The New York herald., 1863-09-26
THE cvERIllAs IN MISSOURI.
Oar st. Louis Correspondence.


tslrs or Destroy nm-Geneai SAoSeid aud the AbIiho~
Press-Rsfro es-Eriies-- Governor Gamb,e-G Gz,erai
H,utr-GereruI Bair-Opcrutova N Arkuns1s-f
LIts Fight in The Senca Nation, de-, DC.
The hrst subject-what the guer as arc doing-s 40
extensive should say all that could that,
should have little say anything else for one day
you would have little 10 print your
occasion 10 read any thing In single issue. They
simply doing anything ard everything that INTO
their headsanythng they please In fact Among their
latest exploits Ia the capture Of the Steamboat Mar
celia, at Dover Landing, the Missouri river ten or
fifteen miles below Lexington Az she was approaching
that point band OF guerlas made their appearance
and the shore. Instead OF putting
all steam rushing BY Captain Dosier ordered hsr
land and the at boarded and paged BY
the About ono thousand dollars n money
obtained from the boat and passengers, besides
large amount OF goods, which taken from boxes,
loaded on horses and carried, away. One passenger,
Jabez shotwe, Of Lexington, lost something like one
thousand dollars worth in this way. Having sated
themselves with plumber the outlaws next turned their
hands TO numbering Four soldiers Of Company A. Filth
Missouri state Militia-Ed. Ross, Chris. sele, Martin
Fisher and Charts waggoner-were on board, route
for their homes In Lexington, on furiough. They
were taken from the boat aud marched oil,
with the assurance that they would be paroled
exchanged for other prisoners. About two miles out
they stopped and divided the money and pluhder which
occupied about hour after which the prisoners were
put In line and the ordor TO fire given instantly Ross
Sele and Fisher fell dead but waggoner finding himself
uuinured sprang away, and, though fred at, finally
capped into the brush and made his way to Lexington
Cobb is rowing through Rails county stealing horses
Dorsey is committing depredatlons In Pike county.
squad recently visited the house OF man named Ellis,
four miles from New owdon, and whipped him nearly to
oil uuh that
OF country, and everything goes to show that these
thieves and outlaws rapidly increasing all through
Northeast Missouri. They we'll armed and mounted,
desperate aud determined aud go IN bards varying In
numbers from ten to ftty
In the centre or the State is about the sams On
Wednesday night last the store OF Mr. Bonnyberger,
twelve miles from Jefferson City the Versailles road
robbed by guerias OF about 5000 worth OF goods
In boone county notorious REBEL named Bill Hii at tho
head OF armed gang Is ranging the country, levyng
upon all the horses and other vauabes they find.
Johnson's dry goods aud Jenkins drug store In
Platte county, pilIaged q few days ago. On the
night twelve very valuable horses stolen from
Major Jesse Morn Deputy Sheriff of Platte county living
about three and half miles from Platte City The
night Mr.. Field stopped the highway,
Major Morns and robbed OF all the money his posses
sion and other valuables.
These but examples OF what is occurring daily and
nightly all over the State. Quantre is hiding some.
where, making ready for another raid band rang
ing the country west and south OF the Iron Mountain
Railroad, and 10 on. What efforts making to stop
this is very aalural nQurys It is hard to say exactly
what but IL Is that they far less than they
should be. Now and then party of militia go out and
kill two three, may DO dozen Of them but there
and has been regular organized effort to break up.
capture hunt down and M .hsse dsturbers peace
and defsrs OF law Exactly how Is all expected to end
10 than be sad bat IL would seem thas the
bushwhackers do much a. they like. Perhaps nothing
be done but at least should like see hing
tried The few that killed than replaced by
arrivals and these bands constantly ncreas
ing Should this continuehow long will take to render
them tho ruling power and place At the mercy Of
rowing bandti, whose only object is punder The pic
ture not pleasant one yet unless something Is done
have To look ~ in the s~ee
General schoaeld has lately laid heavy hand the abo
tion press Of the city and Sate by esung his famous
Order No. 96 prohibiting tho writing publication OF
anything calculated TO foster disturbances among the
troops weaken embarrass the military authorities
the discharge OF their duties The expedioncy OF
such orders is questionable but general had
sion issue II is General Schoneld For mouths the
columns OF tho abolition sheets have teemed with
abuse misrepresentation and ridcue Tho militia have
been told that there law for sending them into the
neld and melted so mutiny and rendering them
practically useless. And in thousand other ways he
has boon thwarted and abused and weakened and
barrassed UNTIL In sefdeence he compelled 10 issue
this order Its effect has been sautay the said organs
being now as meek as lambs. An occasional growl is
heard yst but reminder Of the order with its pains
aud penalties, is sufficient to bush them into silence
again.
Refugees ere flying from the border every direction
The Lexington Union says that than ve thousand
have crossed the river at that point nine tcnths OF whom
the border counties. Cass county has been
thor, u.hly dcpopua,sd. Many families have left an
the furniture in thor houses and, in instances,
their clothing having means OF removing It. Very
many have to this city Of whom remain here,
while others 80 to their friends other States. large
numbers have also goue into Kansas.
Yesterday twenty.one southern sympahxers werc sent
South by the steamer City OF Alton They were from
various parts OF the state, S. LOUIS county having three
representatives among them. None Of them were per.
OF auy standing IN the community. Accom-.
panyng them nine ladies, wives and daughters Of
in the rebel army who went at their soiIcita-
toD, bearing their expenses lhe VIII le party were
In charge cf Captain Ladue, OF the First Nebraska and
win go 10 Memphis, where they viii consult with General
Huribut TO future movements They win probably 20
70 Little Rock but whether overland from Helena or by
whito river 10 Duvss BuG, is TO be settled.
Governor Gamble returned from Philadelphia yestcr.
dav. his stl weak and stiG, much so that IL
cannot be used. Consequently he will not devote him.
self 10 executive iabors yct Meanwhile Lieutenant
Governor Hall discharges the duties Of hegubernatora
Office With ability and general satisfactco
Among tho notablcs In the city Major General Hun.
tor who the President Of military commission
to investigate the circumstances attending the burning
Of the steamer Ruth, with large amount OF govern
ment funds on board Tho General s locking well and
was warmly received by his numerous friends In this
city.
Another military hero with now s General Blair.
Everybody xDows him and everybody respects him as
soldier and statesman. lie kcep rather quiet with his
family, with whom he s spending few days previous
| to leaving for his command In the South.
Our latest advccs leave General Steele resting in Little
Rock while General Davidson, with bis cavaIry, Il BUR.
suing the dying rebels. Arkadeph ninety miles south.
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