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few rounds and killing one man. A small par
II was pursued by company 4, but they man
aged TO escape without hurt. Tint evening
tile Black Squadron Which left for Kansas
numbered at least one hundred and thirty ner-
cons, one-thfrd of which were children. Thnv
took with them ten wagons, an omnibus, car.
riagc, forty horses, ten mules, and ten yoke of
oxen. The most Of this was jaYhawked by
the freed slaves.
Among these were three men released from
tue county jail, into which place the jailer i'd
mttcd us 1t was new and very strong
dark and damp: On asking the men why they
were pnt in jail, one replied @tThat he tried
to steal his wife The crime OF tho rest was
stealing ne7nse9,rs. Of course they were
released. Mr. Jai1er begged hard for fis
Jail fees, but he knew but little Of the iaY-
hawkcrs principles to make such an absurd
application. Everybody enters into this cor
traband business with hearty zeal, not because
all, officers OF soldiers, are abolitiouists: but
because they are fighting men and in earnest
about it. 4 citizen Of the town named Gas
tel, has for some time past, been At the head Of
nate!y toa great extent, under the pretence Of
being Union men. Tuesday night be VAS in
the neighborhood and committed several rob-
berries He owned a cottage in town, and on
Wednesday this was burnt by order. Col.
Anthony gave directions to his men to shoot
A-ANF
the trade proftablc. as lately he run of a
hundred horses to Illinois, and there sold them.
Thursday morning early the command left
Camp Hoyt, Independence, taking with them
about 40 horses and mules, captured six
wagons loaded with commissary storcs. sucb
as candles, soap, three barrels Of eusar, two
OF molassts, &c, taken from stores owned by
rebels In arms OF their abettors, proven guilty
Of providing them with stores. -Four kegs Of
powder were also taken We also found the
commission as 1st Lieutenant in the Missouri
State Guard to A. B. Hazzard, formerly editor
Of the Independence gd-ttte.
The Ranking and advance parties paid Eisits
to the houecs Of several secessonists. In one
OF them, Lieut. Tanner found 4 pair Of silver
epaulets and crimson silk sash, such Is Is
worn by the field officers Of Prices army.
The sabre Of Anderson, q member Of the reei-
mcnt, wounded and taken prisoner at the Lit
tic Blue fight, was found in the house of 4
rebel named Shepherd, who, however, was not
ut home. Tho weapon was identified By pe-
culiar defect in the handle, Of which the wear
Leayenworth.~ The house WIS burnt, rs also
the house Of Capt. Wood, Of the Confederate
army, in which WAS found Mimic sabre bayo-
net taken from one Of the 29th Ohio. 4 DR..
Lee, well known as dangerous rebel sympt-
thizer, WAS also arrested. He claimed to have
to covert the property Of his wife. Lee, the old
ecoundrel, declared fhat he had neither ammu-
milton or a1ms. A search Of his house result
ed in the discovery Of a large and two small
kegs Of powder, and large quantity of car-
tridges for all kinds Of weapons, such as dra.
goon and navy revolver, Mimic, Sha1ps and u
ger rifles, with muekct and shot gun Cartridges.
By orders, every thing valuable Vas taken from
Lis premises. In the smoke-h house vas found
about S.tSD pounds ri tscon, Ms also barrel
Of molasses. Several horses and mules were
taken, and half dozen stacks Of hsy and
wheat were burned. At another place -four
l"fEe wheat slucks and other forage was
burned. belonging to rebel The rebel IT,.
ctait;ng and foraging parties having gathered