The New York herald., 1862-08-23

,D ne.sna The greats<t sw u O. specuators that any
sns eoP' ever % cas. ns NJ s % essy s rsnaos sma and
should be surprised the sappy were soon 70 be %
Ia. 70 as 10 lower tho price lute materially
Hn.asA, Ark, August IL, 1862.
GEN HovEys ExpEinloS.
About 900 troo were to Clarendon, under Gen.
A. p Hovey 70 Cut the party that had attacked and
captured wagon Of the First Wisconsin regiment,
Which nad Cape Grardeaa without orders and started
or On . sart If knight tour down the
gravel ridge Their OF. and hope ex
sed thu tho which attacked them might be the
advance Of Rindmans army. But dispatches came
back from Clarendon stating that no enemy was to be
ound, rhey hal skcdadded as usual Tho force under
Hovey still waits Clarendon for orders l. Is not yet
iscidsd whether they viii back and join tho army
or the army 70 them, their way to Little Rock,
where Con Hinman said to be massing large force
sKRMEH ON PlLLow's FARM.
About thirteen miss east OF Helena, In the State Of
Mssssip lis the plantations OF Mr. Pillow brother OF
the rsdonhtabe General Caotain Brown Of the Arkan-
sas AID Jake Thompson, Of the .. p Fs Cabinet. Gen
Washburne sent over force to protect and fetch
oH the cotton and 10 survey the country. Detach
merits from the Forty seventh Indiana and Second Wis
eonsn cavalry were explore the country and
ordered TO act ecsnectrn. They were expected TO
NEE, at a cottoa press Captain Browns plantation
way ani tho Wisconsin arrived at the press They
were ordered al back about mile to tho main boiy
when they met but tho Wisconsin mon, stai
all night the ground Just before daylight they were
attacked. They sprang to ,hnir and fought well
as they could Until reintorcen nts arrived, when the
gueriilts ran Oh.
j sergeant OF the Wisconsin regiment cut across
the face with knife while he lying on the ground
HIS assaiaat then attempted 10 ca ry HIN OF prisoner
but Louis would go lie icught, and kicked and Bit
hard TINT had 70 leave him alone but not till they
had cut his checks and hs and tried TO cut his
throat. rhoegh dreadiuIy matilated, he will probably
Ne lost killed, seven rcght woe inded anu
VIII ~ before 10 Gisd, wleige that the PARTY
a guerilla party, and belonged 10 no c npany or re2i
uient, ot composed OF the people living in tho dis
tct Forces Were sent over 10 hunt for those fellows
bat they 5ably far out Of ha ms before this
JAiE THOMPSON IN rnE FIELD.
Tho redo, bLtble Jake de his appearance In
ths ueighaoetooi with sixty cavalry u carry
on his cotton and. negr'es and see what mischief
as S I, II Nv and ms napty
Buwens cavalry sent in pu suit. Ba, Jake got wind OF IT,
aod not ben abe to carry on his programme, took his
revenge Leshb3r OF his hy the Powell, Al
1ut-and-ott, oraanal, unconditional Union lie
burned Poweli's cotton md press and carried him oil
rr soHer. General NsshDurne taken eral promi
seco. b. ard hiids thin as hostages Tor poweli
.hanlson's c0ton ha led to Helena, aud Is held
IsrE7cgPrlp DEsPArcsxs
About two weeks sgo BAD was intercepted on its way
from Little Rock cast II con aed besies about three
Z nars'i private ltteis important and conndentia des
tc cs Il M Gen. lndaa 70 Adlntint &c erai Cooper,
Al Rlchaand acas tny the state OF the troops under
49, uanaLd ana the ~ spas % The campaign. The PIC
Lu.e he drew WAS -iou!py indeed. lie nd, he said,
thiiy thcusans 81 put above three thou
ana were armed aud ID SC not effectively. He had no
artillery wrsily the rai4c, and he had not an u.ce.
ipci his command N ctcat ~ gDderttAe any import
AT bguess Es i ii 10 d. ali his work himself and
,eutisIlec ncss earnestly thst tain ulvers, among
en Melor Hnkheac ins he be sent u him. saying that
wilh at them 40 coild 10 nothing. The tone Of the
dispatches was extremely despondent The messenger
carrie the mail Csc ped forces and pro
Badly fArrod b.ck inisiiSeAce Of his CAPTURE, where
upon HIloIsn nSes up tue following desp tcbes winch
AEece fy and inleAded u d. fsay with the eiec
tie 9tuled ohes. Ihey are known u be f'se by
iernd and By collateral facts, among others
ne siens 10 QUE q the private letters q tn ARRIVAL
le Z aUoats ut Ha.eua sSi letter being dated before
lho .nto.Aigence could have cached Little RIVER
HxADoUAg iRsxs MISSISSIPPI DIsrRicrl
Ut Ro X ARK, August 5, 1862 !
GHNERAL-Your dispatches " the 18th ud. have beci
received IL impessbieior I, forward you forma
- hise mol reached .ae am sepicsd TO hear that
arte Dc etgeht hs been created out o. the country
ot tie Mississippi and Gorega Magrude
coming e assume c,mnand un,ii hrs arrival shall,
oi co,r-s rep'rt directly 70 you.
eoubi The prorcty q NY hazarding an attempt to
repst ny strength sl las Dlt your order 70 give you
a. sst a statement u the namber and condition
Tie winch exlrct operate agaidst the
rucnsy u Little Rock IS perein tory that
,baI % ccn.ly. Your cfier, however, move
agaiist ito escy Helena at beng, as csi,c,
6sssi "a all erro cons idea OF my * engh have tise
;he sibl,y vi delaying its escc4 ~ have
silnP at tns .4cs ad me 81 eighteen thou
s9 I f, ,yei. ,rrsol ,.x, m cam, 4 ~ ,nstr,,
between and cisat Thousand men, either whoh.
arnsd ec aiaea " vi glis tilt u iltle vaCe
such ~ sa"tgn riues e.rbiucs 80. III brought
~ BY Capt. La.t toesaser w these brDusht by tea
afsDns, nave fee's ed nc "a enbar ssinent and enable
10 I-ke sIsstl.e Tie greater part my command
Mayor ahAnesa ar.lgcs s.iy Us thipk n, viii, cal
thh eFnl ti.g tAihs nf-tny inea an willi a-xio-s
\ 20 hear 81 tLat ol.ce. ARRIVAL TINS side OF. til
Ycr naye AK bate ies, ci anius forty brass pieces
aisd o. battery .. lren guns nave company Of aftli
.sry csnei tAis lssce, 10 which viii give The
eight gaA nattery coming charge MAJOR Bankheal
b n'ering mistake box q friction primers
lat at Afa. ltvc sent cUuEll
a. ifcct &alf H ,kAead, u nc lbs not lui supply
y them .s clrier i 10 70 On 10 Ga .ai 10 rel.ct
Nasor tlluhi< sgld those lei b. Capt Ha.
Lave ~ .he ether sIde q and along Waite river
erce OF about 3.lt0 csvaryi ncr Brawnsvi1e nave
so ~ ana .sear tiis lace have 500 soath OF tbs
tiacs aud atng A. A.nsts Tiyer aHd between thI
Arl ne U-ie.i.a, / have ao1ut 1000. n, there
vfe, 5idor banshosi ~ reaches me tn due time.
s4f9m your desseth and sa,or Cianio iss' etter,re
.c1yed ~ s.'ne co.fcr an ed 70 he ryc h. viii.
Nt have 10 sbors t4nie ff,a u 900 u ~ 900 infantry
aAo 600 - 4liy ar "a css II afiis With Lla'
tIce c@Ha, Is ,J4Iss a., aia.'e any rcc the enemy
his h Is AScy - hive - tit3 side of the Missssigs
iser As NJ present situated however, ! neen u the
be-, sT course 70 reGsA where Sh ad move upon
curtis a. iie-na nit The iarte now have armed an
,qrFstSd The cla'h ~ aud failure GboI
,>sa He lesitiad ti,fe with fvicc estimated
eveB iTSer the. itGc He would t.ceivc lnurmitIL
Il nt a,uto ca ~ ths tme / gul fairly across Whit
river y ca-.d ut liessure, aud the Msrissp
.Ise- .ictta co4i 30 ordered taerr to asssi linn,
aa.!y re.c.s Al.n ,egea,ei I,.sn the oiher nn.d !
G2 L4vA css ibt adys ta,ses arc decidedly with
h3S lesa piy luf.arc !" s-sow him 10 airancs'
as, the Inferior and a~ay his bats
tusce, coald, ! an cfna eni, annihilate hir.
Fur,Eer,Dofe when adv ,Ece " Will b. with II.
lat,utiA ~ making Ark Siias sccare, AID tIea pasi
Forward at, Missouri My present arnsd Il suiicA
or tae tt-r upsse, thehcg ouJcct can be attl.Icd
which II ~ be 81 Lurts is crushed aud Gestro. cd
sAcusd ! s.ccccd Ia my l,dfle aitsr 1rniing H.,
Whole cnmnani exlect To- push forward towards ths
Iss ~ ryef with Tie gfpal.st yigT. IL " mat,
laat pcsst sectae IA q have dcayei tho execution
ur ,rdes, and aavc hur Civ u you my relso.s iDr
iIkla4s h4l tespInsibiiiy. iopo MY motiyes vii b
properly understood and app-cc iated.
graceful ~ tho aegirsnfnt for it, prompt and lib.
fal coniiian,c y I'll my requests. As as. said before,
!. ~pgd iiays beeA tstter - asbana ms thin
have kept 4 here xitaugt isng snpini i
hswcttr, Glsn ~ tI w event IN, wants. exscsf
son 20 Coal,. GO aslye oie. ~, All viii try t. g.
government Gafis.a1i ry return lur pruHptnce
iu relieving " alsrtFs eld luNi-ty. Ney rsYrrsiuiy
j, q. utSBMAS. ~ 4Jyf nclefI tota mao lilx, SC.
Cen. S. roofsa, Adliknt General, Ricnlpnd Va.
u.srATCH.
IgADlC4sI H., IRt,s- Nj ssiSsirrI TfsTafrr,
Irs'.E ho.r. August 8, tSf2. I