, 1861-07-25

&RAFt-Efdt0- <|ttckSon$ opinion OF General
.Sgo- Untontas ef Scott County dTiring ont
The .Stsssionists.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
cA1Ro, Ju.y "a, 1861:
The news FROM Manassas fell like thucder.
bolt On this camp. Men were struck dumb,
proftrased By the appalling statement that our
umy WIS fugitive, our men slaughtered by
the thousand. Horror and incredibiiity and
rveugs shown upon every countcnance.
Nsn walked the streets silently gathered in
krcts and meauingly discussed the terrible
fight end its consequences. An easer group
wss gathered in the telegraph Office during the
afternoon Of Monday, while the dread news
WAS being received over the wires. And in
mcdiately the slips were read, away the word
went, over the camp and town, like wi1d-fre.
Some Ct tho Co1one1s told their soldiers the
Whole stery at evening parade. The mon Of
tho 10th Regiment, Eot one OF whom has yet
re-volunteered for the war, we're addressed By
Col Morgan, and clrcu1nstantiilly informed
Of the rout- They were then asked by their
Colonel Il, in case they were to morrow Or
dczed to Washington, they would 60. L ter
r;fic "1Es" was the answer; and you may
depeEd upon it the boys Of the 10Th ,,,cant
What they said. verify believe that had a
mastering officer been here On yesterday, not
hundred men Of tue brigade wc1ld Eaya rc-
fused to swear In for the usr. As it vas, they
rete comm. Up to " headquazters'' in squads
o. fou= ::s;d six, during tho whole day, and
takirs the preliminary cath Of service. If the
news yet TO coue doe7 not materially alter
TIC aspect OF tae thing, and lessen the appa-
1cnt immediate necessity for TROOPS, predict
tl1at Ei1:c cut ef every ten members Of this
brigade. |ho haze refused to ge for the wAr,
viii, Immediately I'll the expiration Of their
three months, service, re.yuluateer.
I te-cay talked with gentleman jus: ur
from Memphis. He says lhe rtbsIs are per-
fectly Wild with juy. They aSntt, however,
1ha; their loss hiss been serious QUE. placing
Tie figures at 5000.
This dztsat viii likely Change the whole
perhaps be done in this quarter. Should Ken.
lucky 60 cut (which event, It seems to ne, is
acw certain TO occnr), the force at Uoiou
City will be In Columbus in less than teu
days, aid that place ie altogether ton near Qua
Inns Tor rebels to occupy and 10 fighting take
:,l2ce.
The brigade is rapidly filing up. Upon e.
cry tIai1 they come-harey, noble sens af .se
free North, rcIdy and eogcr for the fray. M=sa
ley HieEt treught in four hundred, mostly ior
TIC leth and 7th regiments. Yesterday a'::r-
i.con tne p+ksn G,a}s came down, ninety lcar
stra1s, AID 1sst night some three huc5-sd
isre ciz:1t in on tie l. O'Clock train. 'Cne
%antains Of the artillery companies t::at were
mustered iEto TIC sEr;ice rs infantry have
Low t-ntered th+ir several commands 10 The
United States Government, provided theJ can
20 &c .rtilie:Jmen-: There scems to have bren
= averv greg. Injustice done theso Companies.
IheJ cu1ne lere, upon the cra$r Of Gov.
Ion OF tie brigade, 4cre prevailed u;,ou
=, E1, Ar il, as ;ntau r., under ID. impression
that they could retain their character us ar:il-
!-S3 n1n, and crew equipments accordingly.
]. ln-ntd :ut. ..:cwevgr, tint tic Sat. celld
i7rnlsh no artillery eqcipalent, and the caase.
5E1et: companies (SIEiugtield, Cap. Hopkins :;
! p:Silliele, C.p:. McAllast.E; anl O:ta IA, Capt.
F! E:tat:rg;} hive eeen iu camp without ar4i:s
| or tgn!:,C.e ats Of acy kind.
Lssuf- Willard, Of Cc'npaSy L, Chicago
Light Artillery, is off in Missouri, With forty
mznd ara in 4ua.ters At Camp Smith, and ll(ly-
thEec Off Oh ,u:lou5u. Il Il !ew lays those On
tuzlcuE1 will be back: The or.,,auiz a.ion will
thc: he c11npl5ta a1d the company ready fot
1tlaiclt. It Tas expected they womb 70 tu
| MISSOURI ard join Lieut. Willard, bat now
that fight in this quarter is nlo:e than ere,
imnl:::: nj, tEc3 will hardly be ordered away
Tic Rsyma=iers and the company oficrr;
ara: 1aatd ..t wtlk prei'sring for the p,Ymea1
cf ti,= :rs.ps. The differeut regiments vii
i,e pzi1 o1l IS stcir terms af service expire
tie s.h and Sth Oh :Ae 25th, tho 9.l aud 10si
en tt= 2Gth, and the 1lth and l2ih on lhe Is
ii ANgudt. Al cT-31C0iE idea is current ii
| town aad esmp, tia: 1he Psy1nas!e-s ar: IN
| Frcsiac II ILL sufficient specie to pay of ths
| ccn. 1!0rc than two-lairls OF Inc :smouu
cue Is TOW 1le7c, and sy time for the last pay
1G<ffs TIC HLutc euni ntc.ssary will be OF
l:.cd.
Psr:iee in from Missouri report The rebel:
| za:a:t!ng il l-sE;e nu.nbe:s i: yarious po;2t:
| IN southwest Missouri. Gen. Watkins has
:crce Of Ave thousand men, part Of whom are
| = Ntet r-1ir:e and the re!n3is.ier 1T SxaEJ
Nos&!, Elk miles Oil OH Aoe Hs,nter, Tex
sgIelataT, sad Charleston Conceurion tlrir
Eate. is il the :ici.iiy. Of Island No. 3, With
Ark@nez5 troops. k;tcll.ll is ut Castor Ran
siear B;oomtielI, sid tort; miles back CT Cap.
Girafdean, Two to tA:ee thousand strong. III.
rrlc' ea1n;, NJ Point Pleasant is sail to b;
eals receiving, isc:yr 1t:iEto.ccncats.
1iis S.lls.iEE II volunteer; must c.r.afnIr
1.esn s6neI.Ecg. will make 70 pTea:c.io.s
hoTescc Yon Lave The facts and ca farm
! .ynnr S"n cf:.:oc. Time aud cl,auu:' - will
froa t1.t.12ss determine the matics.
tEib. t.ukson is L. Memphis, agd no mis-
:ake lle 7:lks freely Of The Sigel affair, a,..
r.:tsSsai1noas'y co.ccies great qualities d
| Ss-:ss4!thip % TIC eraSe Cc,uncl. C!aib i
:sEihtS rEashy nith everybody and cycly ..,ic.
a'''l t'sesrs tu.;o,ls!y Mt the imbtc,l;ty =r,
e5Hsr3;ce tf TIC rs-bl troeDs.
The Cn:on:sts Ct Scott Comfy arc still il
to1:;' at II :.nbury. They :,re eca.c a.x btu
c!eu etrcEg. ard under csEl1na.id Of tI.jo
| :loey- Tney h*y. hrroFi=td al sccc:eicn:a,
t::s:estol:e. :le sl:s=ho'd:ay reecls o; IL
E.sion, witt t.hhels r:ggs7rs ami cattle, :.1rin
@=eTy one Of the:: ttd be.os.t. the Little Rive
| svsnil.
Cs,l. Marsh Of the 90ih Illinois r:sitnca;
*1:-s:cltd..:1 Car3 GIra:deau, Wcs hs1c S-aia
AL yestt rI.y. 1Iis cosnH31asl Is In fac ir:i
sad goo, si';:i;E. TLey urc exercising
| rat:csCH,e illEcrce On the rebels Of .har +.
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