Newbern weekly progress., 1862-09-06
THE WAR IN ARKANSAS.
Special Correspondence of the Phila. Press. }
HELENA, ARK, August II.

Special Correspondence of the Phila. Press. }
HELENA, ARK, August II.
RETURN OF GEN. MovEYs DIVISION.
To-day the force under General Hovey re-
turned from Clarendon. They accomplished
nothing, since there was nothing to accom-
plish. They found no enemy to fight. He
had inglorlously skedaddled. reported some
deaths from sunstrokeon the march out, but
General Curtis says he heard nothing of them,
and | suppose my information was incorrect.
The men suffered from the heat ON the march
out, but pulled through without any deaths.
There is, however, considerable Sickness. Col.
Baker, of some Indiana regiment, is sick with
fever, and Lieut.. Col Macauley, of the 18th
Indiana, is sick, threatened with yer.
THE NEW COTTON ORDER
The new order from the War Department
relative to cotton reached neral Grant in
due course, and on the 9th inst, he published
ian order based upon the same, throwing open
the trade in cotton and removing all rcstrc,
tions on the payment for it. Now everybody
viii demand gold FOR cotton, and the South
will be furnished with all the gold they have
cotton to exchange for.
1t seems Secretary Chase did not follow nv
advice, so suppose it is as well that charged
him nothing Tor it. 1t was naturally supposed
that the same order would be made by Curtis,
and three or four boats Immediately succeed
ing he publica ion of General Grants order
in the Memphis papers brought dow n los Of
cotton buyers. Such another wrangling, chat
lering, diamond diamond set you never
saw.
The same lot of cotton would be bought over
and over again. dozen men would claim it as
it was lying on the cvce, no one had paid any.
thing on it nor marked it, aud, Of course, nc
one had any right over another or, as in some
cases occurred, half II dozen men had paid
either the whole or part of the price. Who
should have the cotony There are no writs
OF replcyin here, 40 cOurts-nolhing but a
provost marshal, who has plenty 10 do keep
ing his district straight, and who has little
time and less inclination to meddle with the
cotton question The result may be imagined
particularly when it is remembered that the
new influx e buyers is mostly caused by men
OF small means, who have been kept out oil
the market by large operators To these ncn
bale Of cotton is a great deal larger than the
kingdom OF heaven, and they fight and swear
enough over 1t to send them to the other place,
without any other cause. 1t is impossible for
white man to buy cotton at all from first
hands. That whole business has slipped into
the hands Of Jews and petty traders, who run
about tho country as much for half dozen
bales as anybody else would for a hundred
and large buyers have 10 buy from them. This
has run the price Of cotton up to thirty cents
here, which leaves only margin enough lC
make talr profit M the investment. The
big licks' are thing Of the past.
WHAT CuRlIs Is DOING
But Gru. Curtis has not received the order
from the War Departmental least he has moi
issued correspondin. ordtr-and the cottol
business still remains ON the same basis as be-
foe. All these chaps have, therefore, very large
sized ilcas in their ears, They are obliged II
sell to some one tho has permit TO buy, other
wise they can never ship unless they can fnt
(Which is often the case) some' permitted" Indi
vilual, who will ship their cotton Surrrptitiously
on his permit,
But to this Gen Curtis calls "chcck," by pro
hibitng parties having permits 10 use agents /,
buying, against which all hands rumolIstrate
because it is impossible to buy any large amour
without using agents III almost every part OF lht
business.
These little orders and regulations are slightly
inconsistent with each other, ana with the ne
cessitles of business, bat they make Helena jus
at the present time, one Of the ost deligh httu
places to do business in that can be found O,
the face of the globe. Everybody who attempt
10 do anything becomes perfectly distracted a
the first hour, aud before his first day is preit.
sure to give up the whole thing in disgust
ANOTHER tXptDif,0S.
You will probably see by the telegraph tha
an expedition has started down ths river to fin
out and capture if possible batteries OF the riv
er banks The gunboats Benton aud Nom,
City have gone, and two regiments Of infantry
under Col Wood, Of Wisconsin. There is u
probability that this army will move for SON
time to come.
PROBLEM.
! About four hundred negroes. mostly wome
and children, arrived from Mississippi yesterday
What in the world vii! be doue with them is
problem.
FEELING or TIE PEOPLE,
The feeling of the people Of this State, is on
of sujlen indifference and dependency W
have lost everything, they say. We have onl
our hands and heads TO commence with again.
Our negroes have run away, our crops are des
troyed. and If we plant again, those will be deS
toyed. we have neither money nor goods I
feed or clothe ourselves with. We have nc
even arms to defend Ourselves against the beast
Of the field Our country is desert. But W
have sympathies, and We will enjoy the poe
luxury Of indnlging in them, We are for th
South and for Southern rights now and toreye
but we hope the war will soon eud beev
it will take But one season more TO make tn
people of Arkansas, and, in fact, OF the enhr
South wish for the restoration Of the Union q
the only inears of securing life and property an
the benefits OF permanent government. Pine
and spirit, "the lufty soul and proug heart, al
vely fine, hut under the pressure OF burger ana
chy, and destituton, they will come down, e.
pecialy when you add to these, continual defea
in the t-ld. Next winter is going to be a terr
BILE time in this State. The suffering anon
both black and white, will be such rs was ney,
before known.
OFF For MEMPHIS
l am happy to state that this day winds up n,
stay at Helena, for the present. fly on Il
wings of tho wind at the rate of four miles a
hour, to the comparative paradise of Memphis.
CASEO.
On Sunday morning last, at abou
4 o'clors q soldier of the 9th Ne,