The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20

Surprised jumped to their arms and sue
cessfully repealed the attack, driving the
rebel forces, killing four, and wounding sew
eral others, and capturing five prisoners and
seven horses.
Capt. McAlister, of the 9Th Illinois, was
MORALLY wounded, being shot through with
five balls. Some three or four others of the
Federals were slightly wounded.
| While the fight was going on at the camp
a company of 800 mounted Rebels, under
Capt. Owen, ol Marion county, Missouri,
went to Monroe station and burned the r.
4. bridge, the station houses, and some
twenty Railroad cars, and also tore up the
track.
The whole of the rebel force retreated in
the direction of Monroe station, and were
hotly pursued by Col. Smiths command.
Arriving at the station, another skirmish
took place, in viii the rebels were again
repulsed with some loss Lot ascertained.
Col. Smith took up a position in and
around the Female Seminary, and dispatch
ed messenger to Hannibal, ordering rein
forcements from Quincy through Lieuten-
ant Nettleton of the Home Guard. The
steamer Black Hawk was Immediately dis
patched to Quincy for troops and had not
returned when our informant left Hannibal
at IL O'Clock last night. The rebels in full
force had surrounded the Federal troops and
were committing all sorts of depredations
upon persons and property. They had de-
liberately shot down a Union man by name
of Hotchkiss, formerly of Hannibal, put
ting seven balls through him.
1t was though that Col Smith would be
able TO hold out till reinforcements could
reach him, when if the bridge burners
would fight they wsuld have an opportu-
nifty.
Most of the rebel troops under Harris are
mounted med.
Later-The Dirty towards Run Again.
ST.. JOSEPH, July 12.
| A gentleman from Shelbina this evening
reports that the Home Guards of Hannibal
held their position in the College building
at Monroe against 1900 rebels up to o.
clock last evening, when the rebels broke
and fled. Sons of the rebels were killed,
and twenty of their horses captured. None
of the Home Guard were killed or taken
prisoners.
two miles East of Monroe when our in
formant left.
The Railroad track will be repaired as
soon as possible, and trains will resume their
regular trips.
The troops from st. Joseph and Hudson
arrived at Monroe after the rebels fled, and
they are on their return.
Troops to be sent to Kearney, Laramie
and alt Lake.
NEW YORK, July IL.
The Secretary of War has finally decided
to detail the officers captured in Texas and
discharged on parole for duty at Forts Kear-
dey and Laramie. This duty will not con-
f1ict with their oaths.
Government intends to send a sufficient
force to these points and others along the
overland route, to fully protect the mails
and the property of citizens.
A considerable force of volunteers will
be sent to Salt Lake. From advice just
received, trouble is apprehended in Nevada
Territory, by the resistance of some of the
people to the exercise of Gov. Nye's Fed
eral authority. The Mormons are said TO
be at the bottom of the movement.
Gen. Fremont had an interview with Gen.
Scott, and expects to leave for st. Louis in
few days. Kit Karson will probably join
him.
The friends of Gen. Lee report that he
has resigned, and will be found on the side
of the Unionists of Virginia.
1t appears that while our regiments aver
age about one thousand men each, the
Southern regiments do noatverge over $50.
Important information obtained is, that
there has been a severe quarrel between
Lee, Letcher, Gov. Wise, Magruder, and
Roger A. Pryor. jeff. Davis was called in
to settle the matter, and laid Gen Lee on
the shelf. This enraged Gov. Letcher. who
is still inactive, and Indifferent to the sue
cess of the Rebels.
This information confirms the dispatch
that Lee had left the Rebels, and was now
in Western Virginia raising force to sus-
tain the Union.
Jeff. Davis not only snubbed Gen. Lee,
but against the protest of Gov. Letcher,
Magruder was detailed to command the
Rebel affairs in Eastern Virginir, Gov.Wise
to command in Western Virginia, and Gen.
Beauregard was assigned the command of
the center column at Manassas.
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