Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-17

The past week, and is now slowly falling, though
W good navgah!e stage. The Ridge'y No. >
and Aler, have this week passed up to For. Glib
.on. The .irkaasos Mail from Memphis, arrived
Yesterday, and left same day for For! Smith.
Cora.-ln New Orleans on the 7Ih inst. tins
grain was selling at 20 rs so cts, in cotton
sack. White und yellow in gunny bags at 80
,,s. Yellow in cotton sacks at 81. cts.
N.rMai, Borland and o,her prisoners have been
exchanged, and may soon be expected IoJon their
respective corps
uili,ary.-Thc company Of Arkansas voiun'
,ecrs, stationed a, Fort Smith, was discharged On
las, Thursday; and we understand large mum
her Of .hc members Immediately enlisted IN CAPT.
Uoo4.' company, for the war. On Tuesday the
10Th inst, the two companies under CnNt'. West
.uI Collins, stationed at Fort Gibson, will also,
he mustered GU, Of service. The dsb1ndng Of
these volunteers is IN cons, quence OF th: 'te re-
Inducements of regulars. which have arrived on
the frontier.
n.- The "Arkansas No. 5, arrived from New
Orleans, on last Tuesday. and discharged a. our
wharf, large quantity Of merchandise for the
merchants nj this place, and in the Interior.
Among which, large stock Dry goods gr"ce.
rr.s. hardware, &c. &c. were landed to he sent
through by land, for Mr. Geo u. Nur'eH, at
n nan l., ,,o CLcroEaa Notun
IT., Crawford Voluneers-We were favored
with the perusa Of letter written by one OF the
volunteers from this county, after the battle OF
Buena Vista, by which we learn that HWm5a
Hynn son Of Mr.. Zec.ey Wynn, respectable
farmer in ,nis county, was killed in the octio"--
and, via, lis friends may bo proud 10 hear,
Whist lie was bravely fighting in the hottest part
of the confIc,. Also from the same source, We
nre informed ,ha. Darrin Ststoard, son OF Col
VIM. Steward, Of this county, was killed "whle
Gph,inr like on.' Both Of these promising
Young men wero in Capt. DLard's company, and
of respectable parents who answered their co"n'
,r,'s call a, tho frs, sound Of the ,ocsln, and
with their hearts blood sealed their devotion 10
their cnnutry. Tho latter is the son OF one OF
t:.,,- Ssa,,,s ye,eraus., wha fos-.' y
ds1 al the sorlie Of Fort ErIc--worthy son Of n
gallant sire.
We also learn lha, Geo. Y Latham md B. F.
Ross, Of tins county, were wounded.
W In ,o-day's paper will be found the pro-
oecdings of the citizens of Fayetteville, upon
receip, of the intelligence of the battle Of Bucna
Vista.
The meeting was held ty the friends and
ncishbors of Cos. Yell, who had known and low.
cd him for many years. and who always delight
ed to confer upon him offices of trust and horror.
Their regrets were most profound. for they knew
the personal and public worth Of their lvowc.i-
zen.
The e.oquenl remarks Of Judge OLDHAM fell
upon an audience impressed with blended feelings
Of proud triumph for the goriol' victory, aud
grief for tho loss of the brave men who offered
W ;.aeir irc ; blood il, lis achievement.
The Judges tribute 10 the memory Of the
brave Harden, Mckee, Clay, aud others, who
rendered up their lives upon their country altar,
were received as an audience Should, who op-
precialcd vaior and prrioIisn.
The proceedings were had on tho 5.h inst, as
soon as the intelligence reached Fayetteville, bu;
high waters prevented the minutes from arriving
in time for las. weeks paper.