, 1861-10-10

By the arrival Of N officer OF Lanes Brigade.
WHO lett Kansas City On Sunday night, VIC
taye 1ate Intelligence from Western Missouri.
Lane and Sturgis, the former with three
thousand sud the litter with four Thousand
ntn, were still at Kansas City, uuemploycd
ard waiting orders. 4 slriozs difficulty hal
sprung up between these commanders, On &C.
count Of Gen. Sturgis' unfortunate habits
which are not well calculated to inspire coz
liderce il his fitness 10 nsnouT-e body Of
1.er, and it had proceeded SO far That It vas
updenteod, wh5n cur informant left, that
La..e wculd no 1ocEcz cbey Sturgis' orders,
though the latter VAS his superior in rank.
Lanc'E Sentiments ware Ehsred by the great
hocy Of lis nen, and nothing bat
necessity, Induced by The presence Of daager,
/ acE?d be able to bring shout good under
stc1Ging between these officers. I: was fur.
:heT understood tiiatt Lane Eas about to make
clsrgcs ag;.:4,st Sturgis, vita view to haVo
Kim rclnored or suspended. This Is unfortn-
ea:e for the cause in tAat qCsster. Gen. StaE-
| gis Is Al officer Ct great Ea1it, In tue battle
| Of Wilson's Greek, w1lrc Ly2n fell, he did
capital ecrics, ard it is to be greatly regretted
tta: he is new giving himself E9 to indu!-
| gtEces which carry with them consequences
| 70 detrimental to the unico Cause. We take
it fos granted that Gen. Fremont Will inter
f.rczs Eocn as 1ews Gi this ata:r GEMS to lis
| ears.
Lare, CT # Eednssdas i.=i, se1t out scout
srg Fa.ty to observe the Icyc1e7ts of Price
Ell. Lis gang. They rctuE4ed on Fii3aS, hay
;rg made 6 thorough Reconnaissance cf ali tbs
! ;&,4 1oA 1-znf Thpr 1-1nA .!
R-sc Eli, twcEty miles from Lexington, a2t
2s nea1 C they could ascertain, Tas throwing
up temporary entertainments. Iney rcpor
I.itat Prices force has been exaggerated as Il
fruElcrs and efficiency, e1ld that there Is grea
Giscontent in his c1,lnp. Bcfaze leaving LEE
iug.on, lie dismounted all his men bat tTt
thousand, and cent the hories across to tn
rorth side Of the river, sole1y, it is alleged, t
prevent wholesale desertious. Half his 1ne1
.re tarefooted, and all rot effectively armed
It Is :he opinion at Kansas City, that hi
amy will gradually melt Away IS he goe
) soutLWa7d, and that nuless Fremont make
: Laete, he will find nobody to fight
4 few additional particulars touching Ii
expedition to Oeceola are given us: The ba
!. tie 1T the toHa was very Ehort. Not over t3
:, hurtred Of the enemy were there and tht
1oo1a fed, leaving the Inhabitants to coat;H1
i the Ggnt, which they did By firing from the
S houses with come effect. Before Lane ordere
; The town to be burned, he made an es:ilaa
l. IT tie Quantity Ct zchel stores in the plac
,. Three thousand sacks Of -four, FIVE hundrt
n | ba1rtis OF engar and molasses, fifty sacks
.. coffee, quantity Ct bacon md great sioi
I of MT dnsfrrYa1 and xvii
- jhcr, every house save enough cabins to SCI
- ttr the women until .Eey could get away.
large number Ct negroes improved the Opt
traity 10 assert their inalienab:e rights, G,
10 tLat part Of Missouri is poorer By at least t7
nj Auntred chattcls. Lane believes il the
at taiic;is-m hitting the rebels in TIC tec1zrs
- places-ln ample repriEals on property, and
ttr l:ft Afcw days before tie Ozceo!a expe
~ ticn, he took mea who had sworn aE2Siaa'
~ o.ca1ized d1um-he&d court-ma1tia1, q,
1t shot seven Of them without delay. Two bo
d. Of the party we're released. This terzial. {
1e ample has had a sslutary effect The Gay
10 | ttre cur informant left, there came re?
n messenger into camp with flag Of tru
,n having proposition to shoot no more I'm
m.r il Lane would desist. The agrecn
~ vss made, aad now the friends Ct the Gore
81 uert can live without perpetual fear OF be
ed hunted 10 death. Give General Jim als
:ce md in month he would paciiy Western
lat fcu,i SO e1ectually that rebellion would
are heard of no more. Els a'yuhente:'A al Il
for inu,n is Irresistible. nigger tor a0rs
in his ,ule Of compensation in matters Of p1
,,n erty; life for life in wha: relates to men.
killing is not hereafter to be all on one
ue asks Of Government cnly arms, fl
coffee, eugar and ammunition, aad he
!. it provide tie rest He has ], 700 mounted +
nm most Of whom have snapped hos1es s
-. they took the field, Invariably making
traeeE. He has organized and fitted ou'
aen supply trains with little eSpense to 9
VI Sam, ard IS for neat and forage, he he
was abundance seized as contraoacd Of war.
to is living urcn tho enemies OF his eou1
and they are getting sick Of the dlec:p1ir
It be which they are subjected.