The sun., 1864-10-05

Of the frpu Mountains, and shout eighty n,s,cs
snnih Of 81, Louis with which IL connects by rail-
rusd. II Is Of considerable strsi, nc pnpor.sbce,
and It's Possession by the rrtr,s Oh
sblcs them 70 thrsassn tcsh q Louis ard
J'Herson cty-,hc ccmmorriai ami the political
pta OF The State. Iht distance from Plot Knob
70 Jefferson City is shout 100 milc. and 4, Is under
stood that Prrcc aims s nothing less tban the rap-
sure of hst place. and the esiath.hment Of State
goVernnicn- tho naehinor. Of which he has
brought With him, IN Ire shape Of Governor
and State 0ficorr. The rebel operations agains,
Pilot Knob ~erc marked with great skill. TIE
approaches vcre ca, on and the place vas then
ei''e'y fnrH"l. Gen. EwiDg's forve did not con-
si't OF ovar 2,0oo mcn-the iath Iowa Infantry, .
new Missouri regiment. and detschueuts O. the
Third and Sixth Missouri cavalry. Tbs rctcl
forcoA drectly engaged in the attack consisted Of
not less than en thousand men. The guns in
tho fort consisted Of 6i-poundcrs and few field
pieces. Tse enemy made no less than four des-
pcrs,o assaults On the plscc. and in ono charge
advanced 10 tho very mukzlos OF guns They
weru bns,en back each time with heavy
lo-s. But the hopclcssness of receiving sup
phes and The formidable character q the
rotol demonstrations determined Gener, Ewing
To attempt TO save his command before IL
too late. lie accordingly withdrew after sriking
his guns and destroying all the government prop
erty that he could not carry away with him. lie
fell back. Therefore, towards the southwest branch
Of the Pscac Railroad, in the direction OF jefferson
City, all the other avenues of eercss being held by
the rc'sls Al last account. General Ewing had
N.I n.
General Ros"cr,n- sent . train with supplies from
st. Louis for him TO the line Of tho Msramec River
u Is said that Ewins;'s command Rad reached
Rolln- but this requires conhrmat on. The guor-
r.ll@ hold the sccton of county between him and
St. Louis and all reliable news Ia CT Of
A rebel force, estimated al twelve thousand men,
passed. Po,osi On "wednesday last going Westward.
This place ia thirty miles north Of Pilot Knob, and
the direction Of the movement indicated an nten-
ton TO threaten St. Louis. Prco, II Is stated, re-
cc!vcs acccason- to his ranks from tie Sece .sion
! svrnpaih lers and guerrilla bands throughout tho
State Tho rebels are said to be working the
lead mines Their operations in this part of the
country will entail great suffering and loss 10 the
| Icop'o Of the locality. Price's followers prov 4
| through the country in gangs numbering ani
IluuNctiuF tnc thlOb lnnhhvantN ana eNtenfinf r,
| their dcprcdn'ioi4s 10 u cr friends where the
| tnionists are not numerous or are found 70 lie
| to poor to hc robbed.
General Rosccrans' available forces probably Y
equal those under Price by ,his time. On Monday
last ten thousand militia had been organized in st,
Louis and the number was increasing. General
A. Smiths twelve thousand veterans are under
kosocrnls' orders and veteran regiments have
reached him from other quarters. battle cannot
| long be delayed. General smith's forcos have
driven tho cncmy from Franklin, but to proven,
tcing outtiankcd, may be compelled TO fall hack to
tho line Of the Msramcc River, at a point
about thirty miles nom 81, Louis. Fy scme
!, ,is supposed that the rebes only contemplated a
| grand raid. and will endeayor " retire without n
| hght when they shall have loaded themselves with
spo!ls General Rosecrans- however, evidently re-
CARDS the situs,ion thresteniug, and Is prcrsr-
| ing for war on large scale.