The New York herald., 1864-08-07
The Civit War In Illinois.


THE DISTURBANCE IN MONTGOMERY CoUNTY-MovE-
MESr AGAINST cLISGMAS's BASD-srrRRrNG
EVENTS PROMISED.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribuue.l
HHLsBoRo Montgomery County, ILL.,.
August Q. 1864. I
On Friday morning band Of citizens from Montgomery
county, Illinois, numberi. about 500 men. we'll mounted
and welt armed, under the chief command OF Deputy
Sheriff Stevenson with Captains Srarks Wells ana Pair
as subordinate commanders marched in the direction
OF Van Bur ensburg southeast OF Hsboro, against the
notorious COL Clingman and bis band Of guerias ON n
day night they encamped the edge OF
below Van Burensburg Pckcts thrown out and our
men lay all night tner arms On saturday morning
they Green's creek and from thepce soon,ed
thoroughly the adjacent territory They the
enemy several times during the day A little cas-, or
Van Burensburg boys fred upon by q band OF
cnttbroats numbering about thirty. two men, James
Jeries and John Ferguson, Of Ltch6ed seriously
wounded the former the shoulder latter IN the
thigh both with bucksbot
tho advance guard encountered a similar party eight
miles northwest or NaDGaa, near Yarbar Springs and
received and returned their fire. Our boys killed on
horse and wounded several guerllas-how many is not
known. The rebels then took TO the bush
During Saturday the we're scattered through the
woods and captured about twenty prsoner i've horses
lot Of camp eguipsge from camp from hch
the enemy bad hastily departed
On sunday tho command returned TO Hillsboro. Be.
fore leaving they discharged all put five of the prisoners
The Ave. their arrival at Hilisboro, admitted to
bail in the o 900 each appear for trial at the
OF the Circuit Court be held in llsboro in
september. Bob Davis, fhe man who carries the demo
cratic party Of Moutg merry county III his breeches
pocket, bsiled the entire t.
There citizens in the entity OF Van Burensburg
who agreed 10 deliver those OF their neighb0rs
implicated the disturbances that have distnguis he'd
this portion of state 30 the civil authorities this
morning. Some were thus delivered last night More
will be delivered to-day but the great majority have
taken the bottoms These dcsperadoes are led
by who calls himself Colonel elm gan aud claims
act under commission from the Confederate govern
ment. His into the Confederate service
There Is another band Of horse thieves burglars muir
derers deserters from both armies copperhaads the
same vicinity under the command ~ the notorious John
Carlin, nephew c Dan Morrison, of Illinois and
the rebel service Carliu has been twice prisoner In
hands, the last time at Alton, from which place he
broke prison and escaped about four weeks ago
The whole country around about this place Is greatly
excited. The citizens OF H,boro momentary cx
pectation attack The been patroIled nightly
for than week aud all the roads leading thereto
strongly picketcd. They fear the rebels will execute
their threats of burn ng the town
United states Marshal Phillips, Of springfield, In now
here and II is expected that reg ncn or Infantry win
arrive 70 day or 70 morrow
delegation reached this village this morning from the
nnnrgents in Van Burepsbnrg, with a demand from Col.
Cingnan the ~ the i've horses caturcd bv
our saturday last and threat burn the town
IL the demand were not complied with
The horses will not be given up.
desertcr from the rebel army belonging % Cling
man band, captured last night and in the county
ls promises to disclose the plans of tho insurgents
There Is prospect that there may be stirring times 10
this vicinity within the next three four days. have
been informed that mil tary demonstrations will be
against Clingmsn 10 a day or two