Smyrna times., 1862-02-27
LATEST FROM ARKANSAS.


SICK and wounded and such stores as he could
not destroy. He burned the extensive barrack,
al that place to prevent our troops from occn
pylng them. Gen. Curtis says The most of gu,
provisions for the last ten days have been taken
fran the enemy.
y strong force of Federal troops were landed
at l Oommerce, few miles above Cairo, on Sun.
day' destined, 1t is thought, for Arkansas.
tHh EEBEL VANDALISM AT BOWLING GREEN
AZ correspondent of the Louisville Journal
gives an account of the destruction of propertv
~ buckner's troops, on their evacuation OF
Bowling Green. Property of friend and foe
was lndlscriIninately destroyed. QuigIey g.
Co.'S pork house, with SIS. 900 of hides and tal.
lew' belonging to Campbell g. Smith. who were
Killing cattle for the rebel army, was DESTROYED.
The drug store of ]. 7. Donaldson, Geaty g.
Groves shoe store, Hines grocery store. dwell.
ing of Mrs. c. T. Dunnivan, iewelry store NJ
McClune & Fusetti, Offices of ], H. Wilkins
end DR.. w. D. Helm, livery stables, -four mills
ana the beautiful iren railroad bridge. The
mines were exploded in the towers of the piers
but as the iron work did not fall, cannon were
brought to bear, and thirleeR rounds were fred
before the demolition was COMPLETED. On Fri
oay morhlng, about o'clock, the pIanks were
torn OF the sides of the turnpike BRIDGE. and
tallow strewed over it to facilitate the combus.
ton. This was burned only about three hours
before the division of Gen. Mitchell came nm
The railroad depot, filled with army steres, and
machine shop were burned. There was
ain OF cars loaded with meat, the engine 10
which had steam on, ready TO start. All the
cars and contents were burned, and the half
consumed meat fell on the track between the
rails. The hotels were ransacked and fired.
The rebels, after doing this mischief, fed in &
perfect rOut before Mitchell's advancing col.
uInn. The Nashville pike was completely
blockaded by cavalry and infantry all in admi-
rable disorder, and a long line of carriages.
carts, and all kinds of vehicles. Officers were
hurrying away their wives on foot, and carry. |
ing their children in their arms, while the
whole non. beligerent portion OF the flying
crowd were screaming aud shouting at the top
OF their voices in perfect frenzy of apprehen.
sion.
BUREsIDE's OPERATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The last intelligence from Burnside shows
that he is gradually advancing with his gun.
boats up the Chowan river towards the seaboard
and Roanoke railroad, which crosses that river
near it's head, and which has a direct commu.
nication with Norfolk, distant about sixty miles. |
The town of Wnton was fired, the rebels saw. |
by the Union soldiers, but more likely BY the !
rebels themselves; but as it only contained !
court house, two stores and saw mill, the /
damage is not very great. From the direction
Burnside is taking, 1t seems likely that he not
only intends TO cut of railroad communication
with Norfolk by the eaboard route, but that he
means to use that road for the purpose of reach
ing Norfolk.
Three hundred and ninety more Union sol.
diers have been released from RichmOnd and
are again under the protection of the American
flag. Among them are several of the officers
held as hostages for the safety of the impris.
oned privateersmen. Ii is said there are no