Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-12
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as Fairfax and Vienna-even to creeks be- low Alexandria and along the road to Drainsvile-that the army are not in force and do not hold the ground, but they are in observation, and have their troops we'll thrown back toward the old position at Manassas.
 It is believed that the Confederates know every move of their opponents, who are not at all so fortunate. The negro popula- ton are thought to act for their masters with zeal and fidelity. We hear of regi- ments and guards of colored people down South, and when the Confederates were at Munson's Hill, one of their most forward ski mishes-an indefatigable fellow, always loading and firing-was black man. There has been no great achievements received by this army lately, in consequence 1 of the diversion of Ohio and Illinois and 1 Indiana troops to the State of Kentucky and to the West, and the largest estimate of the forces in the field does not raise It much above the mum bers given in one of my recent letters. Il is in the New England States. and the emigration from them in the West. which have put forth their strength in the war for the Union, and the Puritan ani Quaker element of the other states has been animated by similar spirit. In the regiments in camp there are prayer meet ings and preachlngs, and revlvals and Young Mems Christian Associations; the colonels give benediction, the majors preach, the sergeants pray, and the battal- lion march, singing sterniy-
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 But his soul is marchng On;
 Hallelujah, Haeuah,
 Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
 Old John Brown lies moudering in his grave,
 But his soul is marching on
 No army was ever so well provided, in quantity at all events, with chapIains, and in some mems mind the war for the Union is crusade for all that is good and holy in the world. The gulf that separates Christian Knight from Saracen Epli. was not wider than that which divides the nor thern volunteer from the southern chivalry. The contest over, new political relations may be established, but France and Eng land will not be more distinct There seems to be no apprehension that this great mass of armed men cannot be dis posed of by few circulars.
 Matters in Missouri are no better. What would be thought in London if an enemy $ battery were playing on the shipping be- low Blackwell? In Kentucky He Feder- i a{jSts do mot appear 70 hare .gained much, y onythtng, and the Union party there. confess they must have the aid of troops from the 1 other States, or they cannot hold their own against the bold and enterprsng g ! COnederates.
 The money is flowing now to the ex- tent of some 1000, ,000 a day. or more - that is, the notes are, for Mr. Chase, to the immense delight of the New York bankers, has left several millions of loan in their vaults, on which they have been drawing their interest since the date of the first in stalment.
 1 The treasury notes are now regularly in circulation, and rather liked than otherwise and, as Gen. Scott pointed out, they are found 10 be convenient by the soldiers ", aiiif drunHgcI gaia j.. Gal ex. .nsIye. pay to their friends at home as there is nc system ot money orders known to the post offices of this country.
 : OcToDEF @Ath.-Gcn McClellan-in some perpleXlty' pro0'f'7- in reference to the course to be adopted toward. s,-~L an o1,a tic enemy. who gives away before presSttifse only to spring out when 1t is removed, or | to spread out into some new Quarter-or- l dered a reconnaissance yesterday morning the direction of Fairfax Court House and i Flint Hill, and the creek called Difficult
 As the good Virginians never made any map of their country of value for military purpo~es, or. in other. words, of accuracy or minuteness of detail, 1t was essential to procure an idea of this part of the theter of operations, and the typographical engineers who have been at work laying down autNen- tic plan ofhill, dale, raviue, and bypath were inrconisition once more. Gen. McDowel had no such advantages. He was showed Ion t, Richmond" without knowing anything 0 the countryexcept what he could learn ofil disposed natives and bis own eyes as he ad vanced, for the engineers could do little tC assist him; ann their efforts to reconolter ol the Thursday before Bulls Run served only to show they were dangerous and futile.- Gen. Mcclellan left his quarters in Washing ton on Friday, and spen5 nearly all Saturday lin examining the front of his position along which he is slowly pushing his battalons ahd his unusual absence from the city gav rise to many of the queer eccentricitics o expression called rumors. It must be pleas ing sometimes to get away from cablne ministers and statesmen, though truth tt tell, the general Is not much concerne' about keeping them waiting. for, as yet h feels his legs very strong and under hlm.
 He is stanling on the supports ol all the United States, but one step may make nm know his feet are of clay - that soft and yielding stuff which is only to be nara oned in the fire of victorious battle His quarters are in apleascnt house at the cor ner of a square-Not unlike that of Hordon and Huston. Bylay the doors and win dows are open; seatry, ill blue tunlc, blue trowsers, all withon what are called fa- cings, brass buttoils,A with a distra te1 l eagle thereupon, and a.waist belt with a brass buckle inscribed, '. S." walks up and down, generally witha pipe or cigar in his mouth and his frelos carried hori- zontally over his shoulder, D as to bring the bayonet on level with atyc of which the unwary owner may be co,ing round the corner. Several dragoonA horses are hitched up by the rail and trees'sonq the pavement, standing patiently and bod ma turdly, as American horses are wohto do or, at most, stamping and hcking tr .ho