, 1862-04-14
LATEST FROM GEN. cuRTls's ARMY.
Military Matters in the South " est

ST. LOUIS, April 12.-General Sigel has ar
rived here in q STATE Of i'll health.
Adyices from the southwest say that the
advance guard Of General Gurtis's command,
under General 0sterhaus, arc encanped at
Book House Greek, about twenty miles from
the old camp at Cross Timbers, They took
tho road to Cassrlle, and then turned directly
east for Forsyth, distant IS miles. The
region east of Cassvile is repre-
scented es dreary and uninhabIted.
The telegraph Inc was completed to Gen
Curtis's headquarters the day before they
broke Up cnnp. There Was but little use for
1t, but 4 the Inc is not disturbed, the couu-
try sill hnve the benefit Of 1t. The wounded
at Cassylle are doing well under the following
surgeons at that post: DIS. oHeIson, Mcclure,
Gaines and Hunt OF the Sd Illinois cavalry,
Cln1k Of the 37ih Illinois, and Young Of the
36rh Illinois.
The Democrats correspondence from Cur
tis's command, dated April 9Th, contains the
following additional items: On the 3o@h ult.,
an expedition consisting of cavalry md two
mountain Eowitzers, rcconnoitercd the co1n-
try about Huntsville At the latter place It
vas found that force Of secesh cavalry, whom
We intended to bag, had z,saae good their cs-
cape Lieut.. Madison gaye the citizens an
exhibition Of the manner Of shsl1ing bill it'll
bis mountain howitzer, aud TIC party returned,
having ascertaiDed some facts regarding the
movement Of Price, upon which the exped1.
ton to Forsyth is based. The flag planted By
Gen Curtis, at Keitsyi;le, the first IN Argan
sas, was r1thlessly torn down and carried Of
By Joe Pcevy. After The capture Of FceVy
the wife OF the latter brought in the flag
which was last seen fosting over the Provost
Marshars office In Cassyille.
St. Lo11s, April 1a,-Thc correspondence
Of the Missouri Democrat, dated Rock Hous'
Greek, No, april 9Th, says: The advaac'
guard Of eu1srmy, under Gen. 0nsterhons, en-
cnmped at this point last evening, having
marched twenty miles from their old camp =
are mostly Union there being but three Sc
ceee:onists on this road from Cassyil1e to Fla
Greek stepped with q good Union ma,
last night, and found seEera Of ht
n,e3Igh5o5s ,s3gg present, M anxious 70 b ,
leave them to the tender Eas.cies Of the seces
s;onists. They said no money could hay
them TO endure the constant annoyance sub
m1ttea to last summer. They were Obliged t
leaEe their families sud crops suffering, an
bush to get cut Of reaeh of the rnbels. Rand
o. onlaTs ne4Hently came down from Cas-
vile, and would rob Union men Of eYerythin
y ne mouse. blankets, bread, bacon, &C., an
u Ins rsssriile nnds, as e.nsr he v9ald be take
quence Of uncertalndss q .the fatnr
and the unquict s:ste OF the eonntr,
but few are making prepzratsons
put in crops. Farms are 1aid waste ani fene,
are burned up along the main road, and Unit
men are discouraged. The seceaaleatste ha;
mostly gone south With thssr @ negroes. g!
Union people have not only abandoned t
idea Of making crops, but aEe getting th
wagons out fnIeuding to forsske III sna er
grsfe to place Of safety. The wounded /.
Doing welt 1t cassville The court 90!
and ill prominent stores are bel
used s. hofpltsls Il being ,9e;fat
nzte circumstance fo-: that
owner Of tie principal hl,i1dings, htd sts
peded from The town. On the Akh N exp:
Ton, coprigt3ng Ut cavalry and two mount
howitzcFs, 4Ecamapstezed tAe country ah
Huntsville: at The 1ax:er place u WIS fbt
that force oftehe1 casa1J, whom We inse
Gag planted bY Hep. Curtis 1t kedthey1lle )
ruthlesefy torn d9xp, hut was recently brnu
IN End ~hzn :14a4 seen Ra8 -doatsn9 eIx
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