, 1863-11-19

Arrival Of Gen Blunt At Fort Smith
Telegraph Completed ed-moEementa
OF TToops-Negro ReR
ReIreatfng to Red River - Where
ubouts or @uantrell, etc.
From Our ow1 Correspondent ]


Dispatches from Gen. Blunt, Mt Fort
Smith, bring the latest dates from the Amy
Ct the Frontier. Gen. Blunt reached Fort
Smith some three days siuce, conyoylng an
immense train from Fort Scott. The train
consisted Of several hundred wagons, loaded
ritk Quartermsster and Ordnance stores. 1t
vas accompanied by q suffers train Of 100
wagons.
The escort consisted Of the I'd regiment,
Kansas colored volunteer infantry, Colonel
Crawford, commanding, four companies Of
Aajor CAulkins. Two 10 pound PARROTS, and
t~o u pound howitzers, manned by the ne
groes, accompanied the train. Gen. Blunt
LIT Fort Scott on the I'd OF Sd inst, and has
moved slowly down the Old Militia y State
Line Road.
Detach1uents Of Brooks and Stelby's COM
uands (rebel) hoycred On our hanks, but the
vigilance Of Gen. Blunt prevented surprise
ufon any portion Of the t1ain.,
Northwestern Arkansas IL swarming with
guerilla bands, both rebel and Union. OF
tie latter, many are the loyal Cherokees,
Known as Pin Indians. The "Aountain
Feds as the Union Akansians are known,
kre active in pursuit Of the b1.hwhackers,
If arms could be readily obtained, large
furce Of Union men could be raised in Arkan-
tas, especially the western portion. At
pfeeent the volunteers have to be sent for
nnster to Sp7ir gGe]d, No , knd when there
are not sent back to the State. Great com.
llaint is made Of the manner in which they
Are otHcersd, no regard being paid, 1t fs said,
to the wishes Of the men, or the peculiar ne
sae k{ti inx ,F fhafr 1.nRitinu Men ire 1ut In
command becanee they belong to the scho-
ield set.
At last ten CT twelve regiments could be
organized In Western and Genital ArkauEas.
Every day ncn from Northern Texas are
c9ming In. There are several companies Or
Two regiments Of Kansas negroes are now
o. duty 1t Fort Smith. Col. Williams, Of the
1t colozed, or "ironclad az the soldiers
term them, Is commanding brigade. Col.
Cleud Of the I'd Kansas cavalry, II Ia com. !.
st Fort Smith. He has the % Kansas, the
| two negro regiments, and the q Kansas bat
1+1y, on dutT there. At Van Buren,, Colonel
I Bowen, 18th Kansas, commando the Sd big
sde- He has the 18th Kansas, Sd Wisconsin
tsry. Col. Boweu has lately made dashing
cavalry raid into Dixie, marching to the
| northern line of fLouls1ana and Texas.
Col Richie, 1st 1ndiana, commands the 1st
brigade, headquarters at Fort Bluut, Chero-
kes Nation. H has the three Indian rcgi'
lonof The 6.h Kansas cavalry.
About three companies Of negro recruits
are at Fort Smith, to BE- mustered In the
11th United 6tates co1ored volunteers, new
regiment to be raised BY Gen. Blunt. fol
Which he has 5qst received authority ho@ 9
Artiller1ets in the Army Of the Frontier say
that they drill famous1y in that arm. The
new organization will soon be filed.
The rebel forces under Cooper are fn the
southern portion Of the Choctaw Nation,
near Red RiTer, and consist Of half doze1
regiments Of Texans and Arkanslans, twc
C6octaw and two Creek Indian regiments
Before Blunt's arrival they were threatening
Ritchie7s small brigade, having advanced t6
North Fork Town, 20 miles from Fort Blunt
Gen. Bankhead, Of Texas, IL with Cooper. 4
number Of bushwhacking bands are II th'
river.
An advance into TEXAS from Fort Smitl
would he very desirable, II only On accouu
Of the relief to the Union people Of Northe7
Texas: The butcher Quantren was reported
Gen. Mcneil is In command, hayIng ar1iyet
1t Fort Smith after the Shelby pErsutt- Th
military telegraph has been extended to tha
pest, from Fs5ette ri1le, where it formerly ter
1nlra.ed. Tlat town Is ganisoned by tho IL
AIkaNsaa CaFNFy ana Ina LEI AfkAn9A3 1nta0I
II. Col, Harrison is In command. Gen. Mc
Nell has Issued stringent ordera to the effec
that aN molestation with the wires will be re
gsrded as the work Of bush hwhackers, aud 70
| every such offence guerilla prisoner shall b
hanged.
/ Aportion Of our torces occupy Waadron
Scott county, lately the headquarters {
BanEhesd. Our cconts report the capture {
q rebel Major, two Captains, q number {
other prisoners, and a ps1t Of Cooper's trair
loaded with Commissary stores, ammunition
&c. Cooper fell bsck Ia great haste.
The rebellion is effectively playe out Their
The Union men Of Arkansas are more rad
cal. They accept negroes as soldiers, fro.
men and citizens, If necessary to crush re5e
lion; they believe In Southern rights ;-ta
right to death 1or rebs--and they hare
knack Of carrying It ont. or, they hay, :.
"turning 'em loose" Maj. Gen. Blunt vi
shortly return to this city. Ho will repo'
direct to the War Department, Ignoring BF1
? Cfn- .echo6eld'8 orders. It IL underdtoo
here that Blunt has filed charges Of incomp
, hncy, cowardice, etc etc aginst Schotiel
J. r1h The Secretary Of War, and demanded
:. Goart OF Inquiry as to the manner In whlc
+ tse campaigns Of the Army Of the Fronh'
hare been conducted.