Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-01

venience. 1t was ali taken in good part,
though furnishing many a joke, especi-
ally when a horse would stumble and
fall would the shouts of laughter be
heard. One poor fellow lost
his gun, another's saddle girt broke
and let him, saddle and all, off, He
came out in good humor, however, pack
ing the saddle on his back. As soon as
we were all over We struck out on the
Arkadelphia road and found ourselves in
pursuit of Price, who was on grand
skedaddle with his whole army. One
brigade from Gen Davidson's division,
commanded by Col. Merrill, were also
along. We were soon up with the rear
guard, and all day long were skirmish-
ing with them, capturing number of
prisoners and forcing them to abandon
fifteen or twenty of their wagons AT
several different times and places we
overlook some unfortunate persons with
several wagon loads Of goods and chat
ties, which they were endeavoring to get
out of the way of the awful Yanks, but
alas for human calculation! There they
were, wagons broke down, goods strewn
around, and the Yankees right on them.
Instead of staying and taking what care
they could of them, they left them to
their fate, and a sorry one it was, they
no doubt thought, on their return. Once
especially were my sympathies warmly
enlisted a woman whose every appear
ance showed her to be lady, was thus
left with only small boy for compan-
ion She was young and pretty. Curls
of the raven hue dangled around her
neck and cheeks, which were flushed
with the excitement of the moment. She
nevertheless, maintained her composure
and modesty, with voice whose very
tones were music itself, answered the
questions put to her But to lend a help
ing hand was impossible. The firing
was again heard, and forward to the from
was the word, through the rest of lht
day, though vision of black curls ant
rosy cheeks foated through my mind
and in fact has hardly disappeared yet
When night came we found ourselve
eighteen miles from Little Rock. Major
Owen and McCauley were left with tire
companies on the outside picket post
but nothing disturbed our peace throug
! the night In the morning we wen
some five miles further, but found n
enemy. We then retraced our steps an
are now camped just below the city, Ii,
ing on half rations, which we manag
to make pretty full ones by the additio
of potatoes, pumpkins and fresh bee
from the neighboring farms
Two locomotives have been found her
and some six or eight cars The Ell
gines had been disabled by the remove
of some rods, but the engineer has il
formed Gen Steele that he has them hi
, and can have the road in running orde
in eight days. The road runs to Duvall
Bluffs, on White river, to which poir
: steamboats, can come at all times of th
year. The citizens allappear to be gla
we have come, and seem anxious ft
peace on any terms whatever
Prices here were almost fabulou
: Corn meal s. per bushel; -four 81 I
81 so per pound; bacon SO per pound
shoes, coarse ones, $25 per pair; Gallo,
s. and SO yard; coffee Sl2 and 81
per pound. Gen. Steele has fixed tt
| price of meal hereafter at 81 so pt
bushel.
The blacks are coming in to US a IL tt
time. Most of them have been run @
towards Texas, but many make the
escape and turn back. They all seel
, willing and anxious to enter the arm
Before next Spring we will have an arm
of blacks large enough to whip what
left of the Southern Confederacy.
From the accounts of citizens an
prisoners much dissatisfaction prevail
ln-Rriee.a PrmX Gen. MaEmadqake, WI
: fore we got here he had been supersede
l by Gen. Walker. Marmaduke pieke
3 a quarrel with him-a duel was the r
sult-and Walker was shot on the spo
But my letter is long enough, and will 1
doubt be old enough by the time
, reaches you
: The last package of the Journal, date
the Sd, reached here yesterday-tf
latest date in camp. Papers of the l
were selling for 25 cents apiece. TIL
good cause is progressing-may it spec
lily triumph. SPENCER County.