New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-01

10 obliged to perform the duties Of Bigsdier, he
ought to have the actual rank and pay Of that po-
ition.
It is source Of much regret that Gen. osterhaus
is not able to command bis own division and TIT
by seniority Of commission he 10 outranked bv Sc
who is greatly his inferior. One of the grsst..s
prisss OF the army here is the nomination. 80 'nr-
lnarrow-minded, mediocre Pro.Slavery of1cey this
a Maior.Genera whose Violations Of the nsv 20 %
Gle Of and OF the Confscation act are 90 .n
rious at Helena. more ardent admirer Of oi noto'
ern institutions, and warmer friend of the I D
elayeholders Of the South, does not exist nooeI
army. A man without capacity. without .a II yuf
ship without general Information, undistnSn;vvh..S
by military service, without the commandirS r..s1
ence essential to so large command be
bis fve-weeks administration at Helena. En-
tumn, by such militUy orders a. the follov;nc-
which copy from protest that cine bscL wiz
Gen. Stseles Endorsement "ReturnedU vrr;,,o- =.
red ink on the back Off and which order was exc.
cuted
GEN. sTEELE's ORDER RETURNING r,c,rvr
SLAVES.
" HEADauARrRRs A.s.w
r,. p,o,o., Marsha. .I h ELM, Ark Sept 1864
win be pointed out by Mr. Craig and E.,.d house which
pu. into ths wagon which hs bearer point op AND haye
them sent outside of our lines R EREDK sTEEIE, nav"
This Mr., Craig was Rebel slayeboIde, ,D' Hs;ro
south Of Helena, whose slaves Gen. Cn,r;s bs3
emancipated because he had used them in MD Of the
rebellion, and their free papers were exhibited 70
the guard, but they paid attention to them. and
took them, with Mr.. Craig, TO the plantation Of the
latter. This Is only one Of many such transactions
This business OF returning fngitves Yves the Grief
occupation OF Steele and bB suboranases last Sep.
tember including the Military Governor Jobn <
Phelps Brighten. A. L. Carr Provost Marshal
Gen. Mckenzie, and Others, and our magnanimous
President allows himself to be imposed upon bv
them dnd renegade Republican, by the name of G.
4. Hovey ia feow.wOrker with Steele in the most
Infamous Pro-Shvery and cotton transactions that
occurred bere and has actually nominated Steele to
be made MsJor-GeneraI. Should the Senate. with.
out proper information 60 so far as to confirm this
nomination, the proofs exist a, Helena that will
require him to be dismissed IRON the service under
the new article OF war and the Ccufscation act.
Mark this predicion-.that this Bris-Gep. Steele,
who il hardly ever perfectly sober and VITO is with
out force OF energy, will win no laures IN this war,
and will wear bis epaulets 70 the modification Of
those who have undertaken TO secure bis promotion.
STEELE SUPERSEDED BY BRIG -GEN GORMAN.
The conduct OF Steele was such, while in command
at Helena, thst on hn return il became necessary
that some officer should be sent there who would
outrsnk him, and Brighten. II. A. German was &c.
cordiagly ordered to go to Helena and assume the
command. lie has now been two weeks st the head
of tie army OF the district Of East Arksns.s and is
introducing order and discipline, where all before
wss sIackness and confusion.
Gen. German belongs TO the Democratic School,
but ne is thoroughly in favor Of depriyng he Re-
els of their negroes and everything else they pos
sess, until they lay down their arms and submit TO
the Government. lie is man CT great energy aud
talent, Of prompt decision, aud undoubted bravery.
The probability is that the remainder OF his com.
mand will proceed in shor time under biz own
leadership 10 the scene Of conflict and that Helena
viii be left with small garrison only, or utterly
abandoned. In this case IT 10 tue Generals incn-
ton 10 send the eontrabands northward VII re they
will Lot become prey TO their former ov.ers.
An important expedition will soon leave Helena
in another direction, OF y hich not AZ liberty 70
speak There is 10 reason 10 doubt has thai Ge1.
Gran. will move onward on his southern route, and
that he eau az any time communicate with tho Mis-,
sissipri River, when it shall become necessary, in
case his Communications should be destroyed by the
route he has been proceeding.
What have related concerning Gen. Shermanss
do not consider contrabsnd, as u must
become we'll known before II reach yoa by ruail,
md return here through tie medium Of lie IRIB.
USE.
| have concluded that I can best communicate
news from below by remsiaing here till Gen. Cor.
man moves. Gen. Sherman has pro,iosted all cii-
zens and correspondents from accompanying the exc
petition, under penalty OF being conscrpted INTO
the army private soldiers, 70 he returned IN case
OF contumacy on the steamboats, as deck bands.
Nevertheless there will be correspondence from tho
expedition some Of which will reach me BY the ear
lest communications.
There is a rulnor here that Gen. Banks, with bis
feet, is below Vicksburg If this Is 60, there will
be- 10 lack Of AL adequate force TO reduce this last
strou hoi Of the Rebels and open the river TO COM
merce ana navigation.
The guerrIs occasionally fire on our boats, but
the retsation s promp, aud severe That this barr
jarous kind OF warfare is pretty mach abandoned.
Our pickles are occasionally captured outside OF
Helena, by reason of their own careiessness. and
carried to Little Rock but the vigorous discrhne OF
Gen. German will correct the negligence by which
he Rebels have hitherto Fsot.ed IN this useless
picket warfare. GUhBLkf'