, 1862-08-14
MISSOURI ITEMS.

Latest news represents more quiet state
ct things in northeast Missouri. Possibly
Col. McNclll6 thrash1ng OF Porterss baud mar
have the effect Of dispensing that gang Of des-
peEadoes and detetrins otnez outbreaks for
the time being.
"A squad oftwenty- five men Under Lieut..
Bonner, few days since. captured at the
house OF Mrs. Redd, near Dover, q flag which
had been taken from the entrer chments at
the time Of the hattie OF Lexington. They
also fouEd TWO mules, branded - g. s. taken
at the same time. An effort had been made to
erase the brand with an and:ron, hut the mark
of Uncle Sam was still there.
On Thursday of last week, Capt. Bur
rougbs, vino wa. in command at Platte City,
cent out his cavalry and d field piece and at
tackled some 800 rebels at Camden Point,
while eating their breakfast, in very strong
natural position. a few rounds fro m the bat
terry and charge With the eayoaet carried the
three being killed and i've captured. Among
the prisoners was the leader Of the gang, q
Wisconsin desperate named Patten. This TEL
low Patte1 vas one Of the leaders who enter
ed st. Joseph List fall at the time Of the burn
ing If the Platte River bridge, and it's thought
he had some hand in that act, which resulted
in the murder Of some eighteen or twenty
innocent persons.
Two negroes, boy seventeen years old,
and Z man thirty PEARS old, were sold By the
sheriff at st. Charles, last Saturday. The for
Mer brought $l5o, and the latter $3.50. Bosh
we're healthy, able bodied, and likely slaves:
4 large falling of in values Of this styls Of
property.
-Mullanphy Ie1snd in the Mississippi,
about fifteen miles abore st. Lonis, and the
ncighborinm Missouri shore in the vicinity Of
Spanish FUud, have recently bec0me denselT
populated By fugitives fleeing from this
county, to escape enrolment in the State
militia
There are from 800 to 500 armed gueri1ias
in GenEry county, Missouri.
AT Lexington nan named Crawford
rode mp to the military prison aud shouted to
The prisoners: Keep up your courage we'll
have yon Ill out By tomorrow night" He
wss heard and arrested the same evening and
is lodged with his friends ID duress.
-On Sunday all the,horses Of the Licking
ton aud sedalia Stage Company, were stolen
By some Of the guerilla bands who gre making
ship have been called upon under the new
order to make good the robbery.
| - The Kirkvi!1e fight was a' most bloody
| and terrible affair for the rebels. Col. Nc
| Nell, with a command Of some 1,5oo men,
had followed Porter's force, supposed to be
| 5000 strcng, in hot pursuit for twenty -four
| hours, wifhont stopping to eat Of sleep. Ar
| riVing at Knkyille, where Porter had stopped
| to offer battle behind the profession furnished
By the houses Of the village, McNeitl sent de-
tachments to the right and left Of the town,
and planted his cannon, some five pieces, in a
favorable position. The main portion Of his
the rsar, made their approaches gradually, OF
| their hands and knees, rising and firing az
they advanced at intervals, and shifting the
artillery from place to place as they di5cov:
cred more effective positions -Four or Eve q
the principal houses in the town were shat
tered By tie artillery, and eventually burned
up, With those who were using them IS pta
Of defense. After the defeat Of the rebels
come fifty persons who had heretofore bee1
paroled Or taken the oath were shot down
Our troops buried Of the secesh On the grouns
/ about $50. Our loss was seven killed an,
some thirty wounded. Our troops captures
1orty to fifty wagons and teams loaded viii
plumber and about 500 stand Of arms.