The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-26
FROM KANSAS CITY.

kASsAs CfTY, Aug 25.-Gen. Ewing
treli.
Tie rebels disbanded at the head az
Irahd river, some going south, some
noFtb, others east, and Others scattered
into the brush
Our forces have been divided accord
ingly. and are closely pursuing. Con
sif,''sl sassss.ss-iri'r; - going 90.
LieGt Col Lazzeon, With two squad
rons Of the Isl 30. Cavalry, states that
she militia lad an engagement with 900
guerrillas on Big creek. near Hrrrison-
vile, no, killing 5, and capturing con-
siderable quantity 81 goods aud horses
taken at Lawrenre
Ihirty-0ne guerrillas have been killed
as far as heard from
KASsas Ctrr. Aug 2j-7 -
Quantreits force reached the head va
tiers Of Grand river, Cass county. No
about noon the day after leavine Law.
renee, and then divided into squad. Of
80 70 ~, and scattered in various di.
rections Our troops we're about half
hour ride behind, and we're also diyi-
ded and continued the parsuiS
The party ordered upon Lexington
met part Of the rebel forces near
Pleasant Hill. on Saturday. and killed
aud recovered considerable amount
OF goods taken a. Laurence.
Reports are just received that Major
Plum aud Major Thaeksr overlook n com.
pany IN Lafayette eounty, killing thirty
Total Killed according % last reports
was between sixty and seventy. One de-
taehmeni vas stall uupursaed.
IL isasceTtained that Qaauirelfs whole
force was 300 men who assembled from
Lafayette, Saline, Johnston and other
border eounties
Dn Thursday al noon at the head az
the middle fork Of Grand River. fifteen
mIies from The line and the sane dav
they started for Kansas
Scouts that afternoon brought intelE.
gcace that the military stationed a, Al.
breyi aS miles north Of the place where
they crossed the hue, Of the assembling
ga Gtaad rissF and an hour after Their
shtrranoe into Kansas other scouts
bfoaght word 20 that effect.
The information vac communicated /
a oace % all OF the borders and - ~.
trlct headquarters AZ Kansas Civ. "a I
miles north Of Aubrey.
A delay of three or four hour. occur
red ~ each station to gather in a part ~ /
he troops and IN patroliug and seout. /
ing parties, when the pursuit was began /
ssi's iJ y SO sc tfssy 'I = sish j., tho Dor
Ter and endeavor % prevent Qaantrell i
rom reisrning 70 Aissmri
E Qnantrells men told many persons be- 4
fore reaching Lawrence that they ~ere 4
going 20 destroy the town. bat bt some 4
strange fatality they failed 10 get word 4
10 Lawrence and dia not try. The mes.
s>=Eer sent by Capt Coleman 10 notify l
he people Of Lawrence Of Quantrelrs |
failed 20 get through.
ouantTell obtained n full supply Of 4
fresh horses 81 Lawrence. which enabled 4
hem TO cvnde the pursuit q our soldiers.
whose hoases were nearly exhausted /
Shen they reached the hill six miles 4
south Of Lawrence
Citizens who joined IN The pursuit
we're unable to keep up with the enemy 1
and often compelled him TO halt and 4
form line of battle
Bot the soldiers cannot force their
.sdef horses 70 gallop ioF charge, and 4
he pursuit vent on intellectually.
Al night Quautreli broke bis irail near
PaklIi, and cur troops we're DELAYED 4
nearly all night in finding IL
No damage was done By Quantreil 1
from the time our forces came M with
him till The time he got out Of Kan.
'as, and the purseit was so close that
ais men wcre compelled To sbandon mos,
81 his horses aud the goods stolen out OF
he stores Of Lawrence.