--
Reported Death of Ben. McCulloch, &c.-- A letter written by a Lincoln correspondent from
Missouri, says:
‘
A well informed gentleman at
Rolla, states there is reliable news there that
Gen. Ben. McCulloch did die at
Fayetteville of the wound he received at the
battle of Springfield.
He neglected proper medical treatment, saying no Dutchman could kill him.-- This news come from several sources in the
Southwest, and is also brought by men who have just arrived from
Arkansas.
The report is current and believed at
Springfield.
There are but few rebel troops in the
Southwest.
The Secessionists at
Springfield, after the receipt of the news of the attack of
Osceola and its burning by
Col. Montgomery, were in great fright, and loaded their wagons for flight, as it was there reported that
Montgomery was on his march from
Osceola to attack
Springfield.
But few if any troops from
Arkansas are now in
Missouri.
They were generally received for three months, and when their term of service expired, they returned to their homes.
Col. Churchill, of that State, with his regiment and other troops, were recently at Camp Walker, near
Maysville, Arkansas.--We learn there are about five thousand troops at that camp.
’