Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-07

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bowie GEkEN, KY, Nov 9.
This entire military department has been stsrt.
BY the recent publications in regard TO the move
ments and removsments being made BY she cabinet
at Washington Of their heretofore prominent milf
tary leaders. There can be no doubt. whsteYer
that Scorr has resigned and gone to New York,
preparatory to his departure for Europe. to which
continent he goes the latter part OF this week,
/ Virtually McCLEL Az has been superseded by
| HnIocK-t e.,he has taken Sc5Tr's place and Hail.
Lex his. When MCCLELLAN was appointed to the
commaI Of tie Department Of the Potomac it was
given out that scoTr had been laid upon the shelf;
HAlLocK nowis reported to have taken MgcLELLASis
position, which all admitted was more rep onsble
one than that OF SooTr aud it is reasonable to in
fer that no change would have been made had the
administration thought McJLEILAN capable for the
fiery ordeal which must be passed Whether the
new appointee is, is not the for the trial f
8 change has certainly been made) few weeks
will develop
The statement forwarded you by telegraph that
ScCTTs chief clerk had abscondedt with him all
the coast suryeycharts together with the dispatches
for the squadron, was given on the authority of
telegram. which lately appeared in the Nsw Yor b
papers. 1t was commodore DrPoNrs, not scoTT's
clerk, who was represented to have fed the eoun.
try, but this is contradicts1 by the Louisville
Journal which sheet represents the report bug.
bear, Intended to act hob goblin upoa the ca bi
net at Washington. As surmised by knowing
ones. The startling report, that Gen TnGHxAS, had
evacuated HOpkinsyilIe, and was falling back Cd
Clarksville, has proven to bs a canard. Learning
that body OF Federal soldiers, reported at about
500 in numbsr, were eneanpsi at, or near
Princeton, soma twenty FIVE miles Northwest OF
Hlpkinsvile, and ten miles North of EIdyville, q
small detachment of cavalry and infantry, were
sent there to break up the camps
By hook or crook. information, has been latter>
ly the case speedily imported to the Lincolnites
of the advance being made upon them. and gathers
ing up kit. bag and baggage, they summarily de-
parted for another and more secure locality This
timely movement by Gen. TMGLuMAS, together with
the Ftderalsts being at Princeton gave rise to the
report that Hopkinsvile had been eTacuated, and
that 10 900 of the enemy were at Eldyville eOn~
te nplsting an attack upon Clarksville The effort
to produce premature excitement resulted in
miserable miscarriage as criminal in its effects as
"a abortion Whenever Olarksvllle is to be be-.
sgsd, Hopkinsyille permanently evacuated, or TO-
900 Lincoln troops arrived at E1dyyille, the public
will be reliably informed of it. EI ~. sss5l,
If it be truism that coming events cast their
shadows before the signs of the times to some sx
tent indicate the probability Of scenes being enacted
in Kentucky, at ne distant day of such ssnguinary
hue as will, at this advanced age of civillza>
ton and ehr hAnity, ensitle her to the appellAtiOn
of the - dark and bloody groundp Beyond all
Doubt the leading consideration with the cabinet At
Washington just nov, is TO make powerful de-
monstraton in the quarter best ealeased to enable
them to obtain possession of cotton and at the same
time to seizs one Of the most available ports from
which to ship If. ass
The admirable defenses which are being rapidly
prosecuted If not already complete, OCCASIONS the
belief that any such naval attack as may be mads
on either charleston, savannah, Mobile or New
Orleans will prove Of Ii tie avail Daring the en-
suing three months attempts to land along the South
ern coast except at the above named regular sea-
ports, must necessarily be attended With great I'M
certainty and corresponding hszsrd cUnss queDce
of the series of storms prevalent during that period
of the year.
Presuming the Federal War Dspartren to Irop-
erly consider the contingencies ant upon that
expedition it is reasonable infer they win art
fully investigate any other mode OF procedure best
adapted to secure footing in the cotton region.
The failure of the grand Armada to accomplish its
design points them to one Of two other plans
First the successful result of FREMoSTs division |
in his movements against Gen PoIcE, a rapid march
through Arkansas upon Memphis the possession of
which, together with keeping open line of com |
munication with st Louis, would enable him to
command force If sufficient numbers to carry out |
the great scheme of an expedition down the Mssis
sippi for which ostensible purpose he was placed
in command of the Western Division. having for
his ultimate object the capture OF New Orleans and
per consequences, securing control of the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys. The loss of Missouri and de
feat Of shat programme may ow be taken as 3 !
foregone conclusion
The second, and probably the last act of the |
great drama of the war for suhjugstion, will be |
played upon the stage of Kentucky Before many
days shall have elapsed, the grand army" under
MCCLELLAN will give gage Of battle to the South
ern forces at and near the Potomac, or go iato
winter quarters should the later course be pur.
sued, with the immense Notifications now CON-
plete around the Federal Capital he could. after
retaining ample force for Its deferce appropriate
q large army for operations elsewhere. The re-
naming pathway then to cotton regions being
via Kentucky to Tennessee, and thence "on to New
Orleans" it would seem apparent that this State
must soon become the theatre of extensive and ac-
tive military operations At this time every town
in the Commonwealth on the Ohio river is invested
with Federal troops large force is congreglting
under Gen. MoGooK and tending to this direction
along the turnpike from Louisville report reach
ing here to-day that the pickets extend far south
As Bear Wallow. which ia only twelve miles north
Of Glasgow. Greensburg is again occupied by two
thousand of the enemy under Gen. WARD, while
others engaged in making Efforts to eress Green
River at Munfordsville.