, 1861-07-29
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COZ. WYmAN,yHEGInENr.



CAAP RoLEA, Missouri; j.
headquarters 18th Ill Reg., July 2S, 1851.
:, Col. BEomns regiment ,aro iusf lmarchinp
into toWn:1The main body enc.imped ten
miles away last night. while tbs advance
guard puahed forward into. RolIs, The winnie
4rcgim ent viii go On immediately to g. Lonia.
and there Be disbanded,i: their time Of eerylce
having expired.
We heard yesterday that Col. Sweeney had
sci cut from Springfield with force Of !. 200
mer, to attack Mcbride. .rhis is rather
taklEg the bone ou: Of our mouths. q, ne had
hoped to meet Mcbride, aud we're receiving
secret ;ntornatlon as TO his position aud re-
EoHrces. =
wrote yesterday Ct Cur scouting expedi-
tlon that had set out under Capt. >Wadswor.h
and Lieutenant. Williams, to endeayor to SO.
cure W1sWau Johusen and 4 company ofseces-
elon4sts with him. Another party Of scouting
men started last evening unde. Capt. B!anch-
no' Company r, to surprise nest Of seces-
slontsts tome ferty m:lcs AWAY. - = s-"'
A secret warning WAS brought to the OIL.
GERS oy good Union man of the vicinity, of
TIC ass emblsge Of this body, and acting on
.nls tn expedition was sent against them.
Captain blanchard, the co,omauder Of the ex.
neo1'1on, is veil known IN Illinois as one Of
the county Judges, residing near Napsryi1Ia
He hns just sent in his resignation Of the otficc ]
OF Judge. Freferring, though man consider
ably advanced in yeaIs, warfare in suah n
cause as nc has adopted, to peaceful Life: at
-, Mattsrs;s:s retiy quiet now in this vicinity
tha taer u the secess;onists hare left
Sv@~
Inc oa.h of allegiance to the United States. ~
be1o1e the troops came here. there wiz
E3stance committee. whose object Tss IN rli
IL 1ne pace OF all supporters Of the government
II! lEe names ol' tho committee were not pub-
.r1eaeu. oot It was well known who most OF
tnS9 hn;a were: Ihey stirred up the people to |
1o.d t.. meetipg6. expressive Of, sympathy with |
INC South, and served notices Of eIectment
uEon known Union men. One farmer. a Or.
map, had neat little farm which hai been
soBn ard gaTe the fairest prospects Of abun-
1ant T4a1, . returns, when he received summons
si4hi' , 'he he7 F,guanee COMMITTEES to leave town
ae!d, iett home and farm Just a5 they wera
md within the specified time was without the
Units Of the place. He has never returned,
nah nor nea a;1y anything been heard from him Four
agn not1cfs we're served, but at last the indig
. 'atlcn OF Inc people Was aroused and the con,,
alttee were compelled to desist. When the
roops came, the tables we're speedily tnrnaa |,
nd = g the Prosecutors vanished al immediatei1
thelr otd victims: let one or two arc still
ls!9g " N toWp, proleseed euhjects Of the Un:-
90 states, but undoubtedly awaiting onlT an
Ppor.pnity to aid the party with which IN IN |.
f21t they still gympathize.
Inc County Clerk, who LETT en- the ar1iya1
f5.n our e itsIess though not one Of tho violent
lqts q eecession1sts has never returned, and
!tltes That he u unwilling to come back if he
obliged to take the oath. - ~
Moss all Of them say they are wi!.in In
Hear s 10 support the Old Constitution, but
icy can lever sWear, allegiance 10 tue new
incoln's. >ee7sa7'ea ~
one can get some idea from This how gross
iast oe the Ignorance Of this people and R1,at
Llef u 1olly there il in the reasons they assign
y y ne me var. The people are like The couutf7.
Ietty big devil and pretty bigh monnas;n ins =
tempt any one with this county,"
G.C.C,