The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11
LIEUT.. COLONEL BLOOD's EXPEDITION TIC
FARMfNGTON.

PLIGHT OF RBBELS-ONE OF THEN KILLED. FOUR
CApruBED-THE BOYS CELEBRATE rHE FOURTH BY
EDITING THE ARGUS ExTRA-iNTBREsTxNG INCL
DhNTs, ETC.
From the 81 Louis Democrat, July 81
II win be remembered that last weex Lieut. Colonel
Bloode battalion OF Col BANDS regiment went 70 Pilot
Knob, and thence TO FarminstoD Francois county No
At nv O'Clock Saturday evening party returned from
the battalion, bringing four prisoners, who now
the Arsenal. The party consiste OF Adjutant CAN'T
Major wslfsr lsurgeenl, W. r. heChesney, hospital
night dreached Pilot Knsb at five a. day after
accommodating 1t this place and the vicinity they pro
armed traitors said TO be gathered there They arrived at
ncnght quickly posted guards On oh the roats leading
70 toe town, aad took possession Of the court house
Next morning the town subjected 70 search, which
resulted IN the finding OF large rebel deg Ia hay,oft
and several Drums belonging TO rebel military comps1
the nstioaa government. AZ evening runors arrived
that rebel troupe lowering the Vicinity mex,
morning askirmabirg patty Of sone eighty roep,
Adtutant CAN'T sent 10 pursuit They proceeded
the 4th, some eight miles toward Valley Forge when
they came upon party Of The rebels, some eight or
and were fred upon One OF them was shot through
both knees. and died within about nteen minutes Three
Of the others were captured and the rest got The
decssse, was named Nicholas Bennington On peraon
tocnd un6ushed letter, addressed his sweet
heart bidding her farewell and telling her he ego
ing 70 shoot black republicans" me detailed party
fcurd Iacee OF companies Of oope but failed TO Get
any further enemies and reformed.
AZ Fsro'Dsson the typos OF the battalion were called
iasTh,rg that hs would pvcbaby receive visit from the
Uoted Ststee soldiers voluntarily the uee Of s
office FOR issung paper should they desire 70 do The
Offer accepted and the Fourth celebrated oy the
publication ~ genuine Union eet IN. M,sourt Arg;s
Ezra" copy Of the production is before and bears
tbs immortal motto, Libertv and Union, and for.
ever, and nseps,abe" The publisher is Captsin j.
soGinnfs Of Company J. &c itor, " Stuart, OF Com
pAny associate editor, p 6oIi.teT Of conplny q;
compositore, Marion weiie joseph r. nutch ard 8 p
Iron and foreman T. N. Thompson. The sheet reflects
much credit upon thees gen ta0oen The esiors ss5 -:
" e necessary for us to stafe t. friends and the
public generally, toet Oh arriving a. Pennington vii bout
medication or hnarancs from ths ency (tbe print
es) knew OF no better way Of ceieora. the glorious
Fourth than by issuing strictly Cn,n paper &C.
complaining II, too IN the very cent? OF seceseonsm
Al re have OF lste prac,ised with the Mimic mueket
and cartridge box 10 much greater extent than With the
81 AID rue, we be seecb cur freuds TO any de
fects which mas be found In The Es.,d ArSus
An empenily pertinent and really able editoria ~
Iovs,h rebuke Of ibe iasehood and deuagcenisua be-
which many honest people have been dela ed into
steps Of treason From ,mber Of sp,c7 art les exhibit
Inf the eort and 'ncitents Of the expedition we 70
lect tbe following
usIoN TROOPS AT FARaINsToN.
Tho Jo3ps coroposet Of caopin b. G, Fsnd l. or che
Sixth Tegiment OF hsssuri Volunteers uD or c,mmsnd
OF Lieutensnt 9 iooe Blood, arised here Wednesday
pight NJ ten O'Clock and qnarered Ia the ho1se
All feel dsappcnsei IN not finding the enemy force
80 ~ss rep,rted They The peoples rniuds are
being dsahus Oh reference 10 the conduct Of she gov
eInm Mt troops they have been told wherever they
weat III puadered houses aud abused the people
shamoruly. Tho hod by tteir presence among them
thai they are gentlemen sn6 have Tho most acrupuous
regArd for all she rights 81 the people
II the men Of The Sxte pass through Southeast
Missouri, they will do much IN alayiDg the feeling Dg
the people, created by the msrepreseota iona VI rsbe
oemsgos who are seeking 20 destroy the good
Of hissoori ss wei ~ the Union OF the States The ON
cers snd men or the Sixth The for such
work. they are the "boysn 10 do the fighting If they
only aud The erens RI the c)urtrY ami get .hem
land long enough to give al exhibition Of ther Dcased
chtyalrv.