New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-12

pTacIiced by the Secehslolisis' nv : .o Cor tho
don Of Texas, 20 far as my eNi
Union almost 10 a man. -, ofIass
In Anetin San Antonio, and IN other P'a'e' VI .'''
= - :; 20 nv certain knowledge, serect society
Of unjon men. What tie object of this society may De-
will not preend to say, but the prevailing OPINION
vas ,a, il WAS organized for the purpose OF carrying
ou some poical measure of great importance to The
country.
Gov Houston is living a retired life on bis plana-
tiop near Galveston Bay and he takes no part i'll the
political affairs of the day. IL is said that neither 10
friend nor foe will he define his poston he claims to be
neutral in the whrlwnd of passionno sweeping over
the country, but it be that the old General has
any particular love for those who denounced lin 50
severely. Often have heard Hamilton, Houston,
Pascal and others declare in public that Secession,
however successful il might be- would be the death
kuel of Slavery" Tpe Secessionists now seeing
it verified Many of the planters were getting soreIy
alarmed and few of them were beginning to tihnk
that the Yankees would fight. But, nevertheless,
they were confident OF the ultimate success of Southern
chiyay and the formation OF conlederaey upona
negro basis.
Finer crops than the present have never been made
in Texas. From the Rio Grande to the northern boun-
dary grain of all kinds is abundant but the amount of
lanu III CULTIVATION IL ituNt, Iuoap WIN W
or DO surplus after the demands of the State are sup
Piled.
Concerning the hanging of 30 many Union men in
Texas the accounts are, in my opinion, greatly exag-
gerated. That gross violence has been done to the
persons and the property of Union men in the South,
will not attempt TO deny, but the number reported as
hung and shot cannot believe to bereal IL lisa iamen-
table fact that great many persons are killed IN
Texas but it is equally true that there are many who
need killing.
| As we came through Dallas we found about thou
| sand men waiting for arms from San AntonIOi when
they arrived they TO march for Fort Smith, Ar
kansas, where Ben McCuloch TO meet them.
Texas has about $500 men in the field and they are
badly armed aud worse drilled. About 5000 under
Ford on the Rio GEnde, watching the Mexican ma
rauder Cortina, 1000 in and around III Paso, while
the remaining 1900 are scattered about proniscu'
ousy.
Crossing Red River at Cubert's Ferry, about the ls
Of july, we found the Indian tribes qusrroing among
| themselves From the best information we could get
a majority of the Semnoles Cnoctaws, Chickasaws
and Creeks are in favor OF joining the South, while
the full boods of tie Cherokee nation, with John Ross
at thel head declare that neutrality shall be observed
during the present crisis. They arrning them
selves, and had announced that they would stand by
their Chief 10 the last We saw but one Secession flag
in the whole Of the Indian Territory ard it stick
ING ont OF tie roof of deserted house in Perryve
Creek Nation. The Indians this seaeon did not plant
much corn, but what they did plant, will make more
than an average yield. Leaving the Cherokee Nation
al the Neosho River into Missouri, aud found
il in blaze of excitement from end TO the other.
Two miles south of Carthage fell into the hands OF
Gov. Jackson's command. the next morning after his
great fight With Col. Sigel Proving ourselves 10 be
| citizens Of Texas we were allowed 10 past on without
any serious detention One of Jacksons captains told
us that there 5000 of the Missourians engaged
in the battle the preceding day, while the force under
Sigel amounted to about 500 men, and also TO
"give the devil his due, the Dutch had made big
fight Of It," Fully one-half Of Jacksons men had no
guns at all, aud twothirds of those that had
armed with old shot-guns. The Mssourians had but
90 well armed men in their army. Jackson's army
was one of the most confusd bodies Of human beings
ever saw. Old gray-headed men and beardless boys
seemed to form the bulk of it. No order or discipline
whatever observed: every man got along as best
| he could Most of the troops were mounted: some
rode fine horses while the majority were on mules
and ponies, which they caught along the road. Jack
had seized upon all kinds Of vehicles and teams TO
transport his stolen baggage. Passing through Car
/ image we saw large nuiDDer OF MS wounded men
and some few of his dead in cons and arrived at
the battle-ground in about eight hours after the bcllig
erents had ceased fighting On nearing the spot we
saw large number Of boots, hats, coats and divers
other things that had been thrown off during the heat
of the engagement At last we where the battle
waxed the fercest. On every side were the mangled
remains Of dead horses and cattle. Here Of Jack
sons guns had been disabled, and there spent ball
had struck some of his wagons. Carriages were
hunying bher and thther, carrying their wounded to
| comfortable quarters Many wounded were also
riding on horseback. One little fellow apparently not
more than Is years of age who had bis shattered
witha grape shot, truly an object of pity Although
we were the ground after the engagement, it
was impossible to learn the exact number killed Ac-
cording 10 the best information could get, the Mis-
sourians had killed two of Col Sigels men, and had
taken two prisoners morally wounded. The loss of life
on jackson side was heavy. For four five miles
along the road every house was filled up with the
wounded and then there were from fifteen to twenty
large tents around each filed with the disabled. We
saw about 300 Of his wounded and the number killed
must have been as great or greater large number
of the wounded will die they cut up with shell
and grape shot. Col. Sigel according TO the Missou
rians own report is of the most efficient officers
now in the field. Jackson's men complained good
deal about him throwing shot and shell with much
precision. They said that sheA rarely fell among them
but what it killed from three TO six horses. For three
days previous TO the battle at Carthage the Missouri
troops had had no bread Of any kind and did know
when they would get any. They were living exclu-
svely on beef and water. There seemed TO be much
sickness in their ranks and medical assistance was
scarce Numbers were deserng and returning 10 their