New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11

with Winter clothing, tents and transportation and
may add they are enjoying. extraordinary good
health They have great confidence In their gallant
young general, aud hope lie may be granted permits
zion TO take them through TO Texas this Winter.
There is q splendid campaign waiting for some one
TO elaborate, and magnificent fields to be won
by the fortunate general who IL assigned to
tho duty of redeemng Western Arkansas
and Nor;h-Eastern Texas. detachment Of
20 600 picked Western men, with pack mules for
trans por,atIon, would march victoriously down to
the Gulf OF Mexico bsfors Spring and cut Oft On inn
porisnt recourse Of supplies completely dismember-
ing the rans-Mississppi portion OF Rebeidom. lis
sand there are ~ COO Union men In Texas waiting
patiently for an opportunity to throw of the yoke
OF Southern tyranny 1t ia due to these 20 900 loysl
men THAT some effort be made to rescue them from
absolute murder and Wholesale MASSACRE No more
acceptable task could be set for the Third Division
OF the Army Of tbs Frontier than the Texas caUi-
pagu.
Gen. Totten passed through here night or two
ago Ell route for st. Louis, where no goes tor short
time. bis Division is sncamped eight miles south
oil us. Tie had narrow escape from being captured
between Springfield aud Rolla, it seems. Souie
bold guerrilla chieitan doubtless learned OF bis In
tention OF going through upon this road and deter.
mined upon the romantic plan OF making him q
prisoner. An organized baud Of some 25O Rebels
appeared upon the road in question at ABOUT the
time he expected, ana cIptared party OF citi-
zeus. BY singular streak of good fortune the
General had passed hall an hour previously and
arrived safely NJ his journeys end.
The humors of soldier life varied, and sone-
times very amusing. The other day the Commits.
sary of the Third Division bad occasion to pass out
OF the lines, and this be careessly dId without OBJ
tanning tue oouBiersgn. Presently he was brought
to halt by pickeI-guard Of Indians. Hers was
pretty pickle. He could not talk Indian, ard the
Indians were about us Ignorant OF English. Finally,
putting on q bold lace, he said o Advance friend
and give the counteIsign." The aborgine there
upon said Shiloh" All right" replied the
Commlssary, ana passed on.
A laundering son Of Erin, fresh from the mortar
bees OF Chicago, was on duty one night, when soms
skylarking soldier endesvored TO pass through the
line. Hold on there bould sojcr boy, or III
give yeZ Taste of this baggonet." The Invader Of
his beat explained TO hin THAI be bad not the
tersign, ana Tried TO persuade him 10 allow him TO
pass without il. "Ah, none of your barney, row."
said Pat, " BY the powers oniess you say Potomac
ye can't go by this tonight"
Dec. 3.We have just received marching orders
for he South. The entire command, with the ex-
cep'on " the Generals body guard, LEFT the camp
al 1 o'clock p. Ne, aud Will march II niles before
going INTO camp. Tomorrow they will march 50
miles more, TO Cassville, where the General and his
staff viii overtake the division, IL is expected that
We make Fayetteville, Arkansas 80 miles from
here, by the night of the 9th inst. The Rebels are
closing In upon Blunt in full i0rce. IgcIr.