, 1864-09-28
From pEIR0IE-ClSADIaX MEASURES TO
DEFEAT REBEL PLOTS.
TNE WAR IN R1lSSDNEk1.
Federal PYeparafios a-a1r st Rebel Io-
EaalVH-Thc Situation.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
ST. Lor1s, Tuesday, Sept. q.
Nest Of the rnnltary news as this 20 Mt is con-
t.absnd.
Farmln gson was only occupied by hundred
rebel thieves out foraeipg who were driven ont Of
the piaee yesterday by battalion Of the 18th ILL
ncfs cavalry.
The enemy demonstrated On 1ronton and Pilot
Kpob, but were rspntsed In skirmish. Gcnrral
Ewing commands at that point to day. 1t was re.
ported at he -dqu 4rters that Pilot Knob had been
tv8caated By Ger. i. ]. Smith. and that battle
vas goin. on at IroEdale, ail OF Shich ia proved
70 be false. Smith Is still at Jefferson Barracks.
Prices sutordIna;es arc Faeau, Nouroe, Par
IONS. Cooper, Coffee and Shelby the 1atser COM
ubndine The caralry-. Marmaduke remains o. the
Saline river, south Of Little Rock.
Cane Gigardesu WAS e1fe at last accounts and
likely to continue 80 with aid from gnnboas In
r1ce va. st Frcdericktoxn on Monday. uehss
IA, d OF nus1c and ambula-c= IN At headquar::
.e1a. Dr.. Mcphee:esf. OF this city. IL his medical
! director.
| The rebels have commenced Wholesale con-
seipiop, the eject Of which Il t. dfiro men inside
! our lines with information. -
scon,s report that Wherever, rebels hare ri.-
| lttd thry have told the Inhabitants that Pace
The Iron Mount In fiailrusd has been ee,zed for
It Il believed Pr1ee 1neans to march against
Rol]a nom Pilot Knot. and only Keep up the sem
hn1ce Of force in !Font q the latter place. Ros
Military preparations in the city are very actlse.
| The papers aEc filled with military orders to pa4ce
the sta,e on war footing
! AT noon to day al1 the rsores we're closed to al.
low the employees to drill.
Military companies are flied up to the standard,
The old guard, composed 0. men over a:e, turn
ed cut one hundred strong, and were on guard TO-
Veterans from returned Missouri regiments are
| -a1txfnr d lafFe numbers.
The Mayor hsa chilled for an organization Of ex-
enpts BY wards. acd subscription: have been eta,t-
ed 10 raiee bounty for regiment for one year. In
the lower wasas everything eises way now to the
war question.
reached tie vicinity Of Batesville, Arka1sae, whea
heavF buoy Of National Troops consisting of cav
ally, lnsaruy and artillery, under General joseph
Frtcs's rear rom Btownsviile,, which
tween Little Rock nd Doyail's B'oG Mower's
o, Brown syllle, IN the 18th Inst, on which day
Gers. Steele and Mower @eIe In consultaton a.
last named place This formidable
tween P1,ce IL Mower, but it IL believed that the
latter wonld Willingly permit the I'm body Q; has
e2 Dn his on ahoa beoae
c.ced By the :osces unoer Gen. 4. j. Smith.
Cen Ro.ec.an. has i.tned sn o5aes warning
iorre. i lie, 60 ,hey ioiit their rights ss pr1s
! w Adetscimsnt from tie 1T regiment OF enrolled
: ciiy, ou ~ ro:d. discovered four Ene1iias ant
t,ies rapidly making their way TO Dixie. TheJ
h=9 WAGON and Two h9tssr II: former Ws n!led G
otttr valuable supr]ea for the rebeas. One Ut tht
party nade his escapc, bnt others were oron:h
+ GSeriil1e IN Norsh M,reo1d are increasing, b1
the 1oyal turner's will 1ske care OF them.
!. In The markets, d'4ltness srisas supreme. O.
Change, to day, there was more attention pitd t
Old Pip Prices raid tean to uus:ccsa, aid The lal
ct geld the order to close up tho -tores and repos
ea e out sssd
ST. LOUIS, Taesdos, Sept. s7:-Pfice's mali
4 Of Freder1cs,own, ard the advance ii Fsrm'ns:on
20 ml.es above Lis real tes'gn IL ror Jet deTcl'
oped.
Po1tt awaiting cvtnts. 1t1a lhouent that na.ttt
will be eusit somewhere between Potostsand Pllo
Knob.
Prices army will be captured.
+ The nili,la ordered cut BY Gan. Rosecsacs re
Eopoed plonp tbs lnsssT poIoa
sSsidan SD i'd % Il nono1 Of tie beso of the ase bste
iT1et conststs Of thirteen re.iments In sddlslol
10 tAie, several citizen companies are armed, whicl
= l WITH the Government employees, will nuke con
camp Of rebel recruits, En- route to join pdce
y were captured IN this equity yestefday; N9 Q
cG0 were wounded. The Confederate sololefs Wtt
= Eobbled up, together With NUMBER oi fe!o;Ye.s
= | taadlce, horses, WAGONS, and some camp elntpaS
i | and new uniforms f0r q new rebel company.
T q large number Of horses have been eelzsd hes
q far Government use. It is Elown that there Ar
d | mapy rebels in the taty ready to Hse On toe ~
uruaeh Of P1ce, hut the military authorities are
= lie nlerT, and rery slight odense NOW rll cor
Q | eicn them to prison.
pcro,ts lust received from Piltt Knob soy th
+ ,ehea de1oo1et1aed against that place this moE-
~ | Inn M direct attack seems 10 have bccu .Nladt
= the rebels contenting themselves with dropping
:. | few ehtjlk Tito the town The hcoh Il ptett
well fortified with earth *ofks mooetaaS q a hSav
n I'D can 5onbtIesa hold ont aFa!1Bt regular :,
tack. il maY be eEacusted. however, u, By
doire. better dtspoa'tion OF our troops can
-, Consi3erahle nodles Of troops ere arIixiog neI
cyay md in!sny 11e fa pre
r. ing promptly to The GIL Of the Commanding Ge'
sr e1al Citizens ecte1alIy manifest etrons olsp
.5 eit.un to ctpauixe {of local defense.
~ ST. LOUIS, Tusecsy, Sept. s1-A s1snt @ ofmol
Va s-ratior wss made by the rebels, OF f1!os Ao9 =
r. tbs morning. They threw eW snsns @ .1 aa13
place, but msde no reguior attack. inc post ~ u u
tended with .arh works, 1aountipg heary fons,a:
Gan reeist TN ordinary assault zen. E"ins
nf CnmmtDd.
- A cnard has been established at each Q! ne =
a. fe1fiet at and near the cy for he pnrpose o. p
,1G S me sS Ss91rg o a s96tIf o. 5se anl mtsFy
- tbosltlcs CHI ans Will hot 30 stopped Or 4us
tteped. the tuuef OF the guhtu being connnea
in cnstrelS 10 NJ Croes and white pefsonslo nuo''
During tnch bours ut night az the fetry noats
not IuE. tic eu4,d will be ported At ttntersals ao
t"c ri. fr 1rtnt Tor s!x miles that no cfoss
IL dcna By them in email boats. j."