The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-06
The White River Exp. Iftion.

MOUTH OF THE Wits RIVER Ark, June q, 1862
Withdrascat Of he Er4efi,ion Under Colonel Fica--D
1uclisn Of the FortiGco,io,l ReIcl General Hind
mon at Little RccL srsh fiJeen 7housasd Men-ArriosI
of Stores for Cards Army Wooden Gsrboa,; Sin Abis
10 Asccnd the Rircrs-H,st;ity Of the People 'Yhits
Rirer 10 ne Unson--H at Of The Weather, DC.
The expedition under Colonel Fitch which CALAMITY
charged mo battery st. Charles week and won
scha victory after the disaster to the gunbcas
Mound city, been bgcd 70 withdraw tenn ,orariiy
from tho river owing the fall Of the xater, which
compelled tho iron clad gunboais to for foar Of
grounding leaving tho forces without Sufficient pro-
scion Before leaving 81. Charles Colonel Fitch des
rcyed notifications and heavy guns at that point. 50
that Il win bsinpossble the enomy again sand
there Al Drury's burs hundred and epty niles
up rivers tho rebels have very strong for ic
aud consi cradle hand orcc. They are determined ID
stnatsly eeeud tho Drury's Bluffs Is
with Little Rock by railroad brt forty lfty les in
ens ill., The rebel General ndmsn il at this latte, Ilac
with ttcen Thousand prepared 10 reinforce the gor
rsun at the Bluff at -four hours notice. Ee
An expedition has just arrived from Memphis consist
ing Of Ave transports heavily laden with supplies FOR
General Curtis army Bitesvile and Jicksonpor, The
Ihg, fourth regiment Tuliana Volunteers with two
com anie, OF the Forty sixth, accompc MED the expoii
lion guard The nosiIin was cnyoycd ~ tho gun
boat Conostoga. t-sNH tA * 1aaI
General Curtis sorey in need OF these supplies his
army being now upon half raons and in country that
as been literally stripped Of everything that can minis
tor TO tho support OF army Col Fitch, who is the
ranking olcer here, ard brave aud dotermr.d nan,
has resolved that tho expedition shall &C. through and
accordingly preparations making FOR n start
There viii undoubtedly b, somo hard nghting. Tho
wooden gunboats Jet 60 up the river with safety
and will probably do The Cincinnati viii remain at
he mouth. @M Q4 D
The gunboat Mound City has received a new crew bit
has CONC above FOR repa rs she, with the 81 Louis
started up this morning. sle ~
The people along the White river Intensely bittor
their hostility TO the Unen, and suffer 20 opportunity
escape or masilesting II. An occurred ew
the river not forty rods frcm tho Mound city TAX
ing deliberate sin az an officer tho deck that YES.
80, liscd shouting Now I've 60, YOU yoa damned Yam
kes gin Of a b--hn H. had no sooner hreJ than
gun FROM the Mound CITY blew linn Into atoms.
All steamers passing along the rivcr obliged to
keep closely bsrgiSaded 10 wthssand the mnrlerous
dtc Kept np BY skuIsng bands concealed Ia the woods
tho shores. @4 M Htt
Colonel ttch has seized several hpndrc bales fcot
lon, which answers admirably 70 catch rebo balls. An
expedition has gone out FOR another lot U one hun
fty b,es, short distance frcin hore witch
win be put upon lho transports tbai arrived to-day
The weather extremely hot and thora1 m Ice 20 bs
mad but still lie stand bravey 1ndced 4 h
marksbs that there Is soittc sickness a,n9hg thcm.