, 1862-03-27

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men and officers at this inactivity. Under
lategenerA orders, this regiment is made up
entirely Of infantry. 1t was recruited as q
mixed co1ps; having fEe companies Of tnfan-
try, four Of cavalry, and one Of artillery. The
cavalry are tlsnsterIedt to othsE e. regiments, and
clpline Of the men is very credttable. It is
claimed that not single depreciation has been
committed Oh any Of the citizens lin the long
period during which the corps have laid here.
Col Montgomery's health has been very poor
proving. Lieut.. Col. Blunt makes one Of the
most active and efficient officers In the DEPART
ment.
4 large number Of colored men are employ
ed in various capacities. All Of the teamsters
more attentive to their business and careful of
their teams, than the same class Of white en-
plo3es. They receive from go to 825 per
month Some thirty or forty are employed as
officers servants and cooks, receiving 6old-
iers's A pay. good character is given ofthem
The Eighth Regiments headquarters are at
0ssawatomie. found Lieut.. Col. Martin in
command, with three companies, the remain
der Of the regiment being stationed at other
points: Three companies we're ordered to gar
fison Fo1t KeaneY and 9a bad alFsady marched, y
commanded By Col r. e Graham, formerly
Of Moline. III, This gentleman raised q regi-
meut for service in New Mexico, which has
been consolidated in the ath and Sd. Col.
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do not like the service, and wonld prefer to
march into Arkansas. Two cavalry companies
attached to this corps have been transferred to
the 9th, Col Mitchell, and their place taken
by infantry.
MISSOURI REBEL GEElILLAs.
These maraudeFs are still continuing their
Aorrodofipre I'm 1osf fTa1 the
notorious leader Of a gang Of thieves aud cut
throats in jackson county, made descent at
sunrise on the town Of Aubrey, Miami Co.,
! Kansas. This is J small village near the line,
had about 10 men or boys, for the majority
were under twenty years. They were well
mounted and armed, having mostly sharpe's
army carbines and rerolyers. They we're oh.
served approaching bya citizen named Treple,
formerly q Union citizen Of Missouri He
preached fired upon the first men and fed.
| Two other men who were on the house porch
at the time also fred on the rebels. The
| fire was returned, and the two lnen fell
fatally wounded, and shot entering through
a window, struck the Hon Abraham Ellis ID
the forehead, inf1ieting what will probably be
q fatal wound. Hr. Ellis was formerly rep
resentative in the State Legislature for this
county. he Was just returning from For
Ieavenworth, where he had gone for the pur
I pose Or OIIepIeSeQLuS LIE uEltuhtlGsS CQuQlLlQI
Of the border. It is probable he will not re
| cover. Treple WIS pursued after firing, ami
t came near making his escape, but was tiuall,
shot down, being pierced By a half dozef
shots.
Quantrel's men then plundcred the town
quantity Of clothing, etc. -Four soldiers Q
the 5th, who were returning on furloughs, bu
happened to be in citizens clothes, we're, afte
being questioned, released with the loss Q
their carpet bags. Two men were taken pr1s
oncrs into Missouri. one Of whom was sup
/ posed to be Lieutenant johnson Of the st
r regiment. The rebels stayed in the tow:
; about an hour, and we're preparing to burn ii
place, but When it became evident that the Sui
rounding country had become alarmed, the
left in haste
This Qusntrel is a young man, but twent!
four years Of age, and native Of Ohio. q
,, !, came to Kansas in 81, and Was known aboI
{ LaErencc and Leayenworth as Charley Har
= = he associated himself with some Of the Ere
; State men who at that time were active abe
: tors Of fugitive slaves. It may be remcu
berea that anout yea1 an and a1a han ago, pa
= holder named Mogg Walker, III jackson cou1
. ty, Missouri, with the intention Of assisting b
: slaves away. Quautre1 had betrayed the boy
~ and Oh arriving they were fred upon by an an
r bush p1rty: Two Of tue men we're killed instan
= ly and a third wounded. The next morning til
: one Vas tracked to the woods and surrounds
= He was ordered to surrender, when, drawn
! himself up against a tree, he told them th
: s*hc never surrendered to shareholders" ar
= fell pierced by several bullets This yOuI
: man was cousin Of Edwin and Barrel;
a Coppic, one Of whom was hung by Virginia
y 1860, and the other assassinated by Nilsson
: | rebels at the Platte Bridge disaster. Since th
- | aff1ir Quantrcl has been an avoved rebel, al
= being a cold blooded, heartlcss but inte1igc
/ villain, he has been able to do consider1b
4 / &r% In 13t.$r harn r111f
; souri,. Lieut.. Hoyt, Of John Brown, Jr,'
: company, gave him, some weeks since, Il
>, seyerest drubbing that he has received. Lier
= Ho3t, being On fnrlough b at Kansas City, rails
:, party Of volunteers, and for q week or +
= days pursued the gang with the, utmo
:. - skirmishes and succeeded in killing numh
q Of the rebels. In one skir1nfsh the Lieute
~ ant was slightly wounded, being knocked
e bis horse BY bullet, which glanced along
- forehead. Quantrel escaped very narrowly
: ball from one OF the Union men passi
4 head. This man is dangerous william B
Il Gen Halleck's policy seems to be Of dog
- the-manger character, neither protecting
10 border or letting any body else do it,
- Captain Jackman, another guerilla leader,
4 d in Bates county. At the head Of 800 men, .
=. has been during the past week driving Uni
- - men out Of the State. Under Halleck' S pt
"a cy- and Gen. Hunters orders, the Kan
" troops 1.-THE only ones within helping distau
~ ~ arc not allowed to cross the State liue, and
s other troops Of any class are put in their pla
30 There is no way to put down this .cl
~, of rebels in Western Missouri, except TINT
inaugurated here by Gen Jenn1son, and af'
~ wards by Secretary stanten, s'to pursue, b
"a and destroy the public enemy where e
A. found" Until this course is thoroughly .
~ Systematically done, We shall have no peace
7;- | the Kansas border, nor will rebellion and r
- bery cease bereabouts.
~ ~ Ileaye for Fort Scott today and will IT
hc ! from that point.
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