New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-14
Details Of the Advance Movement Of GEM
IsIunt,s rmy, 4

The telegraph has kept US pretty well in.
formed OF the rapid and successful advance movement
lately performed by the hardy veterans under Gen.
Blunt but the following details will be found Interest,"
ing:
HEApeuARrKRs DEPARTMENT or THE MIssorRI
1T. LOUIS, Sept. 8, 1863
Official reports received at the headquartera
from MajorGen Bian and dated at Perryrille, Chocv
taw Nation Aug q. lr63 state that on the I'D UTE
Gen Blunt crossed the Arkansas River with his force4
for the purpose Of attacking steele who had c0neenf
irated the forces under Cabe Cooper. and Stand Wai
tie numbering coo and posted the south side of h9
Canadian River 80 miles from Fort Blunt. After 4
march Of co miles ia 4 hours he up TO the poln1
where the enemy hal been ped and learned thai
they had divided their forces and commenced to retreaz
On the 18th MI Gen Blunt learned from his scouts that
Steele and Cooper cncampc 20 miles south on thq
Texas road ard BE Immediately moved in pursuit Abouf
10 O'Clock the day. the advance guard met CONF
pany Of CtooaW WHO had been sent out TO watch Gen..
Bunts movements, and killed four, taxing their Caral9
prisoner who informed Gen Blunt that they belonged
to new oguent THAI had arrived from the Red river.
and were rtO strong About O'Clock, D; m, me adf
vance came upon the town of Perryyllle, when -
closely surrounded with timber, when they were hreG
upon from two mounted howzers. charged with caniss
ter woundiug four. Gen. Blunt dismounted tne 6tT
Kansas ard advanced through the timber to Withlv
800 yards Of the barcades erected by the enemy wbe4
dozen shots fom our how tiers made them leave IN
haste. =
the force d strong reargGard of the enemy whC
were endeavol.ng to remove and destroy Their conhs'
sary stores.
Perryyile was regular military post and an import,
depot being the only po.at between Boggy Depot
and North Pork Town. As AeAry every building COM
tained Government stores, Gen Blunt directed thei
burning Of the whole place. Quite large amount o1
clothing captured and destroyed ut ther depot AZ
lspeci1i Correspondence Missouri Democra,.l
Aug. %, 1852 ! !
This camp is about eighty miles south Of Ar
kansas River and is twenty miles short Of where
Gen Blunt with lis cavalry advance canped night be-
fore ss-a little cluster ii Louses on mound whicu
has been called PeIryyIle. 90, .
son marching souhwaIGly and bearing TO the east on
the trail Of Steele Cooper, end their combined army
dc offered them battle iepeat.dy which they de,iLed
and then he started for them but they commenced ia
retreat He followed them with the cavalry part 81 ms
force TO Pe.ryyie making biz ast days march OF Aty
miles between sunrise and sUncOwn
AT this place their rear guard with two lgh pieeee
Of artillery were encOunt, red but quickly heG ;nu
that too rapidly fox our exhausted men and horses
At this place a vast amount y. c0mInissary stores
left By the enemy i'll their retreat they not having
had time even 10 destroy item. Flour, bacon hams,
salt and corn were found in great abundance. ihey
were, Of destroyed, aud thon further pusu De,
ing useess a. wei impossible the Rebels on road
without resting place I'll the! reach Red Rver and
totally defeated and demoa allied. as Wen as Laii-l
starved. We tooN the bacA track ana are low On the
road 20 Fort Smith.
This is evidently the anal abandonment by the Eebcs
Of this country They have moved on thcir families
aud driven their stock and niggcrs al TO Texes The
country Is fully restored tie possession aud oSeu-
pancy OF the Federal Government aud has been done
Dy Gen Blnals dagutlcss courage and Zeal tina; was
unwcaried ia spite Oi dlscOgTas ment, dangers, ana
delays In spite OF TIE refusal 70 him OF adequate re-
cnfoo emens OF orders TO fll back. and innunerable
rrCs in the rear There never vas an army marched
as his gallant army las MAJ ched 25 80. aud 80 miles
q day, searching an enemy to tight. through DUST
over lids. aEdes burning sun ahG on short Iatlons
shows that the veterans of Cane H and Prairie Grove
have lost Of their powers of endurance, even X
here shown ony by atisuing tranps instead OF o'oedy
and determined battle.
\ dispatch to Fort Bant this morning orders sup.
ply train to Fort Smith which viii be- permanently oe.
oupcd post by tie Army OF the Frontier. We
shall be there On tie 3Oth. CHERokES.