Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-09
Rebel Forces in Arkansas.

HELENA, ARK, Oct. A correspondent
of the Missouri Republican says, 1--WE have
late and very reliable intelligence from the
rebel forces in this state, which are regarded
by military men here as worthy of confidence.
1t is as late as the 18th and 22d ult., and seri-
ously modities many reports we have heard,
some of which have reached the country.
Accordingly to this information the rebel
forces in Arkansas number and are encamped
as follows:
Gen. Hindman is at Austin, twenty-five
miles north of Little Rock, with five thousand
men and one battery Gen. Roam is at White
Sulphur Springs, near Pine Bluffs, on the
Arkansas river, fifty miles southeast of Little
Rock, with five thousand men, two regiments
of whom are conscrpts, unarmed; also a
Texan regiment, and one battery, consisting
of three 6-pounders, (iron,) one l2-pounder,
(brass,) and one siege piece, mounted. Gen.
McRea is on the Arkansas river, thirty miles
northwest of Napoleon. Gen. Rains is at
Cross Hollows, with reported force of from
four to five thousand men, mostly conscripts.
Gen. Holmes, cOmmander-iu"chief of all the
forces, is at Little Rock, with about two thou
sand men, and two batteries, one of two -
Founders and three 6-pounders, and the other
of two ritled 6-pounders and two l2-pound
howitzerS.
1000 men, only 1900 of whom are effective in
Most of their cavalry force is dismounted,
and at present it is not believed they have
more than 2300 cavalry in the state. At Ar
kadelphia, so or 100 miles southwest of Little
Rock, the rebels manufacture munitions of
war, and have removed there all the state
records and paperr. Though the rebel gener-
ais boast of their intention to invade Missouri
it is not believed by intelligent men in their
camps that they intend to do so. If they save
the CAPITAL of their state it is all they desire at
present., and perhaps more than they expect.
From Fortress Monroe and Richmond.
Fort MONROE, Oct. THE steamer John
A. Warner, returned from Aiken's Landing,
brings down none of our prisoners in ex-
change for state prisoners sent up, commits
sioner Ould Of the rebel government, refusing
to exchange the prisoners of state belonging
to Virginia, on the ground that they were
taken on territory belonging to the confed-
eracy.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9Th con-
tains the military exemption act passed on
the 18th ult., which exempts the police for
sections of country having a dense negro
incubation; editors and such help as they re-
auire in their business; employees of trans
portation and telegraph companies, ministers,
physicians, shoemakers, tanners, blacksmlths,
wagon makers, millers, superintendent and
employees in hospitals, and wool, cotton, and
paper mills, employees on government works,
overseers of plantations, and one man to eve
ny 500 head Of cattle.
The Examiner says congress has serious
business on its hands. The subject of rev.
enue and finance is now before it. The bill
provides that every citizen give to the govern
ment one-fifth his gross income, and receive
in acknowledgement eight per cent. bonds.
OF all loans eight per cent is the worst of all,
and taxes of twenty per cent. on gross income
is most oppressive.
The Examiner has despatch dated Saw
annah October 4th, which says the federals
attacked our batteries on st. Johns first, and
after an hours engagement were repulsed.
The federas subsequently landed at Green
Vile Point in force, and marched mile to
the rear of our battery, where the fight COM
menced at 10 AM. No particulars have been
received.