New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-05
INDIAN EXPEDITION.
From Our Special Correspondent
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From Our Special espondent
spKIxo RIVER, CHKnoEru MARION. lag. .. 1854
Inspired by q common purpose, evidently well de-
fined, email bodies Of Rebel roope and Rebel officers
are erowoing into Missouri from, Arkansar. We
hear by our scouts, which penetrate from these quar-
teri Of the Indian Brigade away 80 miles into Mic
souri, and Arksnsas<of Rebels going North but
they 20 quietly and rapidly, lnd seem detirous o!
avoiding TN enemy. To-day they are reported at
Neosha, snd tomorrow at CRANKY, Carthage, or
Lamar. Their forces are undoubtedly exaggerated
By the citizens from whom . knowledge Of their
movements 10 obtained. Their object In doubiless
TO distract and divert the march Of our armies and
prevent q forward movement, which wonld inev-
itALly result in driving them into Texas. 10 re-
cruz, in Missouri from he broken debris OF expiring
rebeldom-to cut of trsins ia should We
march forward-iheir game, In short, is a very
,lr wi one and ii they can only ,ucce.d in delaying
us mill grass withers they will gain much.
Away below n. Col Cooper has ventnred across
the Arkansas River, and is feeling his way through
the rocky brushy hills 70 the sass Of Grand River.
in the cover Of its Geuse brush. There has been
some ,kirni.hiog between them ard one or two
oolnpsuio. OF the Sd lnd Re ginsnt aud several
have been killed on both sdes DUNG the past fs "
dayr. The u.ost desperate brutality seems TO AMI
mate the Rebels. Inc hOere Anu sHoos
the wives Of the 10y al Cherotess, and few days
ago, on lbi. side Of Park Hill, they sho, = htte
child through the bead. strange ~ saw the suffer
ing little ming is hot dead yet, but will surely die.
Until the W lite army is ready to return, II II NOT
deemed adv sable proceed further south than this
Point, IA wo are now 20 niles In advance oi the
main supports. We Keep out scouts away toward
the enemy 10 every direction, and hold him in check
~ far ~ poesble.
For q wees after The battle 4, Bayoa Barnard the
Rebels Kept close on the south ride Of the Arkansas
River but when Gen. Salouon took the Indian reg.
iments 10 Bakers Springs, and tue white 10 fort
SOFT, the Rebels were not slow 10 discover H. and
rour.d like hornet. ont Of their hive in For, DAVIS.
wsvsring IN lis slleg ance, IL now nvettei 10 the
Rebel cause, and LAS ioroe on the Illinois River.
above Park Hill and 1oleqnx willie Col. Cooper,
Mcintosh, Sand Woiiie, Folsom, and force OF lex
ane, are trying 10 feel their way ny Gnnd River.
AZ have .zid the only lghiing late s by scouts,
acting IN d dspsely limbered country, tho scouting
parties acting ut zone distance from their suppors.
The lndian regiments have TO keep their eyes
"skinned in this direction, to tie Rebels in Ar
kansas aud south-wett Mlseoufi, 10 the army south
Of them and 70 the force Gen. Blunt has been chss-
ing at Pspinsville and hontsvaIlo, which nigh
escspe him and cone down Us from tic North.
Under these circumstances, the meet extreme pion
i. requisite A few days will change the sspt e. u
affairs sornew hat ~ well 10 the position Of psiie-.
The dry, burning sun that has tlistertd ito Cher
ok.e nation this Sumner, IA succeeded by showers,
and the hot days by chilly nights, and, OF course.
the sick list rtiouslly increa,es Fevers and
other CAMP disea~es are much more abundant than
they were a month ago, although the health OF the
Indian regiments il, Of ,odrse. better than That oil
the white regiments.