smith was. From efferson City to St.
Louis, l20 miles
(Signe1) UP.1
From the St. Louis Democrat of tn.
Sth:
AT twenty minutes past two o'clock
Yesterday afternoon telegram reached
st. Louis from the State capital. report-
ing that the rebel army was in sight.
that the ball had opened, and that the
utmost confidence in ability to repulse
the assailants was felt. The precise q
hour at which the dispatch was sent was
not telegraphed, but it probably was at
some time between eleven a. m. and
half-past one p. m. Since that telegram
little further news of the situation at
Jefferson has reached us up to this hour
of writing. Previously we knew that
the rebels had been fighting to force a
passage across the Usage river. Doubt
less they were resisted as long as was
deemed advisable, and then were per-
mitted to enjoy the luxury of attacking
determined adversaries behind good for
tifcations. After the passage of the
Usage, small creek remained between
the invaders and the capital. Last even
ing 1t was learned that portien of their
forces crossed the creek, and were an.
parently awaiting reinforcements to com
mence the attack. 1t is only a probable
inference that the assault actually began
last evening.
1t is known that Generals Brown,
Mcneil, Sanders and Fisk are at the
threatened capital, in command of force
entirely adequate to the exigency. Gea-
eral Plcasanton has been assigned to the
supreme command in the beleagured ci
ty, and is now at his post.
Perfect confidence is felt by Genera