The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-25
MOVEMENTS OF GEN CURTIS
ARMY.
PROCLAMATION OF GEN.
lIINDMAM
THE MORGAN RAID IN KEN
TUCKY,
HALENA, Ark, July ls.

| Special to the 81. Louis Democrat
/ The advance of Gen. Curtis army under
/ Gen. Washburnc, reached hero at 9 a.
/ NJ. to-day, having len Clarcndon-on the
! White river yesterday, at 6 \. NJ, and
made forced march oi 65 miles in day
and night.
Quarlcrmustcr Winslow will start for
Mcmphis Immediately, TO hurry down
supplies. Gen. Curtis LETT Batcsvillo on
the cath ult., with twenty days rations,
and after halting five days as Jacksouport
to concentrate the forces on his outpusts,
took up his linc of march. His entire
command is now en- route for ths ruint.
From eight to twelve hundred rebels
under Mattock were on cur front, who
fired on forage trains from cOncbrUkcs,
barricudcd all the roads leading South
wards, with trees fcled by negroes and
placed every conceivable obstacle in our
way, but we overcamc them all aud the
army Is safe. We had o mum bcr nf skir-
mishes on the route, in all which the reb-
els were whipped, with considerable loss
to them, but with few casualties to our
troops.
On July 7lh, Col. H,vcy Of the 33d
ILL., with parts of four companies of his
regiment, four companies of the llth
Missouri, and battalion of Indiana cav
airy, routed two Texas regiments at II
point between Cott II Plant and Bayon
CUachc, with Il less to them of 40 kill
led; our loss five killed and lorty-s,vcn
wounded.
We suffered much from thirst, being
no springs, but rations were plcuty aud
the army is in good health and spirits,--
All the sick and wounded were brought
along.
The inhabitants along the route were
cmbi tered and urged into losliltics by
the following proclamation:
To the people Of Arkansas:
Tho Yankee Gen. Curtis is attempting
to escape; his position is untcnDblc; he
is appalled, by the dangers that surround
him; in his terror he resorts to the dcs-
pcratc cXpcdient of moving to the South
along White river, trusting for supplies
from the Mississippi by hoats. The sup
plies cannot ascend White river. w,
have already blown up one Of his irot
clad boats, crippled another, aud can hole
/. the river against his fleet. The question
now is, shall this army reach ihc flccI
, below you! Can you prevent III The
plan is not n secr,t. pro Lain il to you
all; II it is not carried out, the rcspousi.
r bilily will rest on you.
Take your gun in your hand and am
L munition, every man of you. Mount
{ your horse or 90 aroot, do not wait Uu
hour, lose no time in holding meetings
move toward the enemy by the shortest
road, join the first company you ovcrtnke
upon the march, press upohthe invader.
: from every direction, attack him day and
night, kill his scouts and pickets, kill hi,
I pilots and troops on transports, cut or his
: wagon traius, lie in ambush and surprise
his dctachmcnts, shoot his mounted cfli.
T. GERS, destroy every pound Of meat an,
5 flour, every eur of corn and stack Of fod
der, oats ard wheat tn can fall into hi,
= hands, fell trees as thickly us in RATS on
: all the roads before him, burn everything
: and block up the fords, hang upon hi,
: front, ilanks and rear and make the ring
ofyour rifles and shot guns, the accom-
D panimcnt of every foot of his retreat, lo
every man feel aud know that this appea
is addressed to him specially and that il
is the appeal of bleeding country tC
Il her sons for dciveraEce. Our army /,
the field will do its part. will you dc
: yours!