Muscatine Weekly Journal

LATE NEWS

From the Kansas Brigade.

Position of Lane—He makes a speech—Union Indians—Their skill as scouts—Everybody "Union"—Escape of 150 slaves—Lane's "Vouchers"—Guerrilla parties in Missouri.

From the Leavenworth Conservative, Oct. 29th.

From Wm. P. Chandler, of the Quarter-master's Department, who arrived here on Sunday night, we learn some interesting particulars in regard to the march of Lane's Brigade.

Lane left Osceola on Wednesday morning last. Sigel was then at Bolivar with 22,000 men, and would be met by Lane that night. Fremont was still at Warsaw. Fremont's column numbered 40,000.

The brigade met with no enemy on the march to Osceola. Gen. Lane plants Union flags in nearly every town he passes, and his object in doing so is clearly revealed in a speech recently made at Pleasant Hill. He said:

"I am here once more, and this time I raise the stars and stripes. So long as that flag waves here your citizens shall receive protection. But let it be torn down by secession hands, and Pleasant Hill comes down as sure as hell."

INDIAN SCOUTS.

Lane has with him fifty-four Delaware Indians, under Capt. Falleaf, and twenty Wyandotte Indians, under Capt. Veale. Falleaf was with Fremont in his famous overland journeys, and the Delawares with him are those ordered by Gen. Fremont. They are very serviceable as scouts, being good horsemen, good shots, acquainted with the country, and always on the alert. They scour every forest before the army marches through it, and quick death is the punishment of all rebels who lie in wait to shoot down Union soldiers.

ANY MORE COMING?

This question is constantly asked as Jim Lane goes marching on. "Yes, Sturgis." "Anybody else?" "Jennison will come after him." "Jennison!—the Lord help us! But there's nothing left for him to jayhawk."—"We don't know, he's pretty good at finding things."

MISSOURI STILL FOR THE UNION.

After all our marching we are still unable to find a single secessionist. Even those taken in arms declare they were pressed into the Confederate service, and have always been Union men. This is exceedingly peculiar, but "what everybody says must be true."

THE BLACK BRIGADE.

Slaves began coming into camp as soon as Lane left Westport. Not a day passes without a practical exemplification of the lie that "the slaves are contented." A black brigade consisting of over 150 recent chattels came out of Missouri on Friday last. They are well mounted, and have a good supply train. Their untimely departure created no little excitement in the districts they were engaged in bleaching out. Lane continues to give "vouchers" to such owners as are proved to be Union men, stating that "such a slave, valued at so much, was lost by the march of my brigade."

A few days ago the General called claimant and claimed before him, and asked the latter "George, do you want to go back with your master?" To which he replied, "No, General, I never goes back." And darkey was sent to camp, while disgusted secesh went to his farm a madder and cheaper (by $1,000) man.

GUERRILLAS,

The party of scouts under Capt. Bains which returned Sunday, was three times approached by guerrilla parties, although Lane's large force has never been molested. These roving bands of thieves and assassins continue to infest the country, and to pillage the property of Union men. One of these companies was left very near the Kansas line, and it is probably the same band which recently sacked Gardner, in this State.