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Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
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SCmt uhrhtha elhtt, Vt poIbleu tut the dan> ger to a tot in attempting to navigate our rivers if tw dtr, rraiued men would shoot the pil"l as l,c boats l.aSS d he various bends in h river X uudre! men ationtd at yaticu poi.ie on N hltr ri,rr c"uli render the a>ctl | or deserit uf ihe rly,r dan eruu, 70 gunhoals alil possible to ordinary ejeamboais. Las We, k, three guuboals, w,h two tng transports. caine up jhe rNer towards De,alS Blnh, ar' coholuGlf Il was danger ,us, retired. A mtr' ha"4l4l = paruzan,, nihout previouS pierlra- tor, such aa g2ina rifle pits CT erecting bal ricauts, took lLeir positions behild l"gs oI trees, and tte boals aestd, fired af inc pliols. IL ti,l,p ri,d they kied srven, and though ilc f-d,raia poured volIry after yoiey at inc pa,t vii, re iiey saw t.e smoke ari,e from ht laIi : zaLo' guns, and red both grape anu ohelI, ,,t n,t'ne ot tbe hre bald of patriots was iA jured.
 Nov, if this result can be obtained by an al, tack on lulLoats, wiih, Ut lrt paSaton, wha charce would all oidnaly sit amboat have, run. nj ,le launtlet Ut a hurdrtd rife pits or bar IT, adt s? 1Le teGeras bUa>i that they will briu, Ihte, sl, res and uuulS mp Whire river lark,e uatn boats are adv, rietd in Sl. Louis and Ci elm ali laltls for our rive . li + Ill Il e ltWtr Ut a ttw hrave m-n to teaci tle inv adtrs that this is too hazardous bn>' nesa ro he made pr, ftable. No li',t's lih ", uld be worth d dol ar if ttw men wnuIt r. Sul,e c II al 1t sr boa,s s ouid nut asct Id cu strta1Is j. i, our ri, ht and our duty 10 anrn, @ lullaes the iln nacer in every itahl WY. The men oi Ihe oun'r, lot n'w in a uai stI vice, c m ell, q tu Ee in Ih- har- V. st fit Id. At anolhtr season of ihe year ih, VI ,uld have lime to ''eIill hunt" the Tank. e.. T Ire ought iU he st ne system in the matttl a d the points selected in some canebrake er on llLffs remote from tarms We suggest that 8 company of >barp-shooters selected from the a rny-Uld bear hunierS, practised woodsmen. cou.d le dlslril ptd along the shore and d. eli clive sei,ite in ihis way. Those whose age ex, mlts ifcm rom military sfIvce, or W ho can. n | etai ,he fat que of soldiers life, aud wh,' yet wish to do their ooultry service, will find thIs to be srre and ersv method.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
HEaDorARTsB TRAvs, MISSISSIPPI DIsrRrcr.

HEADorARTeB TRAvs- MISSISSIPPI NIsTRcT.}
 LWi tc Ark , June -5lu, let2.
 On ;he l7,h st tie .tcm, att cked orr i,o~i / ion af S'. Ch.ts Cn White rvcr. We had here. in b rt r to 'hirtl-rw" poutdrr @r' and on fr q piece m t'r con III nd ot Capt stph Fry at. Dutl.n2to-.. (. $. Navy, with -. vent, n np nu f cln (. guuh' ats Mn, tents and uturrtrai .e.rh.I with Il |, i've n ant Y. ot the li T,a Ni-- ppi Regim'u'. ulr CT commaLco Capt. A VI Williams chiei nt ihr Cop oiEn nee s. Q ? wl'lc force anu armame!t, thtri,re. '" $ rnc hundr''l ami t""lte"n men and six gns We had n, flttcatUns- C.. re vas not rn" 10 c.l>tr ct h. n.
 The tcd' raj l'cc cols,t,d "I iiOn cad sun h0 l., w"mn guIi 0d', "le tug, and three 'ans o.t> with ot less han one 'houeanI intln- ty.
 Alter an en aemenf of three horrs duration,hc- tween tue unl"s and ie batter. tlie trmer were orcrd ro rcrr. The Yai ker infantry then nn etl. Ii m tue nsp"It' and mn,en ID Il our battery, which van cp,sar ablI d. IT, q, the guns being is M k dand made Us, to tue enemy. On To va si> Ri eh. one l) ~ouI de'', .. lit 8) miS -ilr"--ann h" atI'r, CApt. Fry. The el emN's loss "a- 0r IF n-"lnd ul,b at blown up b shot ir m o,p fiery, rnptIer 4uiboat DiSa- h eh tr IsTori Ip rcd seriously II miur'd ! q q coohS"d los oi lJ men. IL is believed to have be even greater.
 | he co ld'ct of be flicers ard men of cnr land and naval forces ml is bul.i,rt ii'im-w ich WIS substantially vet y-was, with but two noH'e exrcpti nS, as far reported. hOnoraiie ln he Ii he-t Gc, rec. Cats tr,, D .un u9tou and Vii liam. have the thans of hr Comm in" c lie ti or the con e, ski and energ, they d'~p rd. Prirates Bruce ani itverpt,-of Capt. Herlings romp'nv of infantr; Mir. Wm. Smi'l (artin- m"sbr M". Wm hr,la> (tneinpcr,) Mir Wm Smith Gen. in er,) N Vctr Es.e, (enginccr,) Mid>hipman Roby. h, commanded If the :uns. Mr. w. $ Carhe. all ol the eunhoat rontchartr n. aud ? Addison of ,hc Maucp's, are mentjonel in Inc po"s of their coumand ng oihces aF iavIi 6 dlsti u shed themselye- by re- emin,n' hratHy.
 The Major Geucrl Gers to each of them his thanks and "lpl'"se. A gat,.ui county will To q them n nnemtrace. TT cir comra es, in othr~ engagements, witmulate their g!orious ex ample.
 Lie"t. Bland, of the Is Trns Mississippi Reg; mel f. is dism-sel disloor,blv from ht service, and Se,g't G ey, of sam regimen, is reduced to the ranle, for m mi>ronGuc Culr the eng. genent By command of Mai Gen RI,p OMAN
 R. (. lEWTNN Col and
 Caiet ot StaG.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
At alters in Arkansas.

/ By reference to he address of Gen. Hindmar to inc ciiiz. ms of Arkansas, 1t will be seen ,hai the ltderal Gene ral, Curtis, Is ehdeavoring tc reach ,be river, for he purpose of being rei : iortd al obtaining supplies. An expedition cane up N hitt river, consisting of three gun. boats ai two transports. A small battery e,e, ted al St Charles. and fight enSued H. which one gunboat was blown up and another CT Ypled. We had no sustaining land force to the iaiiery and tie ftderals having landed troops below, marched up and took it. We see they calm to have taken 50 rrisoi CTS, hat as this i,tmict as ertat iunler as we had men th, ie. il can only be explained by means of Yanlet aliihneiie.
 On Friday las their fleet again attempted to ascend the river. ard came to within few miles / oi D, valGs Buff, bat whether they received inti naliu, oi prtpart iors 10 receive them, CT were friplte,d at lhe loss oi their pilots, who were p,k.d fl ly partsans O, ih4 bank, they turned and vcui d,wn te.ow Clarer don. where they an,h,atd. Tlt At sfolp,d a' Cia'endon and wlil+ rfere tt,y a,knovl,fe lte loss of seven pilots ald flir,r, hy sharp shooters.
 Tie exp, duion s uraer command of Fitch, ot I, ana. We are told that hp made spetch at C CalrI dtt, WI Utin fe rcui.d out a stream of thr usual waddle sfout cmng 2 io restore and rrct, ct, etc. He also said that if ihe, conri utd fo shoot lhe pilots al other, he would burn a,d destroy every town and p,aniation on inc river. It Is reported that federal troops ase being landed at h.cena and Sf. Charles, and the invaders are waiting fo, endorsements. Our military leaders not idle ann We may expect s n'ihing decisive in the course Of ~,tek or ten days.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
's In MemOTlam.

DIED--At Il jena, on thr 18th of June, 4. D. 1862, Right Rcv'd. ANDREW BYRNE, Roman Cath oc Bishop of Little Rock, aged about 52 ears. The deceased was nltive of IreIaut--w 3 ,duca ed ior the priesthood, studying first in Meath, in his tive land emigrated to Sruth Caro- inl, finished his stulcs under the Rt. Rev. B s ro Eng ,and became the Dlstor of St. Andrews church m the cltv ot New rt, was trLslated tO the uiOce>e of Little Rock, of which he remained Bishop uutl hIs dea h.
 Deceased was emphatically good man, rure in heart, gentle and lovely in all his actions; no me knew him but to like him; ntu-ht could be said i'll his praise. In all his lie he pteservet nie -cntIene,s and simplicity of child, and through ie's troubled waves he so liye'.
 That when his su nmpns came, to join The innumerblc cava an that moves
 To that mysterious re llm where each shall take His s mbers in the ,ilent hall death; He went not ike The galley slave at Iii ht, Scourged to his dungeon but sustain u and sn0th'd B. unii'tering trust, approached his lrNe, Like one that drIwS the dT tlery uf h.s couch Around him and lies down to pteas tnJ dredins.' h all his course through fife he WIS governed by he purest christian spirlt Abstemous to the ex- rene, pure i'll heart and action, yet h. all gazed tppn the faults and acts oi others witl the utup 'harity. So gentle of spirit and tender Of hrarJ ,as he, that Chdlen ialrly wOrsh ped him; and nany a flower will be str-wn for veirs tp come,
 
 Aho in the calm momen that softly steal Oyert.e memory bringing betUre tsem the bts.tui innocent days of childhOOd, "lil Ihjnk sD lenJ at i'm. who then shared their joys, sympathized with neir little sorrows, and always h>li for tn Ill the aind word and gentle smi'e.
 In all the trials that beset him, deceased always ,howed the same beugnity of d.s position and love. lness of spirits Ow tu anger, and when wron .pd. prompt 10 forgive, of the few that not only orgise, but forget an injury; zealous iu r. igloI, charitable to al--nu pO!iJical or personal feel ng could ever tun h he, ,rt from right n ,h ht r acton. His walk among men was such, that y his own example he forced the mos ab sld"ned admit that the true hero of life anI ornalncAt ,t mankind is the christian gentleman.
 "Rest in peace thou gentle spirit,
 ThroneI a ove!
 Sous like thine with d inherit,
 Lite anl Lowe"
 If my an eye uuu~el to the melting hIool ~as immed with ten trs, and many a sJerI heart wds ,otencd, hearing of thy death; but wh,t though nou hast passed away from ear h and o'er .ny oid form the flowers of June are Sprnsing. vet hou hast m'rely exchanged this co 'd, rrn.tD iir for br ghl.r and loyeer exit, nee III the bodt of tn. blessed.
 '' head voire from heaven, S wing unto me write, trlm heHceforh b eS,ed gre tAe Il ad, who lie in the Lord, 10 they rest from their lihors." Requiescat in pace.
 "A TRIBUrE OF MEMORY" Gazette please copy.
 DiED-Ou the oth of June, 1862, in Crlwfrd .ouniy, Ark, Mir. JAMrs SAVAGE aged 56 years. Pune Bluff paper ease ry.
 At Armstrong Academy, c. N, on the 26 T day of ANri last, HENRY SrlLLwELI oi the " aver Artillery
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
To the Citizens of Arkansas.
HEADQUARTERS TRANS Miss. DlsrnIcT.

HEADQUARTERS TRANS Miss. DIsrmCT. !
 Little hoch, Arh, June 24. 1862 !
 The Yaakee Gentr4', Curtis. is attempting to e.cate. Hjs pnsiIion has become untenahle He io appalled, at the dahgtr tfat surround him h hls tefrr. he resorts to rhe desp"ra'e expe- ,lirnt ot moving 10 the spulh, along White river. 5,u.tiug for supplies from the Mississippi b, .o9+S. Ttr~e supplis cannot ascend Whit. rir,r. We have ahtadv blown Up one Of hi> ron clad hats, crippled another, and can hold inc ri CT against his fleet. The. .ques!ion now k. Shall hs army reach the fleet below?
 You canpre,ent it-1ht power is in vour own hands. Tt- plan k not secret. proclaim il t, von all. ] Ii is not carried out, the respon >ib'hrv wille~t on you.
 Take vom gun aud ammunition. every man of vau: mrum your horse. CT 20 afuoi: do mt tNal an h, ur pu your lei hor; lose no lime in 7uIdlno mppirg move towards the enemy. hy the shortest r.. d.; join lhe first cumpany you ,vprtaka upm the march. Press up,n the in- valer from every direction. Attack him day and night k Lis scouts and rrkets, kill his pilol> and hf troops on transports, cur 1T hi> wagon trains lay in ambush and surprise his ptachmpntS shoot his nj u'red oii tr~, dp>truy every ponad meat and fl ur, every ear of corn aud stack ofiocdtr. eats and wheat that can nll into his hud,; tel trees as thickIy as ln r.liS. in al li- roads before him. burn ever, b,idre and b,ck up ilp iurAs. Hang upon Iii, rom, l-nks nd Jar. and make inc ring o( ,nur r ii-S ant >h"' guns lhe accompaniment Ut .v, " foot uf i~ retreat.
 l., evtry sau t,, ana ',i o.. 'hat this npp5 a} ad lrps>ed'n himself specially. aI that it j> be appeal of. b et ding country to her sons for lfliv,.ra,on
 o"r army ,be field will do its part. VIII you do yours?
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
General Ordsrs No. 1S.

HEADQUARTERS TR,Ns- MIs>IssiPri DISTRICT.
 Lit 2 Re !. Ark., June lh, le6- I. Officers amt so dierS helonsirg tn 'mmt d5 eat of the M-s>- ppi river, aud not hrret"iore aS- signed to any duty hy orIer from these llea qnar- ters, report to the pr per .nroling off e. of the county in win ch they now are, 0> whom tn'.y must be attached. until otaerw >e ortier- to q company part If conn any u etch 'unty. A m. moran tum w be mpia on the $ CT roll |, stating the ,mmand to which such tiff CT or sol- dier belongs, amt the fact that he is ataacheJ he,e pui suan to this order.
 II. Officers and sold CTS att ,ched as required ny paragraph one, of this orIer, w,il he mu-te ed as members of the com any to wh ch they are attach ed, and Il draw pay from the date ot tAer en- rollment therein
 By order ot Mi. Gen. HINDM,N.
 R. C. NEWTON, A. 4. Gen.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26

NORTHERN MlshLPnLskATATIUN-Cu nif, as we are, from cUmuIunIt alton Wrh the holth, eX
 cept by few papers that are smuggled lbrongh the lines, our people are not aware how they are rtpI esenIed by our whilom brethren. The! picture Us as devils incarnate goatir.' over inc agouies uf dying Yankee and washing oui hands III human blood Southern ladies arr- Said to wear necklaces made of the bones ot th' fingers and toes of federals. Their papers say that lavorite parlor ornament at the South, Is a Yankee skull Harpers Weekly has cut showing ConieC erate officers using the skulls O their enemies as spittoons, and one has plctur' the skeleton uf d Yankee in bent or stoop ing position, with frame on it's back, which l. us d as a writing desk Southern ladies art 8 lown as tururIug federal prisoners, using then as piLcushous and tearing Iheir flesh with pin cers. These st ,ries are ibid 50 earnestly and peroistently that many believe them, and ln q spe, ch made in London in May, that atrocious scamp, Geo. |. Train, repeated themias truhs.
 To endtavor to hide, or to attemptto excuse tle en,rmily vi Buffers roclamaton'the ladles of New Orleans are represented as spltting oI
 Y.uAce tfIicer,, throwing The contehts of siol IaIo on t,CeIal sold.er., tramphhg upon tht s.ars and altprs. vilh many other pictured lies
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
General Orders No. ll.
HEADQUARTERS 1'RaNs- MISSISSIPPI EisTRc
 LuEg Rock, Ark, June 10, lSG2.

HEADQUARTERS 1RaNs- MISSISSIPPI rIsTRcTl
 LaLe Rock, Ark., June 10, 1869.
 Many persons are leaving the counties in which they si for the pretenled purpose of rroidng comm,nGs at Corinth, anl thus are attempt'n. to evade the rrovisionS of Geu,rtl Orders, No. 2, from these Headquarters. The special attention of enrolling officers is called to that oraer ami they will carefu ly execute it. No person between the ages of eighteen and thirty five, who has not re- cejved certifc ite of exemption f om the praYer enrolling offer, or the NJ or General comnaud- inr whether ht be of the army or not, ha- ,u' or itv to leave his county, until he has enrolea self ns member of some comp thy. and rerei, es hermit rom the commanding officer ot that com pany a, prescribed by 'he General ur,!ers, No. ?, there referred to.
 By command of Maj. Gen. HlNnNAv.
 k. C. NEW TON,
 A. A. G.uerII
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26

DRIED FkUIT.-Our IarmrrS, very generally, arr planting p son the stubbIe ground. Peas Ilalh. LOW will mature by lall. Every P 'uhd 0 ay and forage ol all kinds should Lc saved, if uss ,br. While the tanners are doing these thmg>, h"usewi.es should ste that as much cred lrut ls sa,, d as they can fl Il tune to at
 { nd to-. Peaches will sUou be lipe and thest drred make agreeable ood and pl, d. ant dri"h for soldiers. Dutdapples are als, much needed
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
D ". UA N LF. ! IVY Proro [ MLrSia', Dist. tf Ark.
OFFICE OF CHIEF PRoyusT MARSHAL, ]
 Lltue koch, June 20, L2S

UFFICE or IHItF PROVUsT MARSHAL,
 Little k"ck, June 20, L2S Public Notice is hereby gwen, to the non comuliss oned officers and soldiers here natter name l. that if they do not, within days from the date hereof, join srme infantry company in the service of the Confederate States, they will be ar rested and trjed as dtserters. An ali officers oi the Confederate States army are hereby cll ed uu- on, and required to see this order enforced prompt ly.
 The attention of the P,ovost Marshal at Pine Bluff is >l ecially directed to the parties heren named, and he IS required to arrest and contnp, any or all of said parties upon their failure to promptly obey the above order.
 B. r. DANLEY, c. P. M.
 ofthe District Of Ark.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
ARM s U P LIE
ICE CHIEF CoMNIss,RY,
 

!
 TRANS. VI I-sIPPI DISTKICr,
 L'tts Rocs, Iune !6. 1862. S,EALED PROPOSALS will be received this office up to - t5th day Of July, 1862 for furnishing the Army Million P unds o Flour and Two Hundred Thul<lnd Pounds of H.cn Five Thousand h-is Besn-. Fifteen Thousand Gallons of Vinegar Six ' Tn .l-anI Poud of good rard Soap, Twenty Ihousani POun k of td Pepper and Two Thousand Bushels of Kye be delve ct .ittle Rock.
 The privilege will be reserved of ordering the delivery nf porttn of either at Arkad lphla Washington Ar 'nsa or other poat sOun of Arkansas rver up giving notce.
 No higher price will be paid than the tariff fixed by Gene ral Ord No 4
 The cntractor will be required to enter irt nd with appfoy security rrquir by law and bd- w De re- Ceiyed for any portion nf the above artieles prot,osal, shuli ba end rsei roucS Ia or furnishing Bacon" ana Prop sals for furnishing Flour
 JOHN q. ptLNtk.
 Major and Chief Comm ssry, June 10, 1882 3t
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26

ters from Springfield, dated the 4th inst, shows ing that th,re ], no interruption of the mail by guerilla bands of rebels, nor judging by the contents ot the letters, do they seem to be III fear of any invasion. The accounts of raids in that qua-ler are, doubtless, greatly exaggerated, ii they have any foundation whatever, which we very much doubt.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
CHIEF PRovosT MARsHAL's OFFICE, !
 Lutte nock, Ark., June 25th. lS62.S

Lurte nock Ark., June 25th, l662.S l. is hereby ordered that that portion of the tar iii of p.ires heretofore published, which refer, -pecllly to spun cotton thread, be and the sam is hereby revoked, and that rom and after this ae the price hXed for said arti le shall be IS fol- low, to-wit: Wh. the thread is % by le ia . rs in quantities ot 20 pounds or less, 10 any per-on or .mii> >, in al me year. ceIts per lb. d go cents per D. if sold in quantities of over ] lbs t, any one person or fam ly n any one wear. Where the cotton k furnished tp the m nu.ac tucr, the rice shlll be ID cents per pound tes> than when th. m ,nutaciurer turn C 1t.
 All m nulacturtr in this State will be required strictly to adhere 10 the bove prices.
 B F. DANLtY Chef
 PTorO MJrSta, Dist. tf Ark
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26

lJ= The fol ow ug witn regard to well known fl m. occurs in the st. Louis Republican of the 27th April:
 "p 4. Barthold, Juius II Smith, and Mack ot ThompsoD, comm the well known frm of Bcrthold -mith Co.,, were yes erua> arrested and ncar er'Ied i'll 'he MNrte str, ct prs n. The cha, ge against them is that "i general dlsIo,a v coLtr ,bald trading ana core pondin, with person, n the seeded Siate>, their Iaace ot bu mess was -uh., ,qu,pty closed by or4er of the Provost Mar Shal D
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
SlOo REWARD Stop the Thief and Bring Back the Mule.

SS rULEN from my stable last night, a NAkE " MULE Saddle and Brdle Tie mule is 4uolt -sA ] years d, bay ntgh that other cjlor, ST branded in several places with the B. ls~-ss will give tJe above reward for mule and lhiei IT so for the male As h .re and has been for me u e past considerable Lunber of deserters harborng and lurking in the neiahborh od it s likely that some o them took if they will g1 without delay h- eur
 RUSS. " BENEDICT. ROARING RaY1U, ARK. Juno 2l, lS.l. 3,-2wS
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
LosL-S51 Raward.

ANE Acquisition the Quarel ter'a partm sF tt .h ntaS ark, signed by capt hudne, and a- nroy q by Col McCArvrr amounting 70 htW. s J oud SlaO. it end Tsrd, and hertIy Il Fay aui Quartrrmast'rs pay if presented 1t WIS st between the 3d and 2uth ot this month, and p9v h above reward of S5O tn pers delivering the requison at Arsenal ill Little ktck.
 '. B. SHAW LitIe PoeL Juna 11st lef2 3q- 3v*
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
c 70 M M ! T T ED

THNO the jail of Conway connty. AIk;tnsas on tnn n 10th of June D. 18t2, runaway slave. SaiJ "a slave a dark muitto about 43 years old ahout FA feet inches high, of his front teeth ut calls his Ee AUSrEN says he belongs psul Dearesau oi Jeff r iunty. Arkansas. Had when committed an old tweeG cua sriped nsey shirt, cotton pant bareh aei The owner of sail negro Is hereby notified ward prove property pay charges, he will be dealt according tc law,
 ANDY A. LIVINGSTON, sheriff
 By HENRY NCFEaSoN Jailer. June S. 1889. 6m Cost nf adv. g. per week
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26

The federal government has declared the cus- tom house at New Orleans to be open 4 ship fl ,m Nrw York brought small army of custom house officers. However, before doing this and giving European powers an opportunity to come in with goods, at least two hundred ship loads of notiops were sent from northern ports to glut the market.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26

Exy Wm. Wooltold, J. F., office at True Democ at oiice--is prepared to nGm mister the necessary oath to all cla ming exemption rom the conscipt aei under M j. General iiudmah's older. Has all neces>ary blanks fer Oveiseers, Pl, -ic aus, Millerr, etc, etc.
 As, w.ll attend to acknowledgement of deeds, etc., etc.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-26
Federal Eewsparers in Aikarsas.

We saw copy of 3 newspaper published a' Bate 9ille and edited by se me hanger on of the federal army We had not lime to read but one ..rtcle in il, which was q letter or address from Gen. Curtis. It was a m,lHnge of twaddle ahout the glorious Union, the stars and stripes. protection and denial of ,he atrocious acts ot his soldiers. IL was tull professions of friend ship for poor men, and threats against rebel lea ders and partsans.
 A friend sent us ragged slip Of paper print ed on one side, which Pnrports to be an extra edition of The Cavalier" published at Jack sonport, Ark l. contains an account Of g skir mish near Jack orport on the l2th inst, in which it is stated that certain rcdouh'abI Col. Bracket sent thirty six wagons to the Wad- de farm, about five miles from town, to steal, escorted by four compalies Of the Illinois peni- t+ntiary regiment When near the farm "lafge force" of the Conftderates met them. Tbpreupon the released convictS 6rad and kill, | ever so many rebels, but retreated in g@od order until reinforcement came. with cannon and some Iowa troops, wien the, -rehLsEep. Says the Cavalier: llt
 "The result of the skirmishes throughout, was 10 he enemy in filled, wounded and pris onerS in our hands twenty -ei. h', so far as we can learn, though Cah. Camrrou'S men think th4 fqure 100 low. On our side. we have loss of one taken prisonerhy ihe enemy and twelve wonr ded. two of ,heu seriously.'
 The witty editor oi the Cavalier calls this .slarrp force" Of the Ctnfederaes, < the Hooker bandits" aid elsewbers says it was Rockers company The gentle min who was kind enough to send u, the paper, in he 1, ter which accom- nanie.l H. gives the true ,ersion of the affair as follows:
 CAMP CAtHE, June lS 1862
 R. s. YERKEs-1 >end you the Cavalier" f. .d4ra, xlra' paper published at Jack som ,,ort The ren,.r, .,, Ike if .ht they have it ,e;,b opr men k 2 plar,ug t,,. hood, wrtfen aud published by Ch. B-seket how n.a., v'han and negro htrt. c mmanting the 7th Illinols ca valIv. The truth is. fha lost man, q 1 prl~ot,er badly w"uld' 'iid one prisoner not | hurt hey lost five kihd q. ad and twelve ! wounded. Tn, 9'h Hines regiment is iail bird regiment, having beei made up by tue i,