The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-27
TIE. REBELLION.
INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI.
UR SPRINGFIELD CORRESPONDENCE.

h1is q ne Western troopS-D.NcHf$ q o"f""S" '"
Mi@ouri--Ben AsCalioeh q! Camp Iva&e'-PorlraH Of
Col. Sie9ei-- Promotions, De-, DC
The road from Rolla this place is one of the worst in
the country bad even Cor Missouri. have travelled by
stage some thousands OF miles prairie, plains, and
among The Rocky Mountains, hut never found ride of
one hundred aud twenty miles that furnished as many
horrors for the same money did mine between Roa
and Springfield The road is like nutmeg Crater con
struoei on most gigan c scale and the accommodations
furnished by tho company which tri.weeky dry
weaky) hack for the transportation OF the mail and n
few dc'ude0 passengers are meagrc in the extreme. IL
any reader Of this HIS pass between those
two points, lct Him travel in any way than by stage
General Lyon command reached this place Satur'
day last and campe1 point twelve miles from town.
on the road 20 Melville Il comprises the First regiment
Missouri Vout 'crs, under Lieutenant Colonel George
Andrews Town FIRST Colonel j. +. Bales; Kansas First
and Second rogmeuts Mayor Surgis in command Of nine
Companies rcgula,s (ngant) ,e companies cavalry and
ten pieces oc artillery. General Sweeny's command had
gathered at Springfield several days previous, ana
prscd CooEcl siegcl's brigade his own regiment and
companies Colonel Slomans battalion Of three
companies from Colonel McNeil's regiment, Major
BacGoGs battery OF eight pieces AID one company of
regulars. The whole force now hero Is not far from
5000 or these, the Iowa regiment sicgel's sao
mans and McNes rcgmanis aud Major BackoTs ar.
tllerymcD, three months men, Che rest being
Unlisted for three years, or the Colonel Sicgel
will probably reorganze at once with a los, Of per
haps three hundred of his present force, Including
those who gave their parole TO DicCuoeh al Carthage He
sent some time spce Tor three companies OF three year
recruits, TO be raised in St Louis and forwarded this
ponN. They arrived YESTERDAY and viii he sufficient
with few recruits raised here 10 keen 5onel s,ros
regiment full Colonel Saomea will lose two companies
and i now filling thejr place with country ror-ts Mo
Ncil's mon started for St. Louis this morniug ana viii
probably disbanded on their arrival there They arc
inc body H. ana their loss will betnuch clt Colonel
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pshod nothing in The field Their commander formerly
figured In St louis as an editor and Jsnlayc cons,er
bic AGILITY IN the audfivne profession but his course
n an officer proves in his case most e,nphacolv that
the pen is mirhtipr than tbe SWORD Tho ot tar
officers with scarce an exception have dlsnlavcd
much zeal and efficiency in the camracp and
lave boon admirably seconded by Their men
The Iowa regiment IS the only one beside Rroun,.
that we shall completely lose It's time cxnrcs on The
14th of August and both officers ana mon ors determined
go home They think OF rcorganlzng for three years
but are not certain te do So
The departure of these troops and the absence Of
others to take their place destroy some Of the plans
formed for the campaign Far ANNOYING lhnn TN,
reduction Of force is the neglect of government In NM
General Lyon on propor footing TO 90 ahead Tho cter
nal red tape has cncrcled hm and lie luds himself tied
M in Springfield and uno 10 eparl ot One, ,s he ,rd
wish His success in Missouri up to the present TIM has
been owing crest the celebrity Of his move.
meps and thogh he does not say so io,- tb,t hc i
greatly annoyed by the datoriness Of lis superos We
are now in a country having Jtile resource Ear c.od;
an army and when we-prsh forward towards ArlensnS
shall be in sparsey settled region where the ,esn nro
drciione arc already cotcn n iv t,c,sor,s 49,
II was promised that s,ioplv and ammunition
train should be here ON :. his arrival vith
c,ar,,,hng 40 fo,.or n, ,o,maaiato od,ano MN MN
only has reached here and the larger norton NJ What w
needed has not vet even left Roll, srnnsss ~ canor"
Swecnys command we're not pr.perIy forv,araca and
rho men were Off ion ON half raons and ~ ono ,o had
nothing to cat for forty hours Al present be Missouri
ana Kansas regiments are out of sugar and eose and have
been SO for a week This Jack OF proncr suhslsence for
The men falls anon somebcdv and Is charenabo mon a
Quartermaster at St Louis and through him mon The
great centre of the soules system AZ Wnshiugton In
addition 10 this Gripping of General LYON bv Withholding
supplies have it on good authority that an order cane
Yesterday for the cavalry and portion Of The regular in
iantry ~ be sent al once TO Vrania and far Genaro
veenv 10 20 TO Washington for service in thai vicinity
General Sweeny canno. well be spared from Missouri
His experience and saracitv render him of great
Importance as an aid to General Ivon In the
present contemplated movements and ne should bv all
means he retained 70 der,ivn cen Jvon Of ravg,rv ~,
situated as he now is and With his present cnelsy before
MIN would he a most III adv sod act Half of ackstms
men are mounted Abu without d,sooline ana tbc fgSa
ious Governor himself takes GOOD carr on an occasions
20 bestrde good steed sHad Gen LYON been nroyided
with three hundred cavalry at Boonevle JACKSON could
doubtless have been taen and if Cl siere ~ artbaye
had had The zane number he Would hag rcn
and Rains disastrous defeat instead o, being him
in spayselv settled country with nm cnen,v thai can
move more rapidly than We and with half lis men on
own distance and Ground for ha,tle yn"n 900 iocn,
him he naturally runs and if va have notbme mr., I'M
f,ptrv il is impossibe TO uIr,ue If we can Lscn o'r
cavalry We will make not only "a defeat hut
n perfect rout Of ali the forces Of tbe c;js,o,y
Governor of Missouri our infantry and regulars
should be retained as they can be relied upon in all cmcr
gencies where there is a possjblitv hat vounncrs
though their bravery s unquestioned might not always
stand fire Tic order above mentioned will nor an, toi1
he at once acted upon and in The meantime All pav nos
earnestly for its countermandipe lis issuing wou s,en
10 Indicate that the powers that be are Jealous of The ud
progress of affairs in Missouri and wish H. mike in Vir
gnia the first movements of magnitude With The Governor
the State refusing any aid to the cause throwing obsta
Giles in the way ana eventually coming out in oper 70.
bcon the Union men in this state have nearly succeeded
in putting il in order Blu, at the Ia moment are hell
back by the heads OF The nation ~ ct ,t nlonc, and
afford US little assistance such rs You ia;cv promised
US oh We powerful peenates Of The Poto,nac and we viii
make end Of rebesutout here in the far West
Yesterday fort nine men came from Norihcrn ,rlan
sa to enter the three mouths service in the Tnion army
can now be accepted for that time they we're TO-
fused admission FOR the short term, bnt i,yen or tban
once volunteered for three wears Tho Iromeinder wore
heads of families who could 0, so long s,av away ov
report that ben NcCuoch Is ~ Cam, Vacr fth Ooo
Arkansas roors well armed and fairly discriinc1 His
men are short OF provisions and arc very poory .nied
with shoes the latter article bein Lherto - Nor,Gcvy
produc,io ION - gnnor.ll,, tscnrco ~ - 49,,