New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-02
FROM KANSAS.
Zen. nIeCulloch's Army.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, July "a, 1861.
To-day, young man named Worcester, formerly
of this place, and originally from Connecticut, arrived
from the Rebel Army, under Ben. McCulloch, into
which be had been forced to enter musician. He
reports their camp seven miles from the line between
the States of Arkansas and Missouri, on o fork o.
White River. AZ soon as Worcester had reached
point where he could do it safely, be took French
leave" Of the "Confederates." McCuloch's fofco
had no share in the battle with Col Sge at CarthPses
TIE forces Of Gen. jackson were cooperating with
thoss Of MoCulloch, when my informant le altheugh.
chiefly camped about six miles distant from McCuI-
och's force. BE Gays McCuOch proposes marching OF
Springfield and attacking Gen. Lyon.
Tie force under McCuloch was for the greater part
In good order. He had three regiments from Louzans
which are represented fne-lookng force; ono
from Tennessee, and the remainder Of them frons
Arkansas and Texas. Some of the Arkansas and Mis-.
souri, troops are poorly armed but the remainder arc
well armed with some of the beet modern weapons,
They have ten pieces of artillery, four howtzers, and
six feldpiece.-the former l2pounders; the latter 60
and 8s. In addition. Gov. jackson has eight otheR
pieces being the resduum Of the old Fourth Of July
stock of Missouri. Nearly ell the ammunition they
had for these guns round shot; they had only o
small quantity of canister, but larger supply, with
abundance Of canister and small shells to throw from
their howzers, was expected, and was at Van Buren,,
from which point McCullochs army was receiving 10
supplies
McCuloch's troops were well supplied with good
nations; but the Missouri army under jackson, Rsino
and Price, was very irregulariy supplied, and many
deserted it in consequence. The entire effective force,
when my informant left, was IL 900 men-about which
he is very positive and he is very intelligent and hsa
always been considered reliable. He said they ex-
pected re6nforcements from various quarters, end
hoped to swell theirforce 30 0O which s however,
too large figure to be credible.
The battle with Sigel at Carthage is claimed as T.
great victory ard they had rejoicings over il. Mr..
Worcester added, however, that McCulloch was
laughing at it, and had remarked that If Gov. JACK.
son could not do any better than that, he had bette2
quit" The Mississppans excuse themselves by baui.
ing some of their officers, but chiefly charge it to tho
fact that they had too many mounted men. These
horsemen were rot armed in effective shape, and, in
addition lacked the drill to act to any advantage 40
cavalry while their horses prevented their being an
effective infantry force. suspect there is some truth
in this but they were good enough TO admit that Col
Sigel managed bis forces in most effective way Gov.
jackson remarked that it twas the most mastery
retreat OF which he had heard" and suppose 10
would compare favorably with his from BoonviIle.
Mr.. Worcester who has resided for some time in
Arkansas says that up the fall Of Sumter there WAC
a large and dominant majority in Northern and
Western Arkansas. About that time the change wae
sudden and overwhelming. as II resulting from somo
concerted plan, and that Unionisn dare not now DO
whispered 1t was no open question-no political or
Notable subject. The struggle between Freedom aud
Slavery at once partook of warlike character ana
the amount Of violence was merely measured ey tho
extent of resistance. Adhesion TO Slavery and its IN
terests was the only safety. warm Union sennmens
was buried up beeath tie ashes and lava OF this wlo
eruntion; but those who could not DO aoie 70 naSe
even mock professions of obedience to II ned PROVIDED
thew could be swift enough or insignificant enough 70
escape assault. s.,..
Marv families are crowdng in from South western
Mssouri and Arkansas having been wending lneir
uav bther with wesry-loosing teams for weeks Pas''
~ invasion reached the authorities here on inc
d.,, h.so,e Yesterday. 1t was reported that 10 nea
we're nj Spring Hill, johnson county. snlan mOuns,
"a force went 10 the scene of reported dimcui'y, anu
o,bor eompanes mustered. Lawrence was uh'ef
srd ard the volunteers quarered In the court mouse,
7. onreared that the report greatly exaggeiaeu'
81 Tho, No such force was there however, Tue SeOes'
sior;,,. throughout Western Missouri seem riIe ios
,o;.chief and suspect are instgsted to by sorewa
Rebel leadcrs elsewhere, who doubtless WIN
tract and divide our forces
CONGRESSMAN ELY AT kiChMoND'
From the Roehestsr Union. 3ls. ~ n q
mi:. Letter received Dy ~ ~