New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-29
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
FWoNz MISSOURI.
Down among tho Gnnboats- Winter Gam
paign i'm Disie-Bes' way TO emo TUG
war I'm wissoari-Gen. ua'scok or Con-
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10 death.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune Nov 9a 1851
ST.. L0Uts, NOV - -
Ibaye been spending few hours among ."0
hos,s and other water monsters, aow nearly '0''o!
for the VOYAGE TO Dixie. The gano"a.s' me-"
n.mber including those al Cairo ana mou'e Ni's'
are most formidable-oolng Instruments VI "|''
Tha sevep thu, have been built unoeF contract 'y
o., Fads look "a if they could safely venture UPON
= 81, q, n INIT with Holinss famous steam i''"''
tn ,o,,s and bow bulwaTks cons IS oil aOont th'ee
f.e, of oak timber, bolted toSelher ana sbea'neu
-, ,be hes, quality of wrought-irOn plates u inches
IT. THE sides have the same sheat0ing, Win
o.. hill Of timber. Each boat is pierced for thlF
en- cnos four on each SIDE, three in the stern, aud
tvvo ., he bows. The bow guns are Spounder
,;aed ss-6on; the others are S-inch coumolads.
TIE sides of the boats, both above and below the
knee, incline at an angle Of 40 degrees, and notNs
but a puuging shot from high bluff could strike the
surface at right angles. Tie boilers and machinery
ere so situated TO be perfectly protected and may
be considered quite out Of danger. The iron plating
has been severely tested by shots from Ited cannon
nj different distances, and has shown itself to be
utterly impervious TO any shots that have besD sent
against it, even at a range of 800 yards.
Take them altogether these boats are about as
Misunderstanding instruments of destruction as ever
uavigatel American waters, and If such wise com
bnetion Of oak rOn and saltpeer will not bring the
persimmons, we viii call them sour and let Commo-
dore Hollus pull them down aud eat them at hls
leisure.
These fifteen gunboats, with their 900 Coumbiadt
and rled cannon, are but fraction of the wariike
feet destined TO swarm down the Mississippi. With
81. 4 at 4 no rfbo
out when it comes. Sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof
AZ the November fross begin 10 fall, and the WIN
try winds bowling from The frozen plains OF The
North-West, the army is getting camorous not to 20
into Winter quarters, but to commence campaign
In a warmer climate. Tue shadows that so before
coming events indicate that he imratienoe OF the
soldiers will not be seriously tried. vigorous and
snccessful campaign il the South is undoubtedly the
quickest and surest method If settling the peace Of
Missouri II would be worse than childs play TO
keen an army Of So coo trailing through the hills
end swamps OF Southern Missouri, after few bands
of mounted guerillas. Gov. Gamble has obtained the
means for thoroughly organizing and erning the
State militia, and these in conjunction with the
Kansas Division Of the Grand Army Of the West,
should be sufficient to defend both Missouri and
Kansas FROM all inyaders Besides If once a blow is
struck south OF Cairo al the Confederate Generals
Of the West including Price with bis ragged cohorts
wild be at once ordered in that direction, leaving
Missouri in comparative quiet.
The Secessionists here are earnestly praying thai
England may Immediately declare war, and ayeng'
the supposed insult to her iag Their prayer is only
smother ase of tie suicidal madness that has gov
eYbed their action from the commencement OF TIL;
internal revolt. They are SO blinded they vii not
yet see that continued wa lie the inevitable desruc'
ton Of The very institution for whose defense and
security they pretended to inaugurate the strife. Ii
this State it ia openly ACKNOWLEDGED on all hand
that Slavery is practically abolished. Thefe Is !
universal conviction among rebel Shareholders tina
the climate of Missouri is 100 cold TO make Shaver.
profitable and they are consequently throngin
every practicable avenue that may lead them, wiI
their colored coptrabapds, to g more genial climate
Slavery in Missouri has literally killed itself.
delegation from Spriu. field is now in cODferene
with Gen. Halleck endeavoiDg to secure Gen
Sigel, with 10000 men, at that poiut tbis Winter
Iearnot say what heresult Of he conference may be