The weekly Butte record., 1861-07-13
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tack any point in the rear of his army. AS
troops are despatched from Washington, other
regiments take their places, and should $4,000
be sent against Richmond, as many more
would occupy the places now held by those Sc
lected for the advance. 1t is by such policy
that the rebellion is to be crushed out in Vir-
ginia. They are to be literally crowded out
of the State, and can hazard battle whenever
they become sufficiently desperate to make a
stand. That, in my estimation, will never be.
They will never have an opportunity to en-
counter force that is not superior to their
own, and tie movement inaugurated by their
evacuation of Harpers Ferry will continue un-
til the flying rebels reach the gulf Of course.
it will require time to effect this, as an army
from the North, will not be sent South until
the winter sets in but Virginia and Tennes-
see will be thus snatched from the grasp of the
rebels before the close of July. 1 am almost
disposed to believe that the rebel Congress.
shonld it meet at Richmond, will fall into the
hands of Gen. Scott or do some of the swftest
running that was ever made by Congressional
candidates. They were called to meet there
on the 4th of July, by proclamation of jeff
Davis, and the concentration of the forces un-
der Mcdowell, Butler, Patterson and McClel-
land, is significant of their capture or speedy
retreat, should they assemble in accordance
with the proclamation of their psuedo chief
No battle will be permitted by Gen. Scott,
until he shall thus have the rebels in his snare.
In the meantime, they are eating up the SUBJ
stance of the States they have invded, i'm
pressing men into their service, and DESTROYING
millions of property in their retreats from be-
fore the slow but sure and steady advance of
the Government troops. The advance of the
army is necessary slow, as railroads have to be
repaired, bridges rebuilt and telegraphs estab-
lished as the Government troops ADVANCE
Communication is thus kept up with the Capt.
tai and the Government enabled to despatch
such forces as may be necessary to oyerawe
or punish the rebels, should they determine to
make stand. They have fortified many pla-
ces, but have found none where it suited them
to remain until the Government forces ap-
preached them; and l cannot divest my mind
of the belief that they will fail to find place
where victory will perch upon their banners,
within the borders of the American Govern
ment.
General McClelland has lately taken his
departure from Cincinnati through Western
Virginia, with additional troops for more ef-
ieetive operations in quelling the rebellion and
placing the loyal citizens of that portion of
the State in a position to defend their lives
and property from the attacks of the rebel
crew who have invaded their State The
Wheeling Convention has completed its labors,
and established a government for Virginia, de-
posing the rebel Letcher, and choosing new
State officers. They will proceed to organize
and arm the militia, and call upon the Federal
Government for assistance in driving the rebels
from the State. There is already large Union
force in Western Virginia, and Col Lamar is
organizing a regiment in Northern Virginia.
Missouri.
In my last l sent you the proclamation of
Governor jackson, calling out the militia of
Missouri to expel the Government troops from
that State, his flight from the Capital and the
pursuit of Gen. Lyon. The latter overlook
the fugitive Governor at Bonneville and de-
feated his forces, killing 40 or so, and taking
60 or 70 prisoners. The valiant Governor
continued his flight towards Arkansas. In his
flight, he came upon camp of Union Home
Guards near Syracuse, on the Warsaw road,
who were poorly armed and not expecting an
attack. His forces attacked them and COM
PEELED them to give way. Only some two hun
dred of the Home Guards participated in the
battle, while the Governors forces were 500
strong. The guards suffered loss of Is or
20, and the rebels lost 40.
Capt Stone, with a squad of printers,
is about publishing the American Patriot, to
be issued from the Office of the defunct Boon
vile Patriot, whose editor it is said was on
the battle field yesterday. 1t will be issued
semi-occasionally until further notice.
jackson destroys railroad bridges and tee-
graphs, in his ignominious flight, to prevent
pursuit but that will not save him, unless he
is expeditions in getting out of the State, and
then it will only be question of time. He is
inst as good as hung or pardoned now. The
active operations of Gen. Lyon, in Missouri, is
universally approved, and while he has secured
Missouri to the Union, he has rendered himself
my hero of the war. The following epitaph
has been published on Major-General Sterling
Price of the Missouri rebel forces. He was
taken with diarrhea just before the battle
and was sent home on steamboat:
EP1rAPH on the late Major-General Sterling
Price, who fell at the battle of Boonville, June
18th, 1861:
This luckless General, who lies here,
Was conquered by the dia1ThGa!
The lst regiment Iowa Volunteers, having
been ordered into Missouri for service, we have
the following report of their first active service
SPECIAL ORDER, NO. l.
HEADQUARTERS lsT RECT Iowa Vols.
MACON CRY, Mo, June 16, 1861.