New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-08
Lanso-- -Lnieressiug Interview between
Col. Cameron and Gen. Uonic--
Holmes IL for Fighting " On Christian
Prineipics--ISi. Account OF the Tenn
per Of Southern PcopIc-Coi. Cnnieron'.
Rsjoinirr- Holiness "Reminiscences.
- IN LerI. D.ra-ra,


From official dispatches received iast evening by
Mtior-Gon. Curtis from Helena, Ark., We are per-
rlel to collate tie following unu4ually interesting
nhrfnlive:
Col RIA. Cameron Of the 3ith Indiana Regiment,
WIS recently tie bearer Of q flag Of truce 10 Gen.
H.nduan commanding the Rebel force a, Little
Rock, Ara. The truce party embraced Capt. Serrel
of TIE jlih Indiana lliantry, Adiutant Mackenzie
OF the 9th Iowa Infantry, and eleven oniI- ed
as an osc0rt. They leit Helena Ark, on The .lst
Lt.. took the route 10 Rock Roe Ferry over White
River. crossed the hitter tue evening Of the sec
ond day, and the tliri day arrived al Browns
Vile, where was Capt. Nolan, \. . 81. {. ). A.,
commanding this poet. Capt. Nolan telegraphed TO
Gen. Holmes who sent Leut.-Co S ). Anderson
with train OF the Memphis aud Little Rock Rail-
road. Taking the train. the truce party was es-
coriod 20 Little Rock, arriving AT n. Col. Cam
delivered his dispatches, consisting OF two let
torB iIom Maor-Gcn. Curtis ~ n. Louis, ald one
IRON, Gen. Sherman ut Memphis, Tenn, to Major
Gen. Holmes iii person. The delivery took place ut
u q. Ia, aud conversation eGsued lasting AL near
l. The truce party left 40 3 p. NJ, reached
Brownsville at r. M, aud returned To Helena on
the evening OF the Slths
Gen. Holmes professod bis desire 10 conduct the
war uIon honorable principles, under the rules of
warfare amoug civilized nations, and even unon
Christiin principles; that lie WAS filed with horror
by the tnlcs Of havoc and dseoaton brought TO him.
and which he said he was forced to believe. For
iu,innce, lie alleged That n Dir. Moore. living near
Helena, reported to his Provost Marshal General
that party Of Union soldiers had entered hs house
md, iirding feeble daughter and cacieqte wife,
threatened and Terrified then aud snapped ears on
revolver ut them, causing the lady TO sulcr miscar-
mage at the imminent peril Of her life.
Col. Cameron rellied that the General Command
ing had no knowledge Of such an occurrence, and
that If il had happened and the guilty PERPETRATORS
could be found they would aesuredly be punished.
Gen. Holmes then went on 10 Giy that Il deterer
had coms TO him and stated, tic reason for doser.
tiOn that The Union soldiers conduct was intoler,-
bic, saying, " General. have party Of these
soldiers rape mother and her daughter, with my
own eyes"
Col. Cameron replied that be WAS fully satisfied
that the story was base fabrication, for such an
occurrence could rot have taken place without be-
coming known; tlat nothing OF the kud had been
heard Of by him, and that man who would desert
would tell a ialscho0d.
Gen. Holmes said he did not rely implicitly on
what deserter might say, but added that in the
route OF Gen. Curiiss army houses were ransacked
women aud childrens clothes taken, and all kinds Of
damage done 10 the property Of citizens.
Col. Cameron sald that statements Of this kind
might in some instances and to some extent 10 true
but that lao was satisfied such conduct WAS never
with tie coufcnt but always contrary to the positive
oioer oi the commanding officers Further that the
people of Aragnss cOf planned that Texan and Con-
iedeate soldiers had stolen meat and chickens, ana
II was TO be regretted that there were in both armies
"" neh WHOM IL sometimes appeared almost I'M
possible o. control.
Gen. Holmes said that he knew Gen. Curtis in |
his !ouIL, and had expected him to pursue fair and
homo ,rble warare that he, ior his part, was deter
aimed TO realtt organized forces as long as il could
be done, but unless their was acknowl.
edged, they would tight until e4terminated. While |
lie fought with organized forces he had he said. re-
p'esse1 tne patriotic ardor of his people near lee.
na and restrained them from guerrilla warfare; but
shonid Leo he beaten In Virginia, and Bragg in
Kentucky DO crushed ,hsr people would rlss as In