The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-01-10


ye have 70 deal with here o
There have 70 flags OF truce CONF o
ato this post within the last ten days. from .
JeT. lThompson's camp, under the guise d
II making arrangements to exchange pris- @
,ners. The first thai came, returned with I
he man they came for. Col. Carlin sent !,
Lieut. willet, of the Engineer Corps. with
them for our prisoner, but as yet we have
heard nothing of him, and some fears are en-
tertained that be has been foully dealt with.
our pickles near Arcadia. on Sunday-came
into camp with their eyes wide open. taking
a nice view Of our fortiicaticns from that 10
the Knob, and also viewing our fo.ces.-
When they arrived here, Col. Carlin too.
them into tie hotel. put thsir horses OH Gov.
eminent r%ations. and they strutting around
as bold as the d. himself. and t~aunting the
troops by saying ifJer. ~Thompson's force
did di.band they viii 60 TO Virginia bnt what
they will fight against the Stars and Stripes
When this expression WAS made. I counted
twelve sturdy srns raised aloa to crush The
vile rebels TO the earth. when MAJ cankiin
called out-"they are protected BY asy ut
sruce"-bat this would not have saved them;
nothing short of Major Forth, of the Indiana
cavalry, pulling them into Col. Oarlin's
headquarters. Now this Is more than We can
stand. and all the soldiers and officers. with
a few exceptions. protest against it. They
came here for no other cause than to sneak
around four or FIVE ~days-fnd out all they
can-s,esl all the newspapers-for they have
no money TO buy-snd then leave with all
that their narrow heads contain. for JEFF
camp. conducted safely outside the pickets
by CIDER Of she commander OF the post
| wish you could see the Illinois and In
diana boys grit their teeth. while curses long
and deep came from them, at such conduct of
our commanders. BAT they must grin nd bear
IL. How long this will last. we cannot tell.
but hope 10 God some one that has authority,
will reverse such mild treatment to those
~yagabonds, who are all the time skulking
around in the bushes. 60 shoot our soldiers
on every occasion.
The forces here consist Of the Illinois 2lst
33d and 3Sth Infantry, Indiana cavelry. Col.
Baker. Capt. Manter's battery, Capt. Haw-
kip's Independent Company Of cavalry. nun
, bering one hundred and sixty-ive men. who
are the terror Of rebels everywhere. This
company is composed of men of this eoun-
/, try, aud know all the by-roads, and every
! nan that is a rebel. When Capt. Haw
! kins comes they all fee, for he never takes
any prisoners, but always marks his cours
4 BY leaving obi cts dangling to a limb. sus
1, pended between heaven and earth. He
i, fights on his own hook. and does it up OF
the Jim. Lane style.
l must not forget to state a fact, which i:
/. that the brave Col. Raker and the gallant
Maj. Forth, with their heroic Hoosier boys o.
i. the Indiana lst Cavalry, commands the re-
spect OF all who comes in contact with them
They are greeted with smiles and shouts Of
welcome wherever they 20. and especially a
= Farming ton and Fredericktown, where the
have had occasion to visit several times since
/. they treated JEFF. Thompson 10 a chsrg,
which be will remember as long as he lives
TO SAYS DR.. Bruce. the rebel who IS here
with 4 flag Of truce
1t is currently reported that q s~coutin.
rarty will leave here in a few days, FOL
! the Arkansas border. consisting of two com
: panies of Infantry. two of Indiana Cavalry
Capt. Hawkins independent company, ans
one or two pieces OF light artillery that cal
!, be transported easily. The object il to brin,
them across the line in order 10 get som,
. Confederate prisoners. 50 that Ne can ex
change them for the three Indiana boys tax
, en- a few days since while out on a scout
twenty miles from Frederiektown. The.
! were aptured in this way: After going on
about forty miles, they were returning wher
one OF the party stoped at a house wher'
there was 4 barrel of whisky; he stsid long
er than WIS necessary. and a Sergeant ans
Corporal were sent back after him. Hher
they got n the house they we're persuaded e
stay and Gil their CaBteens. While doing
! 50 tLtN Weft @uItOuhutl " u bDlf u HVfSf
: mea who took them and r~etreated TO the line
: and they are held At Little Rock. Arkansas
at pfesent We have no prisoners here bu'
State troops. and they will not exchange for
: them. as they say they will all be di-b.nded
by JEFF. Thompson inside of two weeks
DR.. Bruce says the State troops are returning
j, home every day. as their time expires, and
those that have arrived here say they are
tired and sick Of their new Confederacy. and
are very wiling to take the oath once more
and try Abe Lincoln's government a while.
There j. but little sickness here-itis very
healthy considering the number OF troops.
TIE three villages Of Arcadia. Ironton
aud Knob arc each we'll fortified. with forts
on the hills commanding ssch plsce-the
2lst at ~Irontou. Col Alexander; Col Hovey,
sd, At Arcadia; Col. Csrlin 3.th. AZ the
Knob. also the Isl Indiana Cavalry and
Cap. Mantes battery.
The 2ls have erected good Winter quar-
ters. regularly laid out a Ia city style. The
33d occupies the private dwellings lately in.
habiied By the secesh. The 35sh and Indi
ana Cavslrv are 10 tents. and - IL !. hs cold
a Greenland. IL makes the bovs laok 49,