The New York herald., 1862-07-16
Our Memphis Correspondence.
AExrun, July O. 1880

F1ilws Of TIE Erped1io- Embarrassment Of General or.
tis' FssitiuG from Arsansas Conscpaou d.
Colonel Fitch and mis- 1sst. conveyed BY she gan0sss
Lexington and Conss,oga, arrived nj Mount Adams tea
miles above s. Charles on Thursday evening, the ss
The Meteor OF his Transports grounded twenty Owe
miles above and did not In until the Isxt morning
In the meantime the steamers Golden Era aud Acoasis
arrived from Memphis, bringing the Twenty fourth nass
ana regiment reinforcement FOR Coione Fitch sst
NO cayary-ihs particular arm OF service required. AZ
without cavalry 1t would Be impossible 80 keep ca ns
mounted guerilla oand that annoy VI at every lwx
IN the river, and a the water had fallen ~
much ~ 10 prevent The passage Of gupboais
rtbsr up the stream aud several OF the transports
had actually struck IN getting down from Clarendon I;
WIS evident TO all that the expedition WAS virtually b,
end None but the snaaios, class Of steamers csa
pass up White svsr and 10 opsa ths river ss-
protect these Ia their passage would require forcs 81
lsn o. fifteen thousand composed Of ths vsrDSs
Ass Of tho services cavalry aud asery 81 vel a. ~.
Tor hat pur and therefore there appears o.Gst
course hut cen. Curtis 10 fall back int Missouri
gr trains he sent him ya ReA AMI SpTEg g6sd uaiss
his gunboat Coasstogs Is the des on Thursday even.
ing and steamed away down the river 10 Yicksburg
rsport to Flag Ocsr DAVIS leaving the 1ssusoa ssw
only convoy Of the transrofs Col Fitch despatched las
Accaes Memphis 70 report tnescts 10 cen. Grant Il
Is now probable that he Whole lsst wi be nmsdiassg
ordsl ed back g this place
In the mosns'ms, Ard untr orders car be rssslvsa
istfyug the Withdrawal & the expedition from the
rvsr Col Fitch viii ocoipy time in visiting ons -
swo Il, ,ghtcrh1ods notorious for harboring raarils
binds aud proceed 10 visit upon them the lsrrss
.hrselsd la his proclamation 70 the people Of Monroe
county Snd sndEsvor 20 rsrslnae them that the word
OF q Yankee cCntuandsr msRnH sonoblng
Op tbs pssssgq up the Missipsippi the Accacia was
savssi Ep'sa hsiled by parties upon the shore With
shis Tags ass'rpas % bsing taken beyond The reseR
81 Aksus@F cvnscription. Those rsi0gses that
orders lave beel ssust from Little RICK positively re-
qoFius lhs snfoileu oi every abba bodied man In the
state without regard to ee arc vocation This order
has givsn rise general saDnsds OF those who have
been sofuftul0is byoas rue sue anoihsr 70 sscspe tns
operations q ths Regular c5as0rIyen ls~. Hundreds
~ these hoptelsss 'ustyss wandering Ia lac
trsckess woods ot ne stats subsstps az chance nat
throw . moTselof food ~ thsm way. Other hundgsat
are ooatts,ss The widow thickcs thai cove ths ssnes
in the ~ar veionns 'of beats flying AMERICAS oolors
up0n watch 10 raase Their escape bscs o seus tWsnsys
Hvc mites al T9rnt1n there is SSrpQ M oQ0asIiper
whste there are now gathered about ave -puieVi Ns
are held in coahnement 50 prevent Ihsir ss,~ss!
Il, ong guard OF Texas and Arkansas voiuness Ae,
eye, them, and those who attempt 70 escape a.,
shot d9wn without mercy. Lists or iushlyss lace
h conscyiption are posted IN the lnrger towns
and re yards offered for thsir spprshenson athy
paness q furnish tho of those IN tbsb nsghU,r
moods liable 20 m iLsry duty, snd organise TITO com
panes hnnt them up The faniisp og tbs conscfpts
as well ~ of the ugtivss are sHsriug terribly rom
van, N provisions The stock OF BACON throughout ths
state excepting that held by the army, "a exhausted
sat not 10 be hsc Tor any price cofee H. ouhead o.
The slaves on isrss pan'A'oas are led exclusively