Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-12
Fremont and Munter-Tbe Battle. Field in
A2IssOurl.

Missouri.
Correspondence Of the New York Times.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Nov. AT length the
long agony is over Gen. Fremont has gone.
Gen. lIuuer has now the command Of the
grand ayBlee OF the west. Not n half hour
since cloud of dust fled tercely to the north.
ward, in which went brass band playing
dirge like ar-the body guard, a quantity of
staff officers, various diSgusted contractors,
prophesying in the intervals OF blue profanity,
ruin TO the country, and Gen. Fremont The
dust went over the hills, and disappeared into
the woods, leading n0rthWard.
1t was day before yesterday that the order
of removal was read il was only last night,
close upon midnight, when Gen. Hunter ar
rived. Upon receiving the order, Gen. Ere.
mont at first determined to leave Immediately,
and would have done So had not Gen. Sturgs
aud one or two others drawn up request ask
ing hi,u to postpone his departure until the ar.
rival Of his successor. This he finally agreed
to do, and yesterday SUNDAY he communica-
ted to his generals that in case OF Gen. Hun
ter's non arrival he would attack the enemy
this morning. This decision was communca-
ted to the troops last night and whether it
was because he had agreed 10 stay, or be-
cause lie proposed to give the enemy battle
know not but the announcement produced no
little enthusiasm. a tremendous cheer broke
out in the body guard-it was caught up in
WyDans, it spread up to Sturgis', over to
Popes, acI oss to SteeeS, and soon after was
caught up by the EeutoIls, who nodded around
the distant camp fires o1 Segel-and thus, in
a few minutes, the tumultuous tide was roll.
ing across the country with volume that tes-
titled to its heartiness, and perhaps broke even
upon the ears of the rebels among the ravines
Of Williams Greek. And then a half dozen
brass bands went crazy over the result They
ga thprpn in fine yard in frOut pf tho baaJuuar.
lerS, and soon after they were blowing out
their intense joyousness in the form of Hail
Columbia" Red. White and Blue" "Star
Spangled Banner, "Storm Galop" tin these
being exhausted and a supply OF happiness
still on hand, they finished the programme by
vigorous performance Of "DiXie." Then
there were a tOw speeches Of graduation among
tile staff The happiness was at its highest,
when dust covered orderly announced "Gen.
Hunter" and brass bands instantly lett in dis
gust; the staff dispersed in irregular order,
and the battle postponed indefinitely, or until
some prospective "to morrow"
The latest news from the enemy all show
that he means fight. a scouting party Of sev.
eral hundred has been securing the country
west OF here for some days past, and yesterday
an advance of 40O0 men came up and occupied
tha old battle ground at Wilson's Creek Price,
Johnston & Co. are in and about Cassville,
and, according to all the accounts, number,
at the very least, sixty thousand men. The
rebels are insuficiendy supplied with clothing
and proyisisons-the fate of the state and
almost their very existence depend upon their
winning this tight-they are in the main the
same men who fought at Springfield Blue
Mills, and Lexington, and carry with them
the prestige of their success at those points;
cur men are burning under the defeats which
the federal arms have lately sustained in
Missouri; they are conscious that the eyes
of the nation are on them, and though vastly
inferior in numbers, they have implicit re
lance upon their leader, their arms, and dis.
cipline-hence the coming battle promises to
be bloody and desperate to the last degree.
Sigel has something to fight fo.-tlie memory
of Carthage, the rOut at Wilson's Creek, will
give his masses the power of an avalanche as
they meet the egions of the enemy. Totten,
whose battery once opened Chasms thrSugh
their ranks wider than their own Missouri
roads, is here Steele, whose imperial regulars
once plunged into into the leaden storm as
coolly and uHfinchingy as one passes
through the shower Of an April morning, is
here; Dubois, whose battery Cf six guns for
six long hours scarcely failed an instant in
its work of death and mutilaton is waiting
impatently renewal of the contest Sturgis,
Sweeny. Conant-in short all who buffeted so
long aud determinedly the disastrous tide of
battle as it rolled along the ravines of Wilson's
Crcek-are here and anxious to renew the
gallant but unsuccessful effort. And Hunter,
baptized in the sea of fire and blood at Bull
Run, will not shrink from a renewal of the
sacrament at Cassvile or Wilson sCreek--he,
too, inspires confidence, and if l mistake not,
will in the face OF a force treble his own, win
a complete victory and sweep, as | hope,
armed secession forever from the soil of Mis-
souri,
The entire army is now here, save few
straggers from Hunters division, who will
probably arrive today Gen. Pope reached
here yesterday-thus our roll is complete
There is no doubt that the battle will occur
within til, shortest possible period-posSibly
in twenty four hours, certainly within a week.
The advances of both armies are within some
six miles of each other--the main bodies are
not more than from forty to fifty miles apart.
Before leaving, Gen Fremont communicated
his plan OF battle to Gen. Hunter, but with
how much favor he received it, is not known.
a reconnaissance in force was ordered yester-
day, and about 10000 were gotten ready for
the operation when Gen. Fremont counter
manded it, with view, it is said, of making
the attack this morning. This however was
prevented by the arrival of Gen. Hunter.