Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-12


Correspondence Of the Missouri Republican
HELENA. Ark August 25-Hon John S
Phelps, militery governor Of Arkansas. ans
VIM. Il. Switzler, Of the Columbia (Mo.) states
man, Secretary Of State, reached this place OF
tie 22d, and have taken up quarters in tie fn,
resideDcs Of G.. G. Homer, 2 colonel IN shs Con.
federslsa army, who is now somewhere II
eDixies happy land l6obiug up his rights"
Notwithstanding the extreme hos weather ant
tie pious prayers Of the sanetimonious rebels
male aud female, neither cholera yellow fever
black yomit nor othar p~eshlenee mas made ia
appearance n the camps Of oar troops. In fact
the health of General CaItis' army Is e~xcsilent
and our brave boys ERE ready at au hours nolic.
to march on Lille Rock, Y.cksburg, or othei
stronghold.
Geaaral Curtis has e large force here, en-
canped Cor several miles along the river banB
and in tie rear of fhe town. to say nothing O.
miles below. Altogether cannot fan short d
%. eco men, consisting for the most part Of tie
troops who fought she battles Of Pea Ridge, aad
~eaeountered the periloUs march fr0m Ba.esvilg
70 this point.
Added to these, Tie naval orcs anchored on
board the guuboats, rams and transports which
now dot the river ID front Of The town, aud con-
sisting, when aIi IN port, - OF the following
TRANsPoRTs-Cty Of Alton, City Of Mem
4 bslt15 a. AaCAfDNtir * O. GAlltt-aAg ENlAtet 4altt
nehaha, White Cloud, T.. n. Rennett, Adriatic,
tPlke, I8tan. Lacrosse, Roezet. Fanny Baliitt,
Ella, Carl, Novelty, and Black Hawk No 2.
GUNB3ATs. - Benton, Louisville, Moand
City CiuciRneji and General Bragg.
RAaIs-SGms0n, LioHess, Switzerland, Full
tom and Monarch.
ORDNANCE BOAFs-Judgs Terrence, Great
Western, Champion and Sovereign.
To hght such an array, and especially to con-
quaT 1t. would make very interesting pastlne for
the largest rebel force a whole resIn OF JEFF.
Thompsou's p-rociamations could assemble ia .
iwelVem0nth. Yet we have TunOrs here, and
from here they radiate to other portions of the
Uaion, and General Holmes, who recently SUI
DereedsG General Hindman il command OF the
rebel troops at Little Rock, c~ontemplatas the
folly Of attacking Helena. Be assured that Gen
eral Holmes, rebel IS lie is, Is not utterly de-
mented, and therefore has 10 more idea Of taking
e tilt at General Curtis Pea Ridge veterans and
formidable iron-clnds than hs has Of marching
on New York. His handful Of bsl soldiers az
Little Rock, badly armed snd badly clothed,
and badly Toe, would nos make.a breakfast meal
for CARTS army.
We have here very late and reliable news
from the rebel eapita-Littls Rock-brCught
direct by EdWard s. Milton, @ discharged pris-
oner. He left Gsnegal Holmes camp, or rather
the peuitendsry iu Little Rock, on tho 20th inst.
apd reached this place . day OF two since. I
conversed wish MIN this morning.
On the p Of July he reached lhe ne'ghbor-
hood Of Bstes lille, from ST. L9us, With two
government alnbulsneas aud two teamsi5rs,
suppOsinE at the time General Curtis army was
sdH there. 1t, however, without his knowledge,
had previously marched, so that Mr. hilton
found in bis place a detachment OF the 18th
regiment Of Texas cavalry, under Colonel G. Fl.
Who took him end the teAmsters prison.
Ihey were ct once sent to- Little Rock,
where Ms hilton remained q prisoner till the
20.h, when he was discharged.
He reports that about twenty Union mon aud
were confined with him ia the Peniten-
1ary, and that their treatment was very unlike
the treatment with which rebel prisoners meet
tho hands Of our Uaioa c0mn3niess. He and
tie othsr "Hsssiaus Of Lincoln were locked up
ia cells and not permitted 90 talk with each
other, or allowed exercise. There fare was Of
5bs c~oarsest Observation-Disclosures within their
ccatiDuoas night and day, No such thiag
IS q parole within the ely or even within the
TGls of the prison, uHder any circumstances, to
Be allowed, OF bis own knowledge, Re knows
# two or three Of the Uai0n prisoners beisg
icourg0d NTH the cato'Eins-tails for talking
.ad walking IN thsir cells one o. whom belonged
% che lst Wisconsin cavalry.
Daring h5 Imprisonment Governor Rector 1
-1L A.t-i@la JoHaauH Wcte cLuJfulieA III 8 u3lc5 !
l@eFs2aal quarrel, which resulted IN a challenge I
Rector, an acceptance by Johnson, and 2
inai back out by his eZesllsacy.
There wore, whea we left, about one thousand
roops az Little R9cE, under General Holmes,
Of them badly armed and bSdy clothed
nd fed. There was no selsin the country, and
geadstuhs were scarce, but tbs rebels were
jokiRg 10 .h5 ro2sin9-sGr season with delight
I'd ezpeclsiiOu.
a lroad has basD compists3 and Is uow III
poraa1n nom Little Rock to DuTai's Bigh, on
Fhite river, the length of tie road being forty
even miles. Hs travelled over this road On his
-ay to Tie Federal lines. lis existence is
ct generally known, sad is an Important fac:
0u military commanders.
There being here @ large number Of 50 contra
ards,' General Curtis intends commencing at
ace the bUiiaing Of fortidea.i0ns. SO that a
lnlparaiyely small fogco can hold Helena as q
3s5 Of communication WITH tue interior.