New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-05
ARuY OF TIE SHENANDOAH.
Capture Of r1oor6eld b, = Small B"dy Of
Rebel Gayniry-The Jessie scouts-b W.
inv Adventure, Of ;brir Gomwaoder-
EIair-f;rendth Escapes.
Ion Ca speei.l Cortc.losdsnt.

From Oar Special Cores opden,
M,EriNssrEa Iuly 1852.
Isarn from Cant Cgrpenier, OF the "Jessie
Scouts" who arrived here this morning rom yum
beIand, that Mooreield was captured on Sunday
afternoon by body OF Ashby's Cavalry, eighly'siA
in number. under the immediate command OF Col
Harriss large company OF the Mary land Home
Guard occupied the place at the time, but they maze
no defense having been noEned that The Rebel iViee
was 100 strong, and completely surrounded the
town. The CAPTAIN with his 100 men deemns DIS
ce,on the better par: Of yalor in an emergency ne
the present, ou,etly awaited the arrival OF the Rebel
cavalry, WHO by and by, with deuonaieal yells'
came d,shipg into tie town. Tho Union iorce was
quickly surrounded md placed under guard, ana Al
was no until some hours elapsed tiat they dlSeoV'
cred the manner N which they bad been deceived ~
the reports Of the town people IN regard to The oIce
OF the Rebels. On Monday morning the prisoners
were Oh released their pllo'e q honnsHT ana sent
toward Cumberland, With ali their acooutrements,
bat nary gun the cavalry having aAen large
Of their arns. Il was he intention OF Col Harris
to leave lie place to-day, and IL Is more lhi ne!
tba, ere Ibis reaches Won he lar been captured ~
the route vs. ch he designed king was decoVcftd
and inforro4tion thereof fofw tded 10 Gen. Sircl.
Among the many pictures9ue individuals one en-
counters in this latitude, Capt. Carpenter OF tue
Jessie Scouts is by no means snte 10 oe t-s'eI
bv. Fancy poaclCr who 1t half o1g5rd ana
wholly daredevil, AID you cal b siimfse o. ni'
air. lIigh top boots are drawn W over VIDE biaeh
velvet Tow GERS No vest IL rom, AND the eAp.nre
OF r, Bins, ,lest eiords q ine field .pr lbe Qyce
snowy sbut-bo-om of faTisian pfeien. ions aid ine
plsterial formed OF divers pufbng nnd plating, ITO
front fold being garnished vi s.ues snd 'No
rather large bosom pins joinei b. SOD ciain.
Under broad collar Is loosely tied Il lL.ra siik
scarf, IN large, careless bows ald hhntiug mayed
ends A hunting coat of bark velvet, q. bel Win
tie buttons and epauiettss Of liz rank, and irish
hat Of the sombreIo STYLE with a hong black plume
aud divers gil, ornamtnts, coEpieie co..alhe
masked with ~ F.rscsivc ecce1 ric.iy'
Den th The brim Of THE bot gleaip' face ,ls'
tells its own story keen Spanish eiieht eye, a
wild luxuriancc Of hsir and iGgsi4c'r, irorlcd
cheeks aud features all agow Win Eteiih aud ieoi
As one notes hi- step Of carclers tsiHut ft-t'; p
derce one could readily credit accounts o. even mo'e
reckless deeds Of daring srd audalou bravery ic ~
tLose linked 10 his nan ?. ".lessls Sconfs' were
Organized in Kansas by Capt. Carpenter end com
prise n Young men Of undanued courage ami finished
borssuanstip. They Were accepted "a the ~ o.
August, ~ -. Louis, BY Gen. Fremont, v ho WIZ
then in command Il thar perarinen. Orc ~ th'
first personal eXI lofts OF the taptsiu While iis men
were divorscly employed was "a eScursipn % New
Madrid in response 70 des're expressed ~ zen.
Fremont 10. information respecting Cca lll1".
Disguised a. a Confederate oihcor Carpenter visited
several planters residing IN 81. iou,, aud rrNe-
senting bmsclf as officer Vlose term iad O. Piitl
took their confidence and secured from them Letters
10 Gen Pillow hoTso ard other needed acccts;iries
to Liz success. thus provided he merTlly wended
Lis way toward Gan. Pillows camp then Stationed
al N, w-Slgdrid and consisting Of 3,-OV men.
lie adrOly iuggstiacd himself INTO tie confidence
of Gen PILLOW, learned rom hir many oi hs pai ?,
sud engaged himaeI 10 raise company % sconis
from s.. Louis i1r his seIvice. The General, 10
lighted, cave him instructions how - proceed, Tar
pishing him with Passes, aud knowledge how 10
smuggle his recruits acrcss the rytr 70 fadncih. INC
only Available entrance into the Confederate hnes
Before Cant. Carrcut6r departed on this - pediiiOn
ho entered Gen. Pilows marquee, helped nim.eh to
all loo. ely disposed papers aud c0crmen's ~ The
name Of the United States. mounted Tire norse iur
uished him, and trinmphGntly rode away 40 faat-
an he hailed tire Union gnboa tonnes;oca, and
with come difficulty proving ms identity Wa. con-
yeyed to ST. Loui. where he delivered Tho yaiual 10
intelligence lie bad obtained. Iuis iDionaaiiOn was
tho means Of securing The safety o. Col. Og',by,
who war In garrison 10 Cairo. lls next ~ plO was
visit 10 The camp OF Jeii. 1hOnIs.n, upon Which
exco.sion Le appeared in the character # a Graz!
msu, h.. lcss t..oc'ess, aud appropriately cosiumed,
rejoicing ia q wound over his eye, which he had
conveniently reopencd Tor tie OCCASION.
The COnicderafes received h.n with sOme show
Of coupas-ion and their Medical Dir cior inter cx
aminiDg iis wound. pronounced u q compound iTac-
ture Of the skull lie was ye!nitt' ths freedom OF
the camp, and soon learned thai they aware o.
the failure Of Gen. Pillows Cairo AMI ST. Louis
pllns. Alter obtaining all tie information 10 be
bad, fash Of insanity prompted The adoPuon OF =
fine hor. e. ard bold eslOp through tie pifbets.
Delivering the Intelligence he had g',n,d 10 Gen.
Grant a. Cape GiTareau, ne was made bearer o. di.
patches to Gen. Montgomery 10y Gen. Fremont Ia
ron,e he encountered the fearful accident Of Plats
Bridge, flom which, however, he ESCAPED ~ iirsi
uniuiared. After securing many wounded, b. went
10 he aid OF the conductor Stephen Cutor Of New
York, WHO was lying crushed under a ear. While
cudeavOfing 10 eXtlicate hun, tue cur again gave
way killing Culler Ipsl antly and breaking CAPS.
Carpeniers shoulder-bladc, who lay with the dead
bocy OF Cutler IN bis arms for Eve hourr before he
Was rescued. This incident detained lin five DAYS
in Kansas City. On the -iXtB he mounted bis horse
ana the eighth saw him at the head Of bis men. lis
officers wcro Lieut.. Scott, tnce promoted TO cap
taAoy ia the L. ). A., and Lieut.. Rob-. Croesng
the ilSer, by command If Major Bany, in order 20
take observations, they suddenly came upon PARTY
OF eight men, mounted, WHO claimed 10 be squirrel
hunting. The captain, taylrg lao WAS au ola hunter
nt IT, desired % inspect The sort OF shot they used
IN their sI0dr TIE result wa discovery Of 90
rounds 81 cartridges in tie pocket. aud asddlebags
Of the fret overloaded. AFTER twiiing them
awhile for their Iliysclecfed ammunition for squire
hunting, they confessed that they belonged to u
papy from PlattB County, and we've Oh their way 10
re-eniolce Gen. Price, who was then preparing for
an attack upon Auliigsn. ut Lexington,
CAPT. Carpenter sent them under guard 10 Major
Barry, asking for n ouiOrcenents. The ri or ic-
spouded by sending 90 men aud howi'zer mounted
Oh an old Iine-bo2 wagon but before tnese arrived,
the Captain, becoming resiyc, made dash inlo
Randolph n dcseried town, the rendezvous Of the
Rebel bandsl aud captured Il prisoners, killed of
the band and routed tie rect. lie took IS horses,
Is OF 20 shot-gun- and a large quantity OF amuuni-
uon. Before leaving, he reduced Randolph to ashes.
In this forhy he was hIt by "a tail over the eye,
which, to use hi, own expression ''olly raised
blood blister" Tho news Of Sins exploit Il read rap
idly through the country, aud UPON his return TO
Kan, ar Cry be and his band Were met by tho ac-
CARNATIONS OF about 1000 Ieo,lr. Reporting him
.af al 81 puj, LIE was srut by Gen. Ereu.nt TO