Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-08-27
The War ill Missouri.

To the Associated Press North.
 ST. LOUIS, August 8,--Gen. Merrill, during active operations against guerrillas in northeast Missouri, will call able bodied loyal men 10 his assistance, and subsist his command off of seces, siouiat1. The jurisdiction of the provost mar shal general ot this State has been extended over the States of Illinois and Iowa.
 SPRINGFIELD, Mo- August 7.-At daylight on the morning Of the 2d, Col. Lawther, with a band of 25 rebels. attacked Capt. Birch com mand of 73 nationals at Ozark. Capt. Birch having been apprised of the meditatcd attack fired and abandoned his tents and withdrew into the bush, soon atec which the enemy rode into ihe light of the burning camps, and called upon oar men to surrender. Capt. Birch responded with v0liey of Minnie balls, and emptied seve rAl saddles, when the enemy broke and run, los ing most of their arms aud portfolio containing muster roll and correspondence. The enemy had tHo killed and several wounded. After r1 treating 40 miles from IorsyIhe on White river Birch attacked them &t day sht on the morping of the 4th. He killed three of them, wodndcG seven, and captured 25 horses and 70 guns, most of the clothes and saddles of rhe men. about 200 letters and also the original authority, from the War Department of the Confederate States If America, authorizing Col l.awlher to organ. 2e a regiment of partisan rangers for service in Missouri. Kansas, iva and Illinois.
 Cufey, Hughes and I'racy are making strong efforts 10 get q footing In tile State, but the ac- uv!1y ot our troops have So lar prevented 1t.
 Citizens are being rapidly enrolled iu the Stale militia. Thrty-hye companies have alreal, been organized fifteen of which have been armed, and are now chasing guerrias and as oisfing the troops to maintain quet.
 There is an excited state of feeling, ard death 10 gucrriIias is the tno;tO
 Seven euerrilIas were hung n one day by parry Of citizens, who joined together for fox chase,
 The tirne for a resort 70 law, or waiting for government troops has gone by, and loyal ciu Z sa5 are determined 70 take utattars a their own hands, and rid the country 0f i4wless m2taudgrs and suerrila..
 SPRINGFIELD No. August e.-MaIor Mont goinery came ID with Coiiees guerglll.s in the western part of DJd county yesterday, attacked them killed l ,, wounded l, and took I. pr,s- nnt~s.
 HUDSON, Mo. August 7-Col McNeii's forces cane up with rurters .aetriAs few miles northeast of kirkyly, Adair county, yesterday moTning, and followed him. skirmisning iuto the town, where 2 general fight ensued, in which the rebels lost one hundred and fifty killed, forty wagon loads ,ot supplies, and ten wagon loads of arms
 PorterS forces are scattered,
 Speri,l dispatch to the CAjtas3 Ti:uga.
 SE. Louis, Augus, S.--Gen. SchoGelA's order to troops now n the field, to live on SccrsSionists when practicabie,. and an Uni0nistS wA.u ne- cessary, has created quite fIrore of enthasi usn among new companies 0t State militia LOW forming.
 The steamer Warner has been im0rev;sed into gunb0at, and armed with how!tzers; and field pieces, for the defense of the Miasorri river and to prevent guerr.jia3 rom crossing and re crossing that .iyer. The Warmers name has been changed to the Halleek. She left this morning.
 Accounts Of militia enrolment in tle interior gre encouraging. More men have been enrolled and organized tt several points than can be at present armed.
 PoindrXter did Has attack Glasgow, as his movements inc!ioa,ed he would. The place WAS reinforced in time to save it if attatked
 Poiadrxter moved off toward Clay county for the supposed purpose of joiui-g Quautrd near Liberty.
 So many guerrilias haze crossed from the south to the s.afs side of the Missouri river thas a raid by 3,000 or l019 guerrias o2 Iowa is apprehendod. Tie authorities have been sufficiently strengthened to resist any attacking force tae rebels are likely to bring into the field. It is reported that Springfield is being fortified.