The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-18
Patriotic Meeting at Bangor.

BANGOR, July II.
A grand patriotic meeting was held here last
evening in aid of enlistments for the new
troops called for by the general government.
An immense mass Of people assembled and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The enrolled
militia of the city and neighboring towns num-
bering one thousand or more marched in pro-
cession, with six bands of music. The hall
was crowded at an early hour. The immense
mass of people outside caused the breaking
down of a portion of the approach to the hall,
some hundreds of people being precipitated
fifteen feet below the sidewalk, but with no
loss of life. The meeting then adjourned to
the area in front of the Bangor House, where
II was periodically addressed by Gen. Howard,
s. IL. Blake, w. III. McCrillis and Others
Resolutions were adopted, pledging. the people
of the Penobscot valley to sustain the govern
ment with their full quota of troops and cali
ing upon the administration to prosecute the
war with vigor and with all the means and all
the men Of whatever color, who can be brought
to the support of the government.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, July 10.
Judge Price, of Mount Vernon, has arrived
here, and brings intelligence that the expedi-
on, or portion of it. which is moving from
Kansas into the Indian nation. encountered
body of rebels at Evansville, Ark. near the
State line, some 20 miles east Of Jahequah
few days since, completely routing them and
taking James j. Clarkson, formerly notorious
in Kansas, prisoner, and also, il is reported,
Gen. Jim Rains of tho Missouri State Guard
The rebels placed their Indian allies in front,
who are reported to have lost 14O killed This
statement Is corroborated by gentlemen lust
from Neosho. The federal forces are said to
be at or near Jahlequah.
Ldtcr.-An expedition, recently sent from
here, under Major Miller I'd Mo. cavalry, con-
sisting of one section of Davidson's battery,
and detachments of the 10th ILL., and I'd Wis.
and 3D. Mo. State military, numbering about
SEQ, attacked the combined forces of Rains,
Coffee, Hunter, Hawthorne and Tracy, about
1000 strong, miles beyond Fayetteville, Ark,
early Monday morning, and completely routed
them with heavy loss. Mller's command
marched 20 miles in two nights, and took the
rebels by surprise. Our loss was very small.
Col Hall, of the 4th Mo. militia, stationed
at Mt. Vernon, reports the killing Of 81 CUES
rillas, and capture of 1900 rigs of lead during
the past few days.
FoRr ScoTT, KANSAS, July sth.
passenger from the Indian expedition,
near Fort Gibson, in the Indian territory, ar
rived last night and reports that detachment
of the 10th, 9th and 9th Kansas regiments had
surprised Col. Coffey's command of from 500
to 600 rebels. and captured all their munitions
camp equpage, &c. 80 rebels were found.
Mcclure the notorious half bred, COM
mander OF the rebel Indians, was taken prs-
oner.
From Arkansas--M Movements Of Gen. Curtis.
CAIRO, July Is.
Passengers by the boat from Memphis re-
port that Gen. Price, on Wednesday night
moved battery of artillery and forty forage
wagons across the Miss, at Cypress bayou
near Napoleon. The battery was masked
Another battery crossed on Sunday evening
and squads of men from Pamela, Miss, were
crossing in the same direction, with view of
concentrating a force in Arkansas-perhaps
to operate against Gen. Curtis.
special dispatch to the st. Louis Demo
crat, dated Helena, Ark, July IL, says:
The advance of Gen. Curtis army, under
Gen. Washburn, reached here A. NJ to-day,
having LEFT Clarendon, on White river, yester-
day at 9 A. NJ, and making forced march of
% miles in a day and night. DIR. Winsow
will start for Memphis Immediately to hurry
down supplies. Gen. Curtis left Batesville on
the oath ult, with 70 days ratons, and after a
halt of five days at Jacksonsport to concen-
trate the forces on his outposts, he took up
his line of march and his entire force is now
Ell route for this point. From 500 to 1000 re-
bells, under Mattlock, were on our 'front.' who
fired upon the forage trains from canebrake
and barricaded all the roads leading South
wards with trees felled by negroes, and placed
every conceivable obstacle in the way of our
men, but we are over and the army is safe.
We had number OF skirmshes on the
route, in all of which the rebels were whipped.
No casualties.
Col. Hoods, of the Illinois SD, with four
companies of regiment and battery, routed
two Texan regiments at point between Cot
ton Plantation and Bayou Coashee, with loss
to them of ITO killed. Our loss was 5 filed
and wounded. All the sick and wounded
were brought along.