New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-09
I,nm Our Special Correspondent.

Business and Recruiting.
Prom Our Special Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8, 1862.
Guerrilla items from this State quite plentiful
,bs week The order to enroll the State militia has
nroduced a perfect panic among the Rebel sympa-
th;zers and quasi Unionsts Of the interior. At the
r,e.sn, RATE the people of Missouri will soon reach
point where the proclivites of every man will be
nroved bv bis actions. The bona fde Rebels will
fee toward Arkansas, 10 Canada or else join the
guerrila.. Tie quasi Unionis,s and those whose
nnal columns are too weak for fighting will fee,
thousands have fled already to Kansas, Iowa, and
Illinois The third class, composed of the bona fide
Union men, will stay at home and 60 into the State
militia, or prepare other means of defense. These
results are manifested in the experience OF the
last ten days, and are noticeable III every quarter
of the State The baseness of the quasl Union men
IN leaving the State al the moment OF peril musi ex
cite even the contempt Of Rebels. Inc secession,
lists who join guerrilla banos or who nave started
fouhward W ere they belong, are Tar more deserN-
mQ of praise It is from the latter class that the
guerrilias have received their recent additional
strength.
That section o. the State which was regarded six
weeks ago as the most quiet, is now more infested
BY Rebel guerrillHs than any Other. allude TO
the counties north of the Missouri River. Since the
outbreak at Monticello, in Lewis County, about five
weeks ago, the guerrilla movements have been
active, dang rous and irrepressible Porter's gang
have a wonderful faculty for separating and re.col'
Letting az a distant point Only last week they
were s..dly whipped in Galloway County and scat-
tered. Now they are reported north OF The Hanil-
bal and st. Joseph Railroad making for the Iowa
line. PondexteT, who was with Porter IN the ac-
tion near Moore 5 Mills, has left him. and Is now
at the head of band on his own account. Tins
Polndexter was driven from North Missouri last
Winter by Merris horse, and was so badly
I'M h.. fharp parfo f al
the Confederates in North Missouri openly de-
nounce0 him as a coward He went southwark with
Price, but had tie efirontery 10 run through our
hines on the Ohio River IN April last and pass bold
by through st. Louis on his way TO North Missouri
A dispatch received at the Office OF Col. Mer-
Yill, YESTERDAY stating that Poindexter with 1000
men, had crossed tee North Missouri Railroad, near
Renick bound westward. This number Is doubt
hess exaggerated, yet there Is hardy douo' thSt
Polndexter h at the head of numerous and we'll
appointed band of guerrillss, and will shortly be
heard FROM bouncing rome poorly protected
town. L, is stated that he was at Fayctte IN How
ard County, marching ON Glasgow, an important
town in the same county, the Missouri River.
There 200 State troops hi Glasgow, ana re-
endorsements have been sent from Bonneville. II
PoindeSter pursues the same tactics AT Morgan III
Kentucky, he will make feint only toward Glss-
gov, and direct his real attack Oh some other point
Bonneville, for instance.
Canton has been sacked by guerTillss, under
Dunn. These gueuillas the same who were
lately reported TO tie authorities as encamped iii
Adsr, an adjoining county. This fellow, Dunn, has
kept very dark lately, but IN accordance with
guerrilla policy, he turns up Unexpectedly, with II
respectable force.
Porter's men are scattered in small squads and
are being pursed by several deachments OF the 9th
Battalion of Missouri State Cavalry and Merrills
Horse and the Sd Iowa Cavalry, commanded re-
spectfully by Majors Chopper, Caldwell, and Schaei-
for Porter and Poindexier have told their prison.
ers several insar that they were simply re-
eruitng men for ne Southern army, and od n in-
tend 70 modest the inhabitants in any manner what
ever.
Passengers who arrived by the South-West
Branch OF the Pacific Railroad lat night, report that
when they passed Cuba, in Crawford County, there
were fifteen or twenty Union refugees from Steel
vile, the county seat In the place, who stated that
Steelyille was CAPTURED on Thursday night by two
hundred guerillas, commanded by Mitchell johnson,
notorious outlaw Of that section. They broke up
Union recruiting Office and paroed the recruiting
officer and nearly all the inhabitants Of the town
not 10 take up arms against the Southern Coined
eraey.
The Town of Rocbeport, a few miles above Boone
vi lie, the north bank Of the Missouri River, wac
eaptnred by Querrillas, under man named Rucker,
some 200 strong. TDey stopped two steamboats,, and
stole some boots and sugar.
Several steamers have been stopped at other points
On the river by the Missouri ba0dittl. One OF them,
having on board 5000 kegs OF powder Tor Fort
Leaven wor;h, had narrow escape. lhe Rebels did
not examine the hold Of the boat, aud contented
themselves vHh stealing liquor and boots Evi-
IDENTIFY they free-bOoiers.
Bushwhackers 10 Henry County, on Wednesday
night killed M. james Scott, an old and highly re-
spected Union resident Of the county. lie was al
work Oh his farm, half way between Clinton and
Calhoun, engaged III piowing, when Tour men rooe
I'D 10 the fence within few feet oil MIN, ana ds-
charged their guns at him. -Four large buckshOt
penetrated bis heart and caused instant death. The
same night party Of the lst Iowa Cavalry started
out on an unsuccessful search for the murderers.
Tley were fired on by some unknown person IN The
brush, who also escaped.
Two or three REQ camps bid away IN the brush
are reported by Col. Switzler, of The Columbia
Statesmaa, as located in Boone County. They are
probably getting ready for raid Oh some village.
Judge Hiram Phillips, weknown Union man
of Boone County Wa robbed OF ms horses last
week oy guerrillas.
From this county hear many reports OF the
seizures of shot guns and horses by gue1rlas. The
Rebels are 10 hard pressed for ammunition thai on
TUESDAY last they visited Russells saw mill, near
Columbia, and stole eight feet OF lead pipe Tor the
purpose OF making bullets.
A train of wagons bound TO New-Mexico from
Kansas City was stopped within eight milee oil the
latter place by bushwbackers and robbed.
The next night another train OF wagons bound 10
Santa Re, while encamped near Westport NO., was
plundered Of several guns, pistols, and rounds OF
ammunition. Not satisfied with robbery, the thiev-
ing hounds shot Of the teamsters tor refusing TO
ttr lively in lifting box out Of one OF the wagons
A wagon carrying some telegraph repalrers iron
Greenville 10 Cape Glfardeau was hIed INTO ana
TWO men wounded on Wednesday night lat.
From the foregoing items readers OF IHf TRIBUNE
will perceive that the interior Of Missouri Ii IN AN
Interesting condition for eIngran,s There are prob
ably score OF instances where soldiers and civilians
travelling peaeeably aud uDsuspectingiy along cOun-
ny ROADS, have been fired upon and wounded from
the brush. The malignity OF these " he-devIls' IL
fOrcble argument in favor Of the " nonexaeperaion
and Cancellation policy" recommended by such Dor
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