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Correspondence Of the 81. Louis Republican.
THE CIVIL WAR IN HANCOCK COUNTY.
WARSAW, ILLINOIS, September Il, 1916.

WARSAW, ILLINOIS, September ID, 1916.
GENTLEMEN; The beligerent forces at Nauvoo
have skirmishes day. Yesterday afternoon
a few guns were fired, and one man on the Anti
Mormon side was slightly wounded They were
again firing on each others outpo5ts last night,
but on the side Of the Antics no harm was done,
1t is impossible, on this side of the river, 20 as
certain with any degree Of certainty the state Of
affairs in Nauvoo, and the chance on the other
side is little better. Taking all the reports have
heard together, in relation TO the number of Nor
mons killed and wounded in the two battles, can
not form any estimate Of the correct number.
The Mormons acknowledge TO the death of on
ly three, but some of the Anties, who were in the
engagement Of Saturday, say positively that nine
dead bodies were taken out of one house. On
the Anti Mormon side seven were wounded, one
Of whom has since died.
Capt. Smith of Carthage is not now consider
ed dangerously wounded. The antics sent to
Quincy for a supply Of cannon ball, which they
will be another battle. 1t is said one hundred
men are on the way from Quincy to try and effect
a compromise. They will not be successful, for
the Antics are determined not to accede to any
compromise whatever. Mr.. Carlin yesterday
made a requiston upon Gen. Stephens for his
brigade of militia, as he says, to assist him in ar
resting and executing certain writs in his posses
sion against certain individuals in Nauvoo.-
These wrts are a sort of flimsy covering for the
real object of the Antics, which is, TO drive the
Mormons from the country.
| visited Montrose yesterday for the purpose
Of ascertainng something in relation to the num-
Der killed and wounded of the Mormons, but
could learn nothing satisfactory. saw there
something of the suffering and destiturion produ-
ced among the Mormons by this outrageous war.
Many families of women and children had been
sent over the river without shelter or food, some
Of them sick. The ferry boat was kept constant
ly running while remained there: Mrs. Smith
herself crossed over and begged quarters on
board of the steamboat Monona which was lying
up there. She was crowded full Of women and
children from Nauvoo. Other boats were taking
those that wished TO go up the river without
charge. Some of the strongest Anti-Mormons
at Montrose were contributing to the relief of
those distressed creatures, rather than see them
in suffering condition, but if the war lasts much
longer their numbers will be so great that the cti.
zsns Of Montrose cannot relieve them, even il
they had the disposition. ..- .. ,.-.
1t is a sad time among the farmers, but they say
they will SOW no more until this Mormon diii-
Guilty is settled. Nothing is thought of but the
expulsion of the Mormons from the State.
Whatever the citizens of the country possess
is at the disposal of the camp: it is contributed
without money and without price. Wheat is sent
TO the mill here from all parts of the country, to
supply the camp with bread. A baker here with
several hands, has devoted himself exclusively to
their service for three weeks; q butcher OF Car
thage has done the same. There are from one
hundred to one hundred and fifty wagons and
teams all the time at, or employed for the camp,
and last, not least nearly, if not quite, thousand
men constantly on duty. Besides the dire con.
sequences attendant upon such a state Of things,
estimate that it costs, to maintain such force,
one thou sand dollars per day.