The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-27

and lhc FNhels lm The fiCinuv III spring.
Geld has involved movements IL that guar.
Ter ii great confusion bat Il does not learn
that the withdrawal 1T General Siegcl TO-
ward Rolla, Ia order Is prevent liz ii,is.
ION FROM being ouiilanked, has been follow.
"a up By an advance Il the rebels. More.
ever, i does not see any better reason sub.
slsting now than hal dbl prior to the bat.
DC near Springfield, why Ben McCulloch
and bis associates should move forward.
If the delay was caused by want Of rein.
iorcemcnis, the same eaese slill existed al
the time the article Ia the Republican was
penned, and from which VIC extract:
"Meantine Cen Siegrl. now in com.
mand Of the Southwest expedition, sill
have an accession Of five or six thousand
more troops, and additional ordnance aud
munitions Of war, and viii be prepared 10
retiacc bis steps and regain bis original
ground achievements will also be con.
tinually going forward, together with every
munition Of wal, when we will see tho
twenty odd thousand confederate soldiers
making tracks in the same direction whence
they came.
Pilot Knob, APPOINT Of Importance. as the
southern terminus OF the Iron Mountain
railroad, is still threatened by force ~
ten or twelve thousand, said 10 be under
command OF Gen. llanlcc who Is conc ded
TO be one OF the best officers 10 the South
ern army. Ii is a little strunge that we
should lave heard nothing Of this large
column until its arrival 50 FAR up as Wayne
county. The sudden sinking olt OF sight
of JEFF. Thomsou's division from about
Bloomfield, we think has some thing TO do
with this movement, and ii General llar-
dee is ut Greenville, or this side Of that
town, Thomson has formed junction will,
him, or il not far off, II may be that the
two commands have been COMPOUNDED by
public rumor, and that what las been sup
posed TO be an army under llardee, is in
reality Thomsons. AT any rate, the In.
ion troops at Pilot Knob, some Eve or six
thousand IN number, are wei posted for
defense, have several good batteries, and
are properly appointed for giving de-
struetiye fight. They are receiving con
slant additions TO their force. We cannot
think that there is any immediate proba.
biliiy Of their being dislodged.
The evacuation Of Springfield by the fol-
eral army may suggest m advance Of
portion OF General Pillows command from
New Madrid, though il is difficult to eal-
culate upon the movements Of that ecccn.
tric warrior.
ii llardec was really At GfecnsIle. in
Wayne county, it Is not improbable that,
following up the line Of Blackwaier river
he may attempt to reach llola, and there
intercept reiniorcemcnts and supplies for
Gen. Siegel. But unless this movement
has already been made and executed, il
will be unavaiing; for n sufficient number
OF Union troops will be thrown upon that
point, and to the assistance Of Sicgcl, TO
compel him to retire.
Viewing the whole scene Of military
operations in this State, the prospects are
to-day brighter than ever before for the
speedy suppression Of the rebellion IN Mis-
souri, aud the repulse Of the invaders
The latter cannot make amy permanent
headway against the overwhelming army
that viii soon be IN the fold against them
How uE Dors Ir "A gentleman who
called upon Zen. Fremont, IT 81. Louis a
few days ago, on business Of no less inn
Foriance than The equipment OF a fnll reg
imcnt Of cavalry, says that the following
couyrr At on took place
Gen. F--I can give you Il few min
utts bat be brief and pointed rs my time
is very much occupied
Col. ----. | am ---- Of --. My
men are al enlisted; here arc my muster
rolls. My boys are ready At the bugIe
call. am elected their Colonel.
Col. -. Mr.. and Mr. -.
Gen. Very well--call tomorrow
morning at 10 minutes past O'Clock, and
you shall have your answer, and if / ne
cede 70 your wishes, your papers will be
ready
At ten minutes past precisely, our in
formant was at the Generals door, which
flew open at his demand. At this early
hour the General was at his table with the
papers before him. The Colonel made
his bow, and was saluted thus;
Gen. F.--lIere are your documents.
which will get you your equipments
Make haste and report yourself with your
command 10 General -; and let me
hear good report Of you, as have no
doubt ! shall from what your references
say. Good bye
As our friend went out, h. found half a
dozen gentlemen in attendance in the au-
te-room, waiting their turn for an audi
ence. That is the way that Fremont does
his business, and the above is indicative Of
tue hours he keeps.
TnE THREE MONTHS MEg.---The
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post says that nearly two
months ago the best Of evidence was laid
before the War Department that the plan
Of Jefferson Davis was to wait for the with
drawal Of the spseniy.Gye thousand three