New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-23

ohondonino The opitol Of the State has disappeared
from the entire county in front oi Gen. steeies "i
The state OF Arkansas seems to be clear oi any o''
cr ,bc force and il Is believed j'is9h o ,,,n, ~,
tional army .nld march into Northern IcNhs "'''"'
enconntcrirx any resistance, -, ia ,ss
The Rebel army has become 90 disprite by The loss
NJ territory anu the ingorOus retreats H.,yuh -; =;
country that there is no longer taste ior hgntInt
the rank". and the conduct Of the officers cieay and
Gates that they have learned to dstrst their men, anu
hence Jcy study rather how to avod battles ''' Ho"
10 win them.
The Unionism Of the citizens Of Arkansas Is repre-
scn,cl to be- much more earnest and trustworthy man
that of Missouri and Tennessee. Since Gen steele
aruy has occupied Little Rock over thousand aDie
boSrd lnyalists have enlisted In the National Army
ard the number Of recruits Is daily Increasing.
The tyranny Of the Rebels in this State has peen
absolute and terrible than III any other portion OF
ths Cnnf-deracy. Union men were hunted down with
dogs and rifles their houses burned their families
Dir l,n from home and If the men we're cauYht ana re-
fused 10 serve in , Rebel army they would De haneea
20 tree and notice pinned on then person to the e
feet the, II any person took down the body and buried
! H. he wouhl hc hanged In the manner"
Many of the loyal citizens fed TO the mountains others
hid axay in the swaps until thc approach Of the mon
army The, are coming cut of their hiding places
and fu.ting in the service of the Governmeh, tbat
piscs protection to their families Their person ana 'hef
Our did gentleman with his two sons lived in the
mountains for eighteen months preyons To the arrival
of S,eeles army at Lltle Rock. They have now conc
18th ,o uelcore the flag II the Union the aged 'her
hose head is whit. with declining years WIN t'arS o
oy seized the old hsg and with his sons tNoTe never "
a6srdo, tho cnasc of the Union. The young men ar,
now soldiers In the National army. burning with desrf
| 10 reap swift vengeance on their oppressoTs.
East nf Cllrrndou the country j. very much dr'Wtat
sd both the National and the Rebel armies nave
marched through H. and nothing but the lana IL ieit.
West Il Clarendon toward Little Rock there has been
hu, ttc destruction and II the Kch" rule IL th0ronghy
broken np prn. .pefiiy viii soon return.
From the officers ~ the steamer New ifo just m from
White River learn that the Lady Jackson. on her
4 wny fron Duvals Blud 10 Helena, met WIN s.r.,s
disaster ghcn tlrccTgrirrs al ME aDo' ihr s"Hu
cnoe of the White River with thc Mississippi. The par
ucuI.r. which have reached W seem 10 be these 80 .
| Tho LADY, jackson had made trip to Dnyals Blii
loaded with Government freight. which hal been as
charged and II. started her return last Wcdnesdny
yhrn a. before stated about three quarters oi ini'
above the mouth she struck snag head her stern
nwn,,ing around to the bank She filed very rapidly
with water her bow si resting on the snas ana hcr
stern the baak, the intervening sp'ee behs Deep
gntrr she broke in the middle and Is Thought 10 ue
total ioss
| Tho LADY Jackson IL n stern wheel boat whlsh @ ha'
t.en run about four She was worth about VOW"
the way boats asS selling
since the above was written we learn from passeh
ger the following particulars The stream w.s hafio"
the current strong and several snag heads IN me re
The uilot picked what seemed Ia I've the b'st Peiht
n~.. m. LADY Jark -on passed safe by one los. bu
,.t sfcr led up another In view making yer,
ar,e hole In her hull and sticking fast lhe piot thi
swany the boat around that the stern rested on 81,
hank and In taeniy minutes thereafter she had ssI''
down 10 the boiler deck All on board ESCAPED. lh'r
wa, no freight on board. ,.. 4,
i When our informant lcft the jackson had broke
two and IL appeared Ia be impossible 'o ta'c Any ''
Of her but the machinery. o. !" q