, 1863-08-30

Details Of the Pursuit.
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Qusntrel's retreat vas marked by ali the
outr:gts he and his command could ind time
to commit. They burned tho house Of Mr.
read to Blantonfs bridge, and tore up the
plankn Of the bridge aud fired It. It was e1-
tjnguIs he'd without much damage being done.
From Dlanton's bridge to the Santa Fe road,
they burned every ythi0g-Aeuses, bzras, cropa,
&c, for hsf mile On eich s!da Of the road.
The house, barns, dc, Of III: Ulriek, one Of
the heaviest farmers Of Douglas county, wero
they attempted to kill, shooting him three
times. At B,ookl5r, q little town on the
Santa Fc, road, they burned pretty much every
thing there Was. :. Iete they divided their
command, with the intention Of Burning both
PraiFie City and Baldwin, but Major Piuub's
force coming up on their left flank, they push.
ed off TO the west of Pr7u1tc City, following
down the Ossawatomie road.
: As soon as Qnsnt rel had LIFT Lawrence, Ger.
LAKE. organized 4 force of about sixty Of tho
people who Ind coiue In from the country
around, aimed mainly With sho-guns, and
started In: pursuit: He overlook them near
Brooklyn, but his force mas too small to do
anything but harass the encmy's rear. Alter
tue forces Of Major Plumb had been Joined by
the citizens, under Gen. Lane, a joixt pursuit.
was kept up. Quantrel's forces we're mounted
on freth and excellent horses. obtained at
Lawrence and aloug tho road, and were able
constantly to outs.sIp his pursuers: About
ac1oss the prairie to the southeast, in tho
direction ut Pao1a- Aftcr pightfall he doub-
led on hia track. going back from within
about = mile from Paola, and crossing Bull
t Greek at Rock Ford. After crossing, he
marched into low bottom, where the grass
small pond or lake. A little afeer midnight
he again took up Ills line Of march for the
border, which he re crossed not faf from the
point where he originally entered tho State.
The pursnlpg force lost his trail, after nighE
came on, and after wandering about for some
1ncn mud horses being greatly exhAusted b3
the long snd fatiguing maEch.
= During tile night, : scouting party under
Major Phillips. discovered Quantrers trail
again, and q vigorous pursuit Was resumed.
After reaching the head Of Grand River,
aud ecsttertd through the country. Gen E*-
ipg BY this time had come up with the ad
| vance, and our forces beiug largely reinforced
by detachments from various posta along the
border, wa1e divided into slI parties, and the
nest vigorous possible pufanie ;oedeF=d: It
killing q large portion Of Qusntrels- force.
| During his Tet1ent up to Sunday, he had lost
over thirty men. Lieut.. Col. Lozear, Of the
Missouri I'd, attacked Equad cf them not faz
from Pleasant Hill, killing Eeycn, and captur-
.irg quite large a1nount Of the stolop goods.
Tic obtaining ot fresh hor:es At .Larfecce,
gave Quant1el every advantage over the pur-
suirg troops, whose horses after the first day
we're completely broken down. On the boF,
der, however, fresh troops from our side took
up the pursuit, and they will push it to the
utmost. There ase no btayer or better men
In the service than tie troops now after Qaan'
t,e1, and Il they do not clpture the.moet OF
his forces, 1t will not DO bet4use they do not
make every possible effort to do so. =.