Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-17
nnsesl CON Arkan.as.

From the Little Rock True Democrat, April IL
The coming Of General Price was the occs-
sion Of the manifestation Of s great deal Of
enthusiasm, especially among the Missourians.
Bsing called ont, the old chief made q very
short address, telling them that he esms here 70
Gght, not to make speeches, and that lie had
been successinl, ct LEAST in being transferred to
this side Of the river. We were present last
week at a genessl review Of the troops by Gems.
Kirby Smith, Holmes sud Price. L was graft
fying TO the Improvement in the men, the
increase OF their numbers, aud the fine spirit
which seemed to aninsts them. The regiments
arc filing up; ihs straggleFs are returning, snd
officers and men are taking pride in each other
Nearly every day during the past week, bodies
Of prisoners have been brought ia, the msjority
being jayhawEeIs Among them Yves g lot Of
sixteen, who were tsksn at the ARRAY near Null
berry, wherein Mgjor H. S. Mcconnell was
killed lie was in command Of q scouting
1 party, and having ascerisined that come thirty
/ Of these seoundre!s iFere at certain place,
moved up his comma1d to surround them.
! With bis usual bravery he dashed ahead and
! was m edvance when, in passing az open
place. one Of iheaiayhswkers named Harpe,
rested his gun on tHe corner Of tho house, took
deliberate aim and fred, iufieting mortal
wound Some of MeC0nneii's men came up
and asked him if he ws hurt, to which he re-
piled I am killed, but go on Do not stop
to mind me-" The patriots rendered furious,
chaTged upon the enemy, killed nine, wounded
fopr, and took sixteen prisoners. A day or
two before, a discharged Confederats soldier
named Stuart, had bis house surrounded by
gang of these miscreants, VINO made him prison
er and psr0led him. On tho next day others
dragged him from bis sick bed took him in front
OF his house, propped him no, for be was too sick
to stand, aud Ia the presence of his wife
foully murdered him. These men their hands
dripping with blood, who have burned houses
snd stolen property, are brought here IS PRISON.
ers Of war and 90 through the formaliies of {
trial When released they 90 back to their old
trade of rapine and murder till they are again
caught and 90 through the same routine. Nearly
all Of them are tories and traitors some of them
are deserters from our army, and to permit them
To 20 si.. ii;.s.. af insiice is to license crime. to
make life and property in the border counties
insecure, and 10 render Of no svail Che loss Of
! lives lost IN securing them Such life Is that
OF Hall Mcdonnell IS worth host Of these bsn.
dts
General Smith has the reputation Of being q
kindheaFted man, and so, We believe, has Gen.
Holmes But We beg them to observe that kind
ness to these men is cruelty TO the people whom
they have robbed and whom, if they get the
chance, they VIII again rob and murder without
Temorse.
This fellow, Col Harrison, at Fayetteville, is
said to be building Qualifications and impressing
sbor to work Oh Them. With this exception
and the force At Helena, the enemy are
mskiDg no movement or have no foothold
| ia our State The iayhawkers ara pretty well
/ cleared out; the dessrters and s:gagglers aTe
/ returning. andif we could drive She invaders
ard tories cut Of Washington and Benton c0un-
ties, the ouly point ID tie S'ata which the Fed.
erals could claim 70 hold would be Hsiens.
The whest crop is SAID to bs fms, but it is
feafsd the cold weather for the past few days
may injure that and the peach crop. We hope
not, and viii be glad 70 receive information con
corning the crops from ell p@ts Of the State