New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-05

Blow in the Hid District The outside counties VIII
probably 10 against him. and his prospects OF very
heavy plurality III the two lower cIy WARDS are not
encouraging.
a night fide after escaped Rebels took place be-
tween o'clock Friday evening and daylight Sa,ur-
dsy morning. Three Of the fugityea were arres ed,
but the party searched for escaped through IIeaehory
News from the Army OF the FroDiicr-The
rIays,ilic Fight-seboficid's Movements
Dependent on the Eebsls-A fairs i'm the
south En-I-Rcview OF the Political Sit
uation-Thc Unfortunate Discord an ~.
Ioui. Poiiiic,-PersonnI Arrivals.
''''' W. sr Loris Oct, 81, i8el.
The Army Of the Frontier has reached Fayei,e-
vile, Ark, where Gen. Schoield established his
head quarters yesterday. Excepting few cavalry
skirnishes with guerTilas aud the brief battle OF
Maysyillo, Ia the extreme northwestern corner Of
the State no fighting has occurred since that army
was Organized. Tho battle Of Maysyllo was simply
4 sood. sized .kirmish. Les usn 5000 men were
engaged on both sidss. Had the Rebels stood their
ground thcy nigh, have made our victory dearly
bought; bu, the prisoners state tia, as Gen.
Bluns forces arrived in sight, the bulk Of the Rebel
forces sampoded They undeniood that Gen. scho-
fields whole army, which they ulagnited into 80 900
strong was upon tAem and that 10 hght, therefore,
was annihilation. Their officers were only able 10
rally about one half the Effective strength OF their
forces aud the rcsut was a comparatively easy vic
tory for Gen. Blunt. | Am indebted for the above
facts 10 officer who arrived lasi night from Spring
field
Tie next move in the Souih-Wes, il elouded in
mystery Gen. Schoheld has now advanced into
Arkansas as far IA Gen. Curtis advanced when
chasing Price from Springfield. II Gen. Joe Johns-
tnn laa Igpu q la
Rebel hordes In Arkanfas. some life, energy, and
system may be diiusod into tie masa Of Rebels re-
Gently rendered ~ useless to the Coufedcra,es by
the miserable management Of the bully and brute
4. &. IIindmnn, now reported under arrest On route
TO Eicnmond and should Johnston undertake a con-
centration anyy, here within reasonable distance OF
Fayetteville, undoubtedly Gen. Scholeld's policy
would be 10 move upon them Immediately. Gen.
Curtis and the people Of kansas wish 10 restore the
fugitive loyal Indians 10 their homee. but no order
Tor this movement has yet been Issued. Schotods
plan. are largely dependent upon the Rebel. 1t In
impossible 10 perambulate tie whole OF Western Ar
kansas in search Of Rebels, and at the sane II ir
very Notifying to keep a splendid army Of for
uidablc proportions idle upon comparatively un-
important frontier.
Scholeds present position and the apparent n-
teuion to keep his army in the South West through
the Winter Is another triumph for Fremont. IL wil
be remembered by all pcrsons familiar with the OBJ
ieciions raised agaiusl the Pathfinder year ago,
that point was made by Ihurlow Woe and others
that Il was impossible 10 move a larye army with
artillery and baggage through Southwest Missouri
during the Winter season. The only reason over
given for Withdrawing the army FROM Springfield
after Fremonts retirement, and throwing open tie
Southwest tO the inhumsn ravagcs OF Prlce and
Ben. McCullOch, was that Il would DC impossible %
traurport supplies TO feed such an army. How is il
now. Tie ronds are cut up far worse by the trans
portation Of two large ariuies eiuoe fremonts 10.
turn, and Schofeld is forty miles beyond the State
line s1ll expecting 10 be supplied by trains from
Rolla and Springfield aud nobody processes that his
expectations are absurd and ndculOus. One by one
the charges against Fremont srs dIsproyen. The
pretended want Of forecast Ia taking army TO q
country where supplies could not reach II, is OF
these soap bubbles winch to-day experience eliec-
tualy prick..
We have nothing OF interest or Importance from
the Southeast. cen. Davidson, fishing for notoric-
~ IN hope oi obtaining pro0loliOn probably, sends
forth oecmional bulletins about insiRnihcant skir-
nishe. between the raw militia and bands OF horre-
thieves styling Themselves guorrlllas. But chase
after IA handful VI guenlls, single yOlloy fred Gt
them, skedaddle on tho pgd OF tie asfsiled, aud
three or four rusty GhOt-guns and worndOwn horses
as booty left IN our hands, may be magnihed IN the
hands OF an astute writer into quite battle. TIE
south-l.ast is s,ill infested, however by ,lianous
gangs who appear perfectly impregnable, on account
OF tbeir mobility, TO all puItu. The williams will
not attack troops, they are too keen ior that;
bot they rob and murder whenever they have
chance. At the present rate there will soon BE-
nOthing left worth stealing ia the country, and no.
body but women and children to murder. The mill.
tia forces incapable OF defending slarely settled
md ~ the gueTllas know ground, they
commit their deprodgIlons iearlessy aud successful.
ly, as a general rule a company of Col. Daniels
let Wisconsin Cavalry arrived ut Pilot Knob on
Wednesday from Cape Girarleau, having made the
journey on hor.ebnck. They reported tho houses
along the road nearly all deserted, fences down,
forage missing, and dearth and desolaton every
where prevailing.
Tie political canvass preceding next Tuesdays
election IS revealing large amount of treason here
tofore nuned in tho bosom of man claiming to be
loyalsls. How Secessionist can be candidate for
q United States oco isa mystery orratlsr il would
be mystery, II this accufsed Rebellion had not
shown how utterly reckless aud regardless OF all
honor and principle men boooIio when ia the slight
est degree tainted by treason. Yet open-mouihed
traitors like Judge Birch are candidates for Con.
gress IN more than ono district. Ia every interior
district the loading men arc pledged to resist the
Emancipation Proclamation. 1t 10 un.
70 expect the election 0f moro than ono