The New York herald., 1862-10-26

IPTURE or ALL THE REBEL ARTILLERY
|he Rebels Driven Back to the
Arkansas Valley.
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ketcllcs Of Generals SchO-
field and Blunt,
&C., &C.. &c.
ST. LOUIS NO., Oct. rs, 1852.
ajor General HALLEcK,
General-in-C Chief, Washington
Our arms are entirely successful again In
orthwest Arkansas.
Gen. Schofeld, finding that the enemy had
mped at Pea Ridge, sent Gen. Blunt, with
First division, westward, and moved to-
ards Huntsville with the rest of his forces.
General Blunt, by making hard nights
arch, reached and attacked the rebel force at
aysville, near the northwest corner of
rkansas at seven O'Clock on the morning of
e 22d inst
The enemy were estimated at from five to
ven thousand strong
The engagement lasted about an hour, and
suited in the total rout of the enemy, with
. loss Of all his artillery battery Of six
ounden-a large number Of horses, and por-
on Of their transportation aud garrison equip
ents.
Our cavalry and light howitzers were still in
Insult Of thoir scattered forces when the mes
agsr left.
Our loss was small
General Schofeld pursued General Hindman
'yond Huntsville, coming close upon him,
hen his forces precipitately fed beyond the
oston Mountain.
All the organized forces Of the rebels have
aus been driven back to the valley of the Ar
ansas river, and the Army of the Frontier has
Alantly and successfully accomplished its
| lis ;on s. r. CURTIS.
-. Major General Commanding.
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Cur CassviIle Correspondence.
CAssviLiE, No., Oct. TO- 1SC2.
| Calm Before tAs Storm-spie-A Change in Csmmcnd-
Reorganization Of the Army Of the Froner-The 7rorH
IN the eI Vice-The Position Of the Rebets, &c.
Since Sunday morning last have been lying in camp
liz This tulles OF dull places with incident 10
disturb the eoupose Of the monstony as Major X sfsu
,caucntly expresses it, Occasionally scouts Srzg
few prisoners found In the bushes but nothing
M learned from them worthy OF commemorstton in the
columns Of the HuRALD. Last night party Of about
sny OF kaius' cavalry picke at Hazel Bot
,om about twelve miles from here the Neosho road
and killed one and fired number Of shots al two Others
il supposed that they trying to make their way
into Newtonia under the idea that had left small
force tbcre, which they could capture. wncn they
ssa~ucd the magnitude their tney Ie Ter Dix
10 hurry.
Last evening we had quite interesting scene 70 Ia
way Of parsds and review Of the Twsntysxth lnd,ao
Volunteers on the occasion OF Colonel wheaiiey takin
s farewell leave of them. The Colonel has been
uspdine the firs, brigade IN General Toiseus division
and although he hes never been In engagement wa
-sstesmcd tine officer. lie recently rendered his res,g
nation which accepted, and be s succeeded com
maud OF the brigade by Colonel Huston who a car
ain IN the First Uuied states infantry ana dsigushe
himself a, the battle OF wilson's creek The Twenty
rix,h Indiana is one Of the best drilled regiments th
volunt ser service and body Of men hard to beat
There are but lew very young very Old men G
al ut.r u,.tl
encsrs, and il was with general regret ths, leave wa
taken Of him.
general order issued yesterday making an en- til
reorranzston Of the Army OF the Southwest which
s,ss Of two divsioos--Genera Totten commanding ,h
.arst, and General Heron the sccond The army no
called the Army OF the Frontier and consists OF thr,
divisions Gencra Blunt commanding the FIRST, GeEer
Totcn the second General Heron the third. Gener
sconed Is the commanding general. as before
when the army moves from here one seems
tnow The men are ordered TO keep three days ratioI
constantly cooked and this looks as II forward NOV
nsnt depended events which might transpire .,
moment IL s understood, however, that the nexi mo'
will be TO Keatssvie about eight miles distant The Tel
graph wires we're extended that place this morning
The latest intelligence which has been received here
relation the movements Of the enemy Indicates that
n falling back and concentrating at Gross Hollows
y 70
,een regiments are marching 70 the place lro
Texas but net much credit given 10 this report wh
has been circulating too long. But, whatever force
enemy may bring up, there canbe but little doubt 10
% will be more than match for them.
sketch OF General blunt.
General James G. Blunt was formerly connected wi
,be Third regiment OF Kansas Volunteers of which re-
meut he held the majority when Il was arst organized
} the summer OF 1861. II was better known % ~
montgomery Is regiment and was organized porti
es James Lanes brigade. He was next promoted to
lieutenant oolonelcy of this regiment. which serv
along the Missouri border and when Kansas mad,
asrict after the recall Of General Hunter &C. Color
p,un, was created brgsdier general, and appointed
take charge Of the district Kansas vas again made
snartment consisting Of the State af Kansss the ndi
rerv,,orv west Of Arkansas, Nebraska, Colorado a
psco,,n This was In April. 1902, and General Blunt "
made commander Of the ssmc. AZ the beginning
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