New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-18
FROM GEN. CURTas's ARMY.
Account OF HIS March 10 Izrieua-Eferoic
Endurance aud GaIlnntry Of the Men
Desperate Proclamation Of Eindman.


Passengers by tie boat from Memphis report that
Gen. Price on Wednesday night, moved battery
of artillery and 30 FORAGE WAGONS across the Missis-
sipp 81 Cypress Bayou, near Na oleon. The battery
was marked " Hndman, Little Rock" Another
battery crossed on Sunday evening, and squads OF
men from Panola, Mise. were crossing in the same
direction, apparently with view of concentrating a
force in Arkansas, perhaps TO operate against Gen.
Curtis.
special 10 TIES. Loa;s Democrat, dated Helena,
Ark. July l2th, says
The advance Of Gen. CurIiss army, under Gen.
Ws.hbuTne, reached here al 9 II. NJ. to-day. having
LETT Clarendon on the White River yesterday, al 6
a. H. and made forced march Of sixty five miles in
day and ii night. QuaTtormaster Winslow will start
for Memphis immediately TO hurry down supplies.
Gen. Curtis left Balesville on the 9th ult with
20 days raiious and, after Il halt OF five days al
Jacksonrort, 20 concentrate the forces on his ont
posts he took up lis line of march, and his entire
command are now en- route for this point.
F.om SO 10 200 Rebels, under Mallock, were OIL
our front. who fired on forage trains from cane
brakes, aud barricaded all The roads leading south
ward with trees fclled by negroes and placed every
conceivable obstacle in tie Way of cur men. But
We overcame them all, and the army is safe.
We had a number Of skirmish.s on the route. in
all of " hich tue Rebels We're whipped, and with
considerable loss to them, though with few casual
ties to our owl troop-.
July :, Col. Hovey Of the sd Illinois, with parts
Of four companies Of his regiment, four companies
of the llh Missouri. and battalion Of In iisnn
Cavalry. routed two Texas regiments At poin, be-
tween Cotton Plant and Bayou coaIe wilma lo,' to
them Of Ii0 killed. On ioss YVES . killed, and Z;
wounded
We suffered much IRON thiIy. der. being no
SPRING: bu, nations plenty, aud the army is in
good heath Sad spirits. Al. the rel. aud wounded
were brought along. Tue inhabitants along tie
ron,e were embi1efod aud were urged into host bes
by tic following proclamation:
LiTrLs Roch, Arb, june ~. ls62.
70 rrr pFpPLr ut ARK,yssS: The NaLkee Gen.
CARTS is attempting 70 escspe. HIS posiion - un-
tenaile He il appalled, by the dangeis that 'ur-
round HIM IL HE terror he resorts % tie de,pelae
cYpedi,It of moving 10 the South ai,rg White
River tIutfiug iOr saF plies from tie NlsaL-ifii BY
boats. TIE supplies canA' ascend bite RIVER
We have already blown mp one 81 IN iron-ciao
bosis, erin, led Snotner, and can hold the river
against his feet. lie question now l.: Shall hi.
army reach the deei below Can You pr vent 1t
lie tewcr "a IN y0ul raEds; the plan il not go
eret. proclaim il 90 YOU I'LL. Ii = II not carried
on, tho responsibility rests Ou you. Take your gun
in you. hand. ana ammunition. every man OF you;
mount sour horne or 90 aioOt. DO not wait al hour
io-e no lime IL holdag meetings. Move toward the
enemy by the shortest rosd; % II the hrst conlany
yoa Ovefske on The march; plcss upon thr in' adcs
nom every direction attack him day ana IA git Kill
hi. scouts and pckes; Nil lis pilos and ttoops on
transports: cnt of his wagon trans; he IN arbulh
aid ,1luri. his dCtsChuentR; shoot is mounted III
Gers: 4. srov every pound II meat and Hour, every
oar OF corn AID tack OF fodder. oas and wc, that
can la into Lis hands fell tIees 80 thickly d. In
RATS on all e roads leiore HIM bum everything ana
block npth fords hang nron In, front hink and rear
ana make the ring your rifles aud shot guns he
acconIabilac., Of every 100, Of his reIiea,; let
every man feel and know that ti,is sppeal Ii adj
dressed to him sgecilv sud that II il tie appeal nj
a bleedinv country 10 hcr Sons Tor De iyeance. Cur
nrnv IN he ield will do It's part. WI yon do
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