The New York herald., 1863-06-06


Work C0mmsncsa ne Poetic Raslroad-Generai
Blss9 and ne Overland -Miseeuaneoas, de-, dc.
General Blunt and all the people Of Kansas are
desrous Of having this made into separate department
rather than tackled TO the Department OF the Missouri
Agance the country that has its military headquarters
at Fort Leavenworth will show the necessity OF such
movement
Operations against the rebels the Cherokee Nation
and along tho northern line Of Texas naturally have their
base tho Missouri river the point being
City That place would thus become the point Of sup
ply Included In these operations would be those the
south bank Of the Arkansas far Little Rock
thence south 10 the Red river In Louisiana. The Red
river could then be followed to the Texas boundary
all south OF the stream being included In General Banks
department., and all north Of II and Of Alexandra
coming in the Department OF Kansas Northern Texas
and the Indian Nation should be naturally Included uatl
u point sufficiently far reach the department OF
General Carleton. II Is strange that tho necessity Of this
step is not seen Of Washington The oyerpowerng Of the
rebels in this quarter would DO materially accelerated
byn
among other things 10 the formation OF Kansas
and the country have mentioned Into separate de.
partnent. He Is not trying 10 appointment
ts commander 80 that need have any fears fol
the welfare OF tho nation. For he willing stand
n the background He Ia commssary Of recruiting
In Kansas-a post that he mis- Is well a. hc over filled
anything.
Tho most southsry point held by forces In this depart
mont Is at Fort Gibson the Arkansas river three hun
dred miles away. Colonel Phillips IL In command there
With varegated army Of Indians, whites and negroes
He has strong position the ste the old fort and
has thrown up extensive works He feels conAdent OF
his ability hold out against twelve fifteen thousand
men, He has named his stronghold Fort Blunt In honor
Of the district commander.
nrl hanu of Sha aDdv ad ~.
frontier many II abandoned by the United
States forces 1884, and since then has been going do
cay When the war broke out II was occupied by the
rebe!s. and was Of the points which Albert Pike
concentrated his Indian regiments In the part
considerable extent IN the winter Of 1851 under the
superintendeDce OF General Mcintosh These burned
last winter BY forces the time the Indian Territory
was occupied II is generally spoken OF as on Arkan-
sas river, but u Is really Grand river mile and
half from the former stream The salt works which the
rebels operated so industronsy not far distant and
are now In possession Sufficient salt troops
and for the entire Indian Nation is being manufactured
The rebels in Colonel Phillips vicinity are about ten
thousand in ALL under the command OF Cooper and stand
waite The former wHs ast weeS reported only twenty
miles from Colonel Phillips with Hve thousand men, and
preparing for an attack Standwatie at Fort Smith
at last accounts Deserters constantly coming in
from Cooper bringing the statement that they very
short OF provisions There abundance Of
becf in Texas, but no means Of transporting II.
Along the western border of Missouri the guerilas
making themselves very troublesome. General Blunt
hanging them whenever carght and with small forces OF
cavalry, vigorously pursuing them Week before last
he sent MAJOR Ransom Of the Twelfth Kansas TO Kansas
City, to look alter the bushwhackcrs in jackson county
Major Ransom has killed in all about twenty OF the gucrl
las and wounded as many more He has captured que
rila chieftan Col Vaughn and very capturing
the redoubtablc Parker Vaughn brought Kansas
City and tried before military commission He was
fenced TO be hung and the been approved
oy General Blunt 1t viii be carried into effect in few
days.
In Western Missouri tho guerillas are very active and
give promise OF much trouble during the coming
and autumn last Sunday they rode INTO the town OF
fioV NM naA spA,u rtp.s
nate plundering OF houses.~ After taking what they
wanted they gave the Inhabitants half hour re
move their household goodB and then burned the whole
place 10 the ground As soon the news OF tho
rage reached ST. Joseph the commandant that point
scnt Of the First Colorado infantry In pursuit.
As might have been expected the infantry returned with
out finding the guerlias. THIS sending infantry In
S OF ssSa sss psT with the
Mississippi between Cape Grdrdcau and Cairo, stop
steamer and take wha, he wanted He would then ride
OF TO the swampe. Word would be sent Cairo, and
twenty -four hours afterwards battalion Of infantry
would follow him ycff was neve. cangh, Neither can
the Missouri gueflas be caught with anything short Of
Along the line between Iowa and Missouri there are
many desperate characters residng who have fed
from state to the other to escape punishment for
crimes. These fellows kept quiet last season. but this
year they are preparing for extensive operations In tho
guerilla line. They Influenced by the prospect
o. plumber than by thing ese is ascertaincd that
. raid through Eastern Kansas AZ all events
they can keep Missouri in state Of continual turmoil
Nothing but the most severe measures will avail against
them.
These fellows always clam that they operating
der orders from tho rebel and that they
not working their responsibility. Our officers
fuse TO recogUzc them legitimate warriors, aud tho
rebe! has declined to inter 10 their behalf
II Is strongly suspected that the rebel authorities quietly
approve their proceedings but dare not do openly
There must be something In the matter that has not yet
Guerilla warfare is having terrible eject upon North.
Missouri Along the iinc OF the Hannbl and st 10
from the Missssippi Missouri saw but fcw farms
under cultivation. The towns we're all dead
and half deserted, but few cattle and
fewer horses could be grazing In tho
fields and many hoise without tenant Often
the chimncys cf burned houses rising like
mems over the runs The season rs unusually mopitious
for farming yet doub, II Northern Missouri raises any
supplies for the market II she comes up TO supplying
her she will do well.
In Kansas there actual guerilla war; bat there Is
by means state Of quiet. Taking advantage Of the
withdrawal OF mrch Of the population the war the
horse thieves have become unusually active Hardly
farmer IL Eastern Kansas has not been deprived ~
portn o. his stock many OF them osing every thing
you days ago about the hanging OF two nos
at Atchison for being c'ncerned In robbery. Two
were IN the hnnds ~ the sheriff. aud General Blunt had
Issued order for turning them - the people for
trial and punishment. give tho order bsow It Is the
FIRST OF the kind issued and Therefore of consds
IosT L,Ay,swonII. May az, 1865.
In Of the fact OF the alarming Of crime
nsseay sss 81 e Sns ss ana sie s af
70 awe such ppSseoa q loyal and law asd"s
would n assr yo m nee,s,s deliver NE pro
~ 70 se Sn' ,o o. % ss county for sl ana punish
times and under different clrcmstancs would he
rated rendered for the protectipn
lives and proPery OF peaceful citizens against she
iavless acts OF thetcs and ssssssins, who o late
their crimes with fearful
prevent which noihing but the summary
measures will suuce In conducting these Irregular pro
ceedngs be hoIed ha, they vii be eon.roe BY
o. on rsspon:,oli,y ana that eoo jaasaen, and essreen
cent may be protected and the guilty punished Respect
fully, JAS q. BLUNT. Major General
About nftesn hundred pc assembled Tor the trial
OF the accused They were fairly and impartally tried
by Jury of citizens chosen by accamatlon from
crowd. They sentenced ~ be hung, and the sen
tonce forthwith carried into effect Que of cu
prts appeared Indifferent while the other constantly
groanDg and praying white his way 70 the scsffld
They were swung of from the rear OF a wagon,
and during the last ave minutes OF their
lives they each accused the other Of bay.
ing induced the EN- arkaon IN the scheme which proved
their ruin There large crowd present, and among
the spectators many women There no excite
ment. aud only calm determination visible to put stop