The New York herald., 1864-10-07

All tho Bridges Between Sc. Clair and
Franklin Destroysd-The Capital Of
tho State In Jeopardy-Uaion Forces ia
Pursuie OF the Invadcrs-The Enemy
Burn and Destroy Everything On
Their March, Sc.
The following important Information in regard 10 tho
Missouri invasion derived from letter received bya
gentleman In this city, dated st. LOUIS lat inst Tho
letter says
Iarrivod in this city Thursday night, from 81 Clair,
and has in from there since The
stopped work Thursday morning, and fear by This
time Of them are In the rebel service, ns Price
coDscripis every man able TO bear arms, aud shoots
every that tries to escape. IL was not believed tht
the rebels would 90 to st. Clair, although many men
would be there less than twenty four hours. Too
rebels, eight thousand strong have FRANKLIN and have
hut have learned the fate of -. clair. but
escape from them except through The woods Citizens
coming In here from the country soitn every hour,
leaving their families anu all to The loader mcrces OF tho
Mineral Point, Potosi, Webster and Redwood have
been taken aud sacked, and partially burned.
II that Price mas a, least 20 900 vel armed
and that he will txe tue ctta of the State os-
re can arrest him. oat We are sure 70 capture TAO
most .. ms army
Another letter to gentleman In lhs city, dated 5,
Louis, October 5, says
Price IL moving westward from Franklin, burning
everything In his route Mower AM SMITH, WITH san.
cieni ana orgsu,zcd after nm, and vii
keep hun well stirred up lie wl prpnaoy r'vase sns
centre OF the Stale aud tbeo return 70 Arkasas
Arrival OF Geuerni Ewing ~ ~. LOui-
ms Retreat from Piot hnoo rni
Fight at H.rrison ststiou-Prico
Marching on jefferson city 60 fnausu-
rate - Rebel GovsrnoF, sc.
sr Lotp, ocr Q, 1884
General Ewing and several officers q hs command
arrived hero last night having marched from Pioi Knob
to Ire soto escort q orty men, From DO soto 10
took the to this place. Its retreat from P'os
knob was untl soou, w,nty uies from Har-
La INIT
were driven back by artillery, vita los. Two other
attacks were made hotn u which rcpusod on
arriving at Hai son stItion wednesday night ho
erected some slight breastw'rks, planted oannon ana
fought tho enemy constantly unui saturday "sernoou'
when Colonel Bsverdge, g1 sx hundred ot the seven
teenth Illinois cavalry arrived from kola, and tue rooss
reti,ed Eariy surday mlrun- tho command started
Tor Roiia which 20 they reached bs same evoong,
with sbou, seven hundred and all OF hs artillery.
Tho ot, oss Of command from tue be- unng o, tho
s,ese Of piot guob is sbou, tnres hundred, mcsay
prisoners.
ncsrsches from Franklin report All ist thcre. Geoe
raj smith commands the forces at th.t ioint, Including
tho enrolled militia under General PIKE.
The laost accounts from Pr place him slx miles west
OF Urion tuesday the Jefferson cav road hs
force consists Of fifteen thousand dshrg men cafaHy
mounted infantry and about five thousand camp ~
lowers. Tie camp talk vas TO the effect that ~ ~
movements Indicate design 10 take lsaers9n 'h't "
stan Tom Reynolds governor, AMI hold tha y -
the conteder,cy. -
General Mower has been heard rom, but any p'ViA
t,ou as 10 bis whereabouts s forbidden
The rebels burned the oags bridge 7" - -
p,uroaa e,yht miles this sid- Of Jefferson Guy, yess"r
day morniog Tbs tbe Iasast sras' ~ mo, ''''
Tho militia guard ran away without hlss sao, !, vusn
| The rebels are using the ,,.sr wy t.s
Landing 20 transport Their artillery. ro ,.n,r,a,
lores Of rebels strength unknowul were ,ep' ~,
erossps the Usage river AZ .ssse n0oA, eWa'" WV
mics ,rou j. smith s advancing westward from Grays
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