New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-15
rtOM HELENA, ARKANSAS.
Return Of cvr Cunbonss from VicAsbnrg
70 HIcIc.ls-Win1nsan epprsrehlne with
Large Force-Hehci Transports Crcss-
ing tie River below fato Arksnsas-
Gen. CARTS prepercc 10 meet tho Foe.

F,eni Our S?eciSi Correspondent
HELENA, Ark, Aur. 1852.
Conmodore Davis's fotilia have returned up the
river to die place and Tor the esent abandoned tho
siece Of vicksbarg. The Zoe; OF Com. Furrasu. be-
low vieksburs Va. se returned down tie Ivsr.
The foi,iGcators, tie Rebel guuboss Arkansas, and
the thirty Thousand Confederate troops AZ vchsbug
have proved TOO strong for the force we had brought
against them, anG nothing further can oc osne -
yeiuce the stronghold Of the R"bes Ga the hS,'s-
fipVi, till We have an adequate LdDG f0iCe, &ad @
powerful ram with which 10 destroy tie eociay .
iron-clads. Our own sunboats need foleirs' snd
more m.n, many Of the crows have gni eicd from
sickness, and sTs much disabled.
There Il now ia irOhi Oi TINS town tM entlfe
fota of Commodore Davis, exospt tire Tyler and
Gsrondele previouss gone up tae river, consisting
Df the guubCss Be.tOn, A0nud cIiy, ~. Louis and
Cincinnati, ak mortar boats, and several to"o0sts
6ni transport sissn'er.- 1lese, Win the toats IN
die service of Gen. Curtis, give 10 the river aId
landing IN appearance OF large naval station, or
commercial port.
Il LARGE REBEL FORCE UNDER HlNDMAN
Twenty NILES DISTANT.
From ipfornstiOn ootsueS Al headquarters lss;
evening, isern thss Gea. Hindusn Is approaching
thss place with fcrcs Represented us twenty thou
sand strong.
have no doubt this ia an exaageFati0n IS IL is
xgt few days amer Intercepted letters from Hind
nan 30 JEFF. Thompson represented bis force as con-
eislng Of but hve or sax Thousand, AID beseed Pile
pusly for arIDs ana sEmsntson. Nevertheless il J.
sid ihst the enemy has lsssed twenty-five cannon
across the Nissis.pii 10 ArkaussS between thIs
point and Nickssurs, aud, OF course, there no"
no obstruction 20 their passing over troops, for
" hicl they have Nel sport steamers up the iazoo
River. Il 10 thought pos.ible that by t0ore means
liiudman is beng largely strengthened IN Az
6pnsss.
Last evening General Steele sent out re enforce
fnents Of three regiments of cavalry about twenty
miles TO Trenton, to Colonel yandevsie Of The m
IOWA Infantry, W no is Threatened by TWO thons~pd
Gebels in that vicinity. They made = sliencd de-
sic as they psssed On borst back, In tie moonlight
BY the beaGqusrtors Of the army.
Gen. Cur,is yesoidsy went ap 81 seaDe, TO
hold more psriocs sDd rslid communication villa
Gen Halleck st Washington, ano Gen. steele OF ths
regular Amy succeeds 10 the snpreo5 ooiln4nd dur
ing bis absence, being next III rtns. Gen. steele IL
plaD quie. nan Ia dis external appearance, df.eses
like civilian when not on parade, but be IL an s1ls
and experienced officer, AID great confidence is iel
81 his judgment s.d ability. Cen Curtis is expected
10 b. absent six days.
Our lines are cow extended from ten 70 twenty
miles beyond TIM place 10 various directions reedy
70 encounter the enemy at any poin, should ho make
an attack. It is greatly hoped be will cone tne
side Of the Wbite River, which vii! afford good
chance TO capture his entire srmy.
AS the command of Gen Curtis now occupies the
most southern point Of Wesicrn forces, sid has
beep greatly strengthened, and fa nshed with every
necessary equipment, and with full mupi'ions o.
war, We have 10 fear nom any alta The enemy
can make upon U.s. Nevertheless, We may soon
have hot work. CuUBERT.