The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-02

BENToNspoRT, Iowa,
Sept. 20, 81.

again Joined Col. Moore at kahokia, Clark
Co Mo.
Col, Moore captured quite number Of
rebels in that vicinity, who generally took
the oath required of them and returned
home some of them will keep their oaths,
while others will likely only be little slyer.
Capt. SILVER went with q small company
of scouts and visited John Thompson, a
noted rebel captain, and took off his
premises wagons and harness and some
horses, and appropriated them to Govern
ment use. So when said Thompson re-
turns and takes the oath of allegiance he
can get the fair value of his property in
Government Scrip.
The above process is what We term
interesting the rebels in the support Of
Government
On Monday, the o3d inst, we marched
| from Kahokia on to Etna, reached there
the same day and exchanged few shots
with small number of retiring rebels
Nobody hurt We captured one horse
The women and children were ut home,
which showed that they did not expect
battle
The next day Col Moore sent some 20
wagons to old Ben Shacklett's for hay and
corn for the use of the army, aud while
the boys were loading the wagons man
] in the brush blowed furious charge on a
bugle, hoping TO run them off, but he
i had to skiddadle' to save his own "toot
] horn
The boys were only instructed to load
with corn and hay, but they grew some
what Jealous and hitched ON to fine car.
riage and 400 pounds of bacon; but the
{ carriage and bacon were returned by order
of Col Moore.
: While ut .Etna some of our scouts
stayed all night some six miles from ou
: camp. Two horses were stabbed some dis
lance from the guard and were stolen, ant
I when the owners went to see which wa.
r they had gone were fired on from tn
brush and Mr.. Rathburn wounded il
!. the shoulder. 1t proved to be only a fesl
il wound While at -Etna some 40 rebel
/ came in and voluntarily took the oath 0
e allegiance-som of them no doubt wit
good intention, and others only to say
their property from confscation
., On Thursday we marched to Memphis
4 the county seat of Scotland county, Mo.
and took quiet possession of the town, tn
II rebel forces slow y retiring from before u
and keeping barely at a safe distance.
= On Friday afternoon four men i
: charge of Lieut. McAllistcr went out nea
= :, two miles west of Memphis to visit HON
" and friends. A young man BY the nam
Of Fustus being about 40 rods in adyanc
/, OF the others was fired upon by some |
i or l. rebels, from the edge Of some brusl
Sc About dozen balls entering his body
ir fell from his horse. Oar men, few
~ they were, returned the fire. Lieut. Nj
~ Alster was wounded, though not morts
nd lly. He sent a runner back to camp t
h help, and quickly almost the whole col
: mand was under way; but the small boz
: - of rebels. had run and joined near A.
to others, and they all 'skiddadled.
I'm This is the way the war goes on, on t
~ part Of the rebels, while we are restrain
On. by positive orders from headquarters.
ter Now any man Of common sense can |
vi that this state Of affairs cannot last lor
ct but il Col Moore had discretionary pow
left with himself, SO as to make the ri
The rebels pay all the expenses of the war,
re, could with 1000 men soon make peace
e all of North east Missouri But {
~ Government seem to be blind, while {
er- people are daily growing mad. The I'll
err may come when Union men may pract
IAN Guerrilla warfare, and when we do, Il
=, - will be the beginning of the end of
lals curse OF slavery In snort, civil
ght must cease, or servile war will follow.
and am here with some teams, watt
ion, for Government stores far the army
a'e' A. w. II