The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.

KANSAS CRY, Aug. l6.-On Thursday
morning Colonel Penick, with detach-
ment, attacked camp of rebels just south
of here. The loss of the rebels is not
known. Colonel Penick's loss killed and
7 wounded.
Two rebels, who had been hauling pro.
visions for week or two, stated the day
previous to Colonel Penick that there was
no camp in the neighborhood, were taken
in arms. and having Penick's protection
papers upon their persons, were Immediately
hung.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, August l6.-The en-.
CINE house of the st. Joseph Railroad, five
locomotives, and other machinery, were
burned last night. Only one engine was
saved. Loss $4,000.
LEAvENworH, August l8.-Owing to the
presence of large bodies of rebels in Jack,
son county, Missouri, and neighborhood,
and threatened attack on Kansas CITY,
the Provost Marshal of Kansas has ORDER
ed the citizens en- masse to enroll and arm
themselves for military duty. Any ore fail.
ing to do so will be arrested. Business is
mostly suspended, and it is thought there
will be general compliance with the order.
The federal troops, comprising the Indian
expedition, with the exception of three In.
dian regiments, are supposed to be at Fort
Scott, or marching north thence.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-Hon. John s..
Phelps, Military Governor and William w.
Switzler, Secretary of State of Arkansas,
left yesterday for Halena, Arkansas.
Coils. Mcneil and Guitar have been pro.
NOTED Brigadier Generals of enrolled mill.
tia for recent battles with guerillas.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-The city was full
of vague rumors yesterday that fight oc-
Cured on Friday last, near Lexington be.
tween about 800 Federals and guerilIas of
Quantrells, Hays and Hughes, in which
the Federals we're defeated, but no official
advices have yet been received. Passen-
gers by Pacific Railroad however, bring
reports that fight did occur on Friday at
Lane Jack, jackson county, about twenty
miles Southwest of Lexington between a
party of Col. Phillips, and Crittenden's re.
giments of State troops, 800 strong and
about 5000 rebels under Quantrel and
other guerilla chiefs, resulting in the defeat
of the State forces with loss of 200 killed
and wounded, and two pieces of artillery.
Official accounts expected today.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, August 18.-Brigadier
General Lane has reached here with REIN
forcements, rendering the safety Of the place
certain.
The gunboat Warner is also here which
can do valuable service in case of an at
tack.
Some of QuantreIl's guerilla orders have
been found near here. They ask all persons
wishing to escape being drafted into the
federal army to join his camps, where they
will find arms and ammunition to operate
against the federal troops at every possible
point.
They also state that every man liable to
be drafted into the United States armv.
who is found going into federal military
post, or any person who is known to have
reported to any military post the wherea.
bouts of southern men, shall be shot when.
ever found. Also, any one known to have
paid money to the federal government to
exempt him from military duty, is liable to
have his chattel property taken for the use
of the southern army. These or ers eman-
ated from the commander of forces recog-
nized as regular soldiers by the rebel Sec.
retarv of War.