The New York herald., 1863-09-12
CAPTURE OF FORT SMITH
OPERATIONS OF THE GUERlLLAS.
ARKANSAS REDEEMED.
THE COMING CAMPAIGN I'm TEXAS.
THE VERY LATEST,
As., &C., &c.

Tho came SUCCESS that is illustrating Union arms az
Charleston Chattanooga Knoxville and Cumberland Gap
Is also attending expedition y forces under General
Blunt Arkansas. The tee, ,ph informs us, under date
Of Lcavenworth September To- Fort Smith has been
recapured by troops and that the rebel army has
evacuated Little Rock the capital of Arkansas and is
supposed to fallen back southwestward ~ the
OF Washington.
Another despatch OF the date, from Cincinnati,
gives us some details OF the affair from which learn
that General Davidson tn his cavalry DIVISION moved
the rebel works At Bayou Metor nine miles east Of
Ltto Rock, the 9th OF August, and engaged rebel
force OF cavalry and infantry, succeeding, after severe
hgh on hour and quarter, driving the rebels from
their intrenchments The latter said to have bad
three thousand mon and three pieces Of artillery.
The rebels rereated the bayou and .en back
upon Little Rock where they said to force Of
nfseen thousand From this point, too, they fnd
themselves driven, and they at last accounts
treating Of the State the direction OF the Indian
Territory.
Little Rock the capital OF Arkansas and OF justice
OF Pulaski county, Is situated tho right southern
bank Arkansas rvsr about three hundred miles from
its mouth hundred and nifty 1--WE miles west by south
Of Memphis and thousand aad sxty6vs miles west
by Washington. latitude 81 degrees 40 minutes
NORTH longitude SO degrees 10 minutes west II II situ
ated rocky promontory blu about Fifty fnet nigh,
the first that occurs ascending the river commanding
delightful and extensive OF the surrounding
try The state House Is fine brick edce. rough cast.
the contains United States arsenal the State psn
tentary, which has been twice burned down by
the convicts, and six churches all handsomely built Of
brick-naneiy Presbyterian, Kpiscopalian,
Methodist Christian and two Roman Catholic. There
we're two newspapers published there. II has Ma
sonic hail. Odd Fellows hall and several sennaries.
The United States Court for the Eastern distrc: was
.fa,t
who owned estates in that part of tho State. Little
Rock, before tho rebellion, communicated regularly
by steamboats, with different points the Arkansas
and Mississippi rivers. Good clay for brick s found
in tho vicinity; also quarres Of fine slate. and granite
very like the Quincy granite bat NOT hard. corpa
had been formed by number OF gentlemen from Gin
cnnati work the slate quarry which is in the immed
ate vicinity. The origin OF the LITTLE Rock is
planned folowsIn ascending the rivor there appears
the south bauk. rising Of the water ba gneons
slate rock, which low is about twenty-five fee:
above the surface, but At high Is almost hidden
from view This givos the city. and is called by
The towuspcoplo hs Point OF Rocks" Two miles above
this the north bank s another rocky bluff about two
hundred feet high which is called tho "By Rock" Tho
population n 1850 was 2,l67, In 1853 about 1000
Tho map published on nrst page will Illustrate this
Arkansas campaign. The town OF Washington To which
the rebels said to have removed. appears tho
lower left hand corner OF tho map.
Thus Arkansas Is redeemed from the rcpollion aud
stored to the Union majority OF hor
dcrtood to be always loyal but they were, of COURSE
overrued and tramped upon+y the military dcspotism
which Ind unfured the banner Of treason They viii
doubt hail tho change with much enthusiasm do the
people of Eastern Tennessee
The other rcbcl forces that have boon operating
Bayou Tcche country Louisiana being driven
back towards tho Texas frontier They may be oncd by
the rctrcatng rcbels from Arkansas and may
hagruders forces In Texas: but confidently expect
that they do the whole batch win be pyppcriy
Of by the expedition from New Orleans which started
or Is about 10 start, for that destination.