Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-08-27
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Respectfully yours,
 M Il. BURNETT, r. Fl.
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 By the statistical returns of the United States army it is found to have 75 cavalry regiments o 7l,5a6 men; l1 artillery regiments of HAT men; 6O4 iufaulry regiments Of 50o,74j rle'; q force of sappvrs miners etc., making to'a' force of 6l7,434 men. Add the new levy BOG. GOO and it will be 9l7,474. Counting th' navy, Lincoln has largely over million of mel in arm5
 The Y.,nkee Congress has appropriated if teen thousand dollars for artificial legs fol wounded soldiers. G, if ye crippies.
 Whether the seven or ten iron clad steamer ire at Mobile, or not, il is certain that vessel> run the blockade of that port every few days. The Cuba came in Inc harbor on the 25tb ult.. and had, among other freigbts l.780 kegs of gunpowlor, 30 tons Of lead, 100000 pc cussion caps, G0O0 army blankets and 50J dozens of cotton cards. 
 i gentleman of this cuy just from Mobile. says that goods are plenty in that port. Il brought some fine shoes for lis family, of Eng ish make. He says whiic T.ak:e shoes sell in Mobile for four dollars English hoes sell fvr eight or ten.
 Two citizens ot St. 4 gu,iine. named Whit, ney and King, took the cath of allegiauce to Lincoln, and like al traitor, became vsry :. al- 1us in their new cause They undertook to make converts in the couni aud started om win blank oaihs, passports aud papers. The, met with bad luck, f,r day 5r t*o after tht! were found hanging to the limb of tree o1 the siIe of ths road.
 The horses brought by ,ho invaders into th~ southern climate stand il even worse than tse men do The flies killed er.at many, and now, their papers sac, tLey are dyius by score, of lung fever,
 The northern papers complain that IaLEae travellers in Canada annoyed and insulied by secession music, flags anI talk.
 The rebels at Nashye celebrated the aani- 7ersary of the battle of Manassas, by T ball at inc Hermitage, the former residence of Gen. Jackson. t is saiI C,l Forrest was tbere.- The Nashville papers talk of having all arrested who ~ero at the party, male and female.
 The steamer Golden Gate was burnt at sea, while on her way from San Francisco to P,lna ma. She had D ca5in passengers, li7 n ice ,teerage and 15 crew, win Sl, 100 oo0 in specie. Only about one hundred ,f ;he crew and pas sengers were saved.
 The coin and saiuaJes n the diGoren. branch banks of the Bank Of the State Of Missouri have been removed to St. Louis. Other banks have ad) opted this precautionary measure. This action shows how ursars federal rule is in Nis- souri.
 The National lnteh;senc2r Le-c.ofara regard cd as the official organ of Lincoln anu special representative of Seward, makes unconpromis. ing war on LincoIn's emancipation scheme.
 The number ot Ma.pr Generals in the Con- fedcFate army, aiiogci by lay, we believe is full. The death of T~igg5 makes room for Stonewall Jackson. Hamphey Marshall is said to be next or the liae. Marshall tenderod his resignation in consequence of the appointment of an officer who ranked him in his command, but the matter was arranged and Marshall re. mains.
 The Richmond Examiner says that since the late battles near Ri,hmond, ibe fishermen at Old Point have h.ued up, il their seins. large numbers Of legs and arms. which the Yankee surgeons at Fortress M)nroe had cut from their soldiers and thrown in the sea, to feed sharks That is the way the federals dispose of the res mains of their soldiers
 Brig. Gen. J. E. 5. Stuart, has been promoted to Maj. Gen. of cavalry, Col. Fiizhneh Lee of Va, to Brig. g.-Gen. of cavalry. Col Hays, of La,, to Brlg Gen. Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton, of s. C. has neen assigned to the command of cavalry brigade.
 The Matches Courier says thst it learns that over 210G tombs in the New Orleans ceme- teres had been broken into hy tue vandals in search of treasurer and other valuablos. The catholics usually bury their dead with relics, gold cross or some oihs7 religious ornament.
 Mr. Whitaker of the 5th Texas regiment arrived at Houston, Texas, or or the 7ih inst He furnishes so'.e interesting items for the p,- pers He says the ladies Of western siegiaia, east Tennessee and Georgia visited tbe cars at the different stations where he passed, bringing milk, pgoyisioas and various dehcacies for the sick and wounded soldiors vao were on their way home. They, a,so, bropgbt handages fo. tas wouaSod aa4 asa.assa P asssa .-s.s aouIds.