, 1862-06-14


Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Trlbune.]
CAssEu1E, No., June 4, 1862.
The expedition has come in from Neosho,
hut there has appeared no enemy. In fact,
these rebels s:seem more desirous Of fighting
the State troops than our men. The Miesou-
Tians are not fighters. Union and Eecesh seem
about on the same par. They are Kin, aud
why should We expect greater bravery in the
ono than the other.
The sccesh fear onr cannon. They call them
reyolyiDg guns, for they Imagine it impossible
t0 shoot from Ave to eight shots 4 minute
from one cannon. Who can wonder at their
fear, when fiom battery Of si1 guns we pour
into their ranks from thirty to fifty rounds shot
and ehell to the minute. We have here three
guns, one secesh cannon and one a T. pound
howitzer. Lieut.. Boorhis, commanding the
battery here, is considered one Of the best
artinerists in tue western army, and the jay
hawks hold him in special terror. Indians
cannot be brought to meet the 'tshooting
wagons" and hardly less do they dread the
bayonets of the "Feds." But the State
troops, mounted and armed in nondeserpt
manner, nnuniformed, undi5ciplined, un-
Qedged as eoldiers, have little of the dignity
either Of manner or Of courage that c11arac-
tGrizes tha United States soldier. It is . fact,
established By the united voice Of all who wit
hesscd the fight at Eeoslo, that the rebels
fred only one CT t#o yollsys, while the State
troops did not fire gun. The rebels fed In
one direction and the State troops in another,
but afterwards the former returned, taking
large amount OF property from our men, aud
among It, thirty saddles. Bull Bun in minia-
turc.
ITas much surprised day or two since to
| Learn that the Euited States forces here uu-
| der Col Barnes, 57th Illinois volunteers, were
| o7d:red 10 report 10 Gen Brown, Missouri
| State militia. It seems to me a m9tter of as-
| tonishment that United States troops who
| hs1e Distinguished themselves in the field,
| an6 many CT whom still carry scars Of wounds
| uloet honorah1y received, should be reduced
| 10 the par Of horne guards. / aua not in tie
] army now, and therefore am not affected By it
| pereorally; hut as an 1llinoisian it touches
nlc to see men Of our own State, who chose
] the active service Of the United States to the
| hons guard organization Of Missouri, aud
| placed OF the same plane as the "butteruut
| gcEtry'' ground. Our men will fight for Mis-
| souri,, but it Seems Ike adding insult to injury
] that they must be placed under the men who
Who have stood By through the brunt Of the
/
| now only organize because the heaviest dam
ger is past, and actually will not fight 4 force
Of size corresponding with their own. Yet
! they are in this way placed under State mill
tia geneTalship the 37th Illinois infantry, the
Peoria, Illinois, battery, the 10th Illinois cay
airy, 4th Iowa cavalry, Sd Missouri cavalry,
| all but thirty Of whom are from Illinois, and
! others. lfa United States general could conf
| mand the United States and State militia
forces, it would obyiate the difficulty, for our
| their grade rather than depreeiate to the level
Of home guards.
Our scout and guide, Keys, was taken p1is-
| oner during his last march. Poor fulloW, he
vas immediately shot where he was taken.
Unfortunately he had left the main body, III
| These jayhawks hang about on the tlanks and
| rear OF force, and every straggler meets a
| sndde1, and an awful fate THIS Keys Was
| novelty in his Way-he Was tall and slim, with
Light hair, and when at rest calm blue
eye, but. aa for any romance Of face,
the entire absence Of truth, which
[ allowed an Intimacy Of nose aud chin, and the
universal TapneEs Of parchment yisage pre-
Guided that, 4 roof OF q star-ut SKY were alike
to him for covering ut night, aud o haadful
Of parchcd corn was equal 70 rich repast Of
hog and homiuy,'' danked with corn pons.
But when practiced eye glanced a.ong tile
heavy 1Ifc barrel all the calm and amiabie ap
pcarance was gone, and the piercing eye seem
| ed TO drink in its object.
Keys, very hungry, went to . house little
from the road for dinner, and while here it was
surrounded. Sptingiug to his teet and seiz
irg his t,usty rifle, he cried:
"9e KANT cotch this hunter that it costs
EeFnthin'', and the thin white smoke as il
clfarcd away showed dead enemy. But pool
Keys teA pierced with 8 half score Of bullets
1saW young Keys, son, this forenoon. HI
is picture Of his dead father. Pap wa
goin' on forty-seven years, and cum from Ole
| Tennessee, last month seventeen years Ef tht
old 'ur's gone, we boys baint." This, with .
| shrug Of the shoulders, means very mich il
border land. Keys was brave man, dif1eren
from the ordinary bu.ternuts, and we all de
plore lis loss. Our rlen will areDge it.
Tile nen bave been holding high Carnival
over the glorious news from the region O
Richmond. For q true the approach Of Clark
son and Kaines was lost sight Of, but We az
saeS Is fha sana a Vile aa kPs hsi S
his mon were captured by Kansas troops.
. There is a good joke in our mems mouths
! Capt: Peck, qs,arternastcr, was sitting On th
porch Ct q house in Newtonia . few days age
. wien young man dashed up, saving:
"Col. stand Waite, / have left Price
Feds" ~ - 'NNN + 0>N'~ :" N>''N ~'@' ''~~-
, ~ can only promise yon rough times,
snid Capt; =, ."perhaps Fed. bullet, an
So saying, he jumped from his horse, an
the wily grip of the quarternaster was q
, him. Capt. has shaved his beard, lcayin
only black mustache. and his ut-brow
{ face, felt bat and feather, and blue Zouas
: jacket led him to resemble very closely tt
I savage Indian chief:ain. lie may not be q
Il Erely disSiulilar to him in other respect
= though trom.what hear Of the Cherokee th
a may be no dispar.sgcmeut to our Capta
). Join. E. A.