From the St. Louis Beacon.
{"character_count": 2050, "word_count": 352, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9652000069618225], "ccnet_perplexity": [2062.0], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
.Nihfmy.-Our last information fron the Upper Mississippi, does not yaryhe relation of the parties very matefially from that last published. It will.bere re. collected that the Indians took position in the first. place on Rock river, at tbe Prophets village. They have since re. moved thirty or forty miles higher up. and we understand that the militia from Illinois, one thousand strong, instead of meeting the regular troops, under Gen. Atkinson at Rock Island, have orders to change their route, so as to effecta junction with the General, on the Rock river, near the camp of the Indians

 The United States troops were to be transported from Rock Island to Gale. na, and to march from thence aeloa the country 10 the point on Rock river designated. They average about three hundred and fifty. The force of the h. dians, according to the most authentic information, varies from five 10 seven hundred. The Indians stand upon the defensive, but threaten resistance in case of d foreible attempt to remove them, or to seize the Prairie dn Ghlen murderers. It will be perceived that they have an extensive back ground on which 10 retreat, and may, therefore, if assailed by superior numbers, put their assailants to great deal of expense and trouble.

 The exact time at which junction of the United States troops with the Illinois militia will take place, of coarse, is not known, but probably, about the 9th of this month; after which time We may expect to hear of something decisive. The great danger to be ap prehended is, not that the Indians will defeat their enemies, but that, in case they arc attacked, after slight ski. miah, they will retreat along the settle. ments, committing the most terrible out rages in their course. We are stlId the opinion, that the course dictated by humanity, and regard to public econ omy, is to give them sound drubbiDg. We are more impressed with the pro priety of such course, when we re- fleet that their principal force is made up of the disaffected and profigate of various tribes inthat section ofcountry.