New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-03
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The Fort Smith News publishes the following
CANToNEN78 DAVIS, CREEK NATION, Dee. 81, 1861.
The war cloud is over these parts. Col McTn-
toshs command has arrived and is encamped in
the bottom mile below Fort Gibson !; Col. SiIns1
Fexas Regiment Is in Shaw's pasture opposite
and Col WhfsfieId's Battalion has pitched tents III
Choska, with the Choetaw and Creek Regiment.
Col Drew is collecting his forces, and II hope
will be able to take the field ID few days. The
dessrt4n Of his men was deplorabIe affair; it
will look frightfufy bad il history The matter
trust is accommodated. Those who were begniIed
mo error WI pc gwen trial TO reaeea thena~
selves. The ring leaders have been got. rid Of
mehoW-Heaven knows the manner.
Night before last John Ross delivered a speech
To the returned erribg ones. he reviewed ali the
Nation, and took the strongest ground possible
against Hopoilthieyahola. Col Cooper followed
and gave out bis decision respecting the deserters
Many are very indignant at the Ieniency shown;
endless confusion and trouble. and would ineYita-
bly end in the destruction of the Cherokess. If
thoae who were shot at for five hours are willing
70 i,orgvs; those VINO didn't stand the fire might
Cob Cooper awaits ammunition from below. and
as soon as It arrives will start his expedition Oar
troops are N excellent plight and extremely desfr-
the end q dsayg a WI ngs b long before hear
We may regard Hopoiithleyaholo as doomed zen.
tleman- ln ewfdays, probably, he viii be Wing
III Tue embraces OF death, out on the cold prairie
and hungry coyote gnawing his carcass and
soon hereafter we may expect to see our gictori-
Gus soldiers return freezing and disagreeabie az
lhe weather and wind may be, covered with thick
oyercoats Of glory. g. -
LATER FROM NEW MADg1p-. .zetY g7,o,,,,,,.to,, ~ ~ i,
Work.-From passengers who reached Iha - tc;ts. ~
last night on the steamer Desoto wa learn nat
Gen. jeff THOMPSON left New Madrid Ias. Sat-,r
day with body Of cavalry to attack the T FeJsrai.
encamped at Sykeston. about twenty mias frara n,o
New Madrid On Snndav mnrn;ny ss e. Tof ~
Thompson sent back fol reeimenf at ;nfansry ys1
and field pieces which were senp Ahont . a,cinaLI
Sunday afternoon the firing cnmmancsd aud yoa mas
heard ii New Madrid The ght uaa sa;d ,s - ~ : a i
progress when the Desoto Ieft New Madrid - a Gu -,
day night The result n the enconntsr mi M
looked for with interest Mem avaianchs M ii ~ 1e
Tho sonoa ,,a,o. - a., esnN.. = 1,eAono' '.ss.
-. Ae.,e p~pei y. ele iolioWing Gay gFes the
result o1 the expeeltisn - q 1allE4sl-5s.
a letter to the editor of the Avalanche from a
wenformed friend at New Madrid. dated last
night, informs US that JEFF. Thcaspson had inst re
turned from scout near Commerce Mo-, .Where
he took the Federal steamer City of AIten. 1915
The particulars are not given The CITY of Alton
left ST. Louis on Friday afternoon WITH ts mail far
Cairo. . -,
Since the above was written, we learn from, d
gentleman who conVersed with JEFF. Thonnson
that he did not take the CITY of Alton 1owipo IT,
the fact that hs artillery and horses broke dnwn