New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05

i,s NEGLECT 10 provide proper amount oil postage
currency for the wants OF the community
We were yitel yesterday bya Eight snow s,orh
bui "a the air Ii very cold ana piercing uY ic"Ic'y
9stss have been packed on the ground GARD ss
rocks and the refuses TO melt them 60 watery
tenderness. -
and receiving their equipments and outfits here be-
fore they START further down TIE river.
The defense in the MchnS.ry sriI mas just been
oomneneed. II IS expected Gen. Fremont will be
here tomorrow.
Events in the south West -Des,rmcfiou Of
snispesrr Werks-KcbcI EGrontery nud
Gen. McNeil-An Important Guerrilla
Cmpturcd-Profcsis Of Union Men Con-
corning the Withdrawal OF Volunteer
Political Schemes.
II rom Our Spe cal Correspondent.
ST. LouIs, Dec. 2, 1872.
The recent activity in the Soulh.West is enconrag-
ling. Gen. Blunt keeping the Rebels in lively
mood in North Western Arkansas, and Gee. Heron
forcing them TO be on the alert for cavalry expe
di,on, by their united operations efeotually proven.
the concentration of Rebels or organized guerrilla
raids into Missouri. The present programme appears
to be based on the intention 10 annoy the Rebels by
forced marches and sudden dashes Of cavalry in un-
expected quarters. This is exactly the mode Of
fighting needed in the Southwest. The Rebels will
soon tire of the risks Of encountering men, and
eventually ia back into Texas, where supplies are
more plenty than Arkansas, or else proceed east
ward and Join the Confederate army under Iember-
ton or Van Dorm, east of the Mississippi River
The destruction OF the saltpeter works OF Yell
vile is a severe blow at the Coniederates west Of
the Mississippi. Cut OIL from oil supplies east CT the
river they commenced several months ago To man
utacture gunpowder at Yellyille, on quite large
scale The saltpeter works at Yevle were burned
about nine months ago by Col. Bussy and t1e ID
Iowa and the 81 Illinois cavalry, then forming Gen.
Curtis = army in the Southwest. The Rebels since
then have rebuilt the works, and probably Will
apnin rebuild them since the last vlsit of our
cavalry. The second destruction was more COM
plete than the first, the Rebels having kindly pro-
/ yided kegs Of powder, which We're Used 70 blow up
the bnildInQs and mills the expedition COM
posed Of the Let Iowa, the I'd Wiscoo0in, and the
10th Illinois Cavalry.
A report in town for the last few days, TO the
effect thai messenger had arrived, and Is ID
town, with flag of truce from Gen. Holmes, de-
manding the surrender Of Gen. Mcneil in accord
ance with the order from JEFF. Davis has caused
considerable talk. Gen. Mcneil 10 quietly pursuing
bis labors a. Post Commander at Palmyra, Mo.
Excevting for Jeh. DAVIS he would probably have
r.maiued In comrara i've obscnrlty. lie has, how.
ever been cent for by Gen Curtis, aud 1t ia ex-
pected by army officers that Gea. Curtis will pre-
pare flashing answer 10 the Rebels demand, COM
pletely exposing their hypOcrisy, cruelty and su-
daciiy, aud finally refusing TO surrender Mcneil as
demanded IL is rumored, IN connection with this
matter that Gen. ilalleck has instructed Gen. Cur
tis 10 refer the messenger from Holmes TO him for an
answer IN which event II Il probable HallecA Will
write an annihating answer himseli
Al important capture Of guerriilas Il reported ~
Gen. Davidson. cavalry expedition captured the
notorious Col Phelan and ten oil biz men at the
fork Of the MiDgoc and ~. Francois Eyers Ia the
corners OF Stoddarl Wayne, and Batter Counties.
Phelan IL IA regularly comuissioued Confedcraie
Colonel He has long been one Of the p,sis OF
SOUTH Missouri Under hia leadership guer-
rillas were on the track Of the lst Wisconsin Cav
alry around Cape Girardesu. constantly, Inst sum
mer. AsA partner Of Sol Kitchen, hc has c1egli.e4
areAt influence in that s@c;ion. His capture !, iuJ
equal In importance 10 tho capture Of fOnd-Nfer %
North Missouri. OF all the prominent guernllas,
Joe Porter aud Quantrel are the only ones now NJ
large. TIE fact that Quanirel has been quiet 70
long eads 10 the belief that tie r,pon brOlglt from
HagisOnyile by Col CatlorwOOd, 10 tie elect that
Quautrel was MORALLY wounded m the hight on
Panther Creek, about i've weeks ago, Is true. Por-
Ter !. with The Rebel army ~ Arkansas.
The proposed change ia tn defense Of tie State
by wiii1rawiug The volunteer aud calling tie en-
rolei militia into active service has not been further
developed since II wa hrst mentioned. The pro-
pOsal Ii unpopular with the strongest ui0n men Of
The State Col. Boyd, Congressman elect from To,
South West made a speech IN Springfield several
DAYS ago. Ia which be denounced 1t ia tie stTOngrs'
iefus He raid that while many Ot The enrolled
militia officers were true and loyal men, he believed
a sorty Of them were traitors wis had ioistci
themselves on GOV. Gamble for some ultcuJr pur-
pose aud were unfit 20 Re trusted with The proto,-
u0n al the State IN the absense oi other troops. A.
tnis sentiment wGs applsudcd by The crowd, II j. as-
snmed 20 represent the opinion oi other Oyatts Dee
ride Col. Boyd. Some confirmation has been lent TO
this report however, by Tie announcement thai GOV.
Gamble had made an aTrangemcn, with the lrc,i-
dent. by which the United States viii pay tho
rolled ui siOr all active service they may perform,
ana Gov. Gamble must have been on the colt s.de
Of The President when thin bargain Was made.
The rcapnation oil Gen. Blair 81 lie feAt ia tie
present Congress il not agreeable 20 the people oi
this city ~ spite of his eccentric twisting poll
tcal questions during the last twelve montbe. Deny
hi uends may, II - impossible 10 iorcgo the con
vicion that hc object OF the resignation - 70 dodge
tlo Isses OF the present session. Nnen every true
hearted EmancpatOnist should be ~ bis seat, Gen.
l. AR tur his back upon his constituents. There In
quos ION which puzzles the wIseacfce. growing out
# this question: Should AZ election be held 10 III
the vacancy, would the pOls be opened III the old
oisiric a. u stood when BAR elected IN the
Iog district az i now t'andsi
The tail returns from the interior OF this State
ne uce the number Of EmanGptt Onl8ts elo.ted eO
thut tie Conservatives are claiming "a majority.
i.is Is "a premature EhOut, beyond a question. Tie
Conservative, as thcy cali thom.eysa, com
posed Of hall SccossiOniats and half PrO.Slayery
Union men. Taey may trump up certificate Of
election for uuAe4rd-of candidates from cOun,ies
" aero no election wso held aud where, II onv was
ue,d, the requirements Of the Sllto Convention Or
duauco have been IGNORED. But by an honest count
10 rs certain the EnaudpationistB have II majority
IN Dyta Houses. The Importance Of one vote may
be illustrated when the Legislature meets but al
present the chances are Ia favor 81 lair working
ma iori,y ~ ench lloIse. Wien u. Gmz Brown
IH elected tuiDd states Senator, tie Conservatives
VIII sIny q different iune.
SOlc trouble has la,ey been manifested with tie
VI IIssOuu aifhI'f5, ,Ifcc-yci4a regiment. Inc
mon were originally muetCioii. as aTeseryc corps,
but about yearago were r.or,dulZ d, and TIE men
of tAtiI Own iIee wall volunteered Tor thTce Yeats