, 1863-08-13

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FonT BLUNT, CnEKoKEE NAr1oS,l
isp1AN TERRITORY, Aug. 2, 1863. {
ayail myself Of dispatches being sent
North to write you briefly Of affairs here.
They arc equally and exciting. You have, OF
course, had the news ere this Of Gen. Blunt'a
brilliant little victory Of the 17th ult at Honey
s.Ece then the rebels, largely reinforced,
baYc returned 70 the position from which ne
drove them Coopes's force, about 1000 in
al has been sEelled by Stcelc's, Cabcll's ana
Bailey's brjgades, to the number Of 1000
The rebels now number LOCO men and 10
guus. Gen. Steele, formerly Cap ain in tic
Mounted Rifles, 9. s. a., and IN the winter OF
'C0-'Gl commardant- ut Fort Leayeuworth.
commands the rebel army. a;
It consists Of two Cherokee, two Greek and
TWO Ghectaw Indian regiments, about 5000
ion, about 4 500 men; the rest arc ArEnrgi-
ans. Cabcli, who is second in command, was
formerly In the regular army artillery, is a
son-fn law ct Gov. Rector, IT Arkansas, aud
Eas at one time chief Of staff to Van Dorm.
Bailey IS unknown to US. Cooper was white
trader from tho Choctaw Nation. From our
Indians are much disafrectcd, and have prom
Iced to. lay down their arms whenever the
Federal General nppeaYs. It is also reDortetI
that considerable portion Of Balley's Texas
brigade nro Union conscrlpts, who desire
above all to desert to our amy.
Gen. Blunt hos at this post, OF white troops,
companies Of the Colorado I'd, six Of tle
Kansas 9th; four Of the Wisconsin Sd caval-
r.; thc2d and Sd kaneas batteries, and i
1o:pound light 1owitzers. or negroes.
ist regiment Kansas Colorcd Volunteers ;
two companies {nndrilled) Of the I'd colora1,,
with twelve guna, manned BY details Of the
1T colorcd. of1ndians, 1st regiment Creeks;
"a Cleelis and Cherokces; Sd Iherokees h
al about 3,ooo, Of who1n 500 will be the most
that can be made effective.
On the road moving this day, we expect sis
eGpm{pantea Of thc lsih Kansas, Col: Bowen,
1'anies hare just arrived with ordipauce train1
and an four companies Of the 9th Kansas cavalry
Ihis VIII giTe us another LEGO good men.- VI
hope to sec them here by the last Of the weak.
anu nl,i Then On, Te gil expect light. The t'old
not afford to stay irside the works hcre ana
be cut OF from supplies, as he lneYit4biy
must De should he do so; so of course wa ev,
poet to attack and defeat the enemy-for va
believe To- Blunt and :Kansas-and have no
loea taat nc rehe!s can whip us. You may
expect to hear stirring news soon.
Ihe messengers who leave here tonight
Will proceed direct to Washington, with dis.
patches from Gen. Blunt to the PRECEDENT. It
y rnmored 1n camp among the boys, that the
nold man" has received a dispatch from Gen.
ocuuleiu, o1uei1nS h1m TO fail back to Kan
sas, to which his answer was, Ego to hell.
,schodeld is hated BY every man In the com.
mand. AL at least who shared In the glorlons
campaign Of last winter. We shall Beat hin
and all the Missouri ro.slavery Influences.
At no time has the military administration Of
the West been SO completely under Copper.
head control as at this moment. This ia1u-
ence has determined to sacrifice Blunt. but if
victory smiles On us in the coming conflict.
Te hope to defeat these personal and political
traitors, US well as the nyowed ones we en-
counter in the field. Kaw.