New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-17
THE ARMY OF THE FRONTIER.
Coopcr Rceuforced--A Large Rebel Army
as Honey sprinZs-Its oGicers-kebeI
Indians Coming 10 Our side.
C0nesp0nderco Of The Lravenworth Ionservative.


koRr BIrS1 ChEKoKEE N4ToS, Aug lsoa
We are certainly in for fight at this point;
and sharp one The General and portion Of lis
staff who have been visiting at Tahalquah, and Park
Ill., returned 10 this point on the goth. Cause; the
of Large reenforcemens received by the Reoels;
who have been for over week. al the old battegfoua
Of Honey Springs.
As Won are aware Gen. d. IT, Cooper was reenforoed
the sane evening BY mounted brigade under Gen.
Cabe who had fallen back % Fort Smith amer ms I'M
successful attempt TO cooperate with Stand Waite In
the fght with Col Williams at Cabin Creek This In.
creased COopers force about 6OOO Steele arrived
shOtly after with some Texas troops ana ossuMn
Chief command having Of force about OOOmen and SIX
guns We learn that Gen. Baylor, with five Texas
regiments and four guns is moving IN this direction
Some Union refugees from the Red River counties VINO
arrived here two dayS since, report passing nm NJ
Bowman on the Red River and that he is undoubtedly
marching Honey Springs. Ibis VIII make the reoei
force at hast II 900 with ton GINS
Gen steele who Is Sid % be in chief coninand was
f. ,rery Captain IL the Mounted Rides, now ID u S
C,alrT. Tho Winter before secession eliminated III
rebellion Steele commanded the Post at Fort LeaYen-
worth When it broke out he was N command OF
nos, In tis country which he srirepdcged to the Reo-
els He is New Yorker Claims CO.. sodioTly aDhlty
and energy are made in his behalf by those who knew
him IN former 1as Among n S waiser aSS Cabs'
Co.'s Stand Waite and Adair Clerokee; Chl ana ohi
Mcintosh Creek; ExGov. Taudy walker and Col.
To,em; Tho new Gen. Baylor ana nmnper OF IoA"h
Officers whose rarnts have not leaned.
Con Blunt j. determined 70 fight. aud on then own
ground TOO He would DO this. have no doubt unccr
the crc taltes n tie ChelDy WS fOVv strung M
st.ad of n 90. His eager and enthusiastic
lis officers vii Sustain him v ith very nerve. -
on ne army. when the balance Of the 18th ami otn
Kansas get H. which We hope VIII he ~ tue Old OF n
inst VII no. number m0le than 0OO checuVe nen.
whites negroes ard Indians
Mi Cakias arrived here Yesterday with large
train four eui pancs Of tie 18th Kansas and battalion
OF ,hc I'd Wisconsin.
w have confidence TINT when the General at'1cks
the Kbs they viii hra an NRectod division IN tneir
own ranks. Two q, ie3st, ~ their lrian REGIMENTS
WA declare for tie Union. We efedibly informed
tlat over one half Of Eay.oIs force are Union con-
scripts. -.
Our spies returned from Fort Smith and Van Bnrcn.
report but 800 men MS rufI>u m those places Ihsy
nj 20 rcoit that over 30 Union men have been muir
tlelcd rli two months IN North 'scrn Arkansls.
Tie 0yai.ss hasc aiken 70 tie mountains. Aaltng me
0lyaagc If a : ao.. i1lce - TIC IteDalNe oil >,r-
AXIOM Of sgbms>,Y is presented, tey sometimes sNo
tr, and ntaria, ~ arc inlurai.ty SHOT or hung. Yet
Scl,!G n kceus ire Union Arkansas Brigade lying iIie
=. ~ rusiiur weapons ~ Cpss,ilr Missouri.
L. Scott Cuuy. Arkansas south oi tao rivef tAcIo
" CREEK.