The New York herald., 1862-11-07
NEWS FROM ARKANSAS.
Our Fayetteville Correspondence.
ARMY or The FRoNrIKR,

FAYETTEVILLE. Ark. Oct. 20, 1862.
The Onscdrd Morement-The Consc,ipion in Arlansas-
The Rebel Wounded Lett o., Our Hawds-Prorision Mar
ka, de-, DC
Thus far the march Of the Army OF the Frontier has
been attended by but few noticeable Incidents history
OF day would be histsry Of nearly every day
breaking up camp and starting hurried chase after
the enemy; marching up hill and down dale, the
worst roads that commissary trains and
batteries numbering along every moment in danger Of
upsetting being irrccovsraby smashed officers riding
up the lines encouraging the weared and try
ing to keep sraggers in the ranks ambuances picking
up the wornout and sick, and on from eighteen TO
thirty hours, when necessity compelled another
campment 70 be followed, after few hcurs rest by
another such march Truly General schofed has been in
earnest in pursuing the rebels and II he don't catch
them It win only be because they faster than he
pursue.
Scouts have Just comc In bringing Information that
about twenty-five hundred Of the enemy encamped
fifteen miles from here, the Huntsville road, ready TO
make the pursuit is renewed There is
doubt but that the main body has crossed the Boston
Mountains the way Ozark The report is that they
have gone TO get arms.
The conscrption here has been perfect. There not
y left able to bear arms, and am informed
the balance Of the State is in the condition.
@ 81 we u snos o. tns nave ,e aiso 70
and larger portion OF the inhabitants persons VI
taste and refinement and liberal share Of wealth There
were many large mercantile establishments fitted up
gauty and immense amount Of business transact
ed Now there is not solitary place OF business in ope
ration Be ore the rebels LEFT they cleaned out every dol
lars worth OF gosds that worth transportation.
Most the families left their furniture behind, aud
OF them their cooking and table utensils. Tho
was a regular stampede. They would hnve burned the
town also, Of time Mccullough attempted
~ So eeu NJ or Of best a s
fire could not spread owing 10 nearly all the houses having
grounds tho. Tie naked chmnsys and backehed
ruins around the town bear evdeace OF his good will 10
get up a second edition OF Moscow small SCALE
MAJOR u. II. Barnes, our Quartcrmaster General has
very thoroughly searched the town for army but
with very small results He found considerable lot OF
harness leather sccretcd ana few guns which be
repaired aud made useful also afew blacksmith tools
materials. The fUrges forthwith taken posses.
sion Of and backsmhs set 10 work shoeing horses
and repairing wagons and gun carriages
The enemy left all bis sick and wounded 10 tina hospital
They number about three hundred They very glad
fall the hands Of Uncle Samuel secesh Of
medicine every thing else essential for the
o. them had been In U1ion hospitals before and knew
how well enemies were treated, aud say that when
they heard the "federals" were coming they were
locking set dirty and ragged and full or Dr. r.
g. Porter the very able efcient medical of
the Army OF the Frontier will have them made clean and
as comfortable as circumstances will permit.
Provisions here that the few ishabtants
who are left are subssting on sweet potatoes. Tea
fifty cents pound -four fifteen cents, meal two dollars
bushe tobacco Eve dollars plug, apple brandy ten dol
thoi"ooSo
try produce generally cannot be purchased at ALL the
country people refuse steadfasy TO sell for individual
shnplasters and there s other email currency. The
transfer OF gold and silver CON- except In exchange for
Confederate notes, positively prohibited, under such
penalties as eiiectualy put stop TO H. short time
since General Hndman established tariff Of prices for
the sale Of necessities, but IL OF avail. learn
that be very generally deteted by the rebels for his
cruelty They he makes more account OF robbpg
them than he does Unon people, Rains and Coffee are
also very unpopular and said ,ha. the latter was in
danger Of being stst by his own men.
Our scouts now out 10 every direction, and what
news they bring In will send in my next