New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-19
IRON ST. LOUIS.
Attempt 70 Provision Gen. C"rtiss Army
Vneerta,nty OF his Positiou-No Com.
Supposed 10 &c 1iarchin.
toward the l7issi,s.ppi.

/ Prom Correspondent Of The n. \. Tribune -. 49,.
/ For tbe 'as, Few days preparations have been max
ing to seud provision train from Pilot Knoo,
land. to Gen. Curtis. Tie supplies were forwarded
on Tuesday. the 9Th inst. with company OF tn.
2t,h Missouri ILf.niry, Col s. II. Boyd. command
iug a, a rait Of the sscort 10 be formed ct Plot
Knob. Ga TUESDAY evening, another company OF
the same regiment. with Lieut.. Col. Mills arrived
from Springfield Mo-, TO join the escort Yesterday
no-ning Col. Boyd went forward with Lieut.. Col.
Mills 10 or2auiZe his force al Pilot hnoo, which VIII
cu.ist of tbes, two companies OF bis ov regiment
s,ue small detachinets from other regimept., aud u
cempany OF cavalry. A sec,ion OF battery iett ~
~ 0uis 10 man the tOf,iiCau0n- there wac TO have
zone with Col. Boyd veeferGay ming, but refused
20 do ro on the oun1 that they had enlisted 10 serve
ro boyd has for several months commanded the
n, = a Eota. ama Lieut.. Col Stills the peel o.
Springfield. Mo. The main BODY OF the regiment II
a(r,ai, ia Gen. Curtis's commatd under the MaJor
Intending TO accompany this tTsin to the army m
Arksusas bad engaged to take charge OF the mail
tevond Pilot Knob knowing thas should thereby
tender valuable service to Get. Cunts and his arm
win whom there bI5 been 10 mil communicated
for sevcrfl weeks aud the ast messenger from whom
cane through ten days ago. by temporary com
mission us Mail Agent rad been made out, ard on
noiug 10 Col. Myers Of the QuaItermaster, Depart
beyond the huob to take tie mail Was surprised 10
.g that il would tie unsafe 20 attempt TO carry so
large mail through with tins train THIS led to
further consultation with the military authorities Of
the de 2riment AZ ST. IA u's and tho result WIS the
sbandouosnt Of ny poIpose 10 try and reach Gen.
Curtis by this route.
The attempt TO provision Bis eonmandty this train
il only rlnde 70 meet te possible contingency OF bis
fnlling back from the valley OF toe Whi.e River TO
Missouri, IN tLis direction, While the probabilities
are all ia favor OF his keeping On down the White
River ull he reaches tho s!isslssppi, loinlng 60
Fitch AT st. Chares and giving the Rebels battle
wherever he may meet THEM.
The las, information from his command left him at
Dee Arc., on the WhIe River. from which be may
1ioe. over The country Greet TO Memphis, as the
;oad- ia midsummer mast be quite passatle 10 ibst
direction.
Ibess coniectures are ,reu s'bened BY the ci'cUm-
stance that Gen. HaiegS exLects 10 e,tAbish com
muniestion with Gen. Curti, from MeupLis. ies-
ieniay | saw n copy Of dispatch from bim, dated
the 6th inst at COrptb, in reply TO inquiries from
Ito Chief Qugrtegmasters Department al 81. LOUIS,
la these words: "Aui thing iof Gen. Gurus had
better lie rent 10 Nemphls"
The ramors Of great deprivation and suffering, and
Of danger from the Rebel Gen. Hindmau are believed
here 10 DO greatly exaggerated. Tie valley Of the
" bite River is fertile sud well oct led, and there
niu.t he good supply OF gras, and new-msde bay,
AUD Of new Ia tue ear potatoes, We eta6les aud
meat. IL the month OF April when Gen. Curts's
comm .nd was $4,000 s'rong it passed through tie
sou,heru counties OF Missouri over tue Ozark Noun
tsus and ewes in thai rocky sterile resi y, where
hore ID only bere and thcre farm along The bottom
lands OF tho mountain etreans country stripped by
Rebel bands dad scouting parties for ak months pre-
vious we found at the close OF Winter, hogs cattle
sheep, aud corn enough Tor tue use Of The armyno'
IN abundance, but sIilcient for tie Bubslhtenco VI
msn aud beast. Tie only supplies then received
from tie Conmissiry Department wer~ c0'eo, eusar
beaus ana Ia part OF Tho lo.e only noar. Thers
cannot be worse etnto OF thugs in the " hto River
Valley tnsn we encountered iii Southern iliesoun.
Two officers Who returoed from Gen. Curtisl
command pit before il lelt Bsttsviile, arriving a
st. tOuis about ten days ago, Gay that they had ex
perienced 10 destltuion or deficiency OF ioOd up +,
The udie they leil.
A. 10 any Ga. ger from Rebel forces in Arkansas,
have no ooutt such iears sre largely Imaginary
Gen. Curtis BIAS o vol up oiDtcd army Of 1900 OF
90 TIRED aud veteran 0oldiers the heroes Of VII
son Crce. and Pea Ridge. They strong, healthy
and earnest men, we'll aroe1. having good suppl,
o; ammunition, aud eonlc good artillery. ard ar'
able, as they did II Pea Gdso, ~ SL,p twice thel
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