The New York herald., 1862-08-25
NEWS FROM CURTIS ARMY.
The Cotton Excitement In
Arkansas,
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Our Arkansas Correspondence.
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HELENA. Ark, August 10, 1So2.
General Hovs Return from Clarenioa-vo Foss tdtioS
for the reported Captsye Of Secea Hssfret Rsbe-7As
Cotton Qustion Aissd C-rhe Steamer AHns Seized for
Reasonable Praetis-Csratands FISckisg 70 The Union
Lines, Gc., dc.
General Hovey's command has returned from Caren-
don. They found nothing. Tie country perfectly
quiet and as for holding Clarendon, ten could do
that Their march was very severe, as we have had
some OF our hottest wea her while they have been absent
but the reports OF deaths from sunstroke Incorrect.
There Is some sickness, however, among the officers
Colonel Baker OF the Indiana, and Lieutenant Coonel
McGawley, OF the Eleventh Indiana, both scs-thc
former seriously, the latter slightly. An expedition
started down the river yesterday look for batteris
II consisted OF the gunboats Benton Mound City and
two regiments OF infantry, under Col Wood. There IS
absolutely other news except account that have
from the Northern papers that a fight took place a.
Clarendon, where captured 700 prisoners, and the
Eleventh indiana completely cut up-au OF which
pure romance.
The question HIS assumed another phase under
the recent order OF the War Department throwing open
the traic, and allowing any kind Of funds to be paid
Here at Helena, nsoa Of simplifying matters, only in
troduced still confusion for General Curtis has NOT
paid any attention TO it, II is probable that he has
received it officially. large number Of cotton buyers
came down Immediately after the PRONUNCIATION Of this
order expecting to have nice tine but to their dsmay
they found that the former state Of things s
Most Of them Of small means, who have hither
TO been kept out Of the market by fear Of
having any cotton they might purchase concacd BY The
Provost Marshal. Determined however, to go away
without action, they sailed out with The
tic eagerness 70 find and buy the precious staple They
covered the levee, throngcd the Provost Mashas Office
for passes and scattered like dos through oil the roads
eading ont into the country OF immense
petition was created and know Of thirtytwo cents hav
ing been paid on the evee. Tho old stagers, who have
been here several weeks and have done very profit abe
business, are extremely dsgusted They longer
buy cotton for ten cents pound and make thirty
by the time gets 70 New York. Such invasion Or
their rights makes them furious, and they cry for
protection against the vandal hordes understand that
General Curtis has announced his intention put stop
to the practice Of buying by agents which will amount
proc.cay-supposing The order DO enforced which
it cannoo putting stop 70 buying at any rate, fJr
man must use agents 70 got together any amount o,
cotton. In fact the whole thing decidedly muddlsd
is most amusing thing 70 60 down the lsvee and
watch the cotton buyers Such wrargling suarreins
set you saw. There more cotton buyers
than there baes cotton Every planter aud every
man who can show even single bale Of cotton has
OF offers for IL. Each conner offers him larger
price than the ast and OF course he sells to every
OF them. There Ia no way hero Of pelling
keep his word The disorganized state OF things
to have botted out the sentiment of honor bust
ness, and when dozen meet around lot Of cotton
which each Of them has bought and each wonld give his
hopes Of immortality % securs you may imagine the
scene some want 70 go to the Provost Mar
permits 70 buy, naturally object 70 this. Some
want TO nght It out the spot, and all agree in
cursug the unlucky planter up h and down. They make
very lively time Of IT, The Jews jsbber and In
German and the Yankees curse in English. never
stopped 70 the end Of Of these disputes and do
prr h1 had rxvil hrun m nyh