Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-26
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| PuTHAN's FERRY, No, Maya
/ rom Arkansas papers
LITTLE Rock May "a The following order.
have been received By telegraph
/ To Brig. Gen ROane, Little Rock:
Assume command Of all the forces in Arkansas.
and defend the state, By order Of
MsJ0r General VAN DORM
(signed) DABxEY II MAURT, A. A-G
IN compliance with the above order 1 have IA
announce to the people of the State Of Arkansas.
s1l1 waom have lived. that shall defend the
Stale, and that with the reserve placed at my
command am confident shall Be able 10 drive
the invaders from our soil
JNo. B. SEEDEN BOANE.
Brig. Gen. Commanding
BooEvILLE, Ark. May ia Gentleman iusfla
rived from 5earcy, who was made prisoner nv The
tederals and was released at sun doWn on Wednes-
oayi reports twenty-five hundred Federals en-
osmped opposite Searcy, on Watkins' farm, and
aoout w at Ltttlis, seven miles from SearcV-
All the tederals he saw were low Dutch exeent
me cavalry, numbering about four thousand, who
were Americans. he says while he was IN their
camp news was received Of Federal defeat At
Corinthi accompanied by an order for them 10
return 70 Batesville, bat they were determined to
This gentleman also reports the Federals ont of
provisions, and killing and eating All the stock
ana taxing corn. meat and provisions vherever
tney can md any: BE says Il is their intention
TO advance and take Little Lock but thinks thew
are afraid to undertake the lob He heard orders
given In their camp, after being fired on BY the
Texans, not 70 take any prisoners, but 10 kill
every man found under arms.
EArczrz, May1s.
Two sehooners and four gunbcats have anchored
In the river opposite this place The Quntats Il q
said, sent yaW with hag Of truoe BEARING A he.
ma1d ior the surrender OF the city. As the vsvl
landed number Of paop's had gathered 10 witness
the prOoeediags and the men from the boatr rsoasf
Ga tnAt some ona In the crowd Hhnuld take the dis
patches and deliver them to the Mayor, buf M one
souid % found who vas vi ling h accoumndafe the
ankees until ct last they prevail ed upon sherman
70 carry ITEM. When he delivered the doeumen ft ]
vas iound to contain demand for the surrender OF
ne city. crowd of oxasperated citizens took the
sneIInan and hung him, and the Runb0ats eava them
10. The NicksbHrv Citizen Of the 18Th instant sqrs
ne women snd children are heing removed frnm the
'itv to-day, BY the advios nf Cen Smith, IN view Of
N approaching conflict with the enemy
MADISON. Ark. May IT
1 arrived here last night from Cotton Plant We
have had fighting at Cotton Plant with some OF the
edeFals' who were adT1n-ing on that plana to get
possession Of the telegraph. We had a company Of
,piain Ftsphanson's men. Afer the fqht on /
" "ednssday We found five fedeTals dead on the field
md on Thursday We killed two move No casualties |
N our side. We captured fonr saddles. two sunrir
nj several navy Tsvolvers- The faderas were still
within two miles of Cotton Plant. efn nd return
ng to day with more force 70 give them another fight
Ne shall whip them, SURE.
LITTLE Rock, May1z.
From Batesville We learn through sevsral reliable
ourees that ten regiments Of the enemy At Ba'ez-
e nave len Tor st. Lonis via Iront0n and that al
ne FEDERAL troops this side of White river have re-
rosaed that stream. The sams force that rpdulrad
Wo days 20 cross to this side crossed hack IN one
light Its reliably reported that but seven thousand
odsrah now remain at Batssvills and Jackson post.