, 1863-08-21

Fight with the Bushwhackers--Ex-
odus Of Negroes.


From the Kansas City {NoA Journal Of com.1
DESTRUCTION OF PLEASANT Hull.
Capt. Palmer with his company "a Of the
11th E. W. arrived in town yesterday. He
has been stationed at Pleasant Hill until with
in a few days, when be was ordered to rein
force Msj. Ransom's scouting party. He In
forms us that On Inst Monday night, Cole
Youpger's party OF fifty bushwhack ers visited
Pleasant Hill, and burned the houses Of the
Union man in town. driving the occupants to
the bEush; also. burning the houses Of each
any fayors whatever, and q quantity Of forage
belonging to Capt. Palmer, TheY returned
again on Tuesday night and burned number
OF other buildings. On Wednesday night the
Capt. passed through the town, escorting +
train belonging to the 4th Missouri from Har-
the rebels had done, he set fire to and burned
several houses Of those known to be bush
whackers, with two blacksmith shops and i
mill, also the property OF men known to be
IN the bush. He took away and escorted to
HarrisonVitle and Independence q number Of
Union families who had been rendered home
less BY tho rebels. The same evening he
started out on scout to tho east Of Pleasant
Hill. Himself and corporal belonging to
the company, becoming separated from the
rest, they were attacked By fifteen rebels,
whsn they sneeesded @ In killing tTo ~! and ., Is,
Capt. Palmer had but ten men with hin, when
they were charged upon BY about thirty reb-
els, and were compelled to retreat to Pleas.
ant ELL which he succeeded In doing with
out the loss Of o man- 4 patro1ing party WAS
fired upon the same night, which they re-
three killed during the fray, with no loss Of
Federal troops.
BCsuwuAoKERs KILLED.
Lieut.. RldgeEaY of company q, 11th Kan
Eas, corralled lot Of bushWhackers near Sib-
ley, night before Last. They took to barn
At first, but broke from there and fed to the
woods. Two Of them were killed and one
were captured from the party. Lieut.. Ridge
WY will be heard from again.
On the preceding Friday, 7th instant, Cspt.
Taubman, OF the let II. 8. H., was moving
from Hopewen towards Lexington, found
some g1e1ilas nt Helm's house, and Killed
4 few days ago, three companies Of the LIST
II. S. IL, uEdef Major Mullen, were marching
from Germantown to Harrisonyille, and dis
covered bushWhackerB In the woods. They
pursued them, and brought down two With
ont any loss.
Thus By twos, and threes, here and there,
daily and almost hourly, these Internal pests
are becoming suppressed. Tho movement Is
alow, because they skplk, and run from any
aptEoach Of danger They burn 3 fen houses,
H.
few women and children. If they had the
power to prolnng thlsstate Of affaira, the re-
| suit would merely be the utter determination
! Of the community they cufse. But they will
have 10 leave or die. Their friends, Who think
! that while ruin IL sinking through the 1snd,
they can be safe hy playing double part, sre
only decetGiDg Themselves; for, II the worst
ehould come, no man can escape the deluge
| Of universal destruction that will orerwhelm
| tho Ind.
| TIE EXODUS OF NEGROES.
from the Lsavenworth Conservative, 1eth.1
Yesterday morning two boat loads Of ne,
| grceE 1acded near the mouth Of Three Mile
Greek. About fifty Of their brethren frem
] this side we're on band, to greet and welcome
the newcomers. We understand that u mum.
ber Of The new arrivals propose to place them
| selves under the fostering care Of Uncle Sam
mel, at ten dol1a1e per month and Q good suii
Of clothes.
| From gentleman who came up from
Nyandotte yesterday, we learn that about one
hundred negroes hare come over In tho past
fen days. One large, dns looking chap, being
closely pursued to the river bank by his late
master, plunged into the stream and SWAIN
| over in double.quick time, although burden.
| ed down with heavy oTercoat. Reaching
this bs1k, he ruehed In breathless haste to tht
rec1uitirE Office, and presented himself 70.
service. He seemed In great fear that his
master might possibly arrive b=fore tho bar.
gain was closed With Uncle Sam. When he
Was sworn in, he said: "Now, jls let ZEN
cum; they can. cit me: give me gun; ]
wants to 20 and Kill rebels" His MUD ras
perfectly easy as soon Is he had enlisted.
| Some thirty or forty negroes left Clay
county yesterday for Kaneas, taking with
them d quantity Of stock. This thing has be-
cone 20 common that we1l informed gentle
MIN tells US that the heaviest slayeholde1s ot
that county are seriously discussing the pro:
jeet Of eendlng all thelr slaves to kansas at
once. They say that If the present state Of
otlairs continues, they will lose not only their
| slaves, bnt much valuable stock also.
The Emancipation Ordinance has mnde a
perfect stampede among the negroes, who
| cannot draw nice distinctions, aud who
imagine they will all come Within the forty
yeaf: old class. In Platte county, the negroes
arc leaving at the rate OF thirty or forty day,
and only few hundreds remain The same
process is going on al o1oug the border, and
Missouri viii soon be lid ct ncr slaves, IN fact
II not In name. The barriers which fence In
the elayc system In tb,s State are cruubling
daily, and while our politicians ara talking,
the negro is quietly acting, without any refer
ence to statute books OF ordinances.