New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08
FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI.


From The ST. Losis Republican 81 The 3ta nat
Itis reported that the Secession soldiers have nearly
all departed from Springfield, come Of fhem under Nc
Cuocb TO Arkansas aud others, under Price, to Bolt
var and Warsaw with designs upon the State Capital
There has evidently been fare up' between Nc
Cuoch, Price and Co., and il il said the frst named
has taken up wild disgust for the i've thousand Mis-
sourians in the Disunon army. He still sticks 10 II
that they behaved in cowardy manner at the battle
OF Wilson's Creek, and gives them bad name IN all
his bulletins 10 the Confederate authorities free on
the other hand tends that the MlssonI1ans fouBht
brayely and performed prOdigies Of yaI0r ana we
must saw that the evidences which have reached rs
of their action on the field rather sustain this claim.
McCulloch len Springfield more than week tlnce,
taking some eight ten regiments OF Arkansa1, len
usssee Louisana and Texas troops-the best lighting
,tock in the whole army. At last advices he had
reached Iron Springs in Lawrence County, ana was
marching toward Arkansas. Such OF the wounded aS
belong the Confederate forces proper and are able
10 be moved, are being conveyed South VIII n would
indicate that McCulloch does not intend early
turn 10 Springfield. Thus the available Secession
force in the Southwest cannot now exceed ten or
twelve thousand men, and Were hey 10 besege Jefer-
sOn City tomorrow, fortified Hs II ", certain defeat
would be the only result.
The unressted march Of Gen. PTeniiss TO Jackson,
the county test Of Cape Girardesu County, huddlst
Gen. Pillows division into the extreme South'Easi,
and preparations are going forward 10 scatter the
Rebels from that quarter Within the lasi week or so
Cairo ard Birds Point have been largely reinforced,
tho defsuses al there posts have been materially
strengthened and the Federal armies will no longer,
we suppose, be confined 10 deiensiye operations.
Little is known OF the movements Of Gen. Har,lee.
Notwithstanding frequent reports have been current in
relation division under him, lately stationed IN
WAYNE County, we confess that we have sometimes
had doubts whether be has ever really been IN the
State Private letters from Greenyille received just
before the rllmor came that Hsrdee was advancing
upon Pilot Knob, mentioned the presence IN that
ncighborhoOd of few hundred Rebels under Col.
Kitchen, OF Stoddard County, but raid noihiug OF
Hardee.
II IIarrlee has been about all he has moved with
unusual secrecy and no conjecture where be
H. at present. there has been no intelligence OF his
Joining Pillow or JEFF Thompson. The latest guess
we have had is that he like McCllloch marching TO
Arkansas his force being estimated az ZOO.
by this time the army that left Ironton under Gen.
Prentiss joined by 1900 troops from Cape Glrardeau
is marching upon Sykestown, in the lower part oI
Scott County, and We may soon expect TO bear Stirring
news from that section.
THr DIFFICULTY BETwIrs GrS. PnTNriss AND
Grx GRASr.-The Cairo correspondent, Of TIE CAiea-
90 TJaR, gives the following acceun of the dihcul-
" between these gentlemen;
C.Eo, Sept. ., 1861.
sent by telegraph las, night the fac; that arriv
ING az Cape GiTardeau Yesterday, Gen. Prenihs found
himself superseded in command by Gen. Grant The
his resgnation but 10 retain the command OF the
column ill the matter Of eeniorty could be adjusted,
or till further orders from Major General Fremont.
Gen. Prentiss claims that he was elected Brgadier-
General Oh the 10th OF April that on the 18th Of May
the names Of Generals Grant, Pope, McClernsDd and
himself were sent into the Senate and were copirmed
that having been elected prior 10 all the oher and
having organized and drilled bic brigade before any Of
the others were in the ield making h Of the best
in the service, bis own selfrespect and his duty
TO the officers Of bis brigade, requires that he should
insis on biz claim 70 seniority Granting that all this
!. trus il is difficulty TO how his own and his Off
cer interests lie promoted by rendering bic Fetg-
nation This morning Major Grierson arrived stating
thai the order sent last evening for the troops TO
remain in camp a. Jackson had not arrived and that
they were then probably halfway TO Cape Girsrdeau.
Gen. Grant ordered Gen, Prentiss to bait the troops
and march them back to jackson. Gen. Prentts there
upon told Gen. Grant that he would have nothing
more 10 do with the command, and, we understood
the matter, placed himself under arrest Gen. Grant
al once sent an order 10 Col Cook the senior off,
GER 70 take command OF the column, march Il back TO
Jackson and await for their orders This 10 an exact
statement Of faets they occurred up TO lO o'clock
this morning, when i let Cape Girardcan in the
steamer ID. 4. January for this place, in order that
may be able 10 telegraph results, If any are reached
this evening. AZ TO the merits OF the controversy, 1t
Ia not my dn,y TO give opinions, M they m0s low he
decided oy the proper military authorities.