New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-06
The War in tho Southwest.
HELEsA. Ark, Tuesday. NJ

hELENA. Ark, Tuesday, NOV. =, lsoss
Col. Cameron of tho 3ith Indiana, who was re-
Gently bearer Of a flag of truce to Gen. Hindman,
commanding the Rebel troops at Litt!o Rock, fur.
nshes the following;
The truce party embraced Capt. Serrill Of the
9th Indiana, Adjutaut Mckenzie Of the Ilth Iowa,
and ii men as IN escort.
They left Helena on the 2lst ult, and took tho
roue to Roe Rock Ferry, ard on the third day ar
rived at Brownsville. Capt. Nolan, Acting Quar-.
termaster C. S. A., and commanding the post,
teleeraphed to Gen. Holmes, who sent Col. Andst.
son with a train on the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad.
Col. Cameron delivered his dispatches, consisting
Of two letters from Gen. Curtis and one from Gen.
Sherman, at Memphis, to Gen. Holmes in person.
Holmes protested his desire to conduct the war on
honorable principles aud under the rules Of warfare
among civilized nations aud even On Christian prin-
cples; that he was filed with horror by the tales OF
havoc aud destruction brought to him, which he was
forced to believe. Many instances Of outrage were
cited to which Col. Cameron replied that the general
commanding bad no knowledge Of such occurrences,
and that il they had happene and ,he guilty pa,tes
could be found, they would assurcdly bs punished.
and had expected him to pursue fair and honorable
wariare that be, for his part, was determined to
resist organized forces long it could be done,
aud uuless their independence was Acknowledged,
they would fight until they were exterminsted.
While ho fought with an organized force be sup
pressed the patriotism of the people near Helene,
and restra3ed them from guerrilla warfare; bu
should Lee be beaten in Virginia, and Bragg in
Kentucky. 10 crushed, the people would rise as In
dividuss. and each man take upon binself the trust
Of expelling the invaders. lie inquired If our army
aG Corinth bad been re-eulorced.
In being assured 10 the negative hs appeared sa.ii
fed and graiided. He said that on the I'D, he sent
nag of truce boat with reply to Gen. Curtis's
former letter, by way Of the Arkansas and Missouri
Rivers. lie liked the spirit of Curtis's letter, and
had at once cent down all bis prisoners nearly loo
Ia his reply, he stated that becot:on dealers taken
by Rebel soldiers had been or would be released.
Col Cameron found three roads leading 70 White
River from Helena, all well scattered aud supplied
with forage. Beyond the prairie, they will soon be
impasable.
The Rebels are stacking bay noar Brownsville,
md by boats bringing corn from sbe bottom lands TO
Little Rock. Through scarcity Of forage they had
dismountsd large portion Of their cavalry, incud'
ing the 25ih Texas.
The Arkansas River Is 20 low az 10 bc inpasssbs
for the lightost dlaugbt boats, while White River
has risen ~ feet since August aud has 10 feet
at the lowest point u? TO Clarden.
lie Rebels at Liite Rock have information which
they credit that Galveston, Sabine, Troy and Hous-
ton have Leen captured by the Unionsts.
Large quantities Of boots, quinine and other srti-
cles find their way 10 the Rebels in front Of Helena
and Memphis.
LouIsvIrLy Weinosdsy. Nov. 5. 1852
A strong Union force will commence repairing the
Louisville ard Nashville Road witlin the State Of
Tcunesssc, Tomorrow.
Col Curan Pose died at Danville to-day.