Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-14
The War in Missouri,

10 me Associated Press NOrtl.#
ST. LOUIS, August 5.-General Merrill during
active operations against gUerriIlas in Northeast
Missouri, viii call able bodied loyal men to his
assistance, and subsiss his command off ssces-
siOnists. The jurisdiction of the provost marshal
general Of this State has been extended over the
States Of Illinois and Iowa
SPRINGFIELD, No, August At daylight
on the morning Of the 2ld, Colonel Lawther.
with band of l25 rebsls, attacked Capt Birch s
command Of 10 nationals at Ozark Captain
Birch having been appTised Of the meditated at
tack, fred and abandoned his tents and with
drew into the brush, soon after which the enemy
rode into the light Of the burning camps and
called upon our men to surrender. Capt. Birch
responded with volley of Mimic balls, and
enptisd several saddles when the enemy broke
and run, losing most If their arms and portfolio
containing muster roll and correspondence The
enemy had two killed and several wounded
After retreating 40 miles from FOrsythe, on
White river, Birch attacked them at daylight on
the morning Of the 4th He killed three of
them, wounded seven, and captured p horses
and 20 guns, most of the clothes and saddles of
the men, about two hundred letters, and elso the
original authority, from the War Departments of
the Confederate States Of Americs, authorizing
Colonel Lawther to organize a regiment Of par
tisan rangers for service in Missouri, Kansas,
Iowa and Illinois.
COffsy, Hughes and Tracy are making
strong efforts to get a footing in the State, but
the. activity of our troops have so far prevent
ed it.
Citizens are being rapidly enrolled in the State
militia. Thirty i've companies have already
been organized, fifteen Of which have been
armed, aud are now chasing guerrillas and as
sisting the troops.tO maintain quiet.
There is an excited state Of feeling, and death
to gueTillas is the motto.
Seven guerrillss were hung in one day by a
party OF citizens, who joined together for fox
chase
The time for a resort to law, or waiting for
government troops has gone by, and loyal citi-
zsns are determine to take matters in their own
hands, and rid the country Of lawless marauders
and gueTrilas.
SPRINGFIELD, No August s.-BIaior Mont
gomery came up with Coffse's guerriIlss in the
Western part Of bod county yesterday, attacked
them, killed IL, wounded 4, and took Il pris-
Oners
HUDSON, No, August Col. McNers forces
came up with Porter's guerrillas a few miles
northeast of Krksville, Adair county, yester-
day morning, and followed him, skirnishing
into the town, where general fight ensued, in
which the rebels lost one hundred and fifty
killed, forty wagon loads of supplies, and ten
wagon loads of arms.
POTter's forces are scattered.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago TrbuneJ
ST. LOUIS, August 8-Gen. Schefeld's order
to troops now in the field, to live on secessOnsts
when practicable, and on Unionists when neceg-
sary, has created quite furore Of enthusiasm
among new companies of State militia now
forming
The steamer Warner has been improvised
into a gunoboat, and armed with howitzers and
field pieces, for the defense Of the Missouri river
and to prevent guerrillss from crossing and re-
crossing that river. The Warmers name has
been changed to the Halleck. She left this
morning.
Accounts Of militia enrolment in the interior
are encouraging. More men have been enrolled
and organized at several points than can be at.
present armed.
Poindexter did not attack Glasgow, as his
movements indicated he would The place was
reinforced in time to save it if attacked
POindexter moved of, toward Clay county,
for the supposed purpose Of joing Quantrel near
Liberty.
So many guerrillas have crossed from the
south to the north side Of the Missouri river,
that a raid by 5000 or 1000 guerillas on Iowa is
appTehended by the authorities have been sufi
cienty strengthened to resist any attacking
force the rebels are likely to bring into the
field. It is reported that SPnnfald is being
fortified.