The New York herald., 1864-10-23


cannot close without ,rbuts 70 the Missouri msii-
a, many % OF whom are nov lying tsn.sss on the hlL
their homes and Who are ready and willing 70 10 NV
wssrs and light 70 expei the Invaders.
Our. st. Louis Corrsspo ndenss.
Sr. Lous, Oct. ls, 1894
A BELIEVED TO m NnMSKr
distinguished general who now holds impogtaas
command In tho nsld In this Stats private
day before yesterday to friend this CITY, In which hs
said thai reported n his headquarters that Price
was ~ Lexington II Curtis could keep him shere few
days hs thought thsre would b. nghs. In which Price
would be whipped. This note, oonins from Official
source has produced impression shat battle 10 mmL
nent.
GENERAL ). eM,rn's sfxrxxNrH ARMY CORPS
occupied sedaa yesterday and cavalry under Gsus
raj peasanton have the rebels from
IN johnson county.
rRcE LOOKING roR LINE or RETREAT.
The movements OF tho rebels seem indicate tnas
Price looking we'll to limo Of retreat, and especially
socitous lest General Rosecrans shall get largo army
tho Westward; for sooner did advance occupy
smith,on, which little west Of south from Bonneville
than Price his retreat from latter place
The movements OF the rebels difficult TO understand.
They have divided their forces with great bodness
whc Fagns division took possession Of lexington four
thousand cavalry under General John q Clark crossed
the river into Howard county, and Shelby was operating
around bis old homo wavsrlsy.
pRicR's RECEPTION BooxEvrLLa.
Many citizens who In Bonneville during Sterling
Prices stay there tell singular storiea Ono s that
the rebel women from the surrounding country 10
droves 70 see Price, and embraced and kissta him..
Thomas O. Reynolds tho OK Lieutenant Governor beAaG
younger and more OF Shyock Ia bis personal appear
sncs, - was not 90 90 eagerly sse.ed . As Price
Tho rebels allowed sone conscripts who had been
forced to the fotacaons Boouovnls 70 take
Captain Shoemaker (he Union officer who surrendered
fha
prison and niarily execute him Shelby was highly
ncsused this proceeding, and ihroaseood up
exSnaAL cvxr,s' orssA7loxs
General Curtis been slowly but surely gath ring
large force OF Union troops, both veterans aud mi
itia upon the Kansas border TO hold cneck.
cavsry from Lexington to occupy IpdspendeDoe which
demo- but the next day General Curtis out nve
Mitchell to eSts,n informs,on This BODY drove out sSs
rebels and rsoccupied Independence report was cur
rent ST JosspA night before last that General Curtis
had moved his headquarters ~ Independence and
the lookout for tho rebels. in large or small force
cHSaRAL PiEAsASIoN's kossMRS1s.
General Peasanton, with largo body Of cavalry, -
gradually making his to tho westward. and strong
hopes that may YET be hcmmed
-Hs MOST IASrSrABLH rxAruRs
In Connection with this invasion 10 the comparative
license given to various gangs of yuorllas to commit
outrnges depredstions towns citizens. tho
uvason has rendered necessary the evacuation o sny
small ,owus order against the fs-
bes Bill Anderson. with his one hundred mon, tners.
fcre, have afros swing To plumber, and murder
through = comparatively populous section.
BURNING os DASviLLs, NO.
He improved tho opportunity last Friday BY dashins
wno "sss ns ssI on re Ssss"
were consumed nnd i've citzsos killed. Sixteen militia
who were IN lne town took their muskets and sought 70
town. Their ammunition soon out whom the rebels
battered down the entrance and killed every inside
10 complete the work OF destruction they tho block
house on ire ADD consumed the doad bodies
Anderson subsequently, burned High HILL and Forsnce,
two magnificent towns tho NoySh Missouri Railroad
nortion Of his gang was overtaken by militia from
hexco the light and eleven OF tho rebels killed.
FIGHT RrrwRgS MILITIA AND orgRLLAB At PANS no.
Psris, noursbng town and sns county scat Of Mon
county, o. the accession counties In the
State atackcby four hundred rebels under Colonel
Majors from Prices army, and former deputy shcrG
the county There one hundred and seventy i've
mntismen In town. who msde stubborn resistance
for bous but ~ last oyerpowered by superior
They surrendered condition OF being pa
rolled. Glasgow attacked tho Ian BY depleted
regiment Of cavalry from Clarks brigade, OF Sbslbys
the oush and the cap,ors, satisfied with taking ihs town,
did not follow
YHu RKDIL GENERAL c1 AJAX MOVING oy The HANNIBAL AHD
Clark 10 understood to bs moving on Brookasd, ON
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad aud body Of Union
cavalry has been despatched from Macon City 70 inter
The North Missouri, Railroad Is not badly damassd
first reported train ol cars carrying cleh dred
sods left ST. Charles Sunday morning 70 ascertain
the precise condition OF ihe road. THIS train reached
CITY, the terminus of the road the next evening
This evenings papers contain notification from tbs
officers railroad company To tho elect thai the
rans will be resumed to Mexico, and probably TO Macon
city, " morrow morning. Communication between Han
nba and - Joseph s.l kept open, though may -
any moment be interrupted
Jef. Thompson commanded the force which Captured
sedalia . few days ago. He paroed one hundred men
whom be gobbed there. They belonged chiefly " tho
Seventeenth Ininois cavalry. Lieutenant Knapp Of ths
regiment, says JeG. Thompson told him Pr,ce meant 70
stay IN the state Twenty hvo militia diggraced them
selves bv oning Jen Thompson Sedalia. he robsb
only acid the place twenty four hours They captured
some forage and small quantity OF ammunitipD.
Daily reports received ~ Union men, vino havo
turned 10 ther homes In those rort1us Of the sAte
lately held by the rebels, killing their rebel ncgheors
There quite a humber oI rebel refugees nying from
vcpg gcsncc and there Union Hyin. from Price
Newspaper Accounts.
NTHEoErTgD LETTgR Dsoh THIS REBEL eBNRRAI
0LAEx IN MISSOURI.
Correspondence OF the Missouri Democrat
kAr,ipz, Mss, Oct. Q, 1884.
General Brayman, commanding at thus post, has, for
time closely watching the passcs the river
In this vicinity; and through bis vigilance large aud
valuable mail, from the headquarters or tho Trans
Mississippi Department, intended for Richmond was
captured. Special credit ~ due Lieutenant Earle, who
aled 10 1nd sbe prize and capture IT, which he d
style capturing not only ihc mall, bat two majors
III captains and number OF pyaies bcougiog " tho
rebel army. He also captured nine Uaitsd sates nags
which we're captured from General Banks, and were
being taken 10 Richmond as trophies.
enclose one the letters, which VII, think, throw
some light upon the part rricss rebel army Ia expected