Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-17
TuU wAR IN MISSOURI.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, June l5.-The cap
itol was taken possession OF this afternoon, on
the arrival of the steamer Satan, by five com
panies of Col Blair's regiment of Missouri
volunteers under command OF Lieut. Col. An
drews, and a company of regular artillery I'M
der Capt. Tottpn, all under command OF Brig.
Gen. Lyon. The balance Of the force remain
ed on board the j. g. Swan until further or.
ders A company of regulars, under Major
Corant, thoroughly searched the country for
contraband articles, and found some wheels
and other parts of artillery carriages.
No violence was offered, but, on the contra
ry, the boats containing the federal troops
were received with enthusiastic cheers by a
large concourse of citizens. Gov. jackson and
other leading secessionsts left here on the
steamer White Cloud at o'clock on the af
ternoon of the 18th inst. Much disappoint-
ment was manifested by the troops on finding
the enemy had fled. The officers, however,
expressed no surprise, they having been prev
iously informed of the evacuation. The troops
under Lieut.. Col. Andrews are now occupying
the State House One or two houses have
been searched Tor secession flags, but none
have been found.
ST. LOUIS. June 15.-Eight regiments of
Illinois troops will be stationed within two
hours march of ST. Louis four at Belevillc,
and four at Caseyville Four regiments are
also stationed at Quincy.
We have undoubted information that there
were two thousand state troops at Boonville,
yesterday, half well armed and equipped,
with quite number Of cannon. Entrench.
ments were being thrown up, and troops were
constantly arriving, provision being made for
determined stand. The secessionists have
full sway in all the counties along both sides
of the Missouri river, from the Kansas border
to Bonneville The indications are that they
are pretty well provided for fight. Reports
of skirmish near Independence, in which
the federal troops were repulsed, seem TO have
some probability, but the telegraph in that re-
gi0n is entirely under control OF the seceS-
sonists, and reliable reports cannot be had.
QUINCY, ILL, June 16.-I learn from a
messenger from St. Josephs, Mo-, last evenit g,
that Col. Curtis's regiment Of Iowa volunteers
had made their headquarters at st. Josephs.
This force have been distributed over one
hundred miles of the Hannibal and St. Joseph
railroad. Col. Bates first regiment is distrib-
uted along the same road he has taken the
locomotives from the north Missouri road 10
prevent their falling into the bands of the reb-
els. There are no troops at Hannibal; about
one hundred are stationed at the bridge near
Palmyra.
Fears were entertained there of an attack
last night. Some of Col. Curtis force mad a
difficulty at the station 20 miles east OF st.
Josephs. The agents son had some words
with one of the soldieas. He drew a pistol,
declaring that he would have 10 sauce from
an abolitionist. The soldier Immediately shot
him dead.
ST.LoUIs, June 16-Two bridges at Shere-
gan and Centralia on the northern Missouri
railroad were burned Friday night and Satur
day morning. Col. Solomon's regiment went
out on the south west branch of the Pacific
railroad last night and Col. Browns regiment
with four pieces of artillery followed this af.
ternoon. Three companies of Col Taman's
regiment, advance guard, went out on the
north Missouri railroad yesterday, to protect
the bridges on that route and cooperate with
the forces already sent out in that direction
A special dispatch from jefferson City to the
Democrat says the steamer City OF Louisiana
arrived this morning, with Col. BoemStein's
regiment, a battalion OF which is now stationed
at the capitol. Judge Morrison, state trcasur-
er, was also aboard, as prisoner, but has been
released
Several tons of sheet lead and large quaint
ties of potatoes and bacon were seized as con
traband. jeff Rogers, with $4,000 worth OF
treasury warrants, designed TO pay the sol
diers employed in the southwest expedition
last winter r, and the steamer Mcdowell, lying
opposite to here, have also been takeu posses.
sion of by the federal forces.