, 1861-08-23
Especial Correspondence Of tic Tribune-1
CANT FREMONT, InoNrov No.,

The War In Southeast Missouri.
Especial Correspondence of the Tribunej
CANT FREMONT, InoNroy No.,
August goth, 1861.
Yesterday was enliyened by the return Of
detachment Of Col. Hecksr's regiment with
fourteen prisoners taken in his recent tour.
His orders were to march through Frederick
tovn in Madison County, clearing the country
Of the rebels and returning, eneamp ten miles
south oi 1rontcn. where Col Alexander, with
the 24th Illinois, Has ordered to take his posi-
tion. ALI this WaS accomplished with admira-
bic precision. TIE incidents BY the way, as
reIated to Us yesterday by Col. Hscker him
self, with that dry, quiet hrmoE which makes
him c1e Of the noet agreeable Of men, could
they be transferred to psper wcu1d rnske q
mest interesting column. Among the Eeees-
sionists, tie name Of Col Hecker aad his
men inapi-es all the terror Ct ghosts ard hob
COLLINS, and many Of the more ignorant
Of them eeem actually to believe, as IN
officer expressed it, that 's Hecker a1a his
Dutch would kill aud est them without even
waiting for salt to eeeson ITEM" Oa ep-
proaching Fredericktown, the Eecezsionists
fed, SID along the road their houses Hers IN
most cases left entirely deserted. TIE son Of
the lsndlord Of cur hote! in trenton, Eaid to
he q Lieutenant among the rebels, Has cap
tnfcd at Fredericktowu and is now here among
the pr1soaers. One OF them was taken by q
teams ter WHO used his whip instead Of 8 gun.
At another place large party wRs surprised
while at dinner, but the cry " the Dutch are Oh
US, was raised N tine for them 10 Make their
efcape, leaving their camp e4uipage, aaTerai
guns, three or four kegs Of powder, their
horses, ana even their Dime. ready cooked for
Col HeckSr,s boys. Ga Cedar Greek, several
miles below where the regiment ia ROW eE-
ea1nred, 9Ee hundred Ark2s:sas troops, with
nearly twice that number Of Jeff: Tho;npson's
Cossaeks, 81 Col HecEer calls them, took 20
their heels, and their CONSERVATION as reported
by Un. On men living along the road, was truly
amusing. They fed toward Greenville, where
Rardce is 6aid to be posted.
Col Hecker and these OF his men whom ne
EaF, notwithstanding their severe toll, are in
the best Of health and spi7its. Inactio1 they
c1eaa more than any thing else, and their high
est ambition Is to serve the country Of their
adoption, aud bring pesce to the whole land.
They hare fine band, and at intervals they
maj songs, aad make themselves and al ab5ut
tEem cheerful and happy, wherever they are
Our fellow Citizen. eX-A1derman Wtndt, Quey-
termaeter, Il incesEaut in providing fer their
temPu1asit!es- Apropos to this tonic, Major
Hatch arrived yesterday morning from Cairo,
what was neces=ary fer each, and left tbs
morning for St Louis to supply all deficieu-
eie6. All Fho have been ccnYcrgaut with ti5
management ct the Commissary department
al Cslro will be satisfied that Gen. Prertiss
Will not want ell the means necessary fer an
advance beyond tbs time that Is absolutely
requisite for human energy to rrocure them.
IN company with Gen. Preltisa aad ssv raj
ether officers, We were permitted to converse
With the pritonefs brought in BY Col HecLer.
sAey were sorry looking set, such as can be
found among tha baser sort OF the people. in
Williamson and Johnaon counties Of Cur c, own =,
State. Aubuchon, the landlords son, and
tWo or three Others, ara smart enough, with6a
Kind OF Deys1na care swsgger, which marks
the laWless every where, While most Of the
others Tere utterly ignorant, just the kind #
material to work up into are5el army by their
more srtfu1 aud vicious leaders. OF course
they muat be punished, but in our inmost
soul We could rot help plying them. They
are types Of the spoor white trash" By which
the rebel leaders expect to destroy tie " "best
and most benffeent government" that ever
re wisdom Of man, guided as We believe by
Infinite Wisdom, devised. What disposition
will be made Of them We have not learned;
but lrcst, If not all OF them, will be sent to
the Arsenal at st. Louis, there to serve an ap-
premiership upon the intreuchments.
This afternoon ne visited Col. Turthin's
regiment. They sra eneamred Just north Of
the little town Of Pilot Knob, in good loca
ton. Several Of the young men recognized
us at oRce and gave Us right corGial vel
co1ne. They led Us to the tent OF Col. Turch1n,
where fhe Colonel, LleutC Colonel scott and
thear ladies, and also the lady OF another eli.
Ger, received us meet cou1teoussy, and We
spent mcst agreeable hour. TIE camp is
not CsuaIly the Place for ladies, hut they ap.
Pes1ed perfeetiy at home; and not out OF place
there: Col. Turchin and his lady are Russians,
and this is The first opportunity the writer re
with any Who we're born in the do1ninions Of
tie Czar. This Interview led Us to hope thst
II Ecne Fay the autoe1at might be induced to
spare u6 thousands more of his subjects. How
strange it Is that 30 many natio1a1ities are en-
gaged n this Tsr, and stranger still that they
can be found fighting both IL the Union end
III the rebel armies 1t is believed, how
ever, that the larger number ara
to be foRrd fighting the battles Of freedom.
Lieut. Long was cut with his Company On
guard duty, and hence we did not see him.
This regiment has 1ot had ye1y good repu.
tation for discipline; but it is improving, sud
as an evidence, 8 court martial was in eees.oa
during our visit. This is right. Without dis
c1pline an army is at best O rabhle, aud CON
tributes In battle directly to tbs success Of tie
enemy. It may take little Whila 10 do it, b1t
es the material il good, We have confidence
that Col Turchin Will ere long have one of the
best and most effective reginents Of the
army.
Rt1fable Union men who arrived from the
counties south Of us last evening, report three
Thousand rebels, with six pieces of artillery,
posted on the st. Francis river, about wenty-
i've miles south Of Irorton, and about i've
hundred to g Thousand at stony Battery, q
strong natural position, about four miles vest
Of the larger force. There is no difficulty in
Keeping posted in regard to the enemy's
movements, as there are large numbers Of
Union men ell over this part OF the stste.
Col Rose, with the l7th Illinois Regiment.
leaves this morning for Fre5ericktown, twenty
miles to the southeast, where lie viii camD tit
further orders, r..