Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-08
LATE NEWS.
From the Kansas Brigade.

From the Kansas Brigade.
Position Of Lane-He makes a speech-Un-
ion Indians Their skill as scsuts-
Everybody Union"-Escope of $50 SLAVES
--Lane's "Vouchss" Guerrilla parties in
Missouri.
From the Leavenworth Conservative, Oct. Goth.
From VIM. P. Chandler, of the Quarter
masters Department, who arrived here on
Sunday night, we learn some interesting par
ticulars in regard to the march Of Lanes
Brigade.
Lane left Osceola on Wednesday morning
last. Sigel was then at Bolivar with $4,000
men, and would be met by Lane that night.
column numbered 10000.
The brigade met with no enemy on the
march to Osceola. Gen. Lane plants Union
flags in nearly every town he passes, and his
object in doing so is clearly revealed in a
speech recently made at Pleasant Hill. lie
said
81 am here once more, and this time l
raise the stars and stripes. So long as that
flag waves here your citizens shall receive
protection. But let it be torn down by seces-
sion hands, and Pleasant Hill comes do,on as
sure as he'll"
INDIAN SCOUTS.
Lane has with him fifty-four Delaware In
dams, under Capt. Falleaf, and twenty Wyan-
dotte Indians, under Capt Veale Falleaf
was with Fremont in his famous overland
journeys, and the Delawarcs with him are
those ordered by Gen. Fremont. They are
very serviceable as scouts, being good horse
men, good shots, acquainted with the coun-
try, and always on the alert. They scour
every forest before the army marches through
it, and quick death is the punishment of all
rebels who lie in wait to shoot down Union
soldiers.
ANY MORE COMING?
This question is constantly asked as jim
Lane goes marching on. Eyes, Sturgis."-
ANYBODY else Y'' "Jennison will come afte,
him." "Jennison the Lord help us But
there's nothing left for him to jayhawk."
1--WE don't know, he's pretty good at finding
things"
| MISSOURI STILL FOR THE UNION.
After all our marching we are still unable
to find single secessionist. Even thos'
taken in arms declare they were pressed into
the Confederate service, and have always
been Union men. This is exceedingly pc
culiar, but what every body says must b.
true"
| THE BLACK BRIGADE.
Slaves began coming into cam? as soon a
Lane left Westport. Not day passes with
out practical exemplfication of the lie tina
''the slaves are contented." A black brigad
consisting of over $50 recent chattels came
out of Missouri on Friday last They ar
we'll mounted, and have good supply train
Their untimely departure created no little ex
element in the districts they were engage
in bleaching out. Lane continues TO Civ
vouchers" to such owners asare proved to b
Union men, stating that "such slave, value
at so much, was lost by the march Of M
brigade"
few days ago the General called claimar
and claimed before him, and asked the lattel
) George, do you want to 60 back with you
: master 2" To which he replied, mo, Ger
} eral, never goes back" And darkey wa
sent to camp, while disguised secesh went
his farm madden ard cheaper (by $1,000
} man.
The party of scouts under Capt. Balm
which returned Sunday, was three times al
preached by guerrilla parties, although Lane
large force has never been molested. Thes
rowing bands of thieves and assassins contiI
lie to infest the country, and to pillage tt
property of Union men. One of these con
panies was left very near the Kansas line, an
it is probably the same band which recent
sacked Gardner in this State