The New York herald., 1862-08-10
INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI.
Our St. Louis Correspondence.

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Our st. Louis Correspondence.
ST.. LOUIS, August S, 1852.
Distressing Condition of Affairs Throughout Missouri
Gualllas SiH al Work-An Iora Caralry Company
Surprrsed-Tpo Companies Of State Ailitia Forced 10
.Sa,render-I Interesting affair Near Keoknk, dc.
The condition Of the interior Of this State is daily grow
ing The devastation and destruction caused by the
Of guerilas twenty five times worse than
any other rebel injuries inflicted since the famous hundred
days Of John Charles Fremont From every section OF
the State receive the same repor-guerlas armlng,
gusrillas robbing Union families, gusrllas plunderng
towns gueras attacking small squads OF Union soldiers
in overwhelming numbers, gusrlas threatening this
point guerlas stopping wagon trains and Missouri river
steamboats,, and in short perpetsatiDg all conceivable
sorts of hieving and assassination.
report received this morning that Mcbride, on
Friday last, moved toward Springfield General Z. b.
Brown quickly executed movements to circumvent him,
and possible capture his whole force. Three thousand
men left Springfield this purpose. Fifteen hundred
took the road Marshfeld in Webster county and fifteen
hundred took the read TO Harsve, Wright county. At
the same time FIVE hundred started Houston,
county Mcbride through spies got wind Of these
movements, and rereated to Arkansas He is probably
Yelve at this time It reported that Raines OF
Prices former division generals Of the Missouri State
Guard, has occupied Forsyth.
News shortly expected of fight at or near Cassvie
Coffee entered Barry county from Fayetteville Arkansas,
about days ago. and crossed the State road abeve
Cassvie cutting the telegraph wire be passed Fortu
nasly company Of the Thirty seventh Illinois infantry,
previously stationed there Withdrawn the day bs
fore McBrides arrival otherwise they would have been
gobblsd up.
Lastkrday fight took place at Newark, small town
in the southeast Of Knox county, in North Mis-
TIVE companies OF State militia holding the town
fought Eve hundred Of Porer's guerillas nearly two
hours killing seventy three rebels and only losing five
men. The Union troops protected in houses and
arcd from windows They finally surrendered when all
their ammunition was expended, and were released
parole.
Captain Hall, belonging to Company OF " Merrils
Horse !" left Glasgow Sunday, disguised as butter
NUT being afraid travel otherwise that day Glas
gov held by about one hundred and aty under
Captain Loveoy. Poindexter within three miles OF
Glasgow Saturday night and had received large acces
sions his band of gueras his march from Moores
MILL where the Tight with Colonel GUITARS command tock
place. aud dispatches received at headquarters this
morning the appearance OF the gueras within
sight Of Glasgow and ask for rsinorcemsnts The small
force at that point will probably be compelled to
der Captain Hall reports that from Information received
Glasgow s evident that there not less than two
thousand armed guerillas in Boone and Howard
counties, who have left their homes within
fortnight Reports circulated by leading rebels
that Price about TO reenter Missouri at the head S
50 COO Confederate troops, and tho rebels OF Missouri
called upon to rise and assist Price to drive out the
invaders In continuation OF this story letter from
Paris Monroe county states that let from Arkansas
report that Price crossed The Mississippi on the 18th ut
by the arrival from Keokuk this morning report is
at hand OF exciting affair at Alexandria, BIO. This
place situated within few miles VI keokuk, the
Mississippi river ON Friday night gang OF one hundred
ami fty gueras nered the town stole all the guns
A. here M rpci isl
offered, nobody was molested. The next day, when a
report OF the affair reached keokuk two hundred armed
citizens projected 70 Alexandria by steamboat and
rested oil the secession merchants and storekeepes In
the and left sufficient guard there to open all the
stores and sell the go d for the bers o The
Union men who had been robbed OF guns IN the veiEty
ihe details OF this affair will probably be very interesting
An unfortunate affair took place a, Papnsvile the
Usage river, 10 Bates county, lew days ago. com
pay al the First Iowa cavalry allowed themselves to be
surprised by twice their number OF gucrias and
completely the mercy Of their that although
Ley fought twenty MINUTES they badly whipped
aud ualy compelled to surrender and tLcir arms and
equipments wero carried of and the men released on
p.ros.
fhs gerillas who lately surrounded Colonel Daniels,
with nGids Cd men Of The First Wisconsin cavalry,
at Bios neid Ia Stvddard county, were beaten OF BY
tho arrival u reniCrceEents from Cape Gradsau. No
particulars have come to hand although Colonel Merrill
received despach yesterday announcing tho fact OF the
repuse aud adding that the rebels had been driven into
AfkaEraS.
Last wednesday the printing ONCE Of the Carol.
ton DsmOc u, AZ CarrOtsn, Carroll county, was de
molished By guerlls, headed BY Captain Merrick, for
merry OF priees amy. The rebels left IN the d
rccton OF Ricnmu nd ia Ray county. AS as this
Information reached General Loan whose headquarters
joseph, he sent expedition IN pursuit. which
compelled the gueras to skedaddic at once. General
oan has since eiesra he'd 10 General Scboed that lie
has cleaned out the guerias lr m that quarter. The
diicuy experienced elsewhere j. that the guerillAs
won't stay cle1ned out" but spring again in other
There exciting 10 this city yesterday that
Macon Ciy the janCiion point of the Hannibal and it.
joseph with the North Missouri Railroad had been cap
urcd by gueras 20 Tar from being true, tram carry
ng ammunition = state troops arrte ed safely AZ Macon
city last night and the soldiers who accompanied IL
their way 10 ~. Charles.
The incdor banks have removed all their coin to this
c,iy Tor ccsrity. A raid made into Canton, Lewis
~ lnty week for the avOwed purpose OF carrying OF
hc in the bank AZ that place which had beel re-
moved forty eight hours previous TO the arrival " the
rebels
1he Presidents order 10 draft the militia g. Ill the
ranks u the regiments recently called for meets with
hearty approval The state militia will now 10
rolled Immediately Gen. schoAed has revoked lis
called dollar Odern and ordered every able bodied
man to be muIe lately enrolled.
understand hat zen. Brown, at sprngaei, and Con
Loan at st. Joseph, and 1eu IOen, at Jefferson 81 u,
have each armed about thousand Of the newly en-
rolled mil.liameu for active service