The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-18

BArEsv1ILr, Ark. Jams 3 -
DsAs MorHxa II 61liised hsse
on thsf s.uiag ofsk etAssnd Aas10
Curi sjor bny Uatifssll, a
y ard M sssesaced n stcesj :
hosss, r. bsdqsstters; surfSaadsd BY
shrsbl - fruit trees. The army is
oappsd round about, in supporting dis
I hsd quite t.dioss tins getting
through. left Roila, IN company With
four Others, expeotipg 70 ovsrtaks The
train and escort, which had left the Asy
provisaA II 0ins up Sish y he in the
evening, and y ~ rim hsd alrsady son-
mssssd falling, aitcr eating ! fsw
bites, got Of Hutlcr, ws made for small
log house, where, with twelve others, ]
slept that night. The country being
ovsrrun With guerrilla bands, ] did not
consider it prudent TO 90 shead Of The e.
esrt bst' travelled With it sosns sizty
mills, Theasgpg = dssperadoes nals
it their business 70 pounce down on de-
fenoelsus parties, robbing them, and de-
stroying Government property. passed
il one place eight wagons, liser,lly chop
ped To pieces, and 1t another twelve which
wsrs bsrned with their contents. On The
Springfield road, quite lately, seventeen
more and contents we're burned, and fbr
several days altar, persons made their
nsals, when passing, from ths rosstsd
ham. These wasons ven m Of from
the rear Of trains. These bands hung on
our tanks, tbrsaasaing ~ for sixty mils.
I soon 90. tired Of proceeding % alow,
and. with four Others, came 70 the con-
slssiont TO dof NE miHtaay and don the
citizen, and take the::chances. We heard
wonderful stories .of soldiers being shot
dovn BY those concealed in the bush and
cane brakes, but escaped oil, and am hsra,
about - good - new. The rebels have
besn 1t Jacksonport, twenty i've miles
fro. here, With their gunbnt, md de-
sEcysd the cotton and sugar. There isa
large amoant q cotton here.
Bat<svills u ons Of the pretsisst pisces
I have ever seen. Il i perfect grow.
I Nave just returned from Mr.. Bars
with Major C.rts, uhsrs ~ vsst Z
make call. Mr. Burr i gosa Uaiaa
man, and has for swift ons Of ths hlst u
wsassn, and 10 addition to Thu, ! beasfi-
FL daughter Emma). Nn. Barr showed
me al over her extensive flower garden,
and has picked for me- one Of the hand
soonest bouqasts ! ever Nv, which Aiss
Emma arranged. In this garden there il
one hundred and sixty varieties Of roses
alone. She sends to you bad Off month
" rose, and promises the next Magnolia
that blooms also. ! bud Of ths green
rose. In fact, in this garden aevery
conceivable flower. Cherriss and rasp-
berries are ripe, and wheat aboat ready
for harvest. .-'ta
Adjt. Noble il hers, asd il getting quite
Aldermanic in his proportions. He is on
Gen. Curtis stan, and, Of oourss, still 10
the " rvice. Col. Bussey i ven. / net
Capt. Anderson on his return home on
leave Of absence, having bssn wounded in
Z skirmish. Isl
cannot tell when the army viii leave
hero, probably not until our Asss get Pos
session Of the mouth Of White river. We
hsvs aaany little skirnishss, very danger.
ous. sn1 daring aAain, Aaa attended With
but ittls glory. -.
Gsa. Cnvtis = building poaioos brid1s
acrosg the rivsr. - ! / ! 49, Cd go L. 4.
I viii here stAss that I An appointed
Aid-de Gimp % 0An. Hsllsck's sta6 With
the rank of Major, md ID the order -
instructed 70 rspast y Ca Carts for
duty. se
Truly, yours,
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nsGs written - thsaconuAadss Of HoNs-
tor b The oalsbsassd jayAawkar nd bush-