Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-18
GEN. CURTIS COMMAND.
His Escape from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of His March-BIOOdy Proclamation
of Gen. Hindman.

CAIRO, July 15.-Passengers by boat
from Memphis report that General Price on
Wednesday night moved battery of artillery
and forty forage wagons across the Mississippi
at Cypress Bayou, near Napoleon. The bat
terry was marked ''Hindman, Little Rock"
Another battery crossed on Sunday evening,
and squads of men from Pamela, Miss, were
crossing in the same direction, apparently
with a view of concentrating a force in Ar
kansas, perhaps to operate against General
Curtis.
A special to the st. Lonis Democrat, dated
Helena, Ark, July u, says 1.-The advance
ofGen. Curtis army, under Gen. Washburne,
reached here at 8 A. NJ. to-day, having left
Clarendon on White river, yesterday at A.
NJ, and made a forced march of siXty-five
miles in day and night. Quartermaster
Winslow will start for Memphis Immediately,
to hurry down supplies. Gen. Curtis left
Batesville on the oath ult., with twenty days
rations, and after halt of five days at jack
sonport to concentrate the forces on his out
posts, he took up his line of march, and his
entire command are now en- route for this
point. From 800 to 1900 rebels, under Mat
lock, were on our front, who fired on the To-
rage trains from canebrakes, and barricaded
all the roads leading southwark with trees
felled by negroes, and placed every cOnceiva-
bic obstacle in the way of our men. But we
overcome them all, and the army is safe. We
had number of skirmishes on the route, in
all of which the rebels were whipped, and
with considerable loss to them, though with
few casualties to our own troops.
July I, Col. Hovey of the SD Illinois,
with parts of four companies of his regiment,
four companies l1th Missouri, and battalion
of Indiana cavalry, routed two Texan regi-
ments at point between Cotton Plant and
Bayou Couche with a loss to them of ITO
killed. Our loss was killed and AZ wound
ed. We suffered much from thirst, there be-
ing no springs, but rations are plenty, and the
army is in good health and spirits. All the
sick and wounded were brought along. The
inhabitants along the route were embttered
and were urged into hostilities by the follow
ing proclamation =
LITTLE Rock, ARK, June 24-To the
people of Arkansas The Yankee general
Curtis is attempting to escape. His position
is untenable. He is appalled, by the dangers
that surround him. In his terror he resorts
to the desperate eXpedient of moving to the
south along White river, trusting for supplies
from the Mississippi by boats. The supplies
cannot ascend White river. We have already
| blown up one of his iron-clad boats crippled
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fleet. The question now is, shall this army
reach the fleet below? can you prevent it?
The power is in your hand; the plan is not a
secret. proclaim it to you all. If 1t is not
carried out the responsibility rests on you.
Take your gun in your hand and ammuni-
ton, every man of you. Mount your horse
or go afoot. DO not wait an hour. Lose nc
time in holding meetings. Move towards the
| enemy by the shortest road. Join the frs
company you overtake on the march. Press
upon the invaders from every direction
Attack him day and night. Kill hi
scouts and pickets. Kill his pilots and troop
in transports. Cut off his wagon trains. Lie il
ambush and destroy his detachments, shoot hi,
mounted officers. Destroy every pound O
meat and -four, every ear of corn and stack o.
| fodder, oats and wheat that can fall into his
hands. Fell trees as thickly as in RATS on all
| the roads before him. Burn everything and
block up the fords. Hang upon his front,
TANKS and rear, and make the ring of your
rifles and shot guns the accompaniment OF
every foot of his retreat. Let every man feel
and know that this appeal is addressed to him
especially and that it is an appeal of a bleed
ing country to her sons for deliverauce. Our
army in the field will do its part, will you do
! yours? j. G. HNDMAN, Major General.