Description
Alarm - - A portion of our citizens were much alarmed on Wednesday night by the firing of guns on the other side of the river, and threats from the persons firing that they would “blow the ferry boat to pieces if it did not come over after them.”
After a hurried consultation between the Mayor and a number of our citizens, one of them volunteered to go over and ascertain the character of the force on the other side, as it was apprehended that a body of rebels were seeking to cross for the purpose of destroying our city.
After giving a long, and as some supposed, a farewell grasp to his friends on shore, our hero pushed out into the raging Missouri, resolved to sacrifice his life, if necessary, for the common good, but most fortunately, on arriving at the other shore, found that it was a company of our soldiers, who had been down in Platte County, administering justice to the rebels, and returning with the honors and spoils of war to Fort Leavenworth.
The honors consisted in burning Parkville and cleaning out traitors generally, and the spoils were in the shape of contrabands, mules, horses, wagons, &c. Good for Col. Clough and his command. - Atchison Champion.Date(s) of Creation
1/23/1862
