The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-17

Occupation Of Fort Smith-Total Disper.
sion Of the hebel:-Pssieion Oft the Arm
[Correspondsnce OF the Leavenworth Conser vative1
foKr snnH, Ark, Sept. 2, 1868.
In the language Of the circus clown, "here we Me5
General Blunt, with his gallant army, after chasnh chs
fugitive rebels 70 within forty odd miles Of Red rvu 70
brigade aud marched Tor ths place Tho ohcr two Or
AIDES were differently disposed or Colonel Judson, With
tho First brigade, returned to Fort Blunt BY wAy oil
North Fork Town, taking In his way Mcintosh,s two
treek rebel regiments, who had manifested desire 10 lay
down their arms and scsame Their shegance to the Unct
70 camp at webber's Falls. Bushwhackers and othei
questionable characters had been providing about there
Cooper and Cabc, II necessary 20 have protectin
force 10 the vicinity Of Fort Blunt 70 prevent few thou
Ss u oup % on a
y 81 sp ssss s
their way towards fori Smith We met CabelI viii
1000 or 1000 mon, twelve miles west Of here samps
within couple Of miles Of him, marched ut dayiigh
attack him. Sut 90 was gone g the southwark oou
gagcmcnt with him, but after ies rounds Cascls me
nod IN all directions.
In this skirmish. brief was one OF The mos, vo,
thy and gallant soldiers kansas has produced fen RI
enemy fixed an ambush OF two Of their companies
some undergrowth BY the roadside. As Clouds az
vanced guard led by Captain Ed Lines approached the
fred. and I'd. fell from his horse shot lhro.g
tho bowes Tho ball entered his lons on the le,
side and passed entirely through his body coming .,
near tho right mp. He survived about four hour,
death MS lace wore tho expression Of constant conras
.n~ ~ caAi hnu 0htntces energy that marked III
drcharge Of s'l his duties, IN camp and In battle
Before Clouds return General Blunt took the b.
lance the brigade and entered Fort Smith, No fore
dsputcd the possession OF the place Many eitzcr
Ind already fed. some OF those who rcmaine
were sour and gloomy. bst the greater propo
ton seemed disposed 20 make the best OF H. IN
Germans, who are quite NUMEROUS, welcomed III
Union army with open hearts and hands. A
they had was al our dsp, sal. The boys On short
tons Jared we'll, andGour al twenty yc dollars hun
dred. ard mek at dollar pound we've freely launehc
on. 70 feed them The town was aus'Iy possessed, u
fort was garrsoned and here we are
General Blunt intended n return N day ,r two
FQrt Gbsos (or BuDt5, and so " Fort Scott and HIM
Ward But his Illness has Increased upon him aud he
upsbie TO SIT up Will be week ten days be ore
will be able 70 move.
Colonel Judson had returned 70 Fort Bun, The cree
have nearly al deserted tho rebel standard Thsy "
not sAys tbsk honss hcIntosh eft foe Rec River wn
ouV s6on ess hundred and 0fS men from bis two rcs
mssss In Isae sbaQ thirty days the entire NATION
have returned - thAr allegiance.
% not know that you are that the Interior j.
pertnont at Washington has determined n colon,re
Kansas lndiass Ia the fndhn TerritSry leaving the
1nnds epen W purchasers aud setpcinent By whse
grants. Juft az Genefh Hunt was starting across "
Arkansas he r-ceived from General schoheld notice
ths fact, With authority toprRanirs the Kansas india
nso cHnyaunsnd bastalions, ssd 70 set ti,sm 70 win
aehsns the ebas tseyerrc pcssess ~. no rebel for
driven 70 Bed river tins ~6rk wlknot be necessary.
The lsie sackng of lawrence hal created . fccSisG
universal gioom In this army. Execracens on incomI
tent authorities thfSats cf vcogesDce the jerpst
and those Who did not prevent thsrgantc crime,
Official ipdocnce, wreworkfns and ehicspery, %
fa!sc and on the foolish, nil our ctm~s There nv
reckoning, andta tsrrise account IN -