The New York herald., 1863-08-31

LITTLE Rock Ark. July 10, 1868
The fall Nickaburg renders the Trans Mississippi lie
vartmea, aim self dependent Of dincan communica.
lion with the capital OF tho con'ederacy ana an object.
therefore cf Increased importance and interest 10 the
States and people east OF the Mississippi
vijate no miary co hdence by stating that Lieu
io,lsilna eaeral Holmes Little Rock and that Geue
sd Price Is In the held IN Northern Arkansas General
ksgruder also understood 90 he IN the hed but hts
distance fror prevents sny furiher statements IN
gard kef Is possessed at present
through ~ Whole length by oar whole orccs The Qua
shiia is defended nj Barrsonburg, point some thirty
mcs from Natcnez and ten or twelve miles above tho
csnrucnce uf rie Kansas. 0uaohita and Little rivers
sus ,s,er nn.v,rs mo he ned TIE s,kansss is d.
feldeo AZ rinc bluf The White river, though little
tnownne OF Inc best navgabe streasns on shis conti
aen-s unds by any works IL is navisabe at all
sessous 20 Jacksonpcrt, point near hundred miles
from Hcena, The fortified point Of tho enemy.
We have rces IN the INDIAN countries as well as at vpri.
sp interior points. Kwll thus be observed .hat
forcos extend over and yccupy vsst tsrriIoryan en-
pirs. not only in extent tnt In resources.
General s,.th nov ooc,i,yina OF the impor,
the confede.acy because holding
fesrcc tho destinies q hs vast section IN his hands
n will be source NJ profbund qualification 20 the
government and people OF ths states e,st OF the Mis-
ssssippi 10 know, pos'esse,' IN singular man
ner the enthustsatG conhdcn,e OF army and pcopie.
Yh Itself would 20 far rco,er mediocre ability
o~ssl Hut there are most 'vincing reasons 20 be-
lleyo that hesdas being eld rsha o brilliant
s,y bc rssrsses also hghs qualification for the
oprt no dis. ointment adnnisrat~ ABILITY. Under his
sonprehonsve measures sna vsnss. nsa "e n,me oa
riss sprnging up and whstcver ner 70 our sepa'
rse aud sei Dependent poson s cve ywnere progress
Inc n \ manner TO give hope INA 9 lnndence 10
lne rcopr vht results ehal be mannes, Mach Of this
n not now apparent " the popular eSe. .ort none
Inc less surely matter fact and known 70 the informed
Wns,eyar may be the future o, this ssc depart.
ment At present We have much 70 hope from our re.
sources lsndsr.
IN addition 70 the foregoing bopsfni statscAsnt may
I'd that never dd Prevalence bese any land I'D euch
Hsasurcs from The sou Tho cornucopia Of Daeny has
becn 90 prpdigay empt,sd In she laps of peps that
believed sbe prsssns crop would supply ell the wants
tns department for ,hrce pears 70 oome, sveu u We
should 10 the future, he dsuisd the ordinary haSvsA
IN reoept military movements we have successes end
aseats blended Under the ln1uenee ~ the fortunate
ssar General smith, hp immedase vicinity bas
Wttnssssd some vssr Gfstiyns operations oat lmpor
tsaa 0f which n the czp,ars Of Bsssbesr City. tho
fnas With large number of arnA much needed a. this
tr,s In our own ncifhbcrbood, the movement spsn
Heleus, under tho immediate ~ nmsnd sf Cen fsoass
wAs urlortrEste pot ony en Ns fsilvss hui IN
very heavy loSscs Of brxvs officers and frsswn.h
- yjrkspury hss fallen the loss OF mra % tho on. p,v
n ooonectlca viii cnerpsse w nos vsfrc.i al =
- 49, vVul ~ y hsvo hssn srsc NJ alSon usne-