New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04
ERON GEN. CuRTIs,s COLUMN.
CAMP sTEyEgs POSITIONS SUCCESSFUL
sCOUTING-RJPTURE BETWEEN PRICE AND
wax uORN-TuE GERMANS A TERROR TO

;onc,pondenee Of Th- Missouri Democrat.

r1oLTiN1-htPiJRE BETWEEN PHlCE Anu
yAN uoRS-TnE GERMANS TERROR 10
IIIR REBELS.
Special Cons, pondence Of Th- Missouri Democrat.
HgsDqtaETERs, CHoss TisHEEs March 81, 1867
Informed you by telegraph that the army under
Gen. Curtis made retfograde move TO this poitt,
iskins stronger petition than tbs one abandoned
az Camp Stevens, in the ysley Of Sugar Creek. A
principal object had III view In taking bach ward
step was the ipporant ono Of obtaining iorlge,
which had become completely used up tir.ush Tie
Irpion latcly occupied. We are also enabled u pro-
vide stronger escOrs for the projection OF incoming
ALPHABETICALLY Maj Cranes PAymaster TRAN,
which bas reached cassyil - ronte for The army.
IL naural that some so6eitude should be felt for
the ,aie arrival Of the money.
CAMP STEVENS.
Camp Stevens, lately occupied by orr troops. is
situated IN = valley about midway between reg
Ridge battlefield 1nd Beniouvle. The position
was recently occupied by McCulloch, ani it WAS
also ,he sSmo ground where he was encGmped last
Autumn, and called oy him Camp Stevens"
POSITIONS.
Tie rear Of the army rests on Eeitsyille while
Gen. Daviss diyiaion is It'll posted in Arkansas,
i've miles 10 advance Of Gen. Curliss heado ixriers,
ana but short distance this eide OF ths b.tllo-
ground.
SUCCESSFUL SCOUTING.
Cant. steveus and Lieut.. Bllhuell Of Bowen
battalion cnme in yesterday from scouting eypedi.
ton into Newton County, Mo-, bringing IL CGpts.
Jimee W. Bullard, George Il. McMakou, snd jasper
Moore, With fourteen private, one ,a0usgud pounds
OF bacon, and twelve horses. 4 quantity Of arms
taken were destroyed, for tho want Of tFanspOna-
ZION. The Ssoosh party surprised AT thels rem.
delvoue, about o'clock IN the morning Tic
Rebels bsgged had conclusions from Price, aud
their purpose was To capture our io,aging part, 9
md annoy our trins. The exploit OF Cap. Stevens
resulting Ia the capture Of the above party, viii have
good eject.
-OFI ~"- sETwFEs PRICE AED VAN DORM.
From other sources /, is asceraned that a rap
ture Inc broken out between the MissouiGa hea.ed
By Price and the Commsnderin-Chiol,E Van Dorm
The latter is charged By the former with ordering
the retreat at the taltle e. Pc Ridge in too much
hsste, when Price desired % continue the fight Il
feems that ihs envy and bad feeling onterinued by
ihs h1souiisns agaicst McCglloch has, since tie
feaA Of tie latter, been urbasod on tle head OF
Van Dorm. Among TIE bitter dcnOuncers OF the
battle was Geo Rsirs, who, taking up the Cldgol
~ behyh uf tho Missourians indnlged IA the bitter
gall g. inyec,ive 20 such an iuordinate degree tla.
10 was ordered under arrest b. Van Dorm for disre-
sgee.iui larguaeo to bis supodOp.
JOYFUL ACCESSION or Rr-RgFoRCgrFNTs.
The aniyal OF the 18th llliuo under Gen. Wv.
man, sitter fourteen dnys march froui Rola. ere
nted much tvoicing in camp. Some regret was Al
by many ~ the arrival OF Lieut.. =. ". Williams
a Company b, the late popular Provost AarSua ri
ROlla. IL Was rumOred that he has received an In.
porta.t appointment.
THE OlrhASs ARE A TERROR TO TusIEDETs.
TIC GermGns are siill held forth 10 the Ro,.l
boohic, md babies as terror, sweeping over the
country with the bosom OF dea.ruciiun. Even Van
Dorm, who should know better In answer t. our re.
monsinnoo pro,e ting against the barbsrties Of L..
dian warfare Offsets Il with charge complaining Of
the atrocities committed by tic Dutch.