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back, thus making a clean thing of it. The messenger is just in. [Signed,] C. H. C. H. Stirman. The Nashville Union has the subjoined remarks upon the above dispatches: The account of McCullough's great battle from his own report, demonstrate that, tho' fighting under the disadvantage of a surprise, his heroic legions, after desperate and bloody fighting, completely broke up the enemy's command, routed him and captured many prisoners and munitions; while a dispatch from Fayetteville, Arkansas, reports the capture of the remnant of his army by General Hardee. St. Louis dispatches deny this statement, but in such a confused, contradictory and feeble way as not to diminish the probability of its correctness. This may, however, prove an exaggeration of the facts. But no doubt exists that Siegel's command, even if not captured, is disorganized, scattered and annihilated. Alarm and confusion evidently exist at St. Louis. It is rumored that Fremont has levied a forced loan