The New York herald., 1862-11-08
INTERESTING FROM ARKANSAS.
Our Usage Springs CORES srontience.
osAoE SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 81, 1852
Mysterious Aocemsnts-fs ReJeis Reinforced qnd ,,.
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Our Usage Springs C0rresponeirnee.
osAoE SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 81, 1852.
Mysterious kocemsns-1zs Reteis Reinforced ona i.
Strong Positioa-.Fh
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. u,v,eop js again At Usage Springs, having faier
hack from Fayetteville halfpas ten O'Clock yesterday
morning What the movement be,okens is mere matter
or sueculation There are various the sub
iect tho most prominent Of which is that Hindman
with force of thirty thousand endeavorag 10 anh
us on the right and eft thus compel ng us TO fall ba
10 protect our The quetncss with which the army
is encampcd to-day would seem 10 refute such hypo
thesis and the next most probable rumor is that tn.
whole army has been ordered back to Springfield. The
fear OF this gives great dissatisfaction This campaign
has been severe one and after enduring such fatgues
and harshps the boys al all pleased at the det
o. returning 20 ingoli,usly. u Is said, too that th
commanders aycrsc to as the men II this ru
NOR should prove trnc think the moN emeni viii rrov
great mistake. although the difficulty Of proceeding
South is great owing TO the scarcity oi food ana forage
The country is completely eaten OUT ard II the army
should the Boston Mountains there would be noway
Of getting provisions except by transporting Them
wagons, with great danger Of the trains oeint
cut Off and the army being left strve. There are nc
stronger positions in the enemys country than hos.
mountains and an immense army could be checked IL
its progress by very small Thee Is 30 doubt that
Hindman has just received rein orceents OF five thou
sand we'll armed troops and these ao e. IN tho hands o
brave and esolue man, are formidable iorce 70
encounter IN mountain gorge. where they could choose
their position 1t Is possible, however III The retro
grade movement from Fayetteville merely 10 secure
more favorable route to Little Rock than Inc one from
that place. 1t is said that the read from thce there
forage, while the road from here there is plenty
The wagons bringing and forage to-day from
dstanco OF eight miles, and the mills st Elm springs are
employed in grinding meal ard -four for the army This
is muster day and the rolls completed show
unusual degree Of health for the The hospitals
nearly empty, and very few men are reported unn
for service.
The Situation mt Helena, Ark.
THE FORT COMPLETED-ExcHAN6ED PRISONERS
BROUGHT IN.
From the Memphis Bulletin November I.
Tho forihcatons at Helena being Completed by order
Of General Hovey all the regiments and delacments were
paradcd at half past ten yesterday mornings when the
United states flag was raised in the fort which was OIL
cially by General Hovey "Fort Curtis = salute
Of thirteen guns then fred from the fort, to which
tho feet responded by firing salute of thirty four guns
The salute Of the feet responded TO by tie field bat
teries in the redans. II Was imposing ceremony and
witnessed with eager interest by the citizens The
whole concluded with grand review OF nj the forces
The small rebel steamboat Little Rock from Little kock
arrived at Helena Tuesday evening" u,der a flag OF
truce with about two hundred and A ty rrsoners, taken
from the Fifth Illinois cavalry for exchange he returned
to Little Rock Wednesday afternoon. While lying at
Holena portion of her crew, concluding they had seen
enough Of Dixie for the present. deserted and could not
be induced 10 return From reliable inform , received,
there not more than five hundred rebel SOLDIERS AZ
Little Rock the larger portion o. the Confederate army
lately there having gone to join indman ia his invasion
of Missouri No enemy has been seen in the vicinity Of
Helena for the last two days. Some escaped prisoners
who reached here from Little Rock this morning. after
long journey amid many perils, report that General
Ho expresses strong dsa probation OF the conduct u
the nerillas who have been guilty OF lrng into transit
boats a,aking business trips He declares that he will
every means in his power TO prevent any further
outrage Of this kind In the Of bms IN government
service however, different policy will be pn sued; they
will be considered legitimate objects OF warfare and at
tackled whenever opportunity Offers