, 1864-05-18
fFron the Missouri Democrat, Msy ie, 7


Tho usually tranquil town Of Hermann,
No., WAS thrown into state Of great excite
ment At about SIX O'Clock, last Saturday ere
ming, by the sndden irruptisn Of some twsn-
ty-tive mounted gueri1las inte the place.
They We're unauthorized, all armed with Pis-
muskets. They came from the south west
ward, entered at the upper part Of the town,
offered insolence to those Of tha Inhabitants
in their way, and rode rapidly to the ferry
landing, ss L intending to cross ths river.
The startling Intelligence spreading with
most inmediately gathered on Main streat or
the Levee, Among THOSE present ra. Capt
c. C. ManWaring, enrolling Provost Marshal
for ths Second Congressional District, With
headquarters on Gratiot street, St. Louis
Upon na. eo1sussa:n a of lssas cti3eas
Capt. Manwaring waa delegated to :. go
to the strangers, and inquire Of them
who they were, on what business they camo,
&c. The Captain consented to do so, and
went dewn to the gang near the river. He
informed them he had been directed BY the
they were, for what purpose they had come,
and whether they were going. They replied
indirectly and unsatisfactoriIr and he was on
the point Of repeating his queries when soma
citizens called to him and he stepped some
aIstanee backward to converae With them.
While he mas thus engaged, one Of the guer-
illas quickly wheeled his horse, rode up to
the Captain, presented large navy revolver
nithin three feet Of his head and fired. Cap
| tain II fell, wounded morta11y. The ball en-
| tered just behind the right car, passed
throug h his head and ont at the LETT side Of
his nose. Tho entire gang, At the signal, to-
sstAer wheeled, fired unfortunately upon
tie crowd Of unarrned citizens and then gal-
1opcd Oh. Happily no injury of q seri ous
nature ensued from this velleT. Several of
the citizens had their clothes riddled by balls,
and ono man had his head grazcd. The guer-
| illas did not stay to intlict more damage, but
| ealloped sWiftly off cut Of torn, in the d.
rection whence thay cams. Before leaving
the vicinity, however, they scaled bluff
overlooking part of Her1nRnn, tand dis
! charged farewell volley Of musEetry at the
placs, but without hurting any one, 50 tar IS
| heard.
Two Of the band in some manner became
separated from IL; ono Of tho two cot safely
4 on in another direction, but the other Was
| unhorscd and csptuleA, The indignation Of
| fhe citizens was iRtanEe, and the tree blacks
/ rrreent. remembering the rrassacEes Of which
pf osaaesfnp tion OF Capt 'Manwarine was but
m ineiaucc, were furious. They rushed In and
dragged the prisoner from his eaptort, who
fhcn rescued him from tho negroes These
fhen scain rushed forward and once more tora
him him from the grasp of the white man, who
now could protect him no longer The
Hacks dragged him to the river, beat and
stnnr3 birn Iill he was nearly dead, and threw
IN M shots were fred by the citizens, who
were completely nnprepared end surprised:
| Afterwards several hundred OF the residente
o. IN Hr,narn and vicinity gathered, mounted
and A. l. armed, and set OF IN pursuit Of the ban.
From the following communicated to ua
Inst evening. 1t appears that the guerillaa
wire followed i've miles, one Killed, another
wounded, and three shot, while four succeed