Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-05

northern papers. English papers bring reports of speechrs by the ministers aud Palmerton. q thr Lord Mayor banquet is London, on the sasnt niyht that lancev aud Mann made sp-eehe, at anoiher entertainment i'll london. ance, say, he Is pleased at the attitude of Fran Eagland and Spain, towards the beigerents oi tbe South.
 The steamer Ebud has arrived with three days later Dews-cotton firm. The King of Portugal Sir Howard Douglass Geoffre.j, St fiiliams and major Von Arino are all dead.- A letter has been received a, Baltimore from an officer in the French army, stating that the French ministers voted unanimously against the rec ,enition of the Southeru Conteder4cy. Thi. Is all gammnn.
 The Herald says the steamers Constitution and Forrest City, the van of Buffers division, sailed south on Saturday.
 ST. LouIs, Nov 2l.-Haleck has issued or ders in consequence Of important information respecting the numbers and condition of the federal forces being conveyed to the enemy by fu sitive slaves. Such persons are not hereafter 10 be permitted to enter the lines of any camp or forces on march, and any now within such ines shall immediately be excluded tharerom. The latest account from Price, place him in .rry county. making preparations to advance on Springfield.
 CAIRO, Nov 2O-The expedition that left h,re to search for Jeff. Thompson has returned. Thompson passed through Charleston, Mo-, ten hours in advance of the federal troops. The steamer Maria Denning arrived hers to-day with seventy-two rihed cannon.
 RICHMOND, Nov 28, via N. O., 29.-The Pre- sident to, day signed the bill admitting Missouri into the confederacy. Proceedings of Congress have been unirnportant. So far as business has transpired, nothing of interest from the camps. The Presidents proclamation announcing the addition of Missouri to the conederacy, will appear in the Richmond papers tomorrow. Ali 9 and q half o'clock tonight, we have nothing of interest from the camps. The Lynchburg Republican has letter from prominent off cer in Gen. Floyd's command, dated at Camp Mercer, Nov. 24, giving detailed account of their movements since landing at Cotton HIl- nu nber Of skirmishes have occurred-some of of then, quite general in their character, but a none of them did our forces sustain more than slight loss, while the enemy have suffered great lg-only few tents were lost Tn the retreat.-- The command expects to go into winter quar> ters at Peterstown, in Monroe county. The roads are almost impossible; 1t is thought nei- ther Yankees nor ourselves can accomplish any thing till next spring. Reasons exist to
  will perhaps occur simultaneously with one at Evansport and Centreyille. There is 8 large force of federals opposite Transport with a number of bridges for conveyance of troop, across the Occoquan Creek, evldencing their attentions of making q land and naval attack oa Transport. It is reported that a large force Of federals is slowly advancing on the right wing of their army. and has reached Fair'a1, an ! advanced within SIX miles of Ccnfrevle. They f)rfitv lem selves and entrench as they advance every half mile. The war flag Is waving in every confederate camp.
 AUGUSTA. Nov. 2S.-The Charleston papers of this morning. say number of ah's passed that harbor on Monday night, evidently those of the fleet g,iug south. The federal steamers shelrd Otter I,land Monday --iauded troops and arr now in possession of St. II lena Sound.
 Thr CharIe-ton Courier of this morning (2Sth. ] says Skirmsh took place at Buckingham $ c, cn Saturday. The iedrrals attempted to land: the enemy was driven off One man slightly wounde1 by a shell. It was reported vesrerdav that the invaders landed at Bennett Point mouth of Ashley river.
 COLUMBUS, kY., Nov. 28-The following are extracts from dispatches have received to-day, the first from gentleman at St. Louis, and tn" second from friend in Pa1ucah. The first says the enemy intend to make an attack on c ,lumDus in twenty days, with force of from 75,000 70 100000 men. If YOU can repuse them. il will have better efert than a defeat on the Potomac There has been shipped from St. Luis to Cairo. large amount Of cannon and amm milton. In St. Louis, there are thirty eight mortar boats, and eight gun boats. The second extract says they say when they do move on Columbus, they expect to surround you and
 
 sible gentleman who is perfectly acquainted with affairs in Paducah and Cairo, say that this Is the calculation, publicly expressed among the officers at Cairo.
 These extracts shadow forth correctly their plans, and every effort should he made to pre- pare strong force to meet them on my right and on my rear. No time should be lost
 (Signed,) GIDEON J. PILLOW.
 Brig. Gen. c. s. A., Com.
 NASHVILLE, Nov. 29.-A gentleman from Clarksville this evening, says q dispatch has been received there from Gen. Forrest, which states that scouting party of six hundred ca vary attacked the Linconites near Madison vile, Ky, today, completely routing them, kill ling about eighty. No other particulars. The Bowling Green correspondent of the Union X American of the 29th says, Breckinridges and Hindnan's brigades have both returned to Bow ling Green. The rumors of the tederals having crossed Green river with large force, were m true. Cotton quoted at New York on the 2lst at 243 for middng uplands.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-It has been officially ascertaned that the federal government has now in field, camp and in process of formation, six hundred thousand volunteers.
 SAVANNAH, Nov. 29.-The Republican of thi. morning says John Chaplan, who was arrested by the federals at Hilton Head, has been releas ed. He reports that the enemy have about 25,- 900 men and 6 vessels. Fort Walker is now called Ft. Wells. The Linconites are loud and bitter against the South Carolinians. He says the expedition coming under Butler is to take Charleston. and the one under Burnsdes is to take Savannah. Capt. Culhbert, of a Carolina company, has been sent north in irons
 The federals are making improvements on the island for permanent occupation. The News says the enemy landed regiment at Tybee Is' land yesterday, intercepting seven vessels inside the bar.
 RICHMOND, Nov. 20, via N. O., 3o-Proceed ings of Congress have been unimportant so far as made known. Brgadier. general Henry E Jackson, from Greeubrier, is here, eu route to Georgia, to take command as major~general oi the Georgia troops.
 CHARLESTON, Nov. 29th.-The patriotic plan ters ot the seaboard are hourly applying tn: torch to their crops of cotton and rice. Some have authorized the military authorities to de stroy their crops to prevent ravages of the enc my. The plantations on the north Edisto anc that neighborhOod and els where on the coas of Carolina, are one sheet of flame and smoke