, 1864-08-18

The Guerilla War Exri8efnent-RebeIs
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lees VI stsno eheoaoult toward ArEansas,
IL IL not SAFE 10 say That all the. trouble Is
over. There arc many hundreds of bush-
Hhackcrs vet in the hnsh- and the neonfe of
~ ~ .a.o. ae..1 e.an'lee *ie e'nl agtateo VIA
lnc e1cltencnt, growing out OF their pres"
enco. Union men still feel that their proper
ty ia n, safe .nd in aone r.sca tn,v freo,h1e
o1ao fo- thn,, 1Ivao ~. sooa.a;,n,st. t.,
. e~>eset'se 81
to"n are eastlJ excited oy the approach OF
11spT neT a n0ps sent @ 's1 snt shs
lest thev be called mon to nav tte penalty
~ nndGs @ n~ona.t,,n ~ spon ~ ~. pJ s.t ~ Thei,
apprehension, added to the fe1rs Of Union
men in unprotected Quarters has turned the
whole count,y into a condition OF s1asm and
W. ~ Et;as - 49, - sasn s~cce5ed ~
petn' uaeu A&s Nv. pee" 1 rr,,,.' a
time since the rebellion. Military opera
tiops have been oil On one aldc- The
bost8 Of Union cayalry started out after the
II bels.' had surprised the eecessl0ntsts, VINO
thoucht liiseouH vas defcpselcss, and never
inagin,d d the bone and EIne< Of the State
coufd be SO easily and quickly transformed
r;i,e n xL,rh the militia defeated guerilla
eanT nnder lie brother ct the noted Bull
Andnrsrn. forms about the only case OF ac-
tual flrhtipp recorded during the week. Tie
haiance Of he record ie devoted to chasing
hnshwhsckcrs sInsly endin squads Thereotls
refreated generally 10 the West so "a to get
a safc ossing OF The Missouri river sonc.
where II CIaY or Platte counties, It il an
un q illlrg admission to re1nark that theY
hare ecneral1y been successful In crossing,
although cl: etly pursued and heavy lostrs
during The zace. 4 few rebels, led by fcl-
low nssr ed CLilde, iormer resident Of Lib
tr,y, who has been lur some tIme past In
Prices army, tlaye do !ged tic mill
Tia for short time In Piaste
county. but with this exception there
j. no guc1alia gang know 10 exist north Of
the riYer, having Suythiug like an organIza-
lion or leader,
Licut, Col Bnrrls, OF the 10th Kansas, has
saved tie Southeast from an invasion By
Shelby. Dy biz vigorous operations and sue
Ewing received Information some time since
that Shelby was gathering force in tho r.
ctnfty of Jacksonuort for raid into south.
east MtspourI, lie ordered Col. Bnrtss to
break m thc rebel camps and prevent the
concentration OF rebels necessary to enable
Stelby to ADVANCE. This order was a2nira-
bly cxecutcd. and so MANY rebcls killed and
captured and SO many yal1able stores burned
that It Will takc Shelby sixty days to reor-
eatize bis expeditionarv force. Before that,
Gen. Steele will probably have, Arkansas
pretty wel cleaned ont Of rebels, notwith-
stsIding their threatening demonstrations
at Fort Smith and vicinity. From certain
forbear to mention In detail, it is believed
SlclbY would have received q large supply
Of nmmunitfou and clothing If be had been
succegsful in hts advance forty miles north
Of The State line. Happily be has been frus-
tyattd.
One of the consequences of the stampede
OF tue euerillas from North Missouri Is the
appearance Of numerous bands Of horse
thieves ard shWhackers on the South side.
a party Of rebels, after committing various
cepre datiors In Boone coputy, crossed into
Cole county. and approached within seven
miles of jefferson City, eobbllug horses aud
shooting three etraggllng soldiers. They
have also appeareasi1 Lacleae and Cedar
counties, but the cittzens rallied with their
casions, 1t has happened almost universally
during the recent guerilla outbreak, that the
opl9 resistance offered to the rebels came
from R2uIcal towns and counties.
The armed organization Of Union men for
selfdclenee in North Missouri, is one Of the
the State by the boldnees Of the rebels. The
credit Of this organization belongs to Gen
Rosecrane, and It's success shows how the
eemI-secession State government foIsted or
this State, has paralfzed the energies OF ths
true Union me1l. They would not organic.
side BY side with the Paw-PaTs under the
Governor, but when Gen. Rosecrnns called
overwhelming. Col. Fletcher. the kadlca
candidate for Governor, has raised almost Q
full" regiment in Southeast Missouri In {
week. One Of the Missouri State. Militia
captaiDs-Leeper By namc-wbo WAS dis
missed from service by Gov. Hall for Radi
callsm, raised ninety men IN t~entJ-fou
where,
rs ori1,r ~ ra3se two fn11 re4imants ia,
70 tne .h. vuei ~ ~ *. connts IL a,so snccsss
~ r s tWo seeiments 81 viii he = mi mil befSre til,
-es,t c1oses ~ t1,ere n mnrn erthns;ssn
70 g. dDto ~ tss H. c,,g e3nne 1i
In Ias f.nt ~" ne e1nersenrc of TSe nsst mnntt sf
fn,as ~ tnet 10 u mneI indnhf1.h!e proof nv III
t,nb,a =, rat"1nr ro,nr+eess f. 9f,;s state r.
sonc mnnths rnst 1,rorosrl,d directly fron
1he nnnonn1s+|fT of fhe State Eoyernment
| end 1bf nnwIiisnoness of r0luntrcrs to plar
thfmselyee under such dicta,lou.,
| hresz.s The C1arhsnks haze heen doin,
r., r. heat to helu the Copperhcsds by edginI
| in feT rabid Fftmont t!cra.aus in The gam
| ~ romirsffnr csn1;datta = for Cong1ess IN OF
position TO the Lincoln wing Of the Demo
cratfc rarty. Il il reported that they hzY
urGed 1 Termination On the part Of the Ere
ment party in the Flrs: District, with q rie1
T,ncoin ibe eforr eoes thnt the Clsybank
hsre threatened to spend haIr q million do
lars 10 iefeat Knox. because of bis success
| in eusting Frank Blair from Congress.
No further details Of the o. 4. K. cor
| epiracy have been published on account c
lie illness Of Col s.nderson, the Proves
| Marebal General. but contlrmatory evidenc
Is received eyery day. The Provost Marshs
It Hannibal sert down q prisoner name
Williams on Saturday who was caught In II
act Of st t.blishingO: A. K. Temples In 4ort
cant Missouri He initiated several tnlo
men and Wes tins fairly entfappea.
The hrtt miitafy e11sutioh .. tae var
th1e clty took Elaee a. r9rt ~. ~. y; ~ 'Ae Y