The New York herald., 1863-09-02

Our 81. Louis Correspondence.
~. Lors, August 28 1868.
VINO Is Quantr,up- Retaliation Troposed-Horrors Of
Guerilla Wdr--Important General Order--Gen Eon9
Asodke Big Robbery DC.
Tho Lawrence massacre still exctes public at,en.
ton. A meeting OF merchants held here yesterday
TO make arrangements raising funds to relieve tho
sufferers. subcommittee were appointed collect
FUNDS and provisions.
Quantrc or Quaptr, the leader Of the rebels in this
horrible affair, has been frequently mentioned In the
HERALD correspondence, 10 dangerous man. 10 IL
an 0hoan by birth, and kept school In Westport
several months Ho about FIVE feet ten inches IN height
weighs about hundred ana sixty younds, and well
proportoned throughout lie Is keen and INSCRIPTIONS
Had II been for his interest TO join the Union side he
would have done without hesitation ic first APP
peared on the guerilla leader in December,
1861, and since has been moro or less active lie
has made frequent raids Kansas small scale and
dehed pursuit In Western Missouri. Nearly ali Of his
gang have Joined HIM In Jackson county and the ontragcs
Union people OF the border form thrilling chap
of tho OF Some time Quantrel was
IN Richmond. Va, and made speech, in which he
boas,ed OF having killed seventy Yankees with his own
nandsa highly meritorious performances in tho estima
ton OF tho rebels.
The question f retaliation for the burning OF Lawrence
already mootcd. Jen Davis IN responsible for this
Coioncls commission from tho rcbe War Department 10
raise arm, equip and subsst band Of partisan
Ills last crime N ssrpiy nasasr-~anson murder. NO
troops stationed pt Lawrence, and ths raid
prompted by Internal spirit Of malice towards the pro
pcriy OF mon
Tho great express robbery In this city the night OF
23d morning OF tho cath caused considerable ex
citemcnt Tho United states Express Company suf
by this ndrot robbery 70 tito of 1000 but
abendaDty abc 10 sustain tho loss Tho details show
but the part ~ tho affair allowing clerk 20
sleep with tho snfc key under nis pillow. Tno robbers
apped cbloroforn 10 tho clerk and porter and easily
elected the robbery. They safe far heard from
with their booty Detectives notified bcfore sin
gle left the city but u rs believed the money s lost
rrevocsby not the slightest trace OF u has been dis
covered.
Guerilla uprsngs reported In all parts ~ North
Missouri Yesterday the telegraph operator a Sturgeon,
the North Missouri Railroad moi hed the supernien
dent the Onion fleeing from that neghbor
hood of guerilas aud that he would not
main there largo force OF cavalry has been started
from various points north and south to hunt up cobhs
gucrilas. cobb Is second only o. autrel IN guerilla
experience In Missouri and II allowed To escape viii
trouble lie + reported now to have three hundred
the saddle under his command Guerilla ontrages
are nnumersblc. Gucrlas rise up and disappear with
the quickress of night and day.
General schoncd has issued spirited general order
warning all rebels returned from the South that unless
they surrender IA prisoners cf war and are released
ic auihorz Union citizens TO bear 10 self defence
General Schoned promises rebels who lay down thcir
good er that they shall be released Ths
| Is deemef by sone 10 be violation OF n gene
u tbs War Department forbiddng the release
of rebel prisoners who take the oath 4 allegiance un
less they prove that they impressed into rebel
vice. which very few Missouri reoes do. The General
| threatens severe punishment 70 bushwhackers
General Ewing, who commands the Kansas district and
the counties o; tbs state not only orders all
armed bsw hack 10 be shot d. sight, and their
| families sent south through our lines. but he pro
mlses all negroes belonging 10 dsiayh persons
that hey shall have free posses and military pro
| 10 his heaiqnlFters In Kansas City with General
Ewiug their track side ana Jim Lane. Jennisgn
ami all the rougbsr ppiris ebloody Ksuea4" tbe
other tbe rebels ~ Western Missouri " there any
left, vii iesl the iron bel q very efectu,iy.
Negroes Nhethcr belonging ~ loyal Or doyal masters,
viii 10 vaioeless stock IN the ceIehra,ed moon
| hoax
IL plesslnt amid these scenes of carnage and
caused by rebels 70 md instance q really rcnirs
abe honesty on tho part OF rebel such an
~ % NJ. d p. Dunn, the deceased corresponaens 81
/ the IlgauD, Who died below Helena very sadicny,
reoel prisoner named John D. Murphy, raue q
\ ~ L0fis parole WLen Mr. Dunn's elects were re-
movc The b at NJ Belcna hls watch and fob chain
ovsrl,,kef, having been left IN hls berth After
/ the hosi ler Helena Mr. Murphy found tho watch and
reiai3ed i N biz possession. expecting 70 notify the
| fIgt,lp 4 the fact. he was son, 10 Gratsot
heard x tbe whereabouts u HsRsLp correspondent,
le cni for, and after satisfying the aathorcs
| wa,eh for transrnis~son 10 Mr.. pr1n'a family. A.
no rorsn knew anything % the watch bot himses and
q the prisoper Murphy highly commendab'e lie has
the osth o ssgapoe sod promises ,aonoduct him
sef Nyal cttsen hs1ceforth. The word uf such
man, thoagh rebel heretofore, may b. reIlei upon
Several roliticans badly sod yesterday.
lng announced the arrival ~ haDr General =
Ncssburg Mr.. Gensrs srant intenfedD
durns the day nne bras. band nred speeches
prepared and srfanyemsnts made for sercnssn. When
night came the mistake was ev'dsn, and The sersaaas ~as
| deierred
severa steamboat captain. have dsyrAess themselves
this RIVER reosnty by ooutemp,ib prAttee.
They engage costrsbsnds do~n river dss bsndM
promising 20 pay them on arriva here. When the c.ts
reach 4, Louis the oontrabsDs turnr a.hoss and
paymen, refusesi Measures have been oorfect
lpsSmall0n has been receivcd ,hs, Colauel roas q
the Twehh Kansas, with force ~ mosnlad "a
hn way frgm dassve, NO ~ tho Indisa cpuntry, a.
oten communicative for reinforcement frofn sprngaed
| for General Hant Nothing had been hoard from tbs
latter u str dnts tb.n August TO- ~hen hs sitas'son
Uas not al all cnooarasnx.
oar MARKETS uov sapplisi With the ehooest fru,ts
peaches prars, gfsr~s riurns ke from limos and
MusO1r Tbs ssutn~rp cst along river, instead q
satpying the North vuh hs~ being sufIsf this
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