The New York herald., 1863-09-02
The CAPTURE Of JEFF. THO 0NPSGa.
Our pilot Knob Correspondence.

Agdirs a. PHO, knc--Dcerl,rs from tckAinfy Arsie
mJ-Ncc from Arkdi uiaifsos ~ I.e Rcb<t army
Esbei Aouemca The las D,tch'' Hea or M hisi'.
Firga-d Perrdrfr kouerisoy.- hocsae.s ftef 2lo@p
,oa--Pian for i!s "a ase--tfoD III Ca5rs-i Oti-
i Jef. Biggsd~f'r Hsofy and tAe Fafia Il ~ PiacJ
tIos Hma-N9pc,acsff Of fTrV2Ii-fra1iLle fstvef &c
siAcc the departure of General Inydaona expedition
on its way TO lAttie Rock, there hAs boen littls
OF Interest from y point. Al occasio,al sArlnish
aud tnre gueras has. bean almost 'ha only events
Of warliSo character Tor the past months once
awhile come over excited scout brings tle welcome
intelligence thai tho enemy but short distance. away
aud moving to attack this poai In. Information has
varahy turned out 10 bc untrue rnce tho rai ~ Mar
rnaAlke, Ia which lis was No promptly mot aud repased
there h "a organized force u tho rebel army
side the state ltes. n present condition We woaid
DO delighted have them advance, for could not ia
10 iutlict upon them severe punishment The scDc
leaders wary 70 cr their attempt 10 reach
caro Gardeau aud Pilot Knob, and thcy have sins Ia
quietly kcp, Themselves within distance u ilcr
the Waite river
II will surprise she readers ol The IiAn 10 learn thai
We have point many o. ibc descsters rom
| Pcmbcr,on yeSs0ars array but such the
Parohng that army al V,eaSburg, aud pattns i out
| stle on. lines, u thc areateat srokc.
o. policy that has occurred during tho .r. Had ths
soldiers been kept prisoners and taken North for con
nomcnt hcy woold ayo been ultimately exchanged and
atnt 10 Cty Point Va. This would haze retniLcd them
nearly ali TO the service of tho rebel goycfamenl When
thcy paroicd In vcksourg Thousands Of them AZ
once made their way honcward spits Of the
OF their officers Five thousand 10 ono body turned
OF tho road leading 70 Jackson, when they wcrc
miles OF v,esHbarg and mado hor way direct
iy tho These mainly Texas, ArsanfaA and
Missouri mcn, and the ms)ori,y OF thea managed IN
scme way tho nssirsippl. Many of those from
Missouri have succeeded Ia working their way north
through Louisiana aud Arkansas ani reaching Their
native state. They all boar marks OF an afdnoaa Ari
iaigung Through thiny sotsed country, and
evidently convinced that they navc hvd their
rights full, they VIII be abic 70 obtain them.
| Scouts from this pon, freely through ArSannar.
| and our commanders fully az vel posted
as tho officers al iclcaa be. All Of Tho
! rebc, movements carefully watched, AMI u
| II dacut tor them 20 make any change u 20
stion withou beng vol IN ofmti ~ tolaa 70 w
very short Tho aIcpi intel gsnes iran ftica repre-
sen,s hn terrifying at naiou hoara q tus fad from
Little ock 10 Cnf enann Ho had Twelve th"asand u1fef
his command bad ordered aatmatngo gufDf dro
70 lpn MIN. AaFmsdake nad be- n Il atstYno iof sora
with about two t,ionsa0d men, acting as sor "a
advanced guard proec, l. tito Rock iu cge, With
small force, " on -pfsg rsart .nNft dlsishc1 70 The
northeast o faicsyie and was iooknF ~sr sha c1Nc.
tlon of forage Tor hh own einnsad a"a ihai = General
srinadnsc.
Price aud ,.opor had been ofdrr.i y Aii baek
from FORT smith ltio itocx. fhe Iian fu - co'e,
al tho Ayaiapls iosces =, tnas IN. sna iaAa haI
suggglc fes tho country ~cst q tbs hiaAtssp Asgu.
smith Ju4bihg ftlc" th1
bued ,orco twsniy nya - ,nlry ttssaii men.
~ hardIy prooaba ,ha. nagreder = ordered
IA thai direction Texas 40 d aaa bc rt uncovered.
rroo will auabt ko vigurNus rssrsnre 40 9o~.
STOLE bat he " hardy srriu - have ihn aaarianco of
u. ,pconiisry H,iaptcn ~
No, loug since Il wAa 1ssrtsnca c'or,s being
made ora niye me "a issour rtatec ard ~" rsDes
have bscn gnshing " goncsis tnat h@0sri ao~s pat
bel9ag !, iia cohrJssAy' MW - fsnom@ryi
that her t'ays'ng, VI i''<"' n'h i.it asr'
,a. ~ Csa,eat i,on a. a. f.ass 80 thu l2sns June
1901 tnyrfn0r iscksgn daI ~ ifsKaooIot, ArksDsAs
last siater - ~ r1aonei, attas'r u,sfsct. and 'o
Liea,ennnt .oHsllstl p1if a. tfe chsf q
Missouri ia place II ,he a.cc.s ~ roynpir ac.n.
pcc.ng ~ reach =, Io.a nbi esIsblsh = ragiiai
therc. c'rciinsiaer.s sste rsailst nn. shi bo rc
turned With Msfm.isks - a.. desssoo - tho
| rebel retreat h1I Afksa"ss. for neafy ~.
| years the robe! cl.n1ant !" tbs chr tsrgistraey
thor oaly su.e e.lHisL s,l a.. ihs bosin.ns
eoDtena snsi b. = satcrspr u hs state, asd hrhy
| rceus~d becsues 0s edicts wefe not sbeysi ~ tho
Tns Missouri ,.ts Gaa,a ~h,ch foo~ea Tho sornnes
of GovefEor Jas.on sr3 ktosog Irics, went 20 pcos
shortly after t1e oaiiio n lea lasa The
wssc iofm.d is,9 Ns~oun bSTade, ander sonsfsi
bower. aa aHiiei Nth ,a Ariny y shs Aiai.aippi ths
pr,aas was doslr,cd Ditbin 10 Nay
last, ncary al the orlcss ard ne iaiss l.t go hands
IDoy preseni inmates = ins Wiltssy prlaon at
Atoa Illinois. General Dossn met hs death rcreniiy ~
| Mississippi
and Governor hsyu.bia W iUcahuntas 70
gaE1e tno Cd Militia htsse '.asfd u .ns usosght thal
~ sanding throughout hisgfi nsHelcnt
men oysa gathered ~ bflaale asd foss bly,
division. Jes. 49, % ,. ne 'nnal'ies = isn
YanKsc forcrs whsrovsr tisy cold 10 'ouad ssg
| a large stat aBd i,sy sgafd q ssafiy i~o bardfsd
oen, established Alnlie a. f"cabySiAA and pre- ned ir
~ rlou a. u wAa spo~n hero Jcr. iairiy
fs,tcl. Determined 70 oair hlm u ls,sssis Tbs
post a lile, Knob - { snasnd z sglgtei llsing
ftoa ~ the IIfst Aebfs - antff fne dsflrt a sai
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MlsspaN atc Nnaa eaysiry. vrder coafs@bi y nsehs
woca-pa. ibs iofoa moved 90 ifotn bsfs - 4Aysh -
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10 81 ofsse ;fon ,asa gsafea.a ~ '.clsfai las
o.ous Woc,en h4d eourlsHd IL NJ sai.fe "a .sln.
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u pousbostas Gesarsi nartrdsa, y J.c.foa, snd
| ts0 FserlA leaders nsnsl lease. aai fireman tAs
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