, 1862-06-14

Military Matters In Arkansas.
Mutiny in the LIST Illinois Cavalry.
ATROCITIES OF THE REBELS.


correspondence OF the missouri Democrat
BATEsv1l1E, Ark, JUNG :, 1862.
OF late We have just enough of gentle ex-
element to Keep up healthy circulation.
From Little Rock We have information that
Gov. Rector aud the military leaders are NOV
ing heavcn aud earth to obtain reinforcements
rom all sections Of the State, and many thon-
eaEd recruits, through force and all kinds Of
appliances made use Of, Eere flocs1Dg to the
capital. To encourage these people to Join
it Is represented that the Confederates were
coming up from Coripth to assist in repelling
the Federal Invaders. On Thursday last,
te1egTaphic dispatch Was received By Gov.
Rector stating that Hiudman, with 81, 900
men, vas coming to bis relief, and this report,
undoubtedly fnlse, was everywhere circulated
for the purpose Of accomplishing the effect
intended
TIE GUSBo4r.
The rebel gunboat which created such seq
sation the other day at Jacksonport, when last
heard from was summing It's black irou-clad
sides at point + ell out Of danger, seven miles
below Grand Glaze. She is described to be an
CID s!de~hcel steamer altered over, with
fiat deck, cotton clad, mostly, the boiler be-
ing protected bF bars Of railroad iron. Ste
was manned by eighty sharpshooters, and her
heavy gnns at Jaeksonsport were eleya-
ted so as to damage the tops of the trees. The
cotton, sugar and mo1asses destroyed at that
protected by our troops posted there. Had
the latter possessed any gumptlou, instead
OF retiring seven miles, they could have very
easily tlshed the thing up in the same style
that regiment of French caFa1ry once cap
turcd the Dutch fleet, frozen in the Texe1.
AIT1sF AMONG THE FIRST ILLINOIS CAVALRY.
At West Plains there we're some fifty>four
Of the 1st Illinois cavalry, anda few at Salem
and other points These men we're in STAG
nf mnffrE and had fhrnzy nfr
for the following reasons: They belonged to
Mplligan's brigade at Lexington, and were
released By Price on condition Of not serving
nntI properly exchanged. An order was IS.
sqed By the War Department fur mastering
at Benton barracks, acting under the order,
mustered the men out, giving each one
lis discharge. Five months subsequent to
the first order, new order was issued by the
Department abfogating the former order, and
declaring the shove persons continually in
the service, and authorizing the reorganization
Of Mu}ligan's aud 1larshall's regiments.
These nen were then hunted up uader the
| new order, told they were properly exchanged
and ordered to report for duty or they would
De declared desertess. After time they are
informed that they had not beea exchanged,
| but soon would be- In this state of the mat.
ter, the men declare they will not serve until
| properly exchanged Col. Marshall has placed
/ them under arrest, and thus the matter rest:
until come disposition IS made Of the yexei
question, The men evidently take an honor
| able view OF their position,
EEBK1 ATRoCITlEs-MIs1sTER OF TIE GOSPEL
SHOT.
| We are reliably Informed that six men wert
| hung LAST week By the rebel authorities q
sBayou Mcter,' in the Royal colony settle
ment, sixteen miles from Little Rock. Thei
| crime was 6 contumaciuus refusal to obcy tht
CONSUMPTION act.