, 1862-07-16
Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribune.l

Ihe signs Of guerrilla warfare are Omin0uSly |
threatening. 4 military officer who arrived |
here OF Saturday frera SI,rzngha1a, etatvo tnat |
Gen. Brown, who is in command Of that post, |
has received information that courlers were |
speeding their way all last week, through |
Northern Arkansas telling the people |
that McC Clellan had t9een annihi1ated by Gen. |
Lee, and urging them to rise and form guer-
ril1a parties. This is probably Hindman's |
work, and will prove serious unless vigorous
efforts are taken to repress the evil iunedi-
ately. It cannot be done, however, on the
"don't 6hoot'' principle, but requires prompt
and sure punishment upon the heads Of all
parties who NAV take up arms in guerri11s
warfare or aid or abetsguerrillas. Through
North Missouri the effect Of the adverse news
from Mcclellan is beginning to be felt. Vari-
Gus new guerrilla gangs aze reported as raising
jnlocalities which have heretofore been deemed
among the quietest Of the quiet. Attacks on
Union farmers and citizens have taken place
Southeast Missouri, and In the Vicin-
ily of Lexington-both old hellholes for
secesslonists and rebel bushwhackers. It is
impossible in o general letter like this to de-
scoundicls. Let it suffice st present to say
that the whole interior Of Missouri, aside from
the towns, within short distance Of
the railroads, is in perfect fermens On account
Of gurrrlllas.
Kolja Vas thrown into fresh CONSERVATION
on Thursday by the report brought to That
town by O. outternut, that Coleman with / ,2N
men troGl The Arkansas line Was oaIY twelve
miles oil. Tie four companies Of the 5th Kan
sas cavalry were ordered to reconnoiteF, but
they found no signs OF the enemy aud returned.
Rulla is defended By breastworks built after
The death Of Gen Lyon. The main work is
called Fort Dodge'' after Colonel {no Y Brig
adler GeneraD Dodge. Of the 4th Iowa. As
depot for government stores, there is an ill.,
mense amount Of property constantly at Roila
| is therefore tempting prize. A few weeks
| ago 500 men could have seized Rolla
! easily. It Vas defended by less than 200
| cavalry, and not man Of them was able
! to load q cannon- The place is better defended
how and can be quickly reinforced if in actual
danger.
Tie question being warmly agitated at
| present, is the Efficiency of the State militia.
The Dsnoerat openly says the State militiauen
| as class are not worth shucks, but the
they have shown their pluck and efficiency
| whenever called into action. So the case no
t stands. IhTfact that guerrillas continue to
haunt the counties joining the camps Of the
S.ate militia, Is proof that they are not feared,
and until troops are feared they are Of very
/ nt1S consequence III l1uu4uS d 6ECtI0Q Q1
huehwhackers. There is one thug about the
State troops undisputed. They will quit hunt
| ing Etbels at any time to hunt fugitive nc-
ggoes aud return them to their pretended
masters, 20 matter how disloyal be or she
may be, Or hoy much service the negro has
rcldercd the Union cause. AS slave hunters,
the Missouri militiamen will take gold
medal at 3 South Caro1iIa fair. The services
rendered by our State troops heretofore have
been vert slight, compared to the trouble and
expense they have cost Col. Catherwood's IS
regiment, vixen guarding the Hannibal and st,
Joseph railroad at Cameron, did some service
arresting returned rebels from Prce's army,
| and in detecting the murderers Of Union
men, but even this regiment has failed te
meet the public expectation. Col. GraY's
t ing prisoners, thereby relieving, volunteers
from other States. Guarding prisoners and
hunting niggers is their forte, evidently.
The 24ln Missouri infantry, Col. 8. Il
t Boyd. left Irunton last week as an escortto ar
Immense provision train, designed for Gen
supplies are believed to be exaggerated
When the history Of the scarcity In the ARMY
under Curtis comes to be written, it will bt
found that Gen. Curtis himself is responsible
ing heard that Mamphis was taken, Gen. Cur
tis te1tg1sphed to 1ronton to stop wagor
| expedition about starting from thas place To-
his army with provisions. he said to bis off
GERS that be relied on PROVISIONS TeachinE hin
by the White River: The chiet comuaissar.
telegraphed back that the opening OF thi
White River Was doubtful. and Gen. Curti
had better detach men to guard his provision
train from 1routon than TO risk the chances o
| getting steamboat 1oad BY river. But Gen
, Curtis~sEas firm in his resolution, and the re
suit Was that q train of $50 oxen, draggint
: sixty wagons, Was broken up at Ironton, ami
, the wagons turned over to the quartermaster'
fhe Stanton and Mcclellan discussion ha
been very warm in this city. What Is straug
is that every luke warm Union man and cor
ditional rebel Who Is in his heart is glad tbs
Mcclellan hss been forced to retreat, even
few miles from Richmond, abuses 8ecrataE
c Stanton because Mcclellan did not receiV
L 50 eco additional troops. Find me maa wt
voted for the conditional secession delegate
= to the State convention, and you will zee on
who is in favor Of Mf. StAuton's removal frol
l. the Cabinet. There Is as much feeling on th
4 subject here as In any city In the country. 0
l. Change, venerable merchants hare becop1
8 quite excited when talking aboattt4 Bayon
e this, every body Is, In favor Of giving McCle
J. Ian more troops aud allowing him anothe
chance to take Richmond Gov. Gamble hs
d | firal]y issued coll for four regiments Of MI
Is eouriaus to form the present quota of Missou
of the late call for 500, 600 more men. Go
Gamble ia capable Of stirring the loyal bear
a Of Missouri with warm words, and Of rafsin
70 their enthusiasm to 3 high pitch, but he 1ere]
Ie ssys> the memory Of Missouri Yalor sho e
IS on various battle fields Rhould excite our 2
. j. friotisu and induce us to enlist .prompl
= This Is only slighE improvement On Calf
jacgsop's declaration, that "not nne ms
,, win she furnish to eubjugate the South" :.
x,i1l r,ennfrya the most extraordinary effort