Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
Federal Movements in Arkansas.
yr~respondence Of the St Louls Republican5
~EN No D LYa1 NVFANllNaNI
on BOARD GUNBoAT ST. LOUIS,
ST. CHARLES, Ark, June 26.

on BOARD GUNsoAT ST. LOUIS
ST. CHARLES, ARK, June 26.
The Cincinnati. Capt. Winslow, having joined
the feet and entered White river, be became
commanding officer by virtue of his seniority.
Capt. w. was very anxious to reach Gen. Curtis
with the transports IN charge, and was loath to
be persuaded that the effort was wholly i'm
practicable, owing to low water but on sum-
moning the best White river pilots, ne found the
general voice counter to his ardent hopes. The
feet assembled as high as this point, where it
laid several days. Little Reconnaissance and
constant bushwhaekiug kept US from q state Of
enRui, however.
Monday morning / went on board the Cincin-
natl and accompanied q little expedition up
Indian Bay. Besides the Cincinnati and Lex
ixgton, the Catahoula, accompanied with troops
under Major Bringhurst and Capt. Sill. At
Cotton Shed Landing we found the eharred
remains of some POGO bales of cotton, recently
burnt. The troops made a big surround" but
were unable to find but three rebels. One of
them, DR.. J. w. Moore, is q surgeon in the rebel
army, at home on leave of absence. Another is
DR.. Jackson, and the last a Mr.. Murreil. They
are all accused of being active IN getting up
guerrilla parties. A Capt. Scaife, living seven
miles tack of Helena, has a company in the
woods heresbouts, and is believed to be the
party which has bushwhseked Us for several
days past. DR.. Jackson is believed to have given
such information as saved a part of this band
from falling into Major Bringharst's hands.
Not a day has passed since we have laid here
that we have not been fred upon by concealed
assassins. Last Sunday George Sanderson, of
Illinois, was killed on the Lexington, and Fred
Redfox, of Pittsburgh, Pa, on the Mound City.
While gCing up Indian Bay, we were twice
forced to shell them as they secuted along ahead
Of US, and while in the bay the gunboais ST.
Louis and Mound City were fired upon by quite
a number Of guerrillss, so large that the St.
Louis deemed 1t worth while to give them TWEEN
ty rounds Of grape and shell. On the st. Louis
the men are partially protected by the ham
mocks, set on end in the nettings, so as to form
a very good defense against mHsket shots. The
Cincinnati has been boarded up outside the
hammock nettings and the pilot houses on the
transports are protected by being boarded up.
So many shots have been fred that the general
escapement from injury seems miraculous.
Gel. Fitch was reproached by some Of the hot
spurs for his leniency while in command at
Memphis. Like the old farmer IN the fable, he
used grass balls in hope they would serve to re-
turn this foOl-hardy people to their rightful allie
glance but the system Of warfare pursued By
the rebels since we have been in White river, is
fast convincing him that it viii require stones
to bring the young rebels down. He gave the
rebels of Monroe county official notification that
if they did not cease their bushwhacking, be
would r~etaliate in every manner known to FIRE
and hemp The gallant Indiana boys, it is con
coded on all hands, are quite equal TO the Ar
kansas TackiHSaeks in backwoods fighting.
There is an agent of the Treasury Depart
ment along with the expedition, but thus fsr
only about sixty bales of cotton have been found
in private hands for shipment. This belongs 70
kr. Belknap, Of st. Charles, a reputed secession
list. Perhaps be viii take the Oath-perhaps not.
Talking with an intelligent lady-on Indian
Bay, I was amused to hear narrated the exage-
r%ations, which Southern d%emagognes have IN
stiled into comparatively intelligent minds
The idea is universal that we have come to pick
up ali the cotton and negroes We can
get hold of and the lady gave me the
names of several men who had sworn to shoot
all their slaves as soon IS Federal troops showed
themselves. The prisoners takenon Indian Bay
spoke as though they expected to be burnt out,
and perhaps they well deserve it. This reminds
me of a little incident of our landing at Claren-
don. Our qusTtermsster, on looking through
his long-glass at the people On shore, when sud
denly around the corner Of a building we saw
quite a groupo of young girls and boys before
house; with screams and hOnid yells they broke
in%continently, supposing the "hOrrid Yank' was
about to shoot them.