The national Republican., 1861-09-09
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Monday, September 9, 1851.
THE MILITARY SITUATION.

The report in' fast Thursdays Wheeling IN
t.poencer, of retrograde movement, from the
valley of the Kauawha, by Genernl lCof, does
not tally at all with report IN last Thursdays
Cincinnati Press, that, on the previous Sunday,
tseptember l,) victory was won, not far from
Gauley Bridge, by the eleventh Ohio and sec.
opd Kentucky regiments, over $500 Of Floyd's
troops, who lost 2S6 prisoners, in addition TO
A large list of dead and wounded, III this re.
port IL confirmed, It puts a very good face on
affairs 10 that qusrter. ...
From Missouri, Il does not seem, to be fully
confirmed, although most probable, that Nc
Cullougll has retired to Arkansas, with his
Texas. Louisiana, and. Arkansas troops. At
Jefferson City, on the 4th instant, his retreat
rss generally believed. A gentleman whaleft
Springfield, on the 3Oth of August, reports 40
The St. Louis Republican, that Mccullough was
then at the Chslybeat Springs, usar Mount
Vernon and was moving towards Arkansas.
IL is described as having about 5000 men,
and as being extremely disyssted ,oiA matters
generally, acd particularly ,oith the action Of tie
Missouri State Guards, upon h' batae. .Jie'd.
From extracts published in the Arkansas. pa
pers. it appears that the Arkansas troops, and
especially regiment commanded by Colonel
Churchill, we're badly cut up at the battle Of
Wilson's Creek. Of ons company, only fifteen
answered to the roll-call after the batle,o 4
OF the Missouri Generals associated with Nc
Cullough al the battle Of Wilsoa's Greek, Rains
is reported to have IN wed toward Fort Scott
while Price, Parsons, and Slack, have scattered
themselves over the country, in the general
direction Of an advance towards Jefferson City
Their principal object seems to be foraging, or
If they have any definite military purpose, II
has not yet developed itself.
In Southeastern Missouri, the general state
ment which is made that the number of the
enemy Is estimated at from nine to thirty ttou
sand, shows how little is known about him
Gen. Hardee is said to have retrcsted to Ar
kansas General Preniiss in his recent marct
from Ironton to point ten miles from Gaps
Girardenu, found nobody to tght
Upon the whole, the prospect of any consid
erable battle in Missouri is not good. Tb
difficulty will be, to put down the guerrill'
bands, which infest SO large portion of tina
nne State.
It seems to be settled that Gen. Butler is en-
titled to the credit of retaining Fort Hattera
as military position. The expediency Of do
ing that was a thing to be determined upon th'
spot on an inspection Of the defensibility, natu
raj and artificial, Of the position. Upon Gen
Buffers report upon that point, his conduct, a
the public already know, has been approved
here, and the necessary orders have been issued
to make the military occupation Of Fort Hat
teras permanent.
Paymaster Pangborn, Of the supply steam
ship, the Rhode Island, just in at New York
from Galveston, reports that nearly all th
stories in the Southern newspapers about " rur
ming the blockade" are mere fctions. He ais
reports that Col. Brown, commanding at For
Pickens, says that the ragamufins at Pensacols
styling themselves an army, who are consumin
Confederate provisions, and using themselve
up with bad whisky, eau be dispersed wit
ease, whenever it suits our purposes to retas
the navy yard at that place. But, for Il
present, it is considered quite as we'll to allo
the rebel regiments to remain there and die {
with fevers.