The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-08-16

A sucesssful yeconnoi'sriag force
vent out from MeClellaa's advascs last
'Thsrsday week: the rebel pickets we're
driven in At several places with Ioss.
Our men went within ten miles ol
Richmond
Missouri is overrun with guerrillas.
They are expecting Price with 10000
men. and one report says he is in the
Safe With large force. Things look
very gloomy Tor our sister State.
The President is reported to have
said he will not arm the negroes. bu'
will employ them to do the work Of the
army. Perhaps. asa general thing tli.
is best: but Il he 10 not going TO send Us
any more troops for this region, be is
committing . sin against rs when he
refuses to permit Lane to'arm the ne
groes. We must have men to defend
our borders, and ~ white men are
scarce and black ones plenty, it strikes
Us as wrong to deprive Kansas the
privilege Of using the latter for self
protection.
Il is said that recent investigations
have brought to ligh, shs fact tha, ia
Indiana there are 5000 members ol
the knights Of the Goldsn Circle. Ev-
cry one Of them should be hung or shot.
They are traitors Of the worst sort.
Reliable adviees state that Poinjex
ter 10 near Renick. No.. with 600 guer
rillas. He is one Of the villains whom
BseIl gave a protection pass.
Il 10 asid the recent rebel rising in
Missouri Is in accordance with the pro.
grsmus cf Price. Who. after the ba.tl.
Of Pea Ridge. sent his Missouri men
home I" raise and securs crops. and
then rise up ia gu rrilla bands over the
State. and he would cou.e on in the fall.
The recent 6ght near Hudson. Mo.
vas quite an affair. The following is a
further report
One hundred and twenty eight Of the
rebel dead were foaad aud buried On
the Geld. The enemy's loss in killed
and wounded cannot have been less
than three hundred. Upon reli.bl-
it 10 estimated tina, about E..
600 of Pori-r's force have deserted
him.a are scai,ercd-several hundred
Of them being p'isoners.
Porters original force is placed at
5000. With \ remaining lew Of his
best men lie is hu,srdIy re,r-a,.nx.
pursued BY Col. MeNei,'s troops in
four columns.
The Federal less is stated At bu, 6
killed ard 25 wounded. Col. Mcneil
VAS himself slightly injured.
G.r. Merrill, who ,~legraphs the
above ialasaaiipa. has rsssl,ed Hudson.
lie prouuuWces the tecent engsy~meu,
NJ anssually bsilliass aRrir. aud t'ol.
McNeil's eondrct worthy u the iyhest
praise.
Bows Ur.-The rebel ran. Arkan.
sas. which recently erea.ed such stir.
has been blown up. A dispatch from
vsa Dorm I" Richmond says tia, she
started for Baton Rouge her machinery
got out of order. she vas attacked by
our gsn-bOa's. and blown up to prev~n,
being captured.
ltis reported that fearful pestilenee
is raging in Richmond. carrying of
hundreds daily: and .ba, the rebel army
is in . state Of grea, dssti, urion.
Troops are u be poured into Ken.
lucky. The K.n,uckians are now glad
To bex aid from the government Serves
them righ. for neutrality.
The 800. 900 volunteers called for
are said to be recruited.
A gunboss is coming up the Missouri
ri :er to escort the w. II. Russell and
Soux City. which have stores for the
Fort.
The guerrillas have retired from Ia
dependence. which is occupied by our
troops. under Col Bur. is.
The fOllOw,np il CIV. Rohioson'.