The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-01


From the ST. Louis Republican, june 20
News from Arkansas and the south
wCst---What the Rebels are Doing
----CInb. Jackson and Rector, EX-
Governor, Fled 60 Texas.
Recent arrivals Of men in this State,
until now connected with the Rebel army,
give us an inside view Of the movements
Of portions of the Rebebel army. II is
very plain that they are in a sadlydilap-
idatcd and broken down condition, and
that very little danger is TO be apprehend-
ed from them, either in this State or Ar
kansas.
Gen. Roane, who, since the abdication
of Gov. Rector, has assumed military
command of all the Rebel forces in Ar
kansas, and all the ragamullins drawn to
their standard by the act Of CONSUMPTION,
is at and about Little Rock, with from
1000 to 5000 men. We venture to say
that he will not stay there long, for so
soon as the White Cloud gets up White
river with provisions for General Curtis
army, he will at once march upon, and
take up his quarters at Little Rock per-
haps for the summer. From that point
he can hold all Arkansas in subsection.
Con. Albert Pike the poet Of New Eng
land, and leader Of bands of relentless
and demoniac sayages, with about 5000
assorted, Texas, Arkansas and Indian
troops, is at Doggy Depot in the Choctaw
nation, some thirty miles above old Fort
Towson, on the north bank Of Red Riy-
err He has built bridge across that
stream, and has given orders to his fol-
I. og,v,Vgnal Of I'.l.Vol
to cross into Texas and then burn the
bridge.
Among the common people Of Arllan-
sas, the impression NOW universally OBJ
tains that Pike is a coward, and that he
does not intend to get in harms way, il
he can avoid IT, This has not been his
character. There are two regiments, one
from Arkansas and the other from Tex
as, on White river below Batesyile.
Gen, Rains, of Missouri, is moving
about between Van Buren, and Little
Rock but without many men. He had
been to Memphis, and in the general
breaking up Of the Missouri and Arkan-
| sas forces there, contrivcd TO get about
fifteen hundred stand Of arms and one
battery, which he took TO Little Rock, as
basis for raising men in the South
west; but on the approach Of Gen. Cur,
tis, the rebel general Roauc, of Arkansas
seized these arms, and when last heard
from, Rains was attempting negotiation.
TO recover his battery and'guns
The Missouri State troops We're il
! Mcdonald county, with no enemy nearer
than two regiments Of Chorokocs near
Talcquah, the capital Of the Chcroke,
nation, and Col. Colcy with some 8OC
men, who had been driven from CamI
Walker by Col, Doubleday, as hsrrioior,
published,
The recrcant Claib Jackson and Gov
Rector, Of Arkansas, had both fed {,
FcNas-thc former taking his family aul
chattels with him. But they will hard,
ly remain there long, as, when the UnitcC
States re-occupy Texas, and that Stat,
returns 10 her allegiance, they will b.
compelled to run 10 Mexico, MS the only
means of avoiding the punishment du,
TO their crimes General Mcbride. an
other Southwest rebel is reported va
riously, TO be on Red river and White
| river, but his whereabouts are not %
much Importance.
The whole number of Missourians VIII.
have Joined the Confederate army il
about 5000. All others. it is stated, ar
trying to get back in some way brother
OF those in the Rebel army, 1900 or 2OOC
under Gen, Parsons, are enrolled for /.
months, and are east of the Mississippi
Several thousand Rebel horses an
grazing and recruiting ON the Washita
under contract with James n. uaden %
Howard, and Robert Walker, Of Charlton
county
Strange as IL may seem, Jackson
fraudulent Missouri State Scrip-whicI
is really not worth a dollar a bushel-
commands more confidence in Arkansa
than Confederate money, and is taken h
preference, What must Doe the condition
of this state when IL has no better rem
rcsentative Of value than this