The New York herald., 1863-12-22
NEWS FROM TIE SOUTHWEST.

Attack on the Outposts Of Fort Gibson
The Rebels Preparing 20 Attack Little
Rock-Opes ativns of the Gasriiias, SO.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 2i, ISoa.
A despatch ds,c4 fsEi Smith, Ar, 29.al says:-As
attack was nAde on tho sutposts Of Fort dIbs5a ~
stand ~ste, vita ferce stated sixteen hundred He
repulsed aslIei back. taking part Of his fosos
The Arkansas. beow Fort Gibson, moving north
east.
1Ss Nird Wisconsin, cavalry has just returned iron
successful rsoosno~saaos southwark They wore withA
eflsm miles of The ROD river Finding the enemy 40
change1 their position since the last sdvoss they were
unable " pseosct further fhe,r return Q ooastAsi
skrnh hundred miles, strong bodies u IN
enemy being pslel sn the roads to intsrsspt
sssm. TSey Gu, thor way through in some places, aal
evsdsa oihsr posk By taxing blind mountain passss.
rnsr lsss b triaing.
Among shs psisosers sakon s the notorious RAsly
lAss >Fso beasS Of having killed over one hundred
Us.cs cslssAs wilh his hands
nfsrnatlsa wM received that two thirds Of Kirty
snitn forces we're preparing to attack Little Rock Tns
balance, asticipa,tns tSAt McNsills forces would ~
lraws away reinforce ssssls ere 70 fall % Fort smith
A osmnunlcaslos from We Choctaw Chief MoCurtAia
ssys the Chocaws wn sos Cooper He desires -
interview eth NeNs and says the trbs s dispossd to
pssos.
Our sdvasesd hcsdauArtsrs at waldoa, nny.avs nAIa
ssuth say they rsasensiy push down towards washnO
tos, constantly annoying General Prices lsf' nsnk
cAiao. Dec. "A. ises.
Tho steamer sstsna. from vickssurg. arrived ~
night with thirty bales of oostsu Tor Cairo.
MempAu papers u ths lssh report rowing bands q
guerlss swaxming In the interior Of west Tsunssses
piualsrnS and mstreatiag ctsess RchArdsoa has ~
sumsd his operations hn old haunn. He ccnoss1e
ssos. hundred mea. whs - ssoss oooscrpsss v'sA
out reference 70 axs.
Forrest al ysossos. rsaasssss viii force ssperssS
q, sr thousand. which probably much exaggerated.
Another gang. usdee Masry. b operating near Uossa
depot Among shoss ocascripssd H. L. Priddy. former.
iy editor Of the Memphis Argus.
The Memphis cotton market 10 stagnast. Good aiA-
diins. 'ic.; n'ddias fair. 'sc. o ~. ,...
dssps.ch. dated IOusvs says thu. the rsssdssss =
". X walker. 81 Pavnse valley. hss been destroyed ~
Ore. L0ss. $50 .ooo partially insured.
report prevails that foros of eight husdred guesa
as preparing 10 move Through Pound Gsp for RAD
through porsos Of the STATE The reoss
concentrating for the purpose Of making raid on ~
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Our forces pro
pared for them.
considerable amount Of counterfeit srseubacks were
found today. tho party attempting 90 oircuass tssA
arrested.
Colonel Gallup commander Of The East district Of Ksa-
tscky, rcocntly captured eighty gueriAs The SlasA
Kentucky attacked and routed sriiIAs posted 81
gap. number OF prisoners, arms. storss, 30 wsss
captured.
The for enlstmeots OF Indians has been extended
TO January 0. About seven thousand volunteers have
been raised for and old regimsn.s There nothaG
psw 10 military snsirs at Chattanooga
The Kentucky Legislature the 10th passed bill ~
enable the Southern Bank Of Kentucky to wind up ~
anairs.
CAIRO, Doc. 81 1859.
Boats from below bring no later dates tnsn thsss
already given.
The steamer 0rahsm. from Msmrhh. with three hua-
drsd bales Of cotton for St. LOUIS unloading here being
unable 10 20 hrther account u os.
fhe steamer Sabine, from White river, arrived -
Memphis with str hundred and my bales IL cotton.
Steamers neither under government charfSr nor cass
rying government freight, have not been ao~sd q
inter- the Cumberland for several dAys past -
will not be until fnrttcr notice.
The Ohio river 10 rising rapidly -