New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-06
No News yet from she Fieei-ts"m. corinnn
gone To Nnpo,eon-Gur Picket" Captured
-Heside,rc o. Mr. Craig Destroyed by
tt,e slaves whom Gen. Steele returned TO
him BY Miiilnry Force.

rom cur Special Ccn-spondsnt-
HELENA, Ark, Dec. -. 1862
We have 10 Ieye VET rom the h'et Of ,roop,
,nder len. Sherman, except hat they wers met by
tln. of uuce toet within City mile, of YioksLurg.
Their rendezvous sill lie NJ Milkens Bend about
t~.uty miles luis SIDE, in Louisiana, where they
vii proceed To des'ro. the Rebel railroad communi-
eatoul with Arhaur,s and Texas, aud await the
combined movement against NiJtsburg.
Cen G ruAin went down the river last evening
IN the steamer Sunshine 10 Frears Point aui Napo-
leon The probabilities are that the base of opera
ton. vii soon BE- changed from this place to Napo-
icon. which commands he mouths Of the Arkausas
and White Rivers, and will be conven e1t Tor oren.
tions against l. itlc Rock. A these changes are
ts nei to take lace before this letter can be pub
.hed there IL no improperly in this communication
Our pickc,s continue to be captured by the Rebels
ou,siLe # Hele M, aud within two and three miles
distant. Twenysix OF the 9th Missouri Cavalry
we're captured last week by their own csrelessness,
and Yesterday u more from the 2lfn Iowa Infantry
were "gob5led up" TO uss very ihelegant but
popular army phrase, BY some smart Rebels just
ou-iie Of oar lnes
These smart things are said to be done by former
Presbyteran minister Of this place, and a company
of viii b he has become the captain. The SAID min-
and he is very indignant about it, he is very ely
in lis operations setting ronud our pickes aud cut
ting of their retreat III unaccountabie ways
REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF HEyENGE-GEN.
sTEELE'S OPERATIONS.
Last night the handsome residence OF Mr.. Craig,
"A wealthy Shareholder residing few miles below,
was destroy ed by fire, by Lis ,laves Tiis Nh.
Craig is the man who perm'ttod his negroes TO be
used ia aid of the Rebellion, TO whom Gen. Curtis
yave free papers, but whom Gen. Steele retLrnedto
tLeir master BY a military guard and an oIdcr IN his
own handwriting, from the Post Hospital, where
toey were employed by the Post Surgeon, from
whence they were carried for Mr.. Cnag 10 his own
III ntati0n. 49,.
Dave Bostwlck ard liz family were the subjects
Il this military order, which embodied III my Tart
letter and the result OF tier forcible re0r 10 ne
msster and the d.sconteut OF the slaves are seen i1
the confirmation of Mr.. Craigs dwelling, WIN al
its furniture, he and his wife only esc"p NJ WIN
their lives Some of the slaves were armed, and
fired shots at their master ana misress as tuey were
A., scayIus-so the latter report; put "ue,ter .ucy
Imagined this in their alarm, or II IL fe|u'y ALI
quite uncertain.
su,h NE some Of the consequences OF forcing into
Sl,y.ry those who have, even Tor Orlet season,
ta,t.d In. sweets OF Liberty. SO will It be, ais,
when lhis war ~ over II the last vesigc Of this
barhnrous iustitulion lie not tectuay removed Tor
ever.
I'm nv next, will give some further accounts OF
.he ui,iiary operations Of Bris. Gen. Fred Steele,
now candidate Tor Major-General. in -etnrning
fu tiye ,lay,s 10 their owners, IN and around Hell
ena GUILBERT.