s a great flood in the Ohio river, from the tributaries, causthy much damage.
At Paducan the bridge-boats have all been swept away.
Gen. Harris, in his message, recommends the payment of the Confederate war tax.
The Evansville Journal, of the 4th inst. confirms the report that Gen. Fremont has been ordered to Washington under charges made by the Blairs.
The Western papers complain of troops being drawn from the West to protect Washington.
Gen. Price is marching towards Boonville.
The Federals are concentrating at Jefferson City.
Cincinnati Oct. 8. --The St. Louis corespondent of the Commericial, of this city, states that one of the paroled officers taken prisoner at the battle of Lexington, reports that 200 of the Irish Brigade had deserted and joined the Confederate army.
Nashville, Oct. 8. --A bill has passed the Kentucky Legislture, authorizing the military board to raise $2,000,000 in addition to the $3,000,000 heretofore authorized.
A bill
rty, when it is a notorious fact that one small squad of Magruder's men alone buried thirty-two Federal bodies after the battle.
In estimating the Federal losses, we have adopted the opinions of the Confederate officers commanding, who are gentlemen, and upon whose statements perfect reliance may be placed:
Federal Successes.
Dates.Battles.Confederates killed.Confederates wounded.Confederates captured.Federal killed.Federal--woundedFederal--captured.
June 3.Philippi72015
June 18Boonville4205049
July 12Rich Mt'n.40552050
July 13.St.
George13500410
Aug. 28.Hatteras12691
Oct. 21.Fdr'k town
Nov. 7Port Royal1240823
Dec. 3Drainsville43143850100
Total138278124986207
Confederate Successes.
Dates.Battles.Confederates killed.Confederates wounded.Confederates captured.Federal killed.Federal--woundedFederal--captured.
Feb. 16San Ant'c.150
Mar. 12F't Brown100
April 13F't Sumter
April 15Fort Bliss100
April 20Indianola600
May 19S'well's P610
May 31Fairfax C. H.125
Late from Missouri.Boonville taken from the Federals.
Col. Boyce, a gallant gentleman, bearer of dispatches to the Confederate Government at Richmond, arrived in this city yesterday.
By the same arrival we are gratified to learn that Colonels Poindexter and Dorsey, with eight hundred men, had in three encounters met the enemy and obtained signal success in each.
Although encountering superior forces they punished the invaders of Southern liberty severely, and captured the town of BoBoonville.
The army of Gen. Price is said to be rapidly increasing in numbers, and is well armed, equipped, and full of resolute hope.
A few days ago Col. Freeman, who is well styled the swamp-fox of Price's army, stole a march upon a large force of Federals stationed at Rolla.
He had under his command but one hundred and twenty, all told; yet the enterprise was inviting, and the constant activity of the scouting commander could not forego the opportunity.
He found the enemy quietly b
A town sure by the Yankees.
The Jackson Mississippian of June 3d says:
We are indebted to Capt. Abney, who arrived this (Sunday) morning at 3 o'clock, on the train, for the following particulars regarding the attack of the enemy on Boonville.
He says that eighty of the enemy's cavalry made a descent on Boonville, situated on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, below Riezl, and occupied by our sick soldiers, and burnt the railroad depot, hospital — In fact, the whole town, and several CaBoonville, situated on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, below Riezl, and occupied by our sick soldiers, and burnt the railroad depot, hospital — In fact, the whole town, and several Caroda of ammunition, and destroyed about fifty yards of the railroad, and took a large number of prisoners.
Twenty five of our cavalry came up at this time and fired on the ly, which caused a stampede, and all left.
Our men then went to work and moved several burning cars that were loaded with Bufield s, and saved them from being destroyed.
He reports nothing of importance having occurred at Corinth up to Thursday night.
Further particulars.
The Montgomery Advertiser has m
olutely no foundation for the statement made by Gen. Halleck to the Yankee of War, that he had captured 10,000 Confederates and 15,000 stand of arms from our army — In retiring from Corinth our army saved all of its small arms, and as there has been no appointment since that event there is no probability that men have captured any considerable number in any other way. As to the prisoners there can be no other foundation for the report them the fact that in the recent dash of the enemy on Boonville, where several thousand or our sick were stationed, they did virturtualty hold them as prisoners for the space of perhaps half an hour.
These are all the prisoners Halleck has taken recently, and it has sent the dispatch alluded to it must have been because he was anxious to deserve the title given him by the New York correspondent of the London Herald--that of Major I Jar of the West.
As Gens. Price and Ven Dora are both still with Gen. , the absurdity of the statement that they have be
The affair at Boonville.
--The Wilmington Journal gives the following version of the queer affair which occurred at Boonville, related by who knows the facts:
So quietly had all the arrangements for the evacuation of Corinth been made, that Halleck was completely fooled, and in perfect ignorance of what was going on, sBoonville, related by who knows the facts:
So quietly had all the arrangements for the evacuation of Corinth been made, that Halleck was completely fooled, and in perfect ignorance of what was going on, so that, suspecting no such immediate movement on our part, he had secretly dispatched a body of troops, mainly cavalry, with the object of reaching, by a wide circuit, a point on the Mobile and Ohio Road in the rear of Corinth, and of destroying some bridges, with the view of interrupting our communication.
A mer dash and away.
Pthe evacuation, a number of our sick, amounting in all to about fifteen hundred, with an escort of about two hundred well men, bad been sent down from Corinth to Boonville.
The Yankee bridge-burning force suddenly came upon these sick men with their attendants, and had them all ranged in line ready to be carried off as prisoners,
night.
The stock on the west branch of the road has been a good deal damaged, and it is believed there is a considerable force of rebel cavalry in the vicinity.
No trouble has yet occurred on the Pacific railroad, except the removal of the rolling stock from Franklin, but fears are entertained that the rebels will attempt to destroy the Osage and Gasconade bridges.
General Brown, commanding the district of Central Missouri, has withdrawn his forces from Warrensburg, Sedalia, Boonville and other points, and concentrated them at Jefferson City, where both troops and citizens are hard at work in erecting fortifications.
General Kirby Smith, spoken of by some Eastern papers as commanding the rebel forces in this State, is not in Missouri.
It was reported some days ago that he would probably join General Price, but he has not been heard of since.
General Pleasanton relieved General Blair of the command of the city and county of St. Louis to-day.
Escaped prison
his cavalry, he feels certain of his ability to obtain horses enough to keep good his original stock; and perhaps he may be enabled to mount some more men.
Kirby Smith crossing the Mississippi.
The New York Times says:
A rumor prevailed in St. Louis a few days since, that Kirby Smith has crossed White river with a force of thirty thousand men, and is advancing on the southeast.
It is disbelieved at headquarters, but has had considerable currency.
Price told his friends in Boonville that a heavy force of rebels would prevent Steele from attacking him in Missouri, and the inference is that Kirby Smith has been making some movement to divert attention from Price, though the probability is strong that there are no rebels in force north of the Arkansas river.
What is to be Done in Virginia.
A telegram from Washington says that general fighting along all the army lines will be the result of Sherman's movement.
It says:
It appears to be pretty well settled
nd retired.
"General Beauregard reached this place three days ago. His stay will probably be short.
His presence here is not to take command of the army, but to look after its interests.
I learned from Major Willis (of his staff) that he designs issuing an order to deprive all commands of their colors who fail to do their part in battle, and not return their flags until they retrieve their lost reputation.
Arrangements are being made to furnish the destitute families about Corinth, Boonville, Rienzi, and other places in East Mississippi, with corn, as many of them are very destitute.
Many depredations upon private property have been committed by the soldiers.
The citizens had but little subsistence before our army reached the country; hundreds have been stripped of almost everything to eat.
"General Hood speaks of issuing an order to have soldiers shot immediately who are found killing hogs and cattle.
It is high time that indiscriminate robbery of the citizens was che
